Marvin Musquin on 150sx!

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burn1986 11/26/2013 3:53pm
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Wow! Man, he knows how to ride it perfectly. I cant see why the guy was saying he wasn't carrying momentum in turns. The only turns he slowed was the sharp turn right at the end, but he slowed up each time to adjust his gopro. He did excellent in the turns and rode it better than Ive seen anyone ride one, out of all the 125 and 250 vids lately. The front wheel came up slightly out of seveal turns. That was sweet! I love Musquin's smooth style, even with a hyper bike like the 150. Excellent!
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peelout 11/26/2013 4:00pm
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wow... that was way too fuckin' awesome! thanks for posting!

guess i found my new method to mount the go-pro, that view was SICK
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peelout wrote:
wow... that was way too fuckin' awesome! thanks for posting!

guess i found my new method to mount the go-pro, that view was SICK
i love how he showed how you need to keep up with the corner speed and take wide lines to keep your momentum. you could tell he was working it to get around that fast. i loved it. between this video and one a couple weeks ago of a kid on a yz125 (ryan surratt) shredding, it kind of pumps you up to get out and have some 2 stroke fun! haha!!
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Saltybrad 11/26/2013 4:27pm
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Unbelievable!!!!

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sec114 11/26/2013 5:06pm
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burn1986 wrote:
Wow! Man, he knows how to ride it perfectly. I cant see why the guy was saying he wasn't carrying momentum in turns. The only turns...
Wow! Man, he knows how to ride it perfectly. I cant see why the guy was saying he wasn't carrying momentum in turns. The only turns he slowed was the sharp turn right at the end, but he slowed up each time to adjust his gopro. He did excellent in the turns and rode it better than Ive seen anyone ride one, out of all the 125 and 250 vids lately. The front wheel came up slightly out of seveal turns. That was sweet! I love Musquin's smooth style, even with a hyper bike like the 150. Excellent!
im taking it that he was just being a smarty pants with the turns comment. i absolutely loved watching him stretch it out a couple times on that 1 jump to just barely make it.
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inthebadboycorner wrote:
Geez, Pala is a very fast/ high speed track, it must be frightening for a novice as such.
dude i shit balls when i went in February, so gnarly compared to tracks here
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PC 11/26/2013 5:49pm
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That was incredible!
He was so aggressive on that bike it was ridiculous. You could tell he was feeling boss status at 6:15 when he threw that whip after passing that dude. He's probably still having wet dreams about that day
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rolandk 11/26/2013 5:52pm
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That was just stupid fast. I don't think my puny brain has enough horsepower to process all the info coming at it at that speed.
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BobPA 11/26/2013 5:58pm
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I hope you're being sarcastic.
I though I laid it on pretty thick haha
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Sully 11/26/2013 6:05pm
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Does Marvin have a background on 2 strokes? Most of the kids in the 250 class today have grown up on 4 strokes, so when they get on a 125, they over rev the snot out of it (throttle pinned in mid air, hitting straights a gear – or more – too low, etc.). Marvin seems to know exactly what he's doing.
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jemcee 11/26/2013 6:17pm
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JT408 wrote:
I demand the HD version please
that player is a strange set up, sometimes I click on the low setting and its the HD then other times it's the med I just click through you can normally tell as soon as the transworld logo comes up..

and in regards to the video

IT WAS BULLSHIT!! so good had me moving around, grinnin and may have said 'faaaark' out loud more than a few times
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BobPA 11/26/2013 6:25pm
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inthebadboycorner wrote:
Geez, Pala is a very fast/ high speed track, it must be frightening for a novice as such.
Why? No ruts, it's like a highway. Jumps looked fairly safe too.
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Headshake 11/26/2013 6:50pm
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I was having a bad day until I watched that. Unbelievable.
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scooterB 11/26/2013 7:02pm
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mr. musquin has the most technically sound riding style imo..

sumpin else...
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bvm111 11/26/2013 7:04pm
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I think the pilot was a little lean.... Har! Just kidding he was in the main the whole way and it sounded sooooooo good!
Crisp BRAAAP! 11/26/2013 7:29pm
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Crisp BRAAAP! wrote:
Oh man. That's better than (married) sex.
Switch wrote:
You're havng sex with the wrong married women. And that video made my jaw drop.
You're havng sex with the wrong married women.

And that video made my jaw drop.
It's actually not that bad. It's just that that is so freakin' amazin'. But maybe. I'll look around for other married woman and see if you're right. Grinning
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loftyair 11/26/2013 7:34pm
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Love it!
Crisp BRAAAP! 11/26/2013 7:37pm
11/26/2013 7:37pm
I don't want to turn this into a Civil War 2T/4T thing, but imagine all the 250 guys on 125/150s out there shredding together. Man...

