KTM needs to bench Alessi.

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R-acer 1/30/2011 3:52pm
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dc1236 wrote:
KTM needs to bench the 350
^^^
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motowerx 1/31/2011 1:26am
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It's not the bike...
It's not DeCoster...
It's not the color orange...
It's not the number 350...
IT"S NOT THE 350cc BIKE THATS ORANGE AND SAYS KTM ON IT !!!

WTF...

It's a game...it's an Alessi game...Its Alessi drama.

This family has been the center of some ridiculous, pathetic, childish, (i could go on) ...CRAP. for years. Literally.

Please. Can you not really see this for what it is?

Now on a lighter note...
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catatonic 1/31/2011 3:26am
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What good will a 450 do when he isnt even twisting the throttle on a 350?
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motowerx wrote:
It's not the bike... It's not DeCoster... It's not the color orange... It's not the number 350... IT"S NOT THE 350cc BIKE THATS ORANGE AND SAYS...
It's not the bike...
It's not DeCoster...
It's not the color orange...
It's not the number 350...
IT"S NOT THE 350cc BIKE THATS ORANGE AND SAYS KTM ON IT !!!

WTF...

It's a game...it's an Alessi game...Its Alessi drama.

This family has been the center of some ridiculous, pathetic, childish, (i could go on) ...CRAP. for years. Literally.

Please. Can you not really see this for what it is?

Now on a lighter note...
Agreed!!!

Have you heard TA on pulp? Won't go to the races says he is out of the process saying if RD is such a genius then let him make MA a champion. Sounds like TA is pouting and MA is too.

IMHO.

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dc1236 wrote:
KTM needs to bench the 350
Its not the bike, are you watching the races? He wouldn't be getting top 10 in the lites class right now.

The 450 isn't going to make him go through the whoops any better, nor take smarter lines. He went so far outside the finish line sweeper, what's the reasoning behind that?

The guy needs a vacation. Take the year off and live life.
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ns503 1/31/2011 5:42am
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I call burn out.

He needs to get completely away from racing for as long as it takes to figure out whether he really wants to be doing this or not.

IMHO.
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R-acer 1/31/2011 5:53am
1/31/2011 5:53am Edited Date/Time 1/31/2011 5:53am
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with Villopoto for a couple laps.

It's the Bike he is on now that is his problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kKDQbRIUg&utm_source=vitalmx.com&utm_medium=referral
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wreckitrandy 1/31/2011 6:55am
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R-acer wrote:
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with...
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with Villopoto for a couple laps.

It's the Bike he is on now that is his problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kKDQbRIUg&utm_source=vitalmx.com&utm_medium=referral
That does it. You sir are delusional. Mike has NEVER 'played' with RV for even one turn no less a lap, since they turned pro.
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R-acer 1/31/2011 7:03am
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R-acer wrote:
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with...
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with Villopoto for a couple laps.

It's the Bike he is on now that is his problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kKDQbRIUg&utm_source=vitalmx.com&utm_medium=referral
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That does it. You sir are delusional. Mike has NEVER 'played' with RV for even one turn no less a lap, since they turned pro.
did you watch the video in the link above?
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ATKpilot99 1/31/2011 7:10am
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Why did Alessi sign with KTM then ? Why didn't he try to get his own deal with Hondas or another brand? Remember after the 2nd moto at Hangtown he said the 350 was the best bike . I'm not trying to make a case for the 350 being better than a factory Suzuki 450, that would be ridiculous, but something else has got to be wrong besides just the bike.
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R-acer wrote:
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with...
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with Villopoto for a couple laps.

