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cause, well, at rv, rd or cr speed it everything happens sooooo slow.
we all know that thanks to your sig........lol
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As for myself, have always had one finger on the clutch, the fact that my dad got my first 125 modded out the ying yang may have something to do with it!!! All top end power, nadda down low. I wish I could change my style and use the clutch less, but hard to change habits.
I think Reed has done enough to have an educated opinion on someone else's riding style and what would help him.. he didn't say his style was bad, quite the opposite, he just said that one finger on the clutch might help him from time to time.. nothing more nothing less... again, it's ok James Stewart will be fine
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I didn't say that anyone needs to pull over for him, just that he is the fastest guy out there.
Hearing you bitches babble back and forth is the most annoying thing.
This thread was about a Chad Reed comment on TECHNIQUE.
I keep hoping some of you are just TROLLS but I get the feeling I'm over estimating you zombies.
Oh, and hey Wadded_Up, you're totally wrong; any decent racer would know that having a finger on the clutch would have prevented that crash. How do you slow a wheelie off the start?
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When James rode a KX 250 he did make some mistakes, but in general he cut around the track like a razor blade. Now that fooper makes the best rider in the world look like he's going around the track in a really fast WalMart shopping cart.
A well balanced, light bike gives a talented rider real feedback so that he can use that talent to it's fullest extent. A heavy bike that's mass centralized to feel lighter than it really is will give a rider illusionary feedback, and he'll be more apt to misjudge his input sometimes. When you're talkiing about a rider of exemplary talent like James Stewart, it's a real shame to have to watch him drag that fooper around the track. It's a shame in Reed's case too because he's never been the same since he was forced to turn Fooper Trooper in order to get paid and be a pro rider.
A 4 stroke may be easier for most people to ride, but the best riders get the best performance out of the best bikes. On their 2 strokes, these guys talent really shined.
Still teaching it that way today to the kids around here. It's one of the first basic techniques he teaches the kids, once they're more advanced he'll work on "proper clutch technique".
James was beating the 250's on his 80 by never shutting off going into the corners, so what do you need the clutch for then? Feet on the pegs dragging the bars through the corners was his M.O. around here.
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He could do that corner a million times and not screw up...but, it was simply a brain fart.
James rode 16.5 laps on that track at top speed after getting knocked silly. He CAN ride faster than most pros when he's semi-conscious. He proved that. I think he is so comfortable going that fast that he loses focus and makes a dumb mistake.
Pastrana used to have similar issues.
IMO.
What's the prize for the fastest lap time in the main again?
Keeping the title of "fastest man on the planet"
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