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dirthead1 11/26/2013 11:34pm
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This is why I've sold all my bikes but my 125. Get off the couch!
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willie838 11/27/2013 12:17am
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it just sounds so sexy.

straight HAULING too.
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crusty_xx 11/27/2013 12:49am
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Sully wrote:
Does Marvin have a background on 2 strokes? Most of the kids in the 250 class today have grown up on 4 strokes, so when they...
Does Marvin have a background on 2 strokes? Most of the kids in the 250 class today have grown up on 4 strokes, so when they get on a 125, they over rev the snot out of it (throttle pinned in mid air, hitting straights a gear – or more – too low, etc.). Marvin seems to know exactly what he's doing.
He won the 85cc World Championship in 04 and the 125cc one in 06. I believe from then on he was on 4strokes
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HenryA 11/27/2013 1:30am
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Marvin got so much talent that it's almost silly. His effortless riding is such a joy to watch. I swear that sometimes it doesn't even look like he's trying, but still, he manages to get into the top spots.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if he wins the title 2014, both indoors and outdoors.
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burn1986 11/27/2013 8:05am
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How cool it would be to see a factory 150 racing against the 250Fs. . .
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peelout 11/27/2013 8:28am
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Crisp BRAAAP! wrote:
I don't want to turn this into a Civil War 2T/4T thing, but imagine all the 250 guys on 125/150s out there shredding together. Man...
that's exactly what i was thinking to myself while watching it, but i didn't want to be the one to bring it up. the thought of it is boner material
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ga_pike 11/27/2013 9:59am
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If this video doesn't make you want to see a 125-150cc 2 stroke class in the pros, I don't know what will.

I think videos like this are the best argument for a 150cc class and a 350cc class, period. I would so much rather see guys wringing out 144s and 150s any day over a 250, 4 stroke.
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JBernard_401 11/27/2013 10:18am
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watching someone ride a 2stroke fast just makes the 4 strokes riders look so lazy. and rightfully so they are, with endless amounts of torque on hand you can go into a corner so much slower and still get out. bad habits galore. i dont think anyone can agree that the 4 strokes have made better riding style and faster riders.
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AngryBear 11/27/2013 11:49am
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would you just look at all that fun he is not having on that outdated technology. horrific.
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Shawn142 11/27/2013 2:40pm
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JBernard_401 wrote:
watching someone ride a 2stroke fast just makes the 4 strokes riders look so lazy. and rightfully so they are, with endless amounts of torque on...
watching someone ride a 2stroke fast just makes the 4 strokes riders look so lazy. and rightfully so they are, with endless amounts of torque on hand you can go into a corner so much slower and still get out. bad habits galore. i dont think anyone can agree that the 4 strokes have made better riding style and faster riders.
This argument always makes me face palm. You just watched a video of a guy who has ridden mostly 4-strokes for the better part of a decade but you act like he's the only one in the world who can ride a 150 fast? The real truth is anyone fast can rip on anything with 2 wheels no matter how many strokes. Keeping a 2-stroke "on the pipe" is something slow guys have trouble with. Fast riders can adapt to anything, often within just a few laps. They'll rip a 2-stroke just like their 4-stroke.

This has nothing to do with strokes. Today's riders are just as talented as they ever were and far from lazy. Most people can't fathom the amount of aggression, intensity, and raw speed out there now. If you had a current pro drop in and rip a rut at speed right in front of you, your jaw would hit the deck.
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JBernard_401 11/27/2013 2:50pm
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JBernard_401 wrote:
watching someone ride a 2stroke fast just makes the 4 strokes riders look so lazy. and rightfully so they are, with endless amounts of torque on...
watching someone ride a 2stroke fast just makes the 4 strokes riders look so lazy. and rightfully so they are, with endless amounts of torque on hand you can go into a corner so much slower and still get out. bad habits galore. i dont think anyone can agree that the 4 strokes have made better riding style and faster riders.
Shawn142 wrote:
This argument always makes me face palm. You just watched a video of a guy who has ridden mostly 4-strokes for the better part of a...
This argument always makes me face palm. You just watched a video of a guy who has ridden mostly 4-strokes for the better part of a decade but you act like he's the only one in the world who can ride a 150 fast? The real truth is anyone fast can rip on anything with 2 wheels no matter how many strokes. Keeping a 2-stroke "on the pipe" is something slow guys have trouble with. Fast riders can adapt to anything, often within just a few laps. They'll rip a 2-stroke just like their 4-stroke.

This has nothing to do with strokes. Today's riders are just as talented as they ever were and far from lazy. Most people can't fathom the amount of aggression, intensity, and raw speed out there now. If you had a current pro drop in and rip a rut at speed right in front of you, your jaw would hit the deck.
interesting. so put a novice rider on a 55hp 450 in a tight section. on a 2 stroke if hes not set up perfectly, in the right gear, on the pipe, ect or its not do-able. on a 450, he can goon it thru the corner and blip throttle and clear it all. how does this not make the rider lazy? your'e saying that a 450 isnt a forgiving bike?
every time i go out to the track i see some goon novice kids dropped elbows with horrible form, and you can tell they are moving faster due to being able to haul ass on the straightaways. fact is if they were on a 2 stroke their riding weaknesses would become way more evident. this isnt some mystery. i guess the same thing could be said for a 1980's cr250, it takes more skill to ride that than a newer bike fast.
best example is during SX, those guys mess up in a corner and 90% chance they can blip it and still get thru a section. making errors isnt so costly with a bike that can clear anything in 20'

and i agree, at Marvin's level the level of bike isnt as important. that dude could pass me on a 14' aluminum boat with wheels using a canoe paddle.

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