It's the Bike he is on now that is his problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kKDQbRIUg&utm_source=vitalmx.com&utm_medium=referral
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That does it. You sir are delusional. Mike has NEVER 'played' with RV for even one turn no less a lap, since they turned pro.
R-acer wrote:
did you watch the video in the link above?
did you watch the video in the link above?
And then 5 laps later RV passed Alessi like he was standing still
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Life is fucking him up right now. I feel bad for the guy and I hope he can see his way through this difficult period. HIs Dad held on to the reins for far too long. He should have let go once he got the factory Suzuki deal. He backed off too late. Now he is just being a bitter dick about Mike's struggles and I'm pretty sure piling on Mike even more (especially from his Dad) isn't helping much.....
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wreckitrandy wrote:
That does it. You sir are delusional. Mike has NEVER 'played' with RV for even one turn no less a lap, since they turned pro.
R-acer wrote:
did you watch the video in the link above?
did you watch the video in the link above?
zookrider62! wrote:
And then 5 laps later RV passed Alessi like he was standing still
It was still for longer than 1 corner... Furthermore, MA was returning from that outdoor crash... The announcer was saying... MA will regroup if he takes some time off to enjoy the life that his racing has provided... Then, I bet, he'll get it... I hope he does... It is a shame, he is a phenomenal talent...I heard RC once say, "all good things must come to an end"... are we witnessing this in MA's racing career?... I, for one, don't think so... I think he has more... just needs to change up his current - program...
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joltonjay 1/31/2011 7:56am
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I have been out to the KTM test track 4 or 5 times in the last two weeks watching them practice and Mike has not been there once. Short is always there, Roczen there, Reardon there, Larson there. If Mike had his heart into it he would be there with his team.

By the way....Larson is flying and I think he will be on the podium on east coast
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joltonjay wrote:
I have been out to the KTM test track 4 or 5 times in the last two weeks watching them practice and Mike has not been...
I have been out to the KTM test track 4 or 5 times in the last two weeks watching them practice and Mike has not been there once. Short is always there, Roczen there, Reardon there, Larson there. If Mike had his heart into it he would be there with his team.

By the way....Larson is flying and I think he will be on the podium on east coast
Interesting...you would think he would be contractually obligated to be out there, no? He better get his ass out there then and work through this shit!
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R-acer wrote:
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with...
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with Villopoto for a couple laps.

It's the Bike he is on now that is his problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kKDQbRIUg&utm_source=vitalmx.com&utm_medium=referral
wreckitrandy wrote:
That does it. You sir are delusional. Mike has NEVER 'played' with RV for even one turn no less a lap, since they turned pro.
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did you watch the video in the link above?
did you watch the video in the link above?
Yeah, I watched it. What I saw however was MA in the way. I find it telling that you would consider that 'playing' with another rider. Playing, is what James did with Reed at Unadilla some years back. And, what RC did with James at Mt. Morris a year or two later. If being a road block is playing, I guess you've got me!
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M-M 2/6/2011 1:45am
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mxrider225 wrote:
Let him race a 450...
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This^. He won't podium on it in SX but at least top 15 I think. Not his crap going on now! He has always been a...
This^. He won't podium on it in SX but at least top 15 I think. Not his crap going on now! He has always been a big bike rider since he was 15. Why step down? You need a really fast 250 guy to step up to 350 to work, not someone who has ridden 450's only since their first pro race and step down to 350.
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R-acer wrote:
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with...
Alessi on his Suzuki 450 AFTER his big crash the summer before. He recovered just fine, was looking awesome on the 450 and was playing with Villopoto for a couple laps.

It's the Bike he is on now that is his problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25kKDQbRIUg&utm_source=vitalmx.com&utm_medium=referral
wreckitrandy wrote:
That does it. You sir are delusional. Mike has NEVER 'played' with RV for even one turn no less a lap, since they turned pro.
R-acer wrote:
did you watch the video in the link above?
did you watch the video in the link above?
LMFAO where do you get playing with RV out of that?
I see RV making a pass one someone getting right on 800, then Alessi doing his usual deal of being in the way.
Just watching they're bodies you can tell RV is more confident and faster then mikes stiff self.

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burnside 2/6/2011 1:58am
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It must be really demoralising for the KTM team.. Can you imagine what its like for the guys working behind the scenes?

Heres a question, look into your crystal balls.... you see Mike turning this around in the Nationals?

If he continues to ride with such a defeatist attitude in SX I don't see it happening, think this mess will spill over into the Nationals.

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