Check MotoGP fatalities vs Isle of Man.
Not knocking on any of the IoM riders or their skill but the comparison is flawed.
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Check MotoGP fatalities vs Isle of Man.
Not knocking on any of the IoM riders or their skill but the comparison is flawed.
Apples and oranges when trying to compare the two
Is this a contest? I passed a sportbike in the rain, on the Blue Ridge with my Wing 2up.
TBH she wasn't riding very fast, but still....
Priller
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Rider size is another factor. Not many GP racers are over 6' or 150 lbs, whereas roads racers are often big lads. My all-time favourite racer, David Jefferies, was a very big boy. McGuinness is a sizeable fellow, same with Hickman, and a bunch of others. Having the strength to manhandle those bikes on much bumpier roads is a huge factor, and the constant acceleration and hard braking from and to slow speeds like you get on a short circuit (where low weight really helps) is much less of a factor on longer roads courses.
There's plenty of other differences, obviously, but that's a big one (no pun intended...)
A pretty good indication of talent was when Jordan Szoke went to the 2019 Philip Island Festival of Speed with Team USA.
Most of Team USA was riding the same CMR FJ bike, everyone had the same setup, same engine, same shock, same tires... Crussel had a TZ. (Nobody got much practice on those bikes. It was a panic to get them finished and in the sea can to get to Australia).
This was Mr. Szoke's first visit to the island, so he spent day one following Josh Hayes around to learn the track.
Mr. Szoke did VERY well for his first time seeing that track. He wasn't the slowest member of Team USA.
Most of Team USA was riding the same CMR FJ bike, everyone had the same setup, same engine, same shock, same tires... Crussel had a TZ. (Nobody got much practice on those bikes. It was a panic to get them finished and in the sea can to get to Australia).
This was Mr. Szoke's first visit to the island, so he spent day one following Josh Hayes around to learn the track.
Mr. Szoke did VERY well for his first time seeing that track. He wasn't the slowest member of Team USA.
Why would you ask that? Was it ever said that i was racing, I was pushing sport bike that obviously thought they was racing though
We went to the Isle of Mann event probably 15yrs ago, there is as much fun (maybe more) watching support classes as watching the seniorTT. The big guns on top end bikes are pretty impressive , but the vintage class and watching somebody ring out a museum piece is just a riot. Velocette, Sunbeam, Ridleys and stuff you just never see run , ridden by stars of the 60's and 70's makes an amazing day. So does watching a race standing outside a pub. 2ft from the track.
Sorry I thought we were on "I passed a sportbike" tangent. I'll fall in line now...
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