It's the bike

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Edited Date/Time 5/9/2014 7:45pm
I'm tired of all this "I don't like my bike shit". Mostly it's the people on here claiming this bike or that bike sucks and doesn't suit so and so. Outside of Reed I haven't heard hardly any comments from the riders themselves. Oh, and Milsaps changing bikes before he even raced the one he's on. ALL the current machines are capable of winning with the right rider on top. All of them.
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Boxermann 5/9/2014 8:04am
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What pro had been saying that?
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mxfiend 5/9/2014 8:16am
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your second to last sentence..... it takes the combo of bike and rider to push the limits enough to win. on any given day any nascar can win but its usually the guys with the key set up and chassis
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Big Lenny 5/9/2014 8:20am
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This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
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FullThrottle 5/9/2014 8:26am
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Big Lenny wrote:
This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans

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zook11 5/9/2014 8:29am
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Big Lenny wrote:
This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
Dart Board 5/9/2014 8:34am
5/9/2014 8:34am
Nobody liked that Yamaha except maybe Kyle Chisholm.
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visser62 5/9/2014 8:37am
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Big Lenny wrote:
This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
zook11 wrote:
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never actually said that. He was a professional and respected his team through and through.
the original 652 5/9/2014 8:38am
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RC could win on every bike he was on not matter how good or bad the bike was.
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davistld01 5/9/2014 8:41am
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Big Lenny wrote:
This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
zook11 wrote:
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
In all fairness...I believe most of Stewart's issues were not with the bike (and no...he never blamed it. The media did.), but with the management behind the bike.
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zook11 5/9/2014 8:43am
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FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
zook11 wrote:
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
visser62 wrote:
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never...
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never actually said that. He was a professional and respected his team through and through.
http://youtu.be/vCY02xppZ9I

At 1:30

Also on the pulpmx show not to long ago he said if he had to keep riding the Yamaha he would have quit.
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FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
zook11 wrote:
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
visser62 wrote:
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never...
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never actually said that. He was a professional and respected his team through and through.
I remember he said that Yamaha didn't suit him very well..
And it wasn't very hard to believe.
Dart Board 5/9/2014 8:45am
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He was scared to push that bike just like most pros were. The front end did weird shit.
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jeffro503 5/9/2014 8:47am
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Here is what I know....and this is true even for all of us weekend warriors.

Every bike feels different , handles different , acts different , rides different.......and every single one of us feel more comfortable on certain bikes. It's NOT just " Pick your color "......you have to choose the bike that fits you best.

The factory guys....believe it or not....only have one choice of a bike when they ride for a team ( unlike us....we ride what we want ). Yes they can change just about everything on it to try and make that rider more comfortable.......but sometimes that is just not enough.

What works awesome for one rider......may feel completely alien to the next guy ( Think Reed when he did his first Kawi stint ).......it won't make a difference.no matter how much work you do to it.

It's always been this way.....except for some minor exclusions of the full factory bikes way back when.....when they could change " Everything " to make it fit that specific rider. The teams can't go that far in today's racing.
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IceMan446 5/9/2014 8:54am
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zook11 wrote:
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
visser62 wrote:
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never...
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never actually said that. He was a professional and respected his team through and through.
zook11 wrote:
http://youtu.be/vCY02xppZ9I

At 1:30

Also on the pulpmx show not to long ago he said if he had to keep riding the Yamaha he would have quit.
You should also add Reed twice, Dungey and Barcia to your list.

Did you forget about those guys?
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zook11 5/9/2014 8:55am
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visser62 wrote:
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never...
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never actually said that. He was a professional and respected his team through and through.
zook11 wrote:
http://youtu.be/vCY02xppZ9I

At 1:30

Also on the pulpmx show not to long ago he said if he had to keep riding the Yamaha he would have quit.
IceMan446 wrote:
You should also add Reed twice, Dungey and Barcia to your list.

Did you forget about those guys?
Forgot about them.
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Ing wrote:
I'm tired of all this "I don't like my bike shit". Mostly it's the people on here claiming this bike or that bike sucks and doesn't...
I'm tired of all this "I don't like my bike shit". Mostly it's the people on here claiming this bike or that bike sucks and doesn't suit so and so. Outside of Reed I haven't heard hardly any comments from the riders themselves. Oh, and Milsaps changing bikes before he even raced the one he's on. ALL the current machines are capable of winning with the right rider on top. All of them.
The best bike is the scooter that you feel most comfortable hauling ass on. So comfortable you could take a nap on and still haul ass on any track. You can't bullshit the brain...it knows when it's being con'd.

I think if Dungey were comfortable on his scooter he could beat anybody anywhere. You can't bullshit the DUNGEY!
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zook11 wrote:
Js7 2010, 2011, 2012
visser62 wrote:
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never...
Please find me a quote of Stewart ever complaining about the Yamaha. The media could tell that he obviously didn't like the bike, but he never actually said that. He was a professional and respected his team through and through.
zook11 wrote:
http://youtu.be/vCY02xppZ9I

At 1:30

Also on the pulpmx show not to long ago he said if he had to keep riding the Yamaha he would have quit.
That was after he left Yamaha. James never badmouthed the Yamaha while he was riding it, as I remember. He stayed a class act.

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rocketsocks26 5/9/2014 9:22am
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Reed is the biggest complainer about bikes. By far! Its the reason he rides for himself, nobody will hire him, hes burnt every bridge
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zook11 5/9/2014 9:23am
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rocketsocks26 wrote:
Reed is the biggest complainer about bikes. By far! Its the reason he rides for himself, nobody will hire him, hes burnt every bridge
Blah blah blah
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Big Lenny 5/9/2014 9:24am
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zook11 wrote:
http://youtu.be/vCY02xppZ9I

At 1:30

Also on the pulpmx show not to long ago he said if he had to keep riding the Yamaha he would have quit.
IceMan446 wrote:
You should also add Reed twice, Dungey and Barcia to your list.

Did you forget about those guys?
zook11 wrote:
Forgot about them.
Of course you did...
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Big Lenny 5/9/2014 9:26am
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Big Lenny wrote:
This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
That's what I meant ...Wink
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zook11 5/9/2014 9:28am
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IceMan446 wrote:
You should also add Reed twice, Dungey and Barcia to your list.

Did you forget about those guys?
zook11 wrote:
Forgot about them.
Big Lenny wrote:
Of course you did...
I'm not hating on Stew.
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Big Lenny wrote:
This is the most whiniest sport I have ever seen...Dry
FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
Big Lenny wrote:
That's what I meant ...Wink
That's all you talked about in 2010-2012 that the yami was a turd.
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Cygnus 5/9/2014 9:36am
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You will never know how whiney it can be till you promote a race or try and run a track that loses more than it makes every year for 8 years. Couple more years and I even I may move on.
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Big Lenny 5/9/2014 9:38am
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FullThrottle wrote:
What rider complains about his bike? I think this sport has some whiney fans
Big Lenny wrote:
That's what I meant ...Wink
zook11 wrote:
That's all you talked about in 2010-2012 that the yami was a turd.
It was according to them, Pourcel refused because he said it did weird shit, once at race speed,..Hannah had a bike so bad he basically told Yamaha to stick it up their ass he wasn't racing it...
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Big Lenny 5/9/2014 9:43am
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Cygnus wrote:
You will never know how whiney it can be till you promote a race or try and run a track that loses more than it makes...
You will never know how whiney it can be till you promote a race or try and run a track that loses more than it makes every year for 8 years. Couple more years and I even I may move on.
I hear ya' Cyg, that's right up there with Cats whining about how another man is posting on a message board...
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Big Lenny wrote:
That's what I meant ...Wink
zook11 wrote:
That's all you talked about in 2010-2012 that the yami was a turd.
Big Lenny wrote:
It was according to them, Pourcel refused because he said it did weird shit, once at race speed,..Hannah had a bike so bad he basically told...
It was according to them, Pourcel refused because he said it did weird shit, once at race speed,..Hannah had a bike so bad he basically told Yamaha to stick it up their ass he wasn't racing it...
Wow, Hannah was the man!
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rocketsocks26 wrote:
Reed is the biggest complainer about bikes. By far! Its the reason he rides for himself, nobody will hire him, hes burnt every bridge
Yes, you're correct. Reed's popularity carries no weight in this industry and no one wants to hire him. Wow. You can't really believe that.
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rocketsocks26 wrote:
Reed is the biggest complainer about bikes. By far! Its the reason he rides for himself, nobody will hire him, hes burnt every bridge
Jt$ wrote:
Yes, you're correct. Reed's popularity carries no weight in this industry and no one wants to hire him. Wow. You can't really believe that.
Reed has absolutely burned bridges.... He's still a big enough star to get great rides though.

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