Nicky Hayden Interview 2006

Nicky will never again win another championship while Pedrosa is his teammate--that's my prediction. (Hope I'm wrong).

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mylexicon @ Jan 2 2008, 04:26 PM) [snapback]105690[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
He's no Nostradamus! Poor Nicky, he can ride but he can't see the future.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mylexicon @ Jan 3 2008, 07:41 AM) [snapback]105714[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Why don't Honda do Nicky a favor and just call him the experimental rider. It sounds like a glamorous fighter pilot's job. That title will allow him to race win or bin too.


Honda are focused on the Hobbit for their future...Nicky is the 990 past.

Also, why pay Nicky to race their experimental stuff, when they can pay a Japanese rider (that can speak Japanese to the Engineers) to do the same job on the test track and some races as a wldcard?

Besides Nicky is Not test rider material.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Racejumkie @ Jan 3 2008, 06:32 AM) [snapback]105707[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Nicky will never again win another championship while Pedrosa is his teammate--that's my prediction. (Hope I'm wrong).


That is not very optomistic for a Nicky fanatic....I would imagine you mean, so long as Nicky is at Repsol Honda and Dani is his teammate that he won't win the title again....

But what about if he leaves before 2009 and goes to ride for...
- Suzuki (with Spies or CV)
- Yamaha (with Rossi or Lorenzo),
- Ducati (with Stoner or Melandri)
- Kawasaki (with Hopper or West)
- King Kenny (with KRJR or Kurtis)
- Any other team (with the rest)

You of all people should be optimistic about Nicky's talent and ability to win win win...

im a nicky fan but i really dont see him doing it again as long as dani is with him either. they literally let an enitre season go because they wanted dani to win, instead of realizing that even in 2006 when they werent getting nicky parts as soon as he should have been getting them he still won.

honda really should consider themselves lucky that nicky hasnt blasted them like he could have. the only time he came close was here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKjVToN2pWs

Nicky is a likeable guy.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(an4rew @ Jan 4 2008, 12:05 AM) [snapback]105795[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Nicky is a likeable guy.




ya i aggree i was not happy when he won the title but seeing him in interviews after having such a crappy year you have to give him credit for keeping his cool(off the track) and not being a ..... about the way things are going and how honda's treating him... hes a sound guy id like to see him win another title

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Racejumkie @ Jan 2 2008, 10:32 PM) [snapback]105707[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Nicky will never again win another championship while Pedrosa is his teammate--that's my prediction. (Hope I'm wrong).



<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MigsAngel @ Jan 3 2008, 12:32 AM) [snapback]105716[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
I would imagine you mean, so long as Nicky is at Repsol Honda and Dani is his teammate that he won't win the title again....


Wow, you figured out what I meant. Did you do that all by yourself?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jan 3 2008, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nicky will never again win another championship while Pedrosa is his teammate--that's my prediction. (Hope I'm wrong).
he will never win another WC period. no if's or but's or whilsts

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jan 3 2008, 06:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nicky will never again win another championship
i agree.
its just like a band or pop group. they release a really cool song that becomes you favorate but then you never hear from them again. there called one hit wonders in the uk and that is what i think nicky is.
on a perdect day on a perfect bike he can come up with the goods but if theres one thing not quite right he goes backwards. a multi champion need to perform brilliantly even when things are far from perfect.
this year made me laugh when haystack fans were calling rossi a whinner and proclaiming hayden "never" whinges well all i got to say about that is "my clutch is ...." "dani is there #1" " my shoulder hurts"

happy new year jumkie

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jan 5 2008, 05:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wow, you figured out what I meant. Did you do that all by yourself?
I was trying to be nice about Nicky's ability to win the title again in the future, since I thought you were an optimistic Hayden fan.....However, I think you are right he will never win the title again, and I would go so far as to say he may not even win anymore motogp race in his career.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MigsAngel @ Jan 5 2008, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I was trying to be nice about Nicky's ability to win the title again in the future, since I thought you were an optimistic Hayden fan.....However, I think you are right he will never win the title again, and I would go so far as to say he may not even win anymore motogp race in his career.
Touché

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 5 2008, 07:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i agree.
its just like a band or pop group. they release a really cool song that becomes you favorate but then you never hear from them again. there called one hit wonders in the uk and that is what i think nicky is.
on a perdect day on a perfect bike he can come up with the goods but if theres one thing not quite right he goes backwards. a multi champion need to perform brilliantly even when things are far from perfect.
this year made me laugh when haystack fans were calling rossi a whinner and proclaiming hayden "never" whinges well all i got to say about that is "my clutch is ...." "dani is there #1" " my shoulder hurts"

happy new year jumkie
Interesting, that seems to be the justification for allowing Rossi his preferential treatment with Dorna lately. Haha, if he's such a great champion, can't he win with what he's got? I'm starting to wonder about those previous championships; maybe it wasn't him at all.

