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Old 12-Oct-2006, 19:47
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Top bloke Chris Walker, but he doesn't just have that edge, that consistency. Toseland had the better of him, and I'm not overly convinced that JT has true star quality...
Strange things happen in wet races, agree that to finish first, first you must finish and it was a real win, but it's a bit like saying Jenson Button's a top-line F1 driver, just because he won a race in the wet... Do it in the dry and I'll believe it
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Old 12-Oct-2006, 20:28
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Do it in the dry and I'll believe it
As Jamie Whitham did on the duke in wsb!!!!
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Old 12-Oct-2006, 20:34
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I thought Walker and Buckmaster had a big falling out


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Old 12-Oct-2006, 20:35
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Think they did when he left them but I heard they had patched it up....
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Old 12-Oct-2006, 22:04
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Hasn't done Bayliss any harm taking a step back this year.
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 07:02
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Hasn't done Bayliss any harm taking a step back this year.

With the greatest respect to Troy, isn't that because he's a great superbike rider, but not right up there with the best of the GP riders? How many superbike riders succesfully make the switch to GP? OK, Haga, Xaus and Hodgson all went to second rate outfits perhaps, but Edwards and Bayliss have both ridden front line bikes, but not performed as well as their GP-nurtured team-mates.
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 07:17
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With the greatest respect to Troy, isn't that because he's a great superbike rider, but not right up there with the best of the GP riders? How many superbike riders succesfully make the switch to GP? OK, Haga, Xaus and Hodgson all went to second rate outfits perhaps, but Edwards and Bayliss have both ridden front line bikes, but not performed as well as their GP-nurtured team-mates.
A certain Michael Doohan comes to mind.
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 11:54
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I hope you never have the chance to ever meet Chris or to even speak to the guy. Hes the most honest hardworking racer you could wish to meet and treats his fans like normal people and gives his time relentlessly. I have no doubt if you did met him you would be very hypocritical and never tell him what you think of his efforts for British Racing.

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ffs I didn't say he wasn't a great guy, just not in the very top rank of WSB riders imo (which must surely be obvious?)

get off your high horse ferchrissake
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 13:47
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Guys there is a real big difference between WSB & Motogp. Total difference animals. There was articals written that said that Barros will win the title and be up front all the time!! There has only been one true Motogp to WSB rider and that was John K. Yes I know there was Frankie etc etc... Max will have problems next year.

You cannot compare these 2 championships it's like having F1 & GT series.
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 15:09
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A certain Michael Doohan comes to mind.

And Kevin Shwantz and Wayne Gardner. They were both big 4 stroke bikers before jumping to GP's.
In fact most of the owd boys were, Lawson, Rainey, et al.

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