Tomac got the bike figured out or is it beast mode now?

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4/15/2019 4:31pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2019 4:22pm
I feel like the beginning of this yr all the top guys more than ever were thinking play it safe and be there in the end. I totally get that thinking but while some are “playing it safe” others are on a mission to be a supercross champion! Thoughts? To little too late?
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4/15/2019 4:38pm
He’ll finish 4th next weekend
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Bike. He'll win eveything from here on out. He was tryin beast mode and riding like rubbish earlier in the season (relative to Eli proper).
Shame it took this long, now he's in a class of his own again.
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4/15/2019 5:03pm
Tough call
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4/15/2019 5:04pm
Did nobody see or hear that he broke his back in December? Because he broke his back in December.

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4/15/2019 5:08pm
I tend to think they figured the bike out, in my opinion Eli has hardly looked like himself on the bike this year up until the past two weeks. But at the same time I'm not sure if he or the team have mentioned making some changes on the bike recently so who knows.
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4/15/2019 5:12pm
Who knows? Mr inconsistent will be Mr inconsistent.

I wouldn't place any money on him.
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Must have found the frame with just the right metallurgy...
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He has a very aggressive and hard charging riding style. He tries to keep his feet on the pegs a lot. I guess to ride the way he likes to, the bike set up has to be just right. The track in Denver was slick (not a Tomac type of surface) yet he smoked everybody and was clearing things in sections no one else was. I'm guessing he found the sweet spot in his settings and will be damn hard to beat in every race from this point on. Just my guess.
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Ranman68 wrote:
He has a very aggressive and hard charging riding style. He tries to keep his feet on the pegs a lot. I guess to ride the...
He has a very aggressive and hard charging riding style. He tries to keep his feet on the pegs a lot. I guess to ride the way he likes to, the bike set up has to be just right. The track in Denver was slick (not a Tomac type of surface) yet he smoked everybody and was clearing things in sections no one else was. I'm guessing he found the sweet spot in his settings and will be damn hard to beat in every race from this point on. Just my guess.
Historically he's been better on the Kawi on hardpack than soft stuff... visa versa on the Honda.
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Did nobody see or hear that he broke his back in December? Because he broke his back in December.
And previous yrs he has been so close? He said himself long ago he’s fine.
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Williamson got the bike lined out and his physical therapist got him lined out. What else could it be?




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I will wait until the end of the SX season before making a decision on if he and the bike are 'fixed'.
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Im not sold on any fixing yet.
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4/15/2019 7:48pm Edited Date/Time 4/15/2019 7:49pm
Lucifa. wrote:
Who knows? Mr inconsistent will be Mr inconsistent.

I wouldn't place any money on him.
I placed money on him last weekend and won a crisp $100.
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I'm not sure, but I heard Nerd has the screen shots with the answers
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Hi is in Nothing to lose mode. Put a red plate on that Kawasaki and watch him tip over in a corner and fade to 8th. The last 2 races we will see what Webb is made of not Tomac. He has a championship to lose if he gets the yips.
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4/15/2019 8:49pm
Dumb question, but with MW gone is it possible to be on a 18 frame? Six races ago his swing arm looked super short. Now it doesn’t.
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Dumb question, but with MW gone is it possible to be on a 18 frame? Six races ago his swing arm looked super short. Now it...
Dumb question, but with MW gone is it possible to be on a 18 frame? Six races ago his swing arm looked super short. Now it doesn’t.
nice catch..... rumor has it....
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Dumb question, but with MW gone is it possible to be on a 18 frame? Six races ago his swing arm looked super short. Now it...
Dumb question, but with MW gone is it possible to be on a 18 frame? Six races ago his swing arm looked super short. Now it doesn’t.
SLAPAHO wrote:
nice catch..... rumor has it....
Who put out the rumor? Heck, if I were Eli I would go back to the bike that worked. Kawi wants to win too so how much could they fight him on it. The last two races he does look like last years ET. Eli said they made changes and he is not saying what.
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Hank you big old rumor starter. I love it.
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4/15/2019 9:21pm
It is a shame when it comes to SX that Tomac can only get it together when when the championship is out of reach. Webb has been far better all year.
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4/15/2019 10:44pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2019 6:58am
Too little, too late. With all the attrition that has happened, Cooper could have a really off day and still finish fourth. Earlier in the year if he has an off day, there were 6 or 7 guys who could finish ahead of him. Wilson, Reed, Plessinger, Seely, Barcia, Brayton, Hill, etc. All guys with speed, all on the sidelines. Cooper could ride at 85-90% and still finish top 5. I think Tomac wins out, but barring a major mechanical, Cooper cruises to his first Championship.
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4/16/2019 12:07am
didn't McGrath use like a 93 frame for the next few years or something like that??
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4/16/2019 12:22am
mauidex wrote:
didn't McGrath use like a 93 frame for the next few years or something like that??
Yeah
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4/16/2019 12:26am
They definitely have something figured out. Was he on the 2019 at Monster Cup?
4/16/2019 12:38am
Can the Admin create a sub forum under Moto, for Tomac? Good lord, we need more, "Did ET figure it out" Threads after he gets a couple wins in a row!
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4/16/2019 2:23am
He looked also so much less tired after the last two main event.

I think the bike is uncorked but I think also his shape/pace are better now.

He also seems more fluid with his body. I think his pre-season injury was pretty bad.

In these conditions, his season is pretty solid.
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FMOTP again without a doubt
FMONL that would suit him, He ain't a WC and never will be in MX

Barcia is gonna smoke him in the outdoors...or Wilson, yes Wilson it's gonna be!!
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FMOTP again without a doubt
r18b wrote:
FMONL that would suit him, He ain't a WC and never will be in MX Barcia is gonna smoke him in the outdoors...or Wilson, yes Wilson...
FMONL that would suit him, He ain't a WC and never will be in MX

Barcia is gonna smoke him in the outdoors...or Wilson, yes Wilson it's gonna be!!

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