<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Daniel @ May 10 2007, 11:11 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>and KR, man, what the hell is up with that bike? is it the honda engine? or something else? lack of confidence? hmm shame, big shame!
Well I don't think he suddenly forgot how to race a bike. I think the KR team has a special and unique situation. This tiny team is responsible for everything else other than the engine. Notwithstanding, that they are probably last in the pecking order for engines at that. Moreover, I definitely think it’s a problem of machinery. I think the egress in displacement and power of the 800s means you really have to fine tune every other element of the bike, for example chassis, suspension, tires, ergonomics, etc. These elements must be finely tune to be super efficient, otherwise, the loss of power to weight will make any discrepancies in the rest of the bike a major liability.
Just because the guy is older than the young bucks isn't a good reason either. I don't se Loris on anybody's list to get rid of. So I don't think its a matter of age.
Yes they are struggling, but I certainly done blame the JR. How would the top riders like Rossi, Casey, Pedrosa, Hopkins, this year do on a bike like JR's? If a tire problem, as it was argued, caused Rossi to sink to 10th and severely effect the "god" of the sport, what makes anybody think he would do better on the JR's bike?