Moto GP

[Dave P.]

For those of us who think we can ride......
http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161121161237-25-what-a-shot-1122-restricted-super-169.jpg

We'll see if this works
Dave

 

[ned]

I saw and enjoyed the picture....never have I scrapped a knee- maybe close on a track day. Never even thought about a elbow- wow

 

[Coop]

AWESOME SHOT!

Those tires must have some badbutt stickem' on them.

Back in the early 70's I was known to scuff my kneepads a few times on my Yamaha RD350 Cafe ride, but I never got close to my elbows being on the ground.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Those tires must have some badbutt stickem' on them.

Hi,

They've gotta be almost downright gooey with the stuff! The laws of physics say both those guys should be bouncing off the hay bales on the other side of the track about now, so the chemists must have worked a lot of overtime to be able to disregard them so blatantly!

Rick C

 

[Rusty W]

A lot of things come into play, tires are a big one, track conditions, riding style, suspension setup, etc. I raced a little in the early-mid 90's, (WERA) CBR600 & CBR900RR. No MotoGP by any stretch, but when you're in a good rhythm & your brain is 2 corners ahead of where you're at, things happen that you don't even notice until later. You may file that for the next lap, for example at Hallet I raced a 600F2 and in turn 1 I was 4th gear pined turning left & dragging the stator cover & knee pucks draging. I didn't want to touch my elbow cause I had bad experiences with asphalt & really didn't want to get that close to it. I learned a couple new lines through that turn & saved the stator cover while maintaining my corner speed. I watched Nickey Hayden ride a 125RS through that same turn and never let off the gas, passing 750's & 1000's. He was about 14-15 years old at the time. I love/loved road racing but it didn't take long for me to figure out how to make a small fortune doing it....start with a big one.

 

[CGDustDevil]

That's how hard is it to get one of those suckers to fall over!

What a great shot!!!

 

[mjpchief]

Must have a large receptical in the seat into which he places his large brass ones.

 

[exavid]

Knee sliders are one thing, elbow sliders are a whole 'nother thing. I usually ease up when I hear metal grinding on a curve. Center stands were put on bikes so you'd know when you were pushing it to the limit.