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To replicate the track s they practice on ,to the ones they race on. After reading Racer x . , they said after one lap of hangtown press day riders were coming in changing everything . I am just fed up of this excuse . Lately every year if someone does nt win its because the set up was off . Its only press day and it s already started . If the set up is off there is only one person to blame and thats the rider himself , no one else. If the practice on perfect tracks the whole time ,what do they expect or the teams . I just dont get it . Surely its not that hard to replicate race conditions .Or is it !!
ps , if a rider says I set up the bike wrong instead of WE , i would have as much of a problem with it . I think MXGP riders are alot better at this , its rare they use the set up excuse . But when they do .They own it ,I MADE THE WRONG CHANGES .
Bring on the outdoors may the best rider win . Not the best set up
ps , if a rider says I set up the bike wrong instead of WE , i would have as much of a problem with it . I think MXGP riders are alot better at this , its rare they use the set up excuse . But when they do .They own it ,I MADE THE WRONG CHANGES .
Bring on the outdoors may the best rider win . Not the best set up
They practice on tracks that are open to the public. I would kill myself if I rode Glen Helen in the condition it is after a national day
Most riders acknowledge setup issues are their fault
The Shop
It's like their bikes, they get $10,000 bikes that weigh 8 ounces and have 48 gears.......dude if you want to get in shape go get a beach cruiser that weighs 69 pounds and no gears
one thing i like about the MXGP (sorry for comparing) is that they start later in the year and leave plenty of time to work out the kinks before the first race. not only that but the space between rounds sometimes gives additional time to test and find proper settings.
just my undeducated opinion.
i'd like to see American Motocross start in March/April and end in August, then a few weeks later Supercross start up. but it'll never happen.
ps... the bad setup excuse is getting long in the tooth
"Setup" and "kit" are two terms I hate in our sport.
Edit. Probably even more so because there was so much more you could change.
Pit Row
Last Thursday at Glen Helen, GEICO Honda, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha, and Traders Racing were among the last teams to leave.
I think you're taking one line from a Racer X report and putting way too much stock in it. This is a fairly common thing every year. They're making the transition from SX to MX. They're also trying to make stuff as good as it can be.
I'd guess that even if you asked the winner on any particular day if he was completely happy with his suspension, he'd still want to make changes.
Or maybe we need a Chicken Little button.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
That's just how it looks from the outside looking in, I could be way off.
Cannot wait to go again next year with a better setup! Pretty sure I'm going to setup two sets of suspension for real MX tracks and the groomed version.
I cam well imagine that Hangtown like GH gets rougher than heck.
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