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Title: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Arizona Wayne on January 20, 2017, 12:44:41 AM
....by riding his  GP bike on a snow covered ski slope !  :shocked:  http://www.roadracingworld.com/    3rd down.
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: lti_57 on January 20, 2017, 07:42:19 AM
A few years ago we had about 18-20 inches of snow on the ground
I had an kawi 100 enduro. i rode it to the back field and rode around made some paths.
then started riding a bit faster leaning off  dragging me knee in  my carhart coveralls laughing my ass off.
i had the best time.
That video was OK  I thought he would be carving some corners
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: chuck peterson on January 20, 2017, 07:58:16 AM
Looks like he's invented a new sport
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: fotoguzzi on January 20, 2017, 08:00:19 AM
I saw a GP car doing the same thing a week ago or so.. got to ask, what's the point?
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Yukonica on January 20, 2017, 08:50:12 AM
I saw a GP car doing the same thing a week ago or so.. got to ask, what's the point?

...... ? marketing ?

Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Lannis on January 20, 2017, 09:39:42 AM
I saw a GP car doing the same thing a week ago or so.. got to ask, what's the point?

Because It's There ... !   They had to start it with a regular tire on the back, then swap the wheel out for the spiked one while it was idling ... I suppose they can do that a lot quicker than I could!   It'd be out of gas before I got done changing it ....

Lannis
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Thunderbutt on January 20, 2017, 01:51:04 PM
"I saw a GP car doing the same thing a week ago or so.. got to ask, what's the point?"

Probably makes it feel like he is riding on rails when he is on pavement with sticky tires.
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Triple Jim on January 20, 2017, 01:55:06 PM

Something appeared to fall off his bike around 1:18.
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Dofin on January 20, 2017, 07:04:41 PM
Looks like he lost a gopro camera.  Man some serious tire studding there!!
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Testarossa on January 20, 2017, 07:23:05 PM
Not impressed. No traction issues there -- his bike has crampons.

How about speedway on ice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-PVMjgTaWI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-PVMjgTaWI)
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: LowRyter on January 22, 2017, 05:44:41 PM
and Rossi did the same thing 5 years ago with Nickey on the backseat

https://youtu.be/o6tNW96cL7Q
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on January 22, 2017, 06:55:40 PM
  He cheated.
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: danomar on January 23, 2017, 04:01:43 PM
I find it hard to believe that Honda would allow a multi-million euro asset like Marque do a nutter thing like ride a MotoGP bike up a mountain in the snow. I think he rode a few meters and someone else did the crazy bits. Just my conspiracy theory.
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Arizona Wayne on January 23, 2017, 04:13:09 PM
A few years ago we had about 18-20 inches of snow on the ground
I had an kawi 100 enduro. i rode it to the back field and rode around made some paths.
then started riding a bit faster leaning off  dragging me knee in  my carhart coveralls laughing my ass off.
i had the best time.
That video was OK  I thought he would be carving some corners


I used to have a `74 Rickman Montesa 250 dirt bike(beautifull) with an aluminum bash plate to protect the motor on the underside and once tried to ride it in snow.........it worked 'till the snow packed under the bash plate and then the rear knobby tire just spun with no traction.  :huh:
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Lannis on January 23, 2017, 06:05:30 PM
I find it hard to believe that Honda would allow a multi-million euro asset like Marque do a nutter thing like ride a MotoGP bike up a mountain in the snow.

Well, they have a thing called a contract.   They can't control every action in his life to his employers' benefit, so they probably have a bunch of limitations on what he can do, like flying a wingsuit, bungee-jumping, or appear in a Jackass movie.

I'll bet they forgot to include "ride a MotoGP bike up a mountain in the snow" in their list of prohibited activities ....

Lannis
Title: Re: Marc Marquez proves he's insane..........
Post by: Testarossa on January 24, 2017, 06:16:54 PM
I'd rather fall on snow than on pavement, and so would you. I see people unload onto snow at 50mph twice or more each week, and unless there's a tree collision involved, they invariably dig the powder out of their goggles and proceed.