It's ON?

[Corey]

What are they looking to prove? Who the better rider is or what the better bike is? If they're going for rider, wouldn't it be more appropriate to use a bike that neither of them races on with identical bits and pieces, with the only difference being rider setup and rider? Otherwise they're just going to be subject to "Rossi couldn't win because he races a completely different bike, while Bayliss has is already familiar with the bike." or "Rossi won because Yamaha gave him some trick parts that most of the factory racers don't get." Or worse "waaaaaaaaaaaah, tires."

Put them both on a stock Kawasaki. Then let them race.

[smileyman]

Better yet put them on 2 showroom stock models on street tires...Preferrably a 600...Still wouldnt determine a clear winner. I firmly believe that on any given day any one can win. There are just two many variables. Thats why championships should be earned season long and not in just one race.

[SoFlaSV]

Originally Posted by Corey

What are they looking to prove? Who the better rider is or what the better bike is? If they're going for rider, wouldn't it be more appropriate to use a bike that neither of them races on with identical bits and pieces, with the only difference being rider setup and rider? Otherwise they're just going to be subject to "Rossi couldn't win because he races a completely different bike, while Bayliss has is already familiar with the bike." or "Rossi won because Yamaha gave him some trick parts that most of the factory racers don't get." Or worse "waaaaaaaaaaaah, tires."

Put them both on a stock Kawasaki. Then let them race.

[PhiSig1071]

Rossi is just pissed 'cause when Bayliss raced as a fill-in in MotoGP he whupped everybody. That and an Italian motorcycle rag named Bayliss the Rider of the year in '08.

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Rossi is just pissed 'cause when Bayliss raced as a fill-in in MotoGP he whupped everybody. That and an Italian motorcycle rag named Bayliss the Rider of the year in '08.

sounds like it to me...

[xx CURVE xx]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Rossi is just pissed 'cause when Bayliss raced as a fill-in in MotoGP he whupped everybody. That and an Italian motorcycle rag named Bayliss the Rider of the year in '08.

Yes i'm Sure his 8 world Championships mean shit to him

More here..in MotoUSA now lol

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/555/19...he-Desert.aspx

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

Yes i'm Sure his 8 world Championships mean shit to him

More here..in MotoUSA now lol

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/555/19...he-Desert.aspx

He wants to be the GOAT (which is a position which will never be vacated by John Surtees in my opinion) and getting upstaged by Bayliss as rider of the year got to him. Why else would he make that claim? If he is 8 world championships are that important what does he have to prove in a WSBK show-down?

[xx CURVE xx]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

He wants to be the GOAT (which is a position which will never be vacated by John Surtees in my opinion) and getting upstaged by Bayliss as rider of the year got to him. Why else would he make that claim? If he is 8 world championships are that important what does he have to prove in a WSBK show-down?

John Surtess is a legend i'll give you that..not the GOAT..thats Rossi brother.

who cares about prove...how about just for fun?

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

John Surtess is a legend i'll give you that..not the GOAT..thats Rossi brother.

who cares about prove...how about just for fun?

Surtees gets my vote. Simply because he could have stayed in 500cc and continued winning, but he chose to switch to F1 and he won that too. Surtees had a combined 8 championships between 350cc, 500cc and F1. He's also the first person to win the Isle of Mann TT 3 times in a row, while it was still a part of the GP Circuit. The Nurburgring, Isle of Mann, that was SERIOUS racing. He is also the only person to win Championships on both two and four wheels. Sorry, but Rossi doesn't even compete IMO.

But yeah, you could be right, he could be doing it just for fun.