Michelin tyre problem?

mjpartyboy · Apr 30, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Apr 29 2007, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>If you wanna blame it on Michelin you can, but youre just fluffing Rossi after a bad race.
We know Rossi is good at conserving tyres, even when chasing people, and he can race on worn tyres so for the tyre wear to happen so quickly and Rossi to effectively go backwards there must have been more to it than just Rossi's riding.

frosty58 · Apr 30, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Apr 29 2007, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That's not very controversial. If you wanna blame it on Michelin you can, but youre just fluffing Rossi after a bad race.

well lexi take it from a non rossi fan. it was definately a tire malfunction. michelin droped the ball.... that simple.

l13eaw · Apr 30, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Apr 30 2007, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well lexi take it from a non rossi fan. it was definately a tire malfunction. michelin droped the ball.... that simple.

Me neither I'm not a Rossi cheerleader either but Rossi had a tyre problem...............he also had an Elias problem which I think will have more of a significance throughout the rest of the season than the Michelins. I think Stoner has one more win in the bag but apart from that it's anyone's season.
Well I hope so anyways.

chopperman · Apr 30, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (l13eaw @ Apr 30 2007, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'm not a Rossi cheerleader either
WHAT why not ?he's is the greatest ever !!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (l13eaw @ Apr 30 2007, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>...he also had an Elias problem which I think will have more of a significance throughout the rest of the season than the Michelins.
nah, elias is just a flash in the pan, he wont last, how many chalengers have we seen come on strong only to fade away, just look at tamada and barros

richo · Apr 30, 2007

Rossi aside (he wasn't even the first Mich bike across the line), the first 52-odd finishers were 'Stones. Rossi might have had another tyre problem, but if you look at the bigger picture, Bridgestone and Michelin had a bit of role reversal going on at this race. Jerez was another example of how Brigestone wants blood this year. I dunno about you guys but I'm convinced. The main thing keeping Auntie Michelins Freshly Baked race tyres in front was thier ability to do overnight deliveries. Looking at the even bigger picture, 'stones are from Japan, the only country in the world where a failure in quality control is punishable by death. Add to that the fact that they're a huge company, which means huge resources and a lot of money, they're fixing to be the (pre 2007) Hondas of the tyre world. Michelin, on the other hand, are French. They must have forgot to bribe the FIM this year, because these new rules will see them get a hiding from what are superior tyres. They'll get ..... whipped without their precious advantage.

skidmark · May 1, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Apr 29 2007, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Thank god someone else knows whats going on. You can't even begin to blame a tire manfucturer when the racer in question hit unfamiliar terra firma at 250kph. Furthermore, he got back on the track by making a RIGHT HAND turn off the astroturf service road at 200kph on cold tires.

Rossi is fighting the gremlins and anyone stupid enough to take blame for that deserves to be relegated to the 2nd best manufacturer.

There has been only one obvious recent Michelin failure for Rossi and that was at China last year when the front tire delaminated and fell to pieces. All the other times, it was tire failure caused by the constant driveline lash and chatter in the abysmal 06 Yamaha.

The press wants it to be a Michelin problem because the tire war is the hot story of the season, but in reality Rossi had a high speed off that probably compromised the tire's integrity.

Case closed. Quit fluffing Rossi and get back to your daily routine.

I'm not sure about case closed lexy, and whilst there is a possibilty that Rossi's scenic route may have had an adverse effect on the tyre, there is absolutely no way of knowing that. Guys run off track all the time at speeds of 250kph or more and tyres are fine afterwards so who can tell, it's still a possibility but we need to know a lot more before it's a probability or even a proven fact. I'm as cynical as they come but the press didn't create this story and none of us really know what happenned with that tyre.

frosty58 · May 1, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Apr 30 2007, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi aside (he wasn't even the first Mich bike across the line), the first 52-odd finishers were 'Stones. Rossi might have had another tyre problem, but if you look at the bigger picture, Bridgestone and Michelin had a bit of role reversal going on at this race. Jerez was another example of how Brigestone wants blood this year. I dunno about you guys but I'm convinced. The main thing keeping Auntie Michelins Freshly Baked race tyres in front was thier ability to do overnight deliveries. Looking at the even bigger picture, 'stones are from Japan, the only country in the world where a failure in quality control is punishable by death. Add to that the fact that they're a huge company, which means huge resources and a lot of money, they're fixing to be the (pre 2007) Hondas of the tyre world. Michelin, on the other hand, are French. They must have forgot to bribe the FIM this year, because these new rules will see them get a hiding from what are superior tyres. They'll get ..... whipped without their precious advantage.
well i'll tell ya richo when it comes to buying tires for my own bikes, car or truck, i buy michelin. them frenchies ain't good for much but their tires are the best.

richo · May 2, 2007

You'll come over Frost. The Ishibashi Boys will rule GP, you'll see.

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