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Just a curious thought...
The talk has gone on and on now for almost 3 seasons, James blames the new Yamaha for his bad results, Steve Mathes claims the pro's hate the new Yamaha , the bike is a turd. Etc, etc, etc...
Clearly Yamaha US must have noticed the talk. And I'm not saying it's the bike, because personally I love it. But if the real problem is the bike, then why do you never ever hear any bad talk about that bike here in the Europe pro- scen ?
Steven Frossard, David Philippaerts and Gautier Paulin have all won on the new generation bike. And currently Frossard and Philippaerts have been killing it in the 2012 Italian International mx championship ! Beating Cairoli straight up in almost every heat.
And some might say... Ahhh you just can't compare a GP bike with a AMA bike with the production rule and all this. But I tell you what, the Rinaldi factory Yamaha team build their racing suspension out of the stock shock and fork. Sure they change the internals but still cool that they make it out of the stock base components.
Anyway... let's just say that Stewart and JGR actually go for the 2012 Nationals ( I highly doubt it but let's just dream a little), wouldn't it be wise to just make a call over to Yamaha of Europe and get some advice on their setup !? I'm not saying their stuff will suit the US Nationals but wouldn't it be worth a try ?
As I said, you never hear any complaints from those Rinaldi Yamaha riders.
The talk has gone on and on now for almost 3 seasons, James blames the new Yamaha for his bad results, Steve Mathes claims the pro's hate the new Yamaha , the bike is a turd. Etc, etc, etc...
Clearly Yamaha US must have noticed the talk. And I'm not saying it's the bike, because personally I love it. But if the real problem is the bike, then why do you never ever hear any bad talk about that bike here in the Europe pro- scen ?
Steven Frossard, David Philippaerts and Gautier Paulin have all won on the new generation bike. And currently Frossard and Philippaerts have been killing it in the 2012 Italian International mx championship ! Beating Cairoli straight up in almost every heat.
And some might say... Ahhh you just can't compare a GP bike with a AMA bike with the production rule and all this. But I tell you what, the Rinaldi factory Yamaha team build their racing suspension out of the stock shock and fork. Sure they change the internals but still cool that they make it out of the stock base components.
Anyway... let's just say that Stewart and JGR actually go for the 2012 Nationals ( I highly doubt it but let's just dream a little), wouldn't it be wise to just make a call over to Yamaha of Europe and get some advice on their setup !? I'm not saying their stuff will suit the US Nationals but wouldn't it be worth a try ?
As I said, you never hear any complaints from those Rinaldi Yamaha riders.
Josh Coppins interview
(at 13.50)
I have to think it is something other than the bike. I cannot claim to be anywhere near pro speed, but I'm pretty decent and I don't think I could ever blame any 450cc motocross bike for the gap in my results that James is experiencing. With the resources available to him through Yamaha and JGR, you'd think he could make that bike pretty darn competitive. If he was having perfect races and still not winning, then I'd be looking at the bike. His fastest lap times are usually on pace or very close to the other guys, however.
I think the thing that is wrong is the thing that made him so fast in the first place - the component between his ears.
The AMA outdoor tracks develop different than the GP's.
The Shop
Works bikes...AMA production rules...do people really think there is THAT much difference?...in the age of 4-strokes?? Read the rules. It saves you from hurting yourself when shooting off your mouth.
http://images.yamaha-racing.com/photo/high/P20100205191436203.jpg
The bike would only be legal in what racing series and why raceguy?
It's not like the GP teams are running one-off carbon-fibre frames, ceramic brakes, and pneumatic valve actuation.
Get real...annodized billet anything is NOT what the production rule is all about. Bling, fuckin' bling. The GP teams are more likely to OD on stupid ideas than your AMA guy. There are very few restrictions on good tuners in your series, and too many superhero engineer nerds in theirs.
Don't tell me you don't remember RC finding the 4-T Suzuki impossible to ride and the R & D work that went into building a chassis to his liking. History has my back.
Maybe try a Verizon sponsorship package that includes free international minutes?
I understand budget cuts and all, but a fixed rate unlimited international calling plan might be a reasonable option....?
Pit Row
https://youtu.be/aUaInS6HIGo
I'm pretty at the end of the day performance wise there's nothing in it,GPs run tighter exhaust restrictions and lower octane fuel too don't they? There will be tuning/alterations to engine set up to accommodate for this but both series can and do run a lot of trick parts,long gone are days of the exotic machines of yesteryear,that said even some parts back then may well have had as much of a placebo effect as a performance effect too
Desalle was very impressed with the bike he rode in that National he did,and even though he couldn't run his own suspension,Osborne has been mentioned too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHPocRMcMqI
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