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Having met Jorge at D-store last year, I have to say he was  down to earth and genuinely engaging.
Even shared a little dig about Rossi, which I thought was pretty funny.

I remember back to the awesome high-sides of his first year and the hilarious comments forum posters made - good times!
IMO, he owned 2010, and the WC is much deserved.
We have all seen his ego and post race theatrics take a turn towards ass-like, but it makes for good TV.

So...will he keep his lucky #99 or take ownership of the #1 emblazened on his Telefonica/Movistar Yam?
 (I forget who is taking over for FIAT)

it really cracks me up when people say this... it's like they didn't watch him in 250s at all.

I think he'll run a 99 with a bunch of lil #1's in it....

You think I don't like him because he rode well this year?  ;D

I think he'll leave the plate empty, that way he won't have to repaint it in 12.  :D

He's already said he'll run the #1 if they can come up with a good scheme for it.  Otherwise he'll just keep #99.

His 99 is not exactly flashy

The sponsors would probably appreciate it if he ran the #1 plate.

He'll run #1.  I'd bet your life on it. 

no kiddin'.

any/everything he's done in motogp is extremely tame by comparison.  

and i bet he'll run #1 also.  99 was fan-decided in the first place.. it's not like it's 'his' number.

I'm convinced he'll emulate Rossi and go with 99.

I swear, if Rossi covered himself in chicken feathers (with some ludicrous claim that it made him faster) the other riders would follow.

yup....all the way down to casual track day riders. Ive seen guys put a foot out under braking.   [bang]

Are you mad because the casual riders can outbrake you now?  Ever since I started throwing my leg out, I've decreased my braking distances into corners by a good 10-15 feet.  Don't knock it bro.


You know I'm just kidding.

If one leg out helps with braking, how much better would braking be if you threw both legs out?  Maybe even a hand?    ;D

I like to hop off the side of the bike and slide both feet to aid in braking, mission impossible style.

Pffft amateur  [roll]

I lowside into every corner to help me brake.

During one of the supersport races this year (Imola?) Steve Martin mentioned that Leon Haslam did some testing with and without the leg for a magazine article.  Does anybody know the title/issue information for that article? 

BTW, I think he mentioned something like a 10-15' improvement with the leg?

"elbow braking"

Lately, Rossi has been putting it WAY out there (in part to discourage passing), but he also looks like he's wiggling/wagging his leg under braking.  That's a new variation.  It might be that the rear of the bike is moving around that is causing his leg to move, but it really looks like he's wigglin' it around trying to feel for sumptin'.

We've gotten used to how it looks, but a non-moto friend was over the other day while I was watching racing and was completely baffled by the look of the "leg off" thing.  

dogs lift the leg to mark their territory



my corner

There was an explanation on the Eurosport feed by an ex racer that almost makes sense.

But all you experts probably don't want to hear it. ;D

explain...

Which part?

The making sense...

or you guys being experts? [evil]

edit...

The way it was explained was that the leg was actually as much back as out and it was being done to transfer weight to the rear under braking to help keep the wheel down.

With Rossi's showmanship and his tendency to play mind games with other riders who knows.

There was a time that people thought King Kenny was showing off by dragging his knee.

Back in the day, on a dirt bike, my experience was that it was lots better in braking for a corner with feet on the pegs.

Also, if you dangled a leg off trying to block somebody, they'd put their tire on your boot.
We saw Rossi pull that leg back in when Jorge got his wheel in there.

Relevance to Rossi in MotoGP, none.  [laugh]

Schwantz gave essentially the same explanation when I was at Barber 2 weekends ago. He stresses weighting the outside peg under hard braking or when going on throttle at corner exits, in order to weight the rear tire, dirtbike style. He thinks that's what Rossi gets out of the leg hanging off.

(is this the most talked about topic ever?)

i've never tried it myself but i feel like i innately 'get' that making yourself wider when you're really on the binders would make the whole thing feel a little more in control or predictable.  I often feel like the tank/the bike gets narrower and narrower when i jump on the brakes.

it's the same as shaving the naughty bits to make the junk appear larger

I have a bird, kept on a string, that I toss out and use as an air brake.  Or is it an eagle?    ???

(http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/360/PA861400.jpg)

Is there a universal number for "douchebag"?

That's a pretty boring looking #1. Needs some jewels or something.  ;D

Look!  NO HANDS, MOM!!!

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Nov/101129-99.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Nov/101129-99.htm)

OT, sorta.. but close enough

"Dude, he'd have won the title if he were riding a Hayabusa," Edwards said.

 [laugh] [laugh]