Ban MotoGP Rider Aids?

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motomummy

Discussion Starter · Jan 19, 2008

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Very interesting...i think everyone wants to see a bit more wild racing. Closer championships, etc....thoughts?

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motomummy

Discussion Starter · #2 · Jan 20, 2008

must not be huge moto fans here? This seems to be a hot issue lately. I'm all for the days where the back tires slid around, wheelies, and some wild racing....

Plastic Cup Politics

· #3 · Jan 20, 2008

motomummy said:
must not be huge moto fans here? This seems to be a hot issue lately. I'm all for the days where the back tires slid around, wheelies, and some wild racing....

pfft. No I just wasn't online yet.

Yeah I miss the old days you know, when things like this:

were a regular occurence. Bring it back!

Speaking of that I know AMA doesn't have the same technology as GP, but you gotta respect Aaron Yates for being one of the top riders and having no traction control. Unless that has changed this year. He was controlling it all by the wrist. that's what I like to see.

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motomummy

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jan 20, 2008

didn't know yates didn't have anything to help him. Yes, i think we need to bring back the old types of racing. I actually didn't bother to watch the last part of 2007 motogp season. Bored with the races, one guy out front due to his bike having 7 gears and others having 6 or something.

I just want to see them bring back the human element a bit more, but then again it's good to see them keep improving the technology also. torn on it, but in the end I want to see some wild bikes and wild racing again...

Plastic Cup Politics

· #5 · Jan 20, 2008

Yeah, I agree. I'd like to see the races that used to keep me on the edge of my seat. Within 2 laps all last season I knew who was going to win.

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r4q2

· #6 · Jan 20, 2008

yup the only aid the should have is there right hand eh!

Prolly wasn't a shit hot idea to change engine size and rules on tyres in the same year tho IMO.

let's see what this year brings us in the way of close racing.

Biga

· #7 · Jan 20, 2008

Does not matter what happens with riding aids, Stoner will repeat

Also I think @ 250hp you need some type of aids otherwise it will be just crash fest

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motomummy

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jan 20, 2008

biga that's why they are in Motogp though. You and me would need all that stuff, but in my opinion they need to keep it raw and pure to a point.

Stoner repeat it? Only if his bike is on roids...if his roids go away or other bikes get injected with the same roids then I don't know if he will. He's a great rider, but it was obvious that his bike had a huge advantage over rossi. going down the straight away it looked like a GSXR 1000 blowing an R1 away down the strait. He surely had more power and a lot more the first few races.

Evol-E

· #9 · Jan 22, 2008

I am all for less electronics and more rider skill. GP was BORING last year. WSBK was pretty entertaining at time though.

motomummy

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jan 22, 2008

if things don't change i'll be watching more wsbk as well. i stopped watching motogp the last 5 or 6 races...didn't watch a bit of them and didn't really care.

Biga

· #11 · Jan 22, 2008

You do know that even the 500 had riding aids.

I don't think there ever will be a GP bike without riding aids, I thinks most people refer to traction control as the major riding aid they want removed. And even that can be turned on or off / up or down depending on the riders preferentials.

And the Ducati is on roids.

Being that this is Suzuki site I will say would love to see #65 Caprix win and do well this year

motomummy said:
biga that's why they are in Motogp though. You and me would need all that stuff, but in my opinion they need to keep it raw and pure to a point.

Stoner repeat it? Only if his bike is on roids...if his roids go away or other bikes get injected with the same roids then I don't know if he will. He's a great rider, but it was obvious that his bike had a huge advantage over rossi. going down the straight away it looked like a GSXR 1000 blowing an R1 away down the strait. He surely had more power and a lot more the first few races.

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motomummy

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jan 22, 2008

yes the ducati is on roads and the other makers need to step it up. It was boring watching the ducati have such an advantage. They closed the gap on the advantage towards the end, but by then it was over anyway.

Biga

· #13 · Jan 22, 2008

^ Kind of like 02 and Rossi and Honda

Plastic Cup Politics

· #14 · Jan 22, 2008

I'm waiting for Spies to get on the zuk... I read an article that he wrote the other day about him riding it and being about a second off the others times. I'm a Mladin fan, but once he's in GP or Mladin retires, I'm going for spies hands down.

motomummy

Discussion Starter · #15 · Jan 22, 2008

biga i will agree. rossi on the honda was boring, but when he hopped to yami the first year it was great. he had to work for it...great racing that year!

Sarahj

· #16 · Jan 22, 2008

SPIES FTW!!!!!!!!!!11!!1!!!

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Plastic Cup Politics

· #17 · Jan 22, 2008

SarahJ said:
SPIES FTW!!!!!!!!!!11!!1!!!

He's going to have alot of work to do, but hopefully they give him the equipment to be competitive. No doubt about it that he is a hell of a rider. But being on the Yosh Zuk doesn't hurt.

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Sarahj

· #18 · Jan 22, 2008

Plastic Cup Politics said:
He's going to have alot of work to do, but hopefully they give him the equipment to be competitive. No doubt about it that he is a hell of a rider. But being on the Yosh Zuk doesn't hurt.

he's my hero

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Plastic Cup Politics

· #19 · Jan 22, 2008

SarahJ said:
he's my hero

You say about everyone on a blue and white gixxer 1000

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Sarahj

· #20 · Jan 22, 2008

Plastic Cup Politics said:
You say about everyone on a blue and white gixxer 1000

that's because blue and white gixxers are the fastest!!!11!!11!!!!!11!!

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