Rossi Visor ?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Sep 19 2008, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I promise you that looking ahead is somthing you have to do a lot more in Road Racing than in offroad. Going into a turn in 200km/h you look hundreds of feet ahead.
Any instuctor will tell just how important that is, even when riding on the road.

I don't know man, the single most important thing no matter what your riding is forward vision wheather that be on dirt or tarmac, just because you might only enter a corner a half the speed on the dirt dose'nt make it any less dangerous and you can't take it for granted, sure Rossi might be able to focus more on whats in a closer range, besause how many years has he been riding more or less the same tracks

As for the visor I don't know, the black looks cooler

I hope next year it will rain in mugello. And dorna will ban dark visors for 'safety' reasons... And we get to see if Vale really looks like this inside his crash helmet

i agree, it's a matter of style, and looks. for rossi, and italians in general, it is very important, to be well dressed, and for the colours to match. i think rossi has said that himself, how important style is, for him. i can't think of any other reason. with a clear visor, that helmet would be ruined!

I wondered about Rossi's dark visor at Indianapolis because no matter how clear they are to see out of, and I wear an AGV Ti-Tech with a dark AGV visor, when the light dims it's more difficult to see through them and look at the race day conditions. That said, I suppose you get used to it if you wear them all the time. The only time I wear a clear visor is at night/in the dark.

On the coloured visor thing, leon haslam always wears a yellow one(or red, i cant remember now) in the wet. this is because the tint allows him to judge the depth and severity of the watre on the track. i would say that maybe the tint that rossi is wearing works in the same way.

it's simple....it's to give himself a handicap....gotta give everyone else a chance you know

Paraphrased from Rossi interview:

"EEEEN ZEEE CORNERERER, MANY RIDER LOOOK TO EXIT FOR TO SEE WHERE ZEY WANT TOO GO."

"EYE DOO NOT LOOK AT ZEE EXIT BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE EEET EEES. I LOOK TO EEEN FRONT OF MY FRONT TYYYER TOOO ZEEE HOW MOOCH TROTTLE EYE MOOST GEEEVE. LEETLE MORE LEETLE LESS TROTTLE DEPENDING ON MYE LINE."

You can't use 1 picture taken in a hurricane and extrapolate an entire riding style from it.

EDIT: Also, just because a visor looks black/dark on the outside doesn't mean the view out is dark.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dion @ Sep 18 2008, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Can anyone tell me why Rossi always sports a tinted visor no matter what conditions or time of day
Cause unlike me, he doesn't continuously get harassed and pulled over for it by the filth

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Sep 19 2008, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Cause unlike me, he doesn't continuously get harassed and pulled over for it by the filth

Presume you are talking about road dirt when you refer to filth ?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tlrwinder @ Sep 19 2008, 12:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yes, his visor is quite dark, MUCH darker than all the other riders/racers at Ike's Indy GP...

Yes, carrots suck....whether raw, steamed, boiled OR smoked

Now, if I can remember having read it somewhere in the past then I am sure someone else had seen it, also: in an interview, Rossi was asked about his head-down corner posture. He did, in fact (yeah, if I could only remember where...), admit to not 'looking through the corner' a la Colin, Elias, et al.
And, his reasons were quite simple---> (think heavy Italian Rossi accent), "Ahh, yes...for me, to view the end of the curve is not necessary. When I arrive to the entry, I already know where the exit will take me....so, thees allows me to view the surface of the racetrack directly in front of the bike, and I can make adjustments for maximum attack on the exit."

Okay....that wasn't his quote VERBATIM, but he did say that he watches the surface of where he is, I would imagine like 10-20 feet directly in front of himself, but only because he does know where the track will take him....thanks to the 1 million laps that they've run in practice over the years...

Anyone else remember seeing that anywhere in the past??
One of the commentators on the Eurosport answered a viewers question about dark/darker visors even in rain.He said that what a rider is looking for in his equipment is to be distracted as little as possible,and keep the focus as easiely as possible.
If you spend the whole race squinting because of bright light it makes you tence up unneseserily.You may not think of it while racing but you will notice the difference with a visorcolor that suits you.Then you don't have to push your face together for 40 minutes straight.
The other thing is it makes you see the contrasts better(Like downhill skiers for instance,they use colored glasses.) or like some riders, make sure to have dark enough visor so that you don't see all the bumps that really doesn't matter.Some things you see on the surface look worse than they are and all they do is lower the riders confidence.

It's kind of like the same thing as the tapestrap on Valentino and other riders noses.They can breath easierly and don't need to ride around with an open mouth to breath.

That part of where he is looking is kind of interresting.At least for me who has never raced or done serious trackdays.I guess he does it the other way around.Focuses on the surface and keeps the corner exit in his periferal view.(I hope you spell it like that)
I guess his riding experience is bigger than mine then But then again he doesn't have to keep a look out for cars with drivers half asleep.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Anders GUZZI @ Sep 19 2008, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That part of where he is looking is kind of interresting.At least for me who has never raced or done serious trackdays.I guess he does it the other way around.Focuses on the surface and keeps the corner exit in his periferal view.(I hope you spell it like that)
I guess his riding experience is bigger than mine then But then again he doesn't have to keep a look out for cars with drivers half asleep.

Rossi have several unusual habits in his riding style. He use all fingers on the brake handle and his gearing is in the conventional street way ( I think), and he seldom put weight on the outer foot peg. All against conventional racing advices. Add to that his hartrate at 120 hardly above your own on a slow sunday ride.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Sep 19 2008, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi have several unusual habits in his riding style. He use all fingers on the brake handle and his gearing is in the conventional street way ( I think), and he seldom put weight on the outer foot peg. All against conventional racing advices. Add to that his hartrate at 120 hardly above your own on a slow sunday ride.
Yea,i have heard about his heartrate compared to others.It's kind of cool.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Sep 19 2008, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi have several unusual habits in his riding style. He use all fingers on the brake handle and his gearing is in the conventional street way ( I think), and he seldom put weight on the outer foot peg. All against conventional racing advices. Add to that his hartrate at 120 hardly above your own on a slow sunday ride.

Rossi's got an ugly riding style. Ugly but effective.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Sep 18 2008, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I've always found it interesting that Rossi does not look too far through the corner, rather focusing more on what's in front of him. Compare pictures of Rossi and Edwards's heads mid corner, astounding difference.

No idea about the tint. To be different/cool?

Rossi doesn't look much further from the front wheel. All other riders are looking at the apex and beyond.
I read about this a few years back and I've noticed it as well when he rides.
It's a totally unconventional way to ride but who's going to argue with the results.

Is this really a thread dedicated to Rossi's visor?
What next Stoners knee pucks?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ Sep 20 2008, 01:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi's got an ugly riding style. Ugly but effective.
whats ugly about it. he is smooth. you sure say some stupid ....... .... !

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Sep 20 2008, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>whats ugly about it. he is smooth. you sure say some stupid ....... .... !

+1000

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Sep 20 2008, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>whats ugly about it. he is smooth. you sure say some stupid ....... .... !


Somebody obviously finds nakano more attractive, thats the problem.

Pete

Nakano looks like hes feeling the gravity here on earth when hes cornering

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (an4rew @ Sep 20 2008, 07:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nakano looks like hes feeling the gravity here on earth when hes cornering

Oh damn...look at that riding style.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ Sep 21 2008, 04:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Oh damn...look at that riding style.
Why don't we convert every topic into talking about that damned Shinya!
He needs everybodys attention every ....... second right?