https://motomatters.com/interview/2016/11/01/deep_dive_bradley_smith_explains_motogp.html (https://motomatters.com/interview/2016/11/01/deep_dive_bradley_smith_explains_motogp.html)
Cheers,
/David "Gonzo" Boda #46
F**ck me! LOL! :o
Do these modern riders have to apply any real riding skills these days?! Just a little sarcasm guys, but sounds like modern MotoGP deserves it in comparison to old school riding skills. But Jesus Christ! Talk about modern electronics and twist and go job! They might as well be sitting in the pits at a computer console managing their remote bikes settings with their foot on a PS4 throttle controller! Lol! ;D ::)
Just a tiny bit of exaggeration their but well deserved for the modern era electronically controlled pussy bikes I believe. Hehe! ;D ;) :P
Useful info there nonetheless David.... Thanks for the post mate! Nice one! ;) 8)
Hawk.
https://motomatters.com/interview/2016/11/01/deep_dive_bradley_smith_explains_motogp.html_0
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Very interesting
Quote from: Hawk on November 02, 2016, 08:58:31 PM
Talk about modern electronics and twist and go job! They might as well be sitting in the pits at a computer console managing their remote bikes settings with their foot on a PS4 throttle controller! Lol! ;D ::)
Tell that to Dani Pedrosa! He'd give you a good slap for these comments ;)
I know what you mean buddy and I agree with you in terms of skills. The modern riders get much help from the electronics and it might require a bit less skill than in the old days. But do not forget that even today the 'extraordinary' riders easily seperate themselves from the 'just good' riders, even if they have the same bikes. So there still obviously is a lot of skill involved.
And concerning the 'pussy' riders - I'd even go as far as saying that
because of those electronics the riders in today's MotoGP have to be as hardy as in the old days or even more. The riders today rely so heavily on the electronics that as soon as the electronics do not work perfectly with the weather conditions and/or the tyres, they will be flying through the air and are prone to injuries (just naming the most popular crashes: Rossi on cold tyres in Mugello 2010, Lorenzo in rainy Assen, Pedrosa recently in Motegi or pretty much every Jack Miller crash this year :P). I could not find statistics on the number of average crashes in modern MotoGP compared to older days. But I am sure, modern riders are still taking extraordinary risks.