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From http://www.lebigusa.com/interviews/la-chute-datlanta-par-dv.html
Le probleme de James : La base du probleme a Atlanta se trouve dans la Yamaha de Stewart. Je ne sais pas ce quils font avec mais cest du grand nimporte quoi. Il narrive pas aller droit, il fait des ecarts et des erreurs de partout, cest incroyable. Ses suspensions avant sont un morceau de bout de bois et derrire cest une pompe a velo.
James problem: In Atlanta the basic problem is Stewart's Yamaha. I don't know what they are working with, but it is nonsensical. He can't go straight, he is all over the place, he makes mistakes everywhere. It is incomprehensible. His front fork is hard as a 2x4 and his rear is like a bicycle pump.
Le probleme de James : La base du probleme a Atlanta se trouve dans la Yamaha de Stewart. Je ne sais pas ce quils font avec mais cest du grand nimporte quoi. Il narrive pas aller droit, il fait des ecarts et des erreurs de partout, cest incroyable. Ses suspensions avant sont un morceau de bout de bois et derrire cest une pompe a velo.
James problem: In Atlanta the basic problem is Stewart's Yamaha. I don't know what they are working with, but it is nonsensical. He can't go straight, he is all over the place, he makes mistakes everywhere. It is incomprehensible. His front fork is hard as a 2x4 and his rear is like a bicycle pump.
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But yeah, Stewart has always run his forks super stiff compared to the rear shock, or compared to a road bike with no suspension. Guess he would rather be able to jump the big jumps than get through the rough sections in control. The thing is, just like with a road car, the stiffer the suspension the harder you can drive it. But this setup is usually only effective on the track where it is super smooth. On the street, a stiffer setup many times results in slower times due to the rough surface. This is part of what makes the Nissan GTR so quick in rough roads, and why Ferrari made the suspension adjustment independent of traction control so it could run soft suspension even in race mode. And also why your cousin's dropped Civic with 1/2 inch of suspension drives like such a piece of crap.
On soft surfaces like Atlanta, bumps form mid corner and can upset the trajectory of the front wheel if the forks can't absorb mid-corner bumps.
You may have to hold your breath while watching, but you watch.
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So you either blame James riding skills, or you blame the setup. If it is the setup, then more power to James for still being up to speed with a bike he has to fight.
As far as set up....I think all riders have different preferences with which they are comfortable, some of which may seem odd to most of us (this) weekend warrior(s).
I've thought about making a new thread about this, but I think James will ditch the YZF450 next.
He definitely looked better on the KX-F (imo).
The YZ-F to Stewart is the KX-F to Reed...
What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?
Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes!
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buds, and I'm fine
Learning about Cuba, and having some food.
Well, I'll tell you Stu, I did battle some humongous waves! But you know, just like I told the guy on ABC, "Danger is my business!"
Well Stu I'll tell you, surfing's not a sport, it's a way of life, you know, a hobby. It's a way of looking at that wave and saying, "Hey bud, let's party!"
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