Pedros dumps Michelin

[cheekybloke]

It was announced today as expected.
Dani Pedrosa removes Michelin tyres from Repsol Honda MotoGP bike news - SuperBike magazine - motorbike reviews, super bike news and hot babes

[robfromsc]

the drama never ends! kinda sux for nicky, not like dani wasnt kicking his azz before. not that im even in the same universe as the motogp riders but that crap makes me rethink my tire choice, ive always like michelins. that doesnt go well for their marketing either. hard to sell tires when you have guys jumping ship mid season, when there is no way he'll get a champion spot. that is a huge statement about the michelin tires. guess rossi really saw the writing on the wall when he jumped ship.

[20_RC51_00]

Originally Posted by robfromsc

the drama never ends! kinda sux for nicky, not like dani wasnt kicking his azz before. not that im even in the same universe as the motogp riders but that crap makes me rethink my tire choice, ive always like michelins. that doesnt go well for their marketing either. hard to sell tires when you have guys jumping ship mid season, when there is no way he'll get a champion spot. that is a huge statement about the michelin tires. guess rossi really saw the writing on the wall when he jumped ship.

lol, I'm pretty sure that michelin tires are as good as any..... unless you are stating that you ride at a GP level...

[robfromsc]

Originally Posted by 20_RC51_00

lol, I'm pretty sure that michelin tires are as good as any..... unless you are stating that you ride at a GP level...

it was just a thought, besides there were good enough for 2nd place

[varium]

This is quite amazing. Is michellin(sp?) just that bad now, or are they so arrogant that they don't care about the riders/teams that sit on them?

I am all for giving someone the benefit of the doubt, and letting them get their shit in order, but this has been an on going thing since the beginning of last season. For a company that has all the advantages(experience, data, tradition, brand loyalty, etc.) its unfathomable to me that they are just that bad at rectifying their obvious plummet. Nobody likes to think of someone as so arrogant that they are basically saying eff you to your face, but its just as equally hard to comprehend that the motorcycle racing tire jugernaught(sp?) has such a brainless staff that they can't get their shit together for over a year. I can't decide which is worse, and no matