Stroupe @ Yamaha sx track today...

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 8:57am
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making our day. Sorry no pics or video...
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ocscottie 12/21/2011 8:38pm
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you are teasing us Jim Wink Good to hear Stroupy getting back that spark. 2012 is going to be an amazing year for us fans!
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jeffro503 12/21/2011 9:07pm
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If that kid can some how keep it together this year......he's gonna be fun to watch!
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CnCRacing 12/21/2011 9:27pm
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That kid has some serious talent. Back when HiPoint still had the six pack after the stair steps it was the week after the national at the LL qualifers. The track was rougher than it was for the pros and during the nats the only three guys I saw go triple, triple were RC, JS, and Millsaps but Stroupe was doing it on a 250F and I think he might have still been in the B class at the time. I almost would not have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes. I hope he gets it turned around.
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Another pro who looks comfy on that heavy turd that no pro can go fast on.

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JIM256 12/21/2011 10:31pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
If that kid can some how keep it together this year......he's gonna be fun to watch!
He looked really good today. Even when we talked to him he seemed a lot more focused and driven than in the past. I've always grouped him with Izzi as far as talent and results go but today he seemed serious, motivated, and even professional. I really hope to see him inside the top 5 here and there with good starts and being injury free...
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Mike D 12/21/2011 10:35pm
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Third year racing a 450. He's just crazy enough to go fast.
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easton 12/22/2011 12:09am
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JIM256 wrote:
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making...
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making our day. Sorry no pics or video...
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he didn't gap that much.
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easton wrote:
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he...
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he didn't gap that much.
Half the gap? You got to be kdding me. how does HATERADE taste exactly??? Piss and vinegar maybe????
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Dirtydane 12/22/2011 3:02am
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pics or it didnt happen
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mxRob 12/22/2011 3:21am
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Xsenter wrote:
Another pro who looks comfy on that heavy turd that no pro can go fast on.
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track but when you come to a totally different track it's like starting from scratch.
Jamie_Munro 12/22/2011 3:44am
12/22/2011 3:44am
Xsenter wrote:
Another pro who looks comfy on that heavy turd that no pro can go fast on.
mxRob wrote:
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track...
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track but when you come to a totally different track it's like starting from scratch.
the Yamaha seems fine and more than competitive in the GP's and our Nationals, is the bike really THAT different?
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mxRob 12/22/2011 5:10am
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Xsenter wrote:
Another pro who looks comfy on that heavy turd that no pro can go fast on.
mxRob wrote:
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track...
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track but when you come to a totally different track it's like starting from scratch.
Jamie_Munro wrote:
the Yamaha seems fine and more than competitive in the GP's and our Nationals, is the bike really THAT different?
Never ridden one but I hear alot of people saying it's bad, hard to turn with the light front etc,etc...
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mxRob wrote:
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track...
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track but when you come to a totally different track it's like starting from scratch.
Jamie_Munro wrote:
the Yamaha seems fine and more than competitive in the GP's and our Nationals, is the bike really THAT different?
mxRob wrote:
Never ridden one but I hear alot of people saying it's bad, hard to turn with the light front etc,etc...
Well I have one...

And I don't feel it is any worse than the other japs brands. The -12 kx450 feels way harder to turn that's for sure. But it's all about setup as usual
Charles Bronson 12/22/2011 1:21pm
12/22/2011 1:21pm
when the 97 CR came out, mcgrath was bitching, and no one else was. he responded by saying "they just arent on my level".

i think that applies with the Yamaha.
mxrider225 12/22/2011 1:30pm
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Dirtydane wrote:
pics or it didnt happen
You mean video
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Phillips467 12/22/2011 1:53pm
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The potential's there with Stroupe, every year there's been flashes of brilliance, there just not frequent enough too make him a serious contender. Maybe 2012 will be the year...
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Xsenter wrote:
Another pro who looks comfy on that heavy turd that no pro can go fast on.
mxRob wrote:
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track...
Wey and Tedesco said on the latest pulp mx show that the problem with yamaha was that you can make it good on your test track but when you come to a totally different track it's like starting from scratch.
Jamie_Munro wrote:
the Yamaha seems fine and more than competitive in the GP's and our Nationals, is the bike really THAT different?
The GP yamaha wouldn't be legal to race in the AMA nationals.
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Sherwood 12/22/2011 2:13pm
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Jamie_Munro wrote:
the Yamaha seems fine and more than competitive in the GP's and our Nationals, is the bike really THAT different?
mxRob wrote:
Never ridden one but I hear alot of people saying it's bad, hard to turn with the light front etc,etc...
Xsenter wrote:
Well I have one... And I don't feel it is any worse than the other japs brands. The -12 kx450 feels way harder to turn that's...
Well I have one...

And I don't feel it is any worse than the other japs brands. The -12 kx450 feels way harder to turn that's for sure. But it's all about setup as usual
Comparing an OEM bike to a factory bike...Priceless.

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TerryK 12/22/2011 2:16pm
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JIM256 wrote:
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making...
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making our day. Sorry no pics or video...
easton wrote:
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he...
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he didn't gap that much.
You have no idea wtf you are talking about. If jim256 says it's so, it's so. Have a little respect.
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jeffro503 12/22/2011 2:22pm
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JIM256 wrote:
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making...
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making our day. Sorry no pics or video...
easton wrote:
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he...
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he didn't gap that much.
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You have no idea wtf you are talking about. If jim256 says it's so, it's so. Have a little respect.
No shit easton. "half the gap"? Calm down sparky and please remove that set of balls from your mouth so we can understand what the fuck it is you're trying to say. Jesus Christ this board has some smart mother fuckers on it sometimes.
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TerryK 12/22/2011 2:56pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
No shit easton. "half the gap"? Calm down sparky and please remove that set of balls from your mouth so we can understand what the fuck...
No shit easton. "half the gap"? Calm down sparky and please remove that set of balls from your mouth so we can understand what the fuck it is you're trying to say. Jesus Christ this board has some smart mother fuckers on it sometimes.
From what Ive seen today, there is presently an over abundance of smart motherfuckers here.
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jeffro503 wrote:
No shit easton. "half the gap"? Calm down sparky and please remove that set of balls from your mouth so we can understand what the fuck...
No shit easton. "half the gap"? Calm down sparky and please remove that set of balls from your mouth so we can understand what the fuck it is you're trying to say. Jesus Christ this board has some smart mother fuckers on it sometimes.
fuckin Jeffro........Laughing
BornA'Lil2Slow 12/22/2011 3:18pm
12/22/2011 3:18pm Edited Date/Time 12/22/2011 3:20pm
here is the issue for a top level pro and the yamaha as it is now. its not a bad bike, they will say that. its when you push it to the limits of physics, the bike has a tendency to not do the same thing twice unless you are 100% perfect down to the 1/4 inch of line choice. The chassis is so responsive, that on another bike you make a 2mm change and can feel it, on the Yamaha you make a 1mm change is it really changes it.

So, you spend 3 weeks on a hardpack, baked, So Cal track, you have the bike working perfect. 3 days later you are in a stadium with different dirt, and now you are chasing the bike setup a bit when you push it out to the max. At the test track, it wasnt pushing the front, now it is unless you hit the corner absolutely perfect.

You can ride it all day no worries at a 58 sec lap time, but when you hammer down as hard as you possibly can, hit corners as hard as you can, 100% full tilt what your brain body and right wrist are capable of and get a 55sec lap time, then you push the bike into the zone where it is so reactive it does weird things. Pushes a front for no reason other than you over jumped a touch so the fork is 1 inch lower in the travel when you turn in. Thats the issue as reported by JS, Josh Hill, IT, Hahn... Other bikes you over jump a touch, throw it in the corner and go on, the Yamaha, you dont know what its going to do when you throw it in.

for 99.9999% of the rest of the planet, its a damn good bike! Im a honda guy for 20 years, I liked the 2010 a friend got.
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I fucked someones mother once... So do I get to be included in group A?
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John doe 12/22/2011 9:42pm
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Huh! I thought JH was the points leader after 8 rounds on the Yamaha 450 with 5 podiums in a row and I thought IT got more SX podiums on the Yamaha 450 than the other brands.
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Charles Bronson wrote:
when the 97 CR came out, mcgrath was bitching, and no one else was. he responded by saying "they just arent on my level". i think...
when the 97 CR came out, mcgrath was bitching, and no one else was. he responded by saying "they just arent on my level".

i think that applies with the Yamaha.
I remember riding my friends 1997 cr250 back in the day and that bike was horrible.

Every decent rider could feel how bad it was.

To compare the -10/-12Yamaha 450 with that bike is stupid
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kong0036 12/22/2011 9:49pm
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JIM256 wrote:
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making...
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making our day. Sorry no pics or video...
i remember that 1st year at Glen Helen National on his new PC 51 ride he was unbelievable that day .This kid has so much talent when it all clicks like maybe this year he will rattle a few cages i can tell you that.
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bobby397 12/23/2011 5:43am
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John doe wrote:
Huh! I thought JH was the points leader after 8 rounds on the Yamaha 450 with 5 podiums in a row and I thought IT got...
Huh! I thought JH was the points leader after 8 rounds on the Yamaha 450 with 5 podiums in a row and I thought IT got more SX podiums on the Yamaha 450 than the other brands.
Josh hill wasn't on the redesigned yamaha and tedesco result hasn't changed on any brand in the big class
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TerryK 12/23/2011 6:42am
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JIM256 wrote:
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making...
...a lucky few of us witnessed Stroupe go 4-5 through a tricky rhythm section today that would rival bubba's latest quad video. Thanks Stroupie for making our day. Sorry no pics or video...
easton wrote:
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he...
Lucky to see him jump half the gap James did. The distance was not even close. Post your video or STFU, i was there and he didn't gap that much.
So tell me easton, you say you were there, but where exactly was "there"?
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John doe 12/23/2011 7:03am
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Hill was on the new Yamaha and I beleive him and IT 9 were on the podium together.

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