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Originally Posted by wdavis009
Then you disagree with Rossi. This is getting stupid. In his book Rossi claims the Honda was clearly superior to the Yamaha in every way, going so far as to claim the Honda was "perfect." Anyone claiming the Yamaha was as good as the Honda is showing they care more about proving their argument than about the truth. One of the main reasons he moved to Yamaha was to prove that his success wasn't dependent on the bike i.e., he could win on an inferior bike.
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Its not that I disagree with Rossi as much as I agree more with Doohan in forming the basis of my opinion which is that journalistic types are not capable of making relevant assessments of top race bikes simply because they are not capable of exploring the limits of the equipment.
While Rossi may be telling the truth or believe he is telling the truth he is not really an objective source in this matter insofar as his having a huge ax to grind with HRC. Honda always took the position that the bike is always more important than the rider which Rossi justifiably found galling and offensive. He took great exception to their philosophy so what better way to stick it their faces than by writing a book and saying the Honda
WAS better but but the rider (Rossi) was
even better. While he may have been honest and objective in his assessment, its also very well known that Rossi was motivated by revenge as well as the desire to further cement his legend by winning a title with two different manufacturers. In 2004 I do believe that the Honda was a better overall package than the Yamaha but the M1 also possessed some undeniable strengths over the Honda which Rossi, together with his superior abilities, was able to successfully take advantage of. Any discussion of the M1 being inferior to the Honda in 2005 is pure nonsense and fantasy worship. Rossi is truly great but anyone who believes his M1 was "inferior" to the Hondas that year is deluding themselves.