Kesh, Mick, let's slow this down and take it by the numbers, make it easy on you guys. Since Marc's recent crash fest has pawned a sudden notion that the RCV is crap, then let's examine the crashes, after all no crashes --no Kropo revisions that you two are all too susceptible to swallow hook line and...let's move on.
1. Crash 1- Argentina: Marquez comfortably leading by a country miles. Except unbeknownst at the beginning of the race Rossi has by luck, gamble, or experience picked the perfect tire for a race distance. It doesn't appear like anything at first, but in the closing stages the tires and Rossi are charging up the field. Clearly Rossi has made the right tire choice, arrives at Marc several tenths faster. At this point the race is decided. Except Marquez isn't about to concede. He shelves the physical FACT that Rossi is clearly faster. Rossi overtakes him as his pace dictates and what does Marquez do? He tries to go beyond the physical limitations he had chosen in the garage an hour earlier. That is, his set up, tire choice, and everything that had learned over the practice weekend, and dumped it to try and stay with Rossi. His error in judgement led him to collide into the rear of Rossi.
Sane people: Rider Error, common hotheaded mistake, typical of Marc's riding history, Rossi got tge tire choice right, move along nothing to see here, RCV was not to blame.
Kropo: Rider is infallible, Marc doesnt make mistakes which lead to rear end toroedoes; therefore the RCV must be deficient which caused the collision.
Kesh, Mick, hey it looks like Kropo has a point.
2. Crash 2 - Mugello: Marquez sits out last minutes of Q2 thinking he has done enough but gets edged out, bone headed mistake but he declares, not worried I know my pace is good for race. He then "threads the needle with precision" on the RCV (weird I know, it's such a dog) and battles for 2nd with an Italian nicknamed The Maniac, at Mugello in Italy. They battle like the old days of Moto2, Marquez dive bombing running wide, Iannone overtakes, and so forth. Spectacular yes, uncommon for these two, no, ill adviced, well only if neither rider is going to concede. 20 points for second, but a cool 16 for third. What to do? The heated battle continues, each trying to out dual out pace the other, then suddenly in the mists of this battle Marquez crashes. In every sane description of what occurred, the conclusion of forced rider error during a battle would top the list. Except of course another more complicated and convoluted explanation emerges.
Sane people: looks like forced rider error, common variety mistake, typical of Marc's riding MO, the RCV is not to blame.
Kropo: Marc is infallible of course, therefore the RCV is to blame.
Kesh, Mick, you know, Kropo kinda makes sense.
3. Crash 3- Catalunya: Marquez gets up to 2nd and really looks good for a win. He is up Lorenzo 's ... who has been on stellar form (so Marquez being in that position is weird, RCV dog and all). So Marquez has had enuf of following Lorenzo around, its time to stamp his authority, clearly Marc is faster, and decides to make his move. Except he comes in too hot, he had every intention of going inside of Lorenzo, and admits as much post race. Forget that he doesn't have enuf space, he's punted riders before (Jerez) or is coming in too hot (insert a fourth the races last two years). Realizing his mistake he narrowly misses the rider in front, we've seen this before, right (though he's hit them on other occasions, repeatedly). Clearly it appears like a rider mistake of the common variety seen hundreds of times throughout the history of the sport. Nick Harris declares (a man who has practically been watching the sport since Jesus) his level headed assessment: 'well we can't blame that on the bike, tires, weather, or anything else but simply "rider error".' (Listen to the GP feed). So a rider overshoots to make a passing sequence, we've seen this hundreds of times, we've all called it for what it is; RIDER ERROR. Except when the pundits review the race another complex and convoluted explanation emerges.
Sane people: common variety Rider Error attempting to overtake, brakes didn't malfunction, nothing to do with the RCV.
Kropo: Marc is infallible, therefore the RCV must be deficient.
Kesh, Mick: you know, Marc has dominated, he has "evolved" from his past knife's edge riding, hey, it looks Kropo is on to something.
