Posted by Mahoney on July 15, 2008, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Robbie Knievelīs Search for Technique, http://sb1.freestylemtx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41290"
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Where did I say RK has no skill? I do not dislike him at all, but he is not a very talented jumper. He has his schitck down and each jump is basicly the same. As far as his ramp setups go, I prefer the wood landers over the landing mountains Johnny Airtime originaly designed for Seth Enslo.
As far as the ski ramp goes, it is not neccesary at all. Robbie just needs to learn to speed shift. I am not sure how he has his bike geared but I bet it's stock. Some taller gears and a bettr sprocket might help.
I have seen him jump many times, he has a big problem with acceleration. His other problem is his stopping skills, not to mention that he loops out nearly every jump.
So if you are saying he has good skills as a jumper, I would have to dissagree with you.
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: To say that RK has no skill, is ridiculous.
: Like him or hate him, he is still one of the
: most talented jumpers we have. You really
: cannot compare Robbie's type of jumping to
: "ramp to dirt ramp" jumping,
: neither are bad and both are cool. It's
: just a different animal, with a totally
: different landing setup, which obviously
: makes a huge difference. You may not like
: his particular style of ramp to ramp
: jumping, you may not like his ski ramp, but
: he is consistently making long jumps,
: successfully (at 46yrs old). He is no doubt
: a very talented motorcycle stunt performer.
:
: As far as the ski ramp, I think it's a great
: idea. It takes a lot of construction to
: build one of those. Have you ever stood at
: the top of his ski ramp and looked down?
: It's something like 3 stories tall and
: pretty steep. He gains some 20+ mph with
: it. (Not for nothin', but I used one for
: three years - twice a day & 6 times on
: the weekends). Ski ramps are more gnarley
: than you might think. My opinion.
:
: I like Robbie. He's not perfect, he has
: his own issues to deal with personally, as
: do we all. Sometimes it's harder to take
: the high road. If you have been wronged:
: Falstaff said: "Discretion is the
: better part of valor." Pray for him
: & for me too.
:
: Pr. 19:11.
:
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: who's robbie knievel?..never heard of him.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I found this interesting post and thought JA
: might get a kick out of it.
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: http://sb1.freestylemtx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41290
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: Here are a few comments that were funny to
: me.
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: I think his technique he needs to search for
: is his rear break...
:
: The way i see it....those type of riders are
: definately daredevils but theres not much
: skill in it.
:
: think the reason those types of riders
: crash so much is because they have such such
: a stiff body posture and the sit down on the
: takeoff...
:
: Maybe he never ride on an mx track or hit a
: freestyle ramp
:
: im really sorry, but that is lame
:
: im really sorry, but that is lame...i know
: he is an icon but coming from someone like
: me who is somewhat decent at jumping (no
: where near 200) it just looks so
: ragdoll/goon..im prepared for the hating
: haha but it really did make me laugh,
: especially with the little wheelie at the
: end..dudes got balls, brains not so much,
: but cajones for sure
:
: as he manages to get that bike to go Vert
:
: its obvious that he does not have much bike
: control
:
: I think its a dare devil trade secret to
: loop out
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