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[MJS]

Originally Posted by doogalman

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.

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by Urban996

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.

[Ains.]

Originally Posted by doogalman

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.

Ains.

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by Ains.

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.

Ains.

Indeed.