Another A1 Opinion

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Edited Date/Time 1/22/2012 4:07pm
I watched the main twice yesterday and i must say with all the talk about the Yamaha, what i seen was James just making mistakes. Yes the bike is sketchy in the whoops but all the other mistakes he made which was 4 or 5 prior to the crash, were on him and not the bike.
Sure the bike can be improved but you will hear that from every rider. These guys can ride anything.
I bagged on Reed plenty but i will give him credit he was hauling, not that i didnt think he wasnt going to. One thing i thought was comical was when one of the commentators said look at the gap Reed has put on Stewart " Its almost two whole seconds "
Then i blinked my eyes and Stewart was back in front of him.
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KAWboy14 1/5/2009 7:41am
1/5/2009 7:41am
stewart chased him down and repassed reed like he was yesterdays news.....
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YamieRider411 1/5/2009 7:45am
1/5/2009 7:45am Edited Date/Time 1/5/2009 7:47am
Besides RC, I can't remember the last time someone ran down Stewie and past him. I couldn't believe it. It was as shocking as when RD ran down RV at Vegas last year. Great race. One to remember.
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KAWboy14 1/5/2009 7:47am
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YamieRider411 wrote:
Besides RC, I can't remember the last time someone ran down Stewie and past him. I couldn't believe it. It was as shocking as when RD...
Besides RC, I can't remember the last time someone ran down Stewie and past him. I couldn't believe it. It was as shocking as when RD ran down RV at Vegas last year. Great race. One to remember.
yep....definetly showed there should be some good racing this year!
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R-acer 1/5/2009 8:04am
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Reed looked good...but its James that didnt look himself. This happened a couple years ago.... the first race was close, till reed took him out..... then reed was never heard from for the rest of the series, it was ALL Stewart.
If anyone can come back and completley dominate, its James Stewart.

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Wandell 1/5/2009 8:23am
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MxDaD324 wrote:
I watched the main twice yesterday and i must say with all the talk about the Yamaha, what i seen was James just making mistakes. Yes...
I watched the main twice yesterday and i must say with all the talk about the Yamaha, what i seen was James just making mistakes. Yes the bike is sketchy in the whoops but all the other mistakes he made which was 4 or 5 prior to the crash, were on him and not the bike.
Sure the bike can be improved but you will hear that from every rider. These guys can ride anything.
I bagged on Reed plenty but i will give him credit he was hauling, not that i didnt think he wasnt going to. One thing i thought was comical was when one of the commentators said look at the gap Reed has put on Stewart " Its almost two whole seconds "
Then i blinked my eyes and Stewart was back in front of him.
Remember, a Yamaha won the main.
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P 1/5/2009 8:31am
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MxDaD324 wrote:
I watched the main twice yesterday and i must say with all the talk about the Yamaha, what i seen was James just making mistakes. Yes...
I watched the main twice yesterday and i must say with all the talk about the Yamaha, what i seen was James just making mistakes. Yes the bike is sketchy in the whoops but all the other mistakes he made which was 4 or 5 prior to the crash, were on him and not the bike.
Sure the bike can be improved but you will hear that from every rider. These guys can ride anything.
I bagged on Reed plenty but i will give him credit he was hauling, not that i didnt think he wasnt going to. One thing i thought was comical was when one of the commentators said look at the gap Reed has put on Stewart " Its almost two whole seconds "
Then i blinked my eyes and Stewart was back in front of him.
Yeah, James made mistakes, but that bike "ain't right."


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williamsmotowerx 1/5/2009 8:36am
1/5/2009 8:36am
Where are all the quotes of Stewart saying this is the second day on this bike and I'm already 4 secs a lap faster?

Now the bike isn't good enough?
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Slow ~ Pro 1/5/2009 8:39am
1/5/2009 8:39am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 9:47pm
Stewart said on the Qualifier podium, that they still need to work on his bike.

Josh Grant, seemed to be happy with his...hmmm ?


Different riding styles require different set-ups !
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jmar 1/5/2009 9:08am
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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
Stewart said on the Qualifier podium, that they still need to work on his bike. Josh Grant, seemed to be happy with his...hmmm ? Different riding...
Stewart said on the Qualifier podium, that they still need to work on his bike.

Josh Grant, seemed to be happy with his...hmmm ?


Different riding styles require different set-ups !
Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that Ferry was a big help in setting up the Kawis. James is not a great test rider and not very good at bike set up.
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Racer92 1/5/2009 9:09am
1/5/2009 9:09am
P wrote:
Yeah, James made mistakes, but that bike "ain't right."


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crowe176 1/5/2009 9:14am
1/5/2009 9:14am
This the bike you're talking about P?


Or was it this one?
tcannon521 1/5/2009 9:19am
1/5/2009 9:19am
crowe176 wrote:
This the bike you're talking about P? [img]http://www.motocross.com.au/upfiles/cr-wins-title.jpg[/img] Or was it this one? [img]http://www.psndealer.com/dealersite/images/langstonracing/01gl.jpg[/img]
This the bike you're talking about P?


Or was it this one?
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Racer92 1/5/2009 9:22am
1/5/2009 9:22am
Slow ~ Pro wrote:
Stewart said on the Qualifier podium, that they still need to work on his bike. Josh Grant, seemed to be happy with his...hmmm ? Different riding...
Stewart said on the Qualifier podium, that they still need to work on his bike.

Josh Grant, seemed to be happy with his...hmmm ?


Different riding styles require different set-ups !
Work his ride? What else can be done with that blue tractor anyway???

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MxDaD324 1/5/2009 9:23am
1/5/2009 9:23am
Hahahaha i liked that post Crowe...
So P where do you get your expert opinion from? How is it that that bike "Aint Right"?
Is it because James is squirly in the whoops? Give me a damn break!
Dont get me wrong i enjoy the racing live on TV but if they would ever show someone other than the Top 3 then you would see a whole lot of riders with worse set-ups than James.
Simple fact is sure the bike can be improved. Any bike can be improved, but James had a bad night. Maybe he didnt think Reed was able of running his speed which most of us didnt. But Reed stepped it up and he was hauling. The damn bike is fine and the mistakes are on James.
Reed, Jlaw, Langston, and a ton of others have done pretty well with there "non EFI" "non handling" Yamabogs...
How many titles have the Great Honda 450's won the last several years?
instaga732 1/5/2009 9:24am
1/5/2009 9:24am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 9:48pm
I had heard last year that Reed wasn't happy with the YZF, a lot of little issues with the bike that the factory didn't address. Why else would you leave your own indepentent team? James found the YZ's limit, clearly the bike hiccuped & cost him valuable points.
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KAWboy14 1/5/2009 9:26am
1/5/2009 9:26am
it will take a few more months for his yamaha to be just like a kx

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