Most Under-rated Rider

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Pinky

Joined Jun 2007

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Discussion Starter
• Mar 2, 2008

• #1

i vote for Randy De-puniet.

Yeah he had a few crashes last season, when your riding for your career, u tend to push a bit harder than what the bike and you can do. on things for sure it this guy is blistering fast.

look at his times on the LCR compared to the factory honda guys. puts them to shame.

I think if RDP gets a decent ride on a decent team, he may acheive great things like stoner has.

 

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Hayden Fan

Joined Jul 2006

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Big Rapids, MI

• Mar 2, 2008

• #2

Agreed. He is a workhorse, who races his butt off. Those falls are just part of that.

 

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chopperman

Joined Sep 2006

23K Posts | 3+

• Mar 2, 2008

• #3

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Mar 2 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i vote for Randy De-puniet.

Yeah he had a few crashes last season, when your riding for your career, u tend to push a bit harder than what the bike and you can do. on things for sure it this guy is blistering fast.

look at his times on the LCR compared to the factory honda guys. puts them to shame.

I think if RDP gets a decent ride on a decent team, he may acheive great things like stoner has.
yeah i will agree with that.

 

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an4rew

Joined May 2007

2K Posts | 0+

N. Ireland

• Mar 2, 2008

• #4

Stoner

 

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skidmark

Joined Feb 2006

2K Posts | 0+

Ireland

• Mar 2, 2008

• #5

Guintolli

 

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esco

Joined Jul 2007

330 Posts | 0+

us

• Mar 2, 2008

• #6

i agree, Randy D. the flying French man is it. he keeps this up he will be top 5 at the end of the season.

 

Willski

Joined Feb 2008

3K Posts | 470+

Outback Steakhouse

• Mar 2, 2008

• #7

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Mar 2 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i vote for Randy De-puniet.

Yeah he had a few crashes last season, when your riding for your career, u tend to push a bit harder than what the bike and you can do. on things for sure it this guy is blistering fast.

look at his times on the LCR compared to the factory honda guys. puts them to shame.

I think if RDP gets a decent ride on a decent team, he may acheive great things like stoner has.


If RDP can keep doing what he has been doing throughout testing, he could have a pretty decent season.

 

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chopperman

Joined Sep 2006

23K Posts | 3+

• Mar 2, 2008

• #8

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skid @ Mar 2 2008, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Guintolli
i dont think guinters is under rated, most peeps sing his praises after last season. im hopping for great things from him this year

 

Willski

Joined Feb 2008

3K Posts | 470+

Outback Steakhouse

• Mar 2, 2008

• #9

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Mar 2 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i vote for Randy De-puniet.

Yeah he had a few crashes last season, when your riding for your career, u tend to push a bit harder than what the bike and you can do. on things for sure it this guy is blistering fast.

look at his times on the LCR compared to the factory honda guys. puts them to shame.

I think if RDP gets a decent ride on a decent team, he may acheive great things like stoner has.



This dudes my most under rated rider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbyeYwKN8Us

 

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ogunski

Joined Dec 2006

518 Posts | 0+

Orlando, Florida

• Mar 2, 2008

• #10

Nicky Hayden. This guy has a world championship and he still gets ZERO respect.

 

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BRUTUS_BUCKEYE

Joined Jan 2008

156 Posts | 0+

• Mar 2, 2008

• #11

Id say Stoner because everyone says it was his bike

 

Goatboy

Joined Sep 2006

3K Posts | 4+

Leading

• Mar 2, 2008

• #12

Capirossi after last season

 

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Tom

Joined Feb 2006

9K Posts | 0+

West Yorkshire, UK

• Mar 2, 2008

• #13

I'd say Hayden. Randy is an excellent candidate but it is very easy to argue either way with a rider who has or is showing potential. Nicky has achieved the ultimate prize in motorcycle racing and is spoken of as if he has always been average.

 

BarryMachine

Joined Jun 2007

10K Posts | 1K+

Norah Head

• Mar 2, 2008

• #14

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ogunski @ Mar 3 2008, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nicky Hayden. This guy has a world championship and he still gets ZERO respect.

Hayden gets a fair bit of respect ..... its just that he made himself enemy No.1 of the yellow army in 2006 ....... which in itself is somewhat of a mark of respect really

, although annoying to those who truly appreciate his efforts. But Hayden is not underated by many many also.


I'd go with Pinky on the Randy DP bit ..... mainly because he seems to be up near the top at most of the winter tests. Maybe the bike change will suit him.

 

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Captain Snow

Joined Aug 2005

1K Posts | 0+

USA

• Mar 2, 2008

• #15

nakano

 

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SackWack

Joined Nov 2007

3K Posts | 1+

Paso Robles, CA USA

• Mar 2, 2008

• #16

Valentino Rossi

 

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vale4607

Joined Jan 2007

638 Posts | 0+

Sydney, Australia

• Mar 2, 2008

• #17

I'd agree with RDP as about the only pick. For me the older guys have been around long enough to prove themselves e.g. Nakano, Capirossi.

 

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stop_killing_dead_things

Joined Feb 2007

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Most likely somewhere away with the fairies.

• Mar 3, 2008

• #18

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ogunski @ Mar 2 2008, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nicky Hayden. This guy has a world championship and he still gets ZERO respect.

+1

 

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michaelm

Joined May 2007

13K Posts | 5K+

sydney australia

• Mar 3, 2008

• #19

I'd go with nicky hayden too.

I like RDP and would like to see him do well, but he is performing well in trials/practice, and he has always been good at that. I want to see some race day form. I still would have kept him ahead of west if I were kawasaki though.

 

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BigAl

Joined Oct 2007

2K Posts | 0+

• Mar 3, 2008

• #20

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (michaelm @ Mar 3 2008, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'd go with nicky hayden too.

I like RDP and would like to see him do well, but he is performing well in trials/practice, and he has always been good at that. I want to see some race day form. I still would have kept him ahead of west if I were kawasaki though.

yup!

thats about how i see it too.