Thanks for the New Years wish buddy.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jan 5 2008, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Interesting, that seems to be the justification for allowing Rossi his preferential treatment with Dorna lately. Haha, if he's such a great champion, can't he win with what he's got? I'm starting to wonder about those previous championships; maybe it wasn't him at all.

Thanks for the New Years wish buddy.
well theres not quite perfect and theres total ...... its been commented on by other motogp riders about the state of rossi's tyres and how they just could not understand how he rode so fast on them ,altho having said that i dont think he is as good in that area now than he was a few years ago or the competition has got stiffer, you deside.

rossi rides the bike, burgess builds the bike. rossi wants stones burgess said he did the right thing. anybody who contradicts that is a ...... unless they are also a motogp crew cheif or rider imo.

think this would have been more suited to the other thread but what the hell, im a bad ... rule breaker

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 5 2008, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well theres not quite perfect and theres total ...... its been commented on by other motogp riders about the state of rossi's tyres and how they just could not understand how he rode so fast on them ,altho having said that i dont think he is as good in that area now than he was a few years ago or the competition has got stiffer, you deside.

rossi rides the bike, burgess builds the bike. rossi wants stones burgess said he did the right thing. anybody who contradicts that is a ...... unless they are also a motogp crew cheif or rider imo.
Then I guess I'm a .......

Yeah, those Michelins were ".....", its like nobody won or podiumed on them all year. Maybe they were really Dunlops with a Michelin sticker over them, eh?

Do you happen to recall the Assen race? How did Rossi do on those "....." Michelins? Yeah, you may recall Turkey, but perhaps you forgot that he went off the track at close to 200 mph (wonder what that did for his tires). Oh, and Pedrosa took out four guys, two of which were on Michelin. I could go on and on, telling you how Michelin wasn't all "....." as you say. Perhaps you forgot about Qatar, but yup those "....." Michelins were on the tail of Stoner the entire race, even until the last lap, despite a few rider mistakes from the runner up (oh wait, Rossi doesn't make mistakes, it was those "....." tires). How about Jerez or Valencia? How about that terrible performance by those "....." Michelins at Mugello? How did those "....." Michelin tires do? I'm starting to think you are right though, because those Michelins were so bad that they created phantom bike problems to Rossi's bike at Motegi forcing him to bring in the bike when Guintolli on those great Dunlops out broke him spawning Rossi to think perhaps his tires were failing him again.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Jan 5 2008, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>he will never win another WC period. no if's or but's or whilsts

Hes one of the best riders i've seen in real life... the way he rides the bike is awesome to watch.

He should try his hand at Motocross... road racing is taking the piss out of him.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jan 5 2008, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Then I guess I'm a .......

Yeah, those Michelins were ".....", its like nobody won or podiumed on them all year. Maybe they were really Dunlops with a Michelin sticker over them, eh?

Do you happen to recall the Assen race? How did Rossi do on those "....." Michelins? Yeah, you may recall Turkey, but perhaps you forgot that he went off the track at close to 200 mph (wonder what that did for his tires). Oh, and Pedrosa took out four guys, two of which were on Michelin. I could go on and on, telling you how Michelin wasn't all "....." as you say. Perhaps you forgot about Qatar, but yup those "....." Michelins were on the tail of Stoner the entire race, even until the last lap, despite a few rider mistakes from the runner up (oh wait, Rossi doesn't make mistakes, it was those "....." tires). How about Jerez or Valencia? How about that terrible performance by those "....." Michelins at Mugello? How did those "....." Michelin tires do? I'm starting to think you are right though, because those Michelins were so bad that they created phantom bike problems to Rossi's bike at Motegi forcing him to bring in the bike when Guintolli on those great Dunlops out broke him spawning Rossi to think perhaps his tires were failing him again.
your not a ...... mate, just a little missguided and im sure likes to fiddle with it just a little

nobody is saying the michilins were bad all the time, sure they performed at some tracks better than others which is why rossi finished a close 3rd but only a fool or a troll would claim michilin and bridgestones were in the same league this year.

anyway, what was haystacks excuse this year ? bike to small, bad tyres, or mabe the clutch ??

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 5 2008, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>nobody is saying the michilins were bad all the time, sure they performed at some tracks better than others which is why rossi finished a close 3rd but only a fool or a troll would claim michilin and bridgestones were in the same league this year.


Oh really? check out this interesting quote below:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 5 2008, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well theres not quite perfect and theres total ......
Uhm, call me crazy, but it sounds like you said "total ....." in reference to the Rossi's tires.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 5 2008, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>anyway, what was haystacks excuse this year ? bike to small, bad tyres, or mabe the clutch ??

I'm not sure if he had clutch problems. But since you think Rossi's tires are "total ....." remind me what tires Hayden rode?

Oh yes, that bike was designed for a midget or one of these>

ah..I'm loving it....RJ and Rog starting off 2008 with a bang....it's been kind of quiet lately.

God I love this site!

sorry..but I believe Nicky will win more MotoGP races in his career. I also think another championship is possible, I've got my fingers crossed.