Is Bayliss better than The Foghorn?

yeti · 18-Oct-2006, 16:59

What do you think?

By my reckoning he's got less titles, but more experience and I think all in all a better more rounded racer. What do you think? Is he better than the Foghorn?

TP · 18-Oct-2006, 17:11

Absobloodylutely!

beancounter · 18-Oct-2006, 17:11

Absolutely not.

18-Oct-2006, 17:47

No way ... that's crazy thinking!

Dementor · 18-Oct-2006, 17:52

No way, but he projects himself in a better way, really nice guy.

18-Oct-2006, 17:54

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Originally Posted by Dementor

No way, but he projects himself in a better way, really nice guy.

What

he's an Aussie - how can you call him nice!

doogalman · 18-Oct-2006, 20:08

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Originally Posted by yeti

but more experience

In what way???

Ray · 18-Oct-2006, 21:21

The Fogster is hardly the shrinking violet when it comes to telling the world how good he is/was, Bayliss justs lets his riding do the talking.

Fogster has more titles, but Bayliss a better wins to races competed ratio in WSB, won about 1 in 3,

Who would I want to come to dinner, I dunno, the Fogster can be very funny when he is in the mood, Bayliss just comes across as less likely to poke yer eyes out with a table knife

It's a split decison, Fogster's title haul and Bayliss as a person??

If asked here indoors she'd say neither of 'em Chili rules the roost for the Laydees

Ray

Rod · 31-Oct-2006, 18:50

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Originally Posted by yeti

What do you think?

By my reckoning he's got less titles, but more experience and I think all in all a better more rounded racer. What do you think? Is he better than the Foghorn?

Well having read Foggy's autobiography, I thought he came across (disappointingly) just as he always seemed to and still does IMHO, as an arrogant ****. Good though he was when on form and as enyoyable as he proved to be to watch and for all his efforts and the good and media attention he brought to WSB, he lacks the charisma that say Sheene had and who did not spend his whole time off the track bad mouthing all and sundry and / or blaming the machinery when a race did not go his way. Back to the current era, Bayliss may not be the most animated of people, when interviewed off the track, but he does at least let his performance on the day do the talking and not his runaway mouth as his English former counterpart readily does. I like Foggy but sometimes all the "me...me...me, I am the best British rider of all time" record, starts to wear pretty thin when he chooses to play it so often. A good rider can rest on his laurels, not ram them down other's throats 24/7.

keefer · 31-Oct-2006, 19:05

Not now
what baylis did at Valencia is totally unprecedented
no one has done that before and I would be surprised if we see it done again
and what's more he's a nice bloke

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18-Oct-2006, 17:11	#2
TP Registered Forum User MotoGP God Posts: 15,644 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Swansea Mood: 749 racebike MGP Absobloodylutely! Reply

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beancounter Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,513 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Beds Mood: Black and grey (and a bit of red) Absolutely not. Reply

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keefer Registered Forum User Ducati Meccanica Posts: 2,518 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: hants Mood: Found a CR250. Let the bone braking begin Not now what baylis did at Valencia is totally unprecedented no one has done that before and I would be surprised if we see it done again and what's more he's a nice bloke Reply