How about that brand new KTM

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Edited Date/Time 3/2/2012 2:21am
in the whoops last night?
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zippy895 2/12/2012 9:47am
2/12/2012 9:47am
as crappy as dungey and ktm did in that race, he still was the last guy standing on the box.more testing and r &d..never ending.
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2whlfun 2/12/2012 9:48am
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Like you said, it's brand new. First long set of legit whoops. Give them a chance to make it better.
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newmann 2/12/2012 10:04am
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Brand new team, brand new rider, brand new bike.....and a podium. How'd that third year Yamaturd look for the Fastest Man On The Planet? LMAO.
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M-M 2/12/2012 10:16am
2/12/2012 10:16am
He really had to push in the other sections to make up the time. At least he didn't get bucked off the bike!

I'm sure Ryan and the team will be working on those kind of whoops just incase they reappear!

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Ing 2/12/2012 10:23am
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Same bike he won on a couple weeks ago.
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stillwelding 2/12/2012 10:33am
2/12/2012 10:33am Edited Date/Time 2/12/2012 10:38am
WP suspension crew has a lot to learn with a rider of Dungeys caliber, JMO
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sc961 2/12/2012 10:36am
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Probably at least 17 other guys that finished behind him last night wondering the same thing..
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fader418 2/12/2012 11:02am
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Put anyone else on that JGR Yamaha and it will be fine in the whoops. Its JAMES not the bike. He has always been a crasher. Nothing new here
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dv12.com 2/12/2012 11:05am
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stillwelding wrote:
WP suspension crew has a lot to learn with a rider of Dungeys caliber, JMO
Actually Rob Henricksen from RG3 is doing RD's stuff at KTM and has been doing Ryan's suspension since he turned pro at Suzuki...
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fcr 2/12/2012 11:11am
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I wish I could go through those whoops that bad.
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SlowMoFo 2/12/2012 11:19am
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Ing wrote:
Same bike he won on a couple weeks ago.
Good Lord!

Different day
Different starting gate
Different track layout
Different dirt
Longer set of whoops
20 other guys at the gate

And we can go on and on!

Why isn't the same guy winning every week, they are all on the same bike week after week!
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fcr wrote:
I wish I could go through those whoops that bad.
hahaha. Your avatar is hilarious.
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RbR 2/12/2012 12:16pm
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I was disappointed with Dungy's performance through the whoops ... he used to kill the whoop sections on his RM, however, Dungy, RG3, and KTM, are still developing baselines for this new bike. All the other factory teams have had years of development time.
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machine 2/12/2012 12:19pm
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I guess the question is, Is it going to take minor adjustments, or major re-engineering to get it fixed. They don't have the time for the latter.
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Jay LINY 2/12/2012 12:19pm
2/12/2012 12:19pm
The bike looked fine in the whoops. They are designed to be difficult. Unless any of you are named RV1 or CR22, He's faster then you ...In the Whoops so just stop. WP makes great suspension.

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Xsenter 2/12/2012 1:05pm
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bartziokas123 wrote:
Looked a lot better in the woops than that JGR yamaha.
Didn´t you see when James flyied by Dungey in the whoops !? The yamaha was going straight, that could not be said about the ktm though !
bartziokas123 2/12/2012 1:19pm
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Xsenter wrote:
Didn´t you see when James flyied by Dungey in the whoops !? The yamaha was going straight, that could not be said about the ktm though...
Didn´t you see when James flyied by Dungey in the whoops !? The yamaha was going straight, that could not be said about the ktm though !
Pretty sure it went straight into a tuff block.
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fader418 2/12/2012 1:52pm
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bartziokas123 wrote:
Looked a lot better in the woops than that JGR yamaha.
Not sure what race you were watching, but the race I was watching that JGR passed that KTM twice in the whoops like he was standing still...
bartziokas123 2/12/2012 2:12pm
2/12/2012 2:12pm
fader418 wrote:
Not sure what race you were watching, but the race I was watching that JGR passed that KTM twice in the whoops like he was standing...
Not sure what race you were watching, but the race I was watching that JGR passed that KTM twice in the whoops like he was standing still...
Yeah your right, how did that work out for james in the end.
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mxb2 2/12/2012 2:19pm
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stillwelding wrote:
WP suspension crew has a lot to learn with a rider of Dungeys caliber, JMO
dv12.com wrote:
Actually Rob Henricksen from RG3 is doing RD's stuff at KTM and has been doing Ryan's suspension since he turned pro at Suzuki...
Do you think RD s ktm suspension is better than his suzuki A kit from rg3?
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fader418 2/12/2012 2:40pm
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bartziokas123 wrote:
Yeah your right, how did that work out for james in the end.
Well its not James fault that tuff block jumped out in front of him....And thats not the point you said the KTM was better in the whoops....
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jrb2216 2/12/2012 2:54pm
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fader418 wrote:
Put anyone else on that JGR Yamaha and it will be fine in the whoops. Its JAMES not the bike. He has always been a crasher...
Put anyone else on that JGR Yamaha and it will be fine in the whoops. Its JAMES not the bike. He has always been a crasher. Nothing new here
I agree with you..!
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ATKpilot99 2/12/2012 3:13pm
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No question it's still a work in progress, but I guess until he wins every race people will still question the KTM. He's 3rd in points 10 points out. Still in contention.
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RaceFace 2/12/2012 3:26pm
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The question will be outdoors where we know he is capable of winning races frequently. If he is noticeably off the pace there, then things will get a little uncomfortable over at KTM. The really true test will be if he continues with the team after his contract is up or heads for greener pastures. So far I would say that it doesn't look to be working for him as well as the Suzuki did, but it is still too small of a sample. Outdoors will tell the tale.
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mxav8r 2/12/2012 3:49pm
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stillwelding wrote:
WP suspension crew has a lot to learn with a rider of Dungeys caliber, JMO
dv12.com wrote:
Actually Rob Henricksen from RG3 is doing RD's stuff at KTM and has been doing Ryan's suspension since he turned pro at Suzuki...
mxb2 wrote:
Do you think RD s ktm suspension is better than his suzuki A kit from rg3?
DO I think you don't realize RD was not using "A Kit" suspension from RG3 on his Suzuki? RD had "Factory", "Works", or "Unattainable" what ever you want to call it, on his Suzuki.

BTW, the answer is "Yes"
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willmoto 2/12/2012 4:34pm
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Suzukis have always been good in the whoops. But honesty for a factory bike and racer . That KTM was just awful ,maybe worse.
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Feldspar 2/12/2012 4:36pm
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I don't think Dungey's KTM was better through the whoops than Stewarts Yamaha. I know Stewart crashed, but that is what Stewart does. I do recall Stewart blitzing past Dungey on two occasions in the whoops. One in the heat race and one in the main.

I also don,t recall Dungey being a top guy in the whoops last year on the Suzuki either. He was definately slower than Stewart and Villopoto in LA last year in the whoop section. I think Stewart passed him twice there. Once before he crashed and then again after he crashed.

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