bull. if his shoulder is so bad why did he compete at wrooom? whys he doing fucking wheelies?

http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/360/PA879541.jpg

or is this his plan to ride around the duc's front end problems? :lol
ducati has thrown untold riches towards trying to fix this machine and its only gotten slower. check hayden 10 vs 11.

we're dogging him for good reason, he only seems to be injured when its convenient.

Ah the fate of our "heroes", the second they falter we bury them in shit!:idk: Having said that, it's still amazing to me that this motorcycle GOD could be so criticized even before a single race lap has been run. One small drop of blood in the water and the media sharks start circling...It happens to the best of them.:wtlw:

bro, you were in too. anytime a guy said he was sick and didnt act like it he got called a malingerer

Okay, when did being innocent become a requirement of pointing out human nature? Besides, Stacy Moaner was excusing his poor race results in interviews. I haven't seen Vale do that, have you? I said that not a single lap has been run and people are dogging him. Am I not right? Has he raced the Duc and I somehow missed it?
Trip did the same thing in the parking lot thread, apparently, if I've ever done anything wrong I no longer have the right to comment on anyone else's wrong doing. I never said that I don't do it, I said that people do. Anyway, there is a HUGE difference between Stoner and Rossi-don't cha think?:idk:

For the record, I am a huge Rossi fan, and always will be...But even he has an excuse now and again...Going backwards, here are some race quotes from last year after he got hurt...

Now, are these excuses 100% legit?...I think so...

Valencia quote

At one point I thought I might be able to win but in the later part of the race I just didn't have enough strength to stay with Lorenzo and Stoner, this is a very hard track when you're not completely fit. I started to make a few mistakes because I didn't have enough power to stop the bike so after a bit I decided it was better to slow down and keep my third place.

Motegi quote

At the end I was tired and my tyre was sliding a lot, it was a bit softer than I would have liked

Aragon quote

I couldn't do better than sixth. All the Yamahas have suffered here but my shoulder problems made it even worse for me and this, combined with the problems with our package at this track, made it extra hard

Indy quote

I did some good laps and I wasn't too far from the other Yamahas, but unfortunately I paid a lot for my lack of fitness in this heat and in the end I had to stop pushing because I didn't have any strength left in my body

Laguna Seca quote

The start of the race was very hard for me because I had a lot of pain and I was far from the podium

Jay Cutler? Nah, Rossi is playing at testing. He will unleash to beast when time comes. I see the years of competition aging his desire. The playful competitor grown into grizzled vet. He knows not to throw it down on an unhealed shoulder and pull a 'Corser'...

Damn, just realized this is the WSBK thread...GP talk will come in early March...

Hard to believe Toseland was the champ just a few years ago, yet no votes for him...

JT did nick a championship year with Honda, but it was not a watershed year for WSBK talent and now there is an Aprilia, BMW, and new Kwacker to deal with. The year JT won it was pretty much Honda or Ducati.

Yeah we got a bit off topic there. I do believe james will bounce back this year but I don't see him in the running.

Anybody think Kawi will have any success, or will they just be back markers for the season?