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THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR AN INJURY IS A PREVIOUS INJURY.
It's a safety thing.
IMO, Herlings will continue to crash on the 250f because his skill set allows him to override that bike.
Most of us will never know what that's like because we don't have that skill set.
IMO It's time for him to move up and it has been time for him to move up for a long time. I just hope the damage he has done to himself on the smaller bike does not ruin him when he gets on the bigger bike.
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maybe he should move up to 450 ..... is that youre logic ?? LMFAO
Herlings had one crash so far , unlucky for him he broke his colarbone .... shit happens
How many riders crash more than once a year ?? come on , its MX boy .... toughest sport in the world
Jesus.
Its no ones fault but his own that he has been a pro for 6-7-8 or however many years and is still in the 250 class. His fault for injury after injury.
I cant wait to see him move up next year and get smoked by Gajser if hes still in MXGP.
If not febvre will give him a run as well.
Is that guy a bad ass? Of course, is he the best to ever do it? we dont know yet because hes in MX2!
Everyone is glad he doesn't ride a 450, and the benefit of the GPs is he gets weeks to heal
That is not hating on Herlings, I just think he wont find it that easy in the 450 class.
Dudes that fracture or don't break the collarbone all the way I can see roughing through the pain but once surgery is required he's gotta be out for atleast 6-8.
But these guys are animals. There muscle mass and tendon and ligaments are so freaking tight makes me wonder if he could race with a shattered collarbone. In comparison it would be like me riding with a sore shoulder.
even injured like this he could wrap up the title before heading to the u.s. gp's
In MXGP...for a full season....no he has not. He hasn't proved jack shit. I think at your sand tracks he'll be about unbeatable. On the " real dirt " MX tracks , I think guys like Gasjer , Febvre , and a healthy AC222 , Nagl , GP21 and CD25 will give him a series long battle that will be tougher than what he ( and his fans ) think they will.
All this shit talk about putting him up on a pedestal as the fastest guys ever....seriously cracks me up. Over all the years this sport has been alive , there have been many , many lites / MX2 guys that dominated , only to wake the fuck up and realize just how hard the big boy class is over a full season.
I do believe he is a phenomenal rider , very special indeed. But until he moves up and starts killing everyone in the MXGP.....I'm not one of those guys who will lift him up onto that pedestal.
I guess its what you want to read into it eh?
I had also heard that the Garibaldi Honda Gasjer was riding in MX2 was pretty under powered compared to some of the guys he had to race against. Now ( just like Febvre )....the 450's have all the power a rider needs. It boils down to the rider.
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then take into consideration that he is still a teenager....gaining speed al the time....while Herkings is...what 25?
So...for everyine thinking Herlings will dominate 450.....you are in for a surprise...
And people seem to forget that Jeffrey is only 2 years older than Tim. He has plenty of time to get faster himself. With that said, I just hope Honda stacks their US team and throws a bunch of money on keeping Tim in Europe for a year or two more, because it would be epic to see these two go at it in MXGP.
but seeing guys like febvre and gajser moving up and start winning straight away is what makes mxgp so awesome to follow right now because it seems anything can happen.
He'll turn 22 this autumn.
Peter
He was a bit more calm on the 450 in the beginning this season and that was the main factor that has been so amazing to watch. Although he has had a few really close ones on the 450 mid season.
I still think Herlings will manage to ride a 450 "better" than the small bike because lets be honest here. You can't go faster on a 250 than what Herlings is going at the moment, at least not in a fairly safe manner.
Well 2017 will be an awesome year for the GPs.
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