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K so the platform is still the same with the engine and chassi but the forks looks different or am i wrong? Dunlop these days i remember bridgestone soon 13 years ago. She is mint as hell!
He definitly took Suzuki to another level with that RM and then he rode that rmz works bike ( used the one of rule so what he was riding was basically full on works ). But that RM 250 factory Suzuki was my favorite back in the days.
The Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYIYpWWsds
https://youtu.be/DEIzzC4zilU
Pit Row
Two examples of what Chad was doing to Ricky back then on a regular basis on two strokes.
https://youtu.be/xwzaCzrsuDU
https://youtu.be/zWgI9aOdLmA
their techniques, their machines and how they adapted was cool to watch! Some actual riding progression happened there and then obviously the technology change also into 06/07.
03 Reedy won more races in his debut year. His double crash and lose a seat effort in Minneapolis was a 7th and he got another 7th. He was quicker a lot of the time, especially when they improved half way through after a big test session. RC was fucking horrible in the whoops, he had a big lead and protected it, but he also rode his balls of and crashed a few times trying to beat Reed in those last 6 straight losses – the most he's ever suffered btw.
04, RC was going to be on 4 stroke, his words. Would have been interesting but I'd bet Chad would have won. He was on it.
05. The ali frame and Goerke going into the stands killed Reed's edge, it's hugely obvious comparing him tip-toe around turns compared to the sheer aggression he had years previous.... Whatever he had in the whoops he simply lost in the flat turns and he was going against maybe the best corner guy ever on the best turning bike. RC also got better in the whoops on the yellow bike, no doubt. Hardly saw a side numberplate all year, can't say that in 02/03 on the Honda!
Going to watch my bar to bar from 05 again!
If you go watch 03/04 you can see there are berms and also watch Reed standing through flat turns, ripping. He had so much confidence in the front of the bike.
Fast forward to 05 and watch JS and RC basically ride around him in every turn even on the outside.
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