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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
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F f foggy never did motogp |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
F f foggy never did motogp"
True but he is an all round good guy same as Guy Martin
keeping it based on MotoGP but always a space for foggeeee and GM |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
F f foggy never did motogp
True but he is an all round good guy same as Guy Martin
keeping it based on MotoGP but always a space for foggeeee and GM"
I think we are all on the same page here we all love bike racing |
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The late great Barry sheen but for sheer guts and determination what about
Niall Mackenzie
Came from nothing
Started production racing in early eighties was then invited to ride in the Yamaha pro am series
Progressed through 250gp to 500gp then finished his career in super bikes
Plus he's a really nice bloke |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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Foggys style was perfectly suited for 250's back in the day and I have no doubt that he would have been successful in 500's
Hailwood was unbeatable in his day even though he couldn't set the bike up. After a huge gap in his career he came back to be unbeatable again.
In the days of Clutch starts, Sheene could barely walk, still took a bad bike and won races. Towards the end of his career when the manufacturers wouldn't give him a factory machine he rode a road bike and still beat the works riders.
Doohan made the Honda Big Bang engine invincible. Then when everyone started using Big Bang engines, he went back to the screamer and beat them all again. Head and shoulders above his peers.
Another worthy mention for Randy Mamola. Tough as they come.
With All due respect to Guy Martin, without his telly show he would be a nobody. |
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Mick Doohan has to be up there, not just because of his statistics but also how he adapted after his serious crash and had to use his thumb for rear braking, unlike other riders who used their right foot. |
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F f foggy never did motogp
True but he is an all round good guy same as Guy Martin
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Foggy might come across as a nice guy now with his charity work but he was a complete b*stard to compete against. Win at all costs, get into the heads of his rivals through antagonizing them and wasn't against fisty cuffs. Hell of a racer though and a freakin legend at the Isle of Man. Steve Hislop was even greater, RIP.
Il Dottore, he's the true goat of MotoGP IMO.  |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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F f foggy never did motogp
True but he is an all round good guy same as Guy Martin
Foggy might come across as a nice guy now with his charity work but he was a complete b*stard to compete against. Win at all costs, get into the heads of his rivals through antagonizing them and wasn't against fisty cuffs. Hell of a racer though and a freakin legend at the Isle of Man. Steve Hislop was even greater, RIP.
Il Dottore, he's the true goat of MotoGP IMO. "
foggy was never the fastest on his duke, often up to 10mph slower on the straight.
His time at the top bashing fairing fairings with the likes of chili and Corser was the height of WSB
For road racing joey Dunlop was king. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are you joking there is only one!!!"
We are of course biased Judging riders from different era's is tough but if you add in charisma and fan base it has to be the Doctor doesn't it! Viva la figa  |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"Are you joking there is only one!!!
We are of course biased Judging riders from different era's is tough but if you add in charisma and fan base it has to be the Doctor doesn't it! Viva la figa "
Rossi or Sheene? It would be one hell of a party |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Are you joking there is only one!!!
We are of course biased Judging riders from different era's is tough but if you add in charisma and fan base it has to be the Doctor doesn't it! Viva la figa "
I compare followers of the doctor same as followers of man united, jumping on the band wagon of a winning team just me and we al have our own thoughts  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are you joking there is only one!!!
We are of course biased Judging riders from different era's is tough but if you add in charisma and fan base it has to be the Doctor doesn't it! Viva la figa
I compare followers of the doctor same as followers of man united, jumping on the band wagon of a winning team just me and we al have our own thoughts "
some of us have followed him since before everyone knew him... Although personally think since the incident with Marco he has never ever been the same...
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are you joking there is only one!!!
We are of course biased Judging riders from different era's is tough but if you add in charisma and fan base it has to be the Doctor doesn't it! Viva la figa
I compare followers of the doctor same as followers of man united, jumping on the band wagon of a winning team just me and we al have our own thoughts "
The Doctor and Man Utd in the same sentence nearly made me lose my lunch but I take the point  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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F f foggy never did motogp
True but he is an all round good guy same as Guy Martin
Foggy might come across as a nice guy now with his charity work but he was a complete b*stard to compete against. Win at all costs, get into the heads of his rivals through antagonizing them and wasn't against fisty cuffs. Hell of a racer though and a freakin legend at the Isle of Man. Steve Hislop was even greater, RIP.
Il Dottore, he's the true goat of MotoGP IMO. "
Steve hislop was amazing ....RIP.
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By (user no longer on site)
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F f foggy never did motogp
True but he is an all round good guy same as Guy Martin
Foggy might come across as a nice guy now with his charity work but he was a complete b*stard to compete against. Win at all costs, get into the heads of his rivals through antagonizing them and wasn't against fisty cuffs. Hell of a racer though and a freakin legend at the Isle of Man. Steve Hislop was even greater, RIP.
Il Dottore, he's the true goat of MotoGP IMO. Steve hislop was amazing ....RIP.
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He broke rossi's lap record at donington on a superbike in 2002 if he went to motogp he would have been champ but alas 2003 rip |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
F f foggy never did motogp"
I remember foggy doing some moto gp races...I think...if my memory is right,it was foggy who was shaking his bike about at Donington because he was running out of fuel. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
F f foggy never did motogp
I remember foggy doing some moto gp races...I think...if my memory is right,it was foggy who was shaking his bike about at Donington because he was running out of fuel."
He might have had a wild card race but not to my knowledge,both john reynolds and sean emmett did though |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are you joking there is only one!!!
We are of course biased Judging riders from different era's is tough but if you add in charisma and fan base it has to be the Doctor doesn't it! Viva la figa
I compare followers of the doctor same as followers of man united, jumping on the band wagon of a winning team just me and we al have our own thoughts some of us have followed him since before everyone knew him... Although personally think since the incident with Marco he has never ever been the same...
I remember the young Rossi when he first came into moto gp too...and the epic battles with the Roman Emperor.Like you...I don't think he's been the same since what happened to Marco..now there was a star in the making..58
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Who is your greatest MotoGP rider of all time
with me it was a coin flip between the great Giacomo Agostini (MV) and my school hood hero Barry Sheene
in fact no coin flip, Baz wins outright due to his success on track and life in pain due to crippling crashes which a also feel
so who is your No.1?
Giacomo Agostini
Barry sheene
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner (the Ducati legend)
Kevin Schwantz
Kenny Roberts
F F F Foggy
Colin Edwards
there is a mountain of amazing bikers who is your MotoGP or all round good guy
as I say, Barry Sheene for me, may he rest in peace
F f foggy never did motogp
I remember foggy doing some moto gp races...I think...if my memory is right,it was foggy who was shaking his bike about at Donington because he was running out of fuel.
He might have had a wild card race but not to my knowledge,both john reynolds and sean emmett did though"
Just had a look...he did a few moto gp races. |
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