new AMA supersport rule. Worthless!

JK · 04-29-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by drewpy

who was the guy that had a horrible headshake, lifted the front end and the electronics kicked in and it got boring...

dunno- but i think Capirossi said something about all the electronics that the kids have these days. Saying that 50% of the guys in MotoGP wouldnt survive a season on the ole "man eaters" 500 2 strokers. Probably even if they just turned off the traction control. Rumormongering: i thought i saw somewhere that they may consider outlawing TC in MotoGP... doubt it but i did see it somewhere. I think guys like hayden, rossi, stoner, elias, vermulen, toseland and the such would be up front always.

NONE_too_SOFT · 04-29-2008, 10:24 PM

technology tends to make racing more exciting and less exciting at the very same time...

what year did GP go to 1000cc from 5002strokes again?

Mr Lefty · 04-29-2008, 10:28 PM

04 I think...

and Rossi said in faster that riding the 500cc were more exciting...

JK · 04-29-2008, 10:51 PM

KR jr won it in 2000 on a suz500
Rossi won it in 2001 on a Honda500
2002 they ran 2 strokes and 4 strokes and rossi walked away with it on the RC 211v.
2003 was 4 stroke only

all i know is that they didnt call the 500's "man eaters" because they were so rideable. huge props to anyone that could race one successfully. You were just a twitch away from being dumped on your head.

Mr Lefty · 04-29-2008, 11:32 PM

I always enjoyed watching Gary McCoy ride... smoke'n the shit out of the tires... then was it 05 when they went to 990?

zortness · 04-30-2008, 11:24 AM

02-06 was 990cc 4-strokes. 07-10 is/was/will be 800cc.

The 990's were exciting to watch too. Less injuries than the 500's, but you couldn't really control them, even with traction control, because they were putting down 260+ hp on a 2" contact patch. The 800's are putting out 200+ horsepower, but it's all at the top end, so traction control pretty much takes care of any possibility of high siding.

JK · 04-30-2008, 06:38 PM

i got some past seasons from netflix or something and watched the 500's go round.... man those things would spit guys off out of nowhere. I should use the footage to show how newbies dont want the baddest bike out there. because here are the best pros getting bucked off for 'little' mistakes.

04-29-2008, 10:51 PM	#4
JK noodles... dont noodles.. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 427	KR jr won it in 2000 on a suz500 Rossi won it in 2001 on a Honda500 2002 they ran 2 strokes and 4 strokes and rossi walked away with it on the RC 211v. 2003 was 4 stroke only all i know is that they didnt call the 500's "man eaters" because they were so rideable. huge props to anyone that could race one successfully. You were just a twitch away from being dumped on your head. __________________ Theres no sense crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

04-30-2008, 11:24 AM	#6
zortness Contagious Track Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vegas Moto: Too many bikes Posts: 131	02-06 was 990cc 4-strokes. 07-10 is/was/will be 800cc. The 990's were exciting to watch too. Less injuries than the 500's, but you couldn't really control them, even with traction control, because they were putting down 260+ hp on a 2" contact patch. The 800's are putting out 200+ horsepower, but it's all at the top end, so traction control pretty much takes care of any possibility of high siding. __________________ WERA #8 Dainese, Las Vegas Dyno Tech, Inhouse Suspension, Kal Gard, Moto Cafe, Vortex, GM Signs, Trackday.net, 702sportbikes

04-30-2008, 06:38 PM	#7
JK noodles... dont noodles.. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 427	i got some past seasons from netflix or something and watched the 500's go round.... man those things would spit guys off out of nowhere. I should use the footage to show how newbies dont want the baddest bike out there. because here are the best pros getting bucked off for 'little' mistakes. __________________ Theres no sense crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

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04-29-2008, 10:24 PM	#2
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	technology tends to make racing more exciting and less exciting at the very same time... what year did GP go to 1000cc from 5002strokes again?

04-29-2008, 10:28 PM	#3
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	04 I think... and Rossi said in faster that riding the 500cc were more exciting...

04-29-2008, 11:32 PM	#5
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	I always enjoyed watching Gary McCoy ride... smoke'n the shit out of the tires... then was it 05 when they went to 990?