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Ktm's are cheap here in Aus ATM ......... must be Rossi
Who thinks Rossi will retire at the end of 2012?
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" What’s more, Ducati’s apparel and accessories lines also recorded a 50-percent annual increase over 2010."
Has the same increase recorded for Triumph, Harley and BMW ?!?!
No doubt VR is the most popular figure in MotoGP and MAY contribute to increase sales of Duke in US, but he has lost any motivation to ride Ducati...a sad ending story if he stay with the Italian squad,only an Aussie can ride that dog..
Yes - at least for Harley and BMW. Riders are switching from Japanese sportsbikes to European naked bikes. Ducati are selling a lot of Multistradas and Diavels. No doubt, Rossi's popularity is helping, but it's part of a global shift of motorcycle buying patterns, which in the end will endanger the future of World Superbikes.
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i think you strongly overestimate the impact a rider has on sales figures.
if we were talking yamaha in 04, i'd tend to agree with you a bit more. they also sell lots of scooters and r6s that are much more affordable for the younger riders that are more easily influenced.
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Ducati sales are up in the States because there are so many yuppies and trustafarian posers
riding from the condo to the sushi bar, and none of them have ever heard of Rossi. The number
of spoiled rich kids buying Ducatis has been steadily increasing since the early '80s.
And what Dave said... that the Japs haven't introduced any major changes in the liter
and 600 cc bikes in years. The bikes on which WSBK are based look pretty much the
same as they did 10 years ago. Ducati and BMW keep coming out with new models
with distinct, very much individual characters.
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As someone who was a ducati fan for decades before I was a stoner fan, this is a romantic idea which has always appealed to me. He needs to beat one j.lorenzo esq who is currently leading the world championship to win the 3rd championship first. And if ducati come up with a lighter, non-stressed member perhaps even narrower angle1000cc engine rather than whatever they are running now as j4rno who is usually extremely well informed both in general and concerning matters Italian/ducati is intimating on another thread rossi's perspective may change as well; I am one stoner fan who does not think he is past it on a suitable bike.
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Wow! Now I get Evolutions point!
I'm going out to buy one right now!
How would I look on that with my Rossi hat and T
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Wow! Now I get Evolutions point!
I'm going out to buy one right now!
How would I look on that with my Rossi hat and T
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I agree that Rossi is not past his past performances however I think you are ignoring 2 major things, 3 maybe. 1 Stoner is now off the Duc. 2. Lorenzo has already surpassed Rossi on the same machine as Rossi. 3 Pedrosa ......... maybe
If Rossi and Lorenzo would have ben riding the same bike, Rossi will win 8/10 racses.
If anything Rossi surpassed Stoner on the Duc, he does not crash the thing as often as Stoner did.
Not just rossi beating stoner would lead to a quietening on the western front as far as the bellicosity of stoner fans is concerned, or this one anyway. If jorge beats him this year it will be harder to mention stoner in any discussion involving a 7 times premier class champion. Jorge is obviously also truly excellent, but even if there ends up being any suggestion the yamaha is a little better this year for whatever reason it will be hard to sustain any argument about equipment disadvantage for stoner in his second season as the number 1 hrc rider, and defending champion to boot; in this circumstance a factory honda should be good enough, and it is probably at least partly down to the rider if this is not so.
Nonsense. Less points, lower position in the championship, no wins, only one podium. It doesn't mean stoner is better overall, but all evidence is that he is better at riding admittedly flawed ducatis; rossi himself among others has stated that it is basically impossible to replicate what stoner did to put that thing at the pointy end.
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Dude, you are getting worse than Lindsey Lohans public relations manager. You may be the only human on the planet who believes Rossi's performance on the Ducati has surpassed Stoner. That is past bopper fan delusion , it's a psychosis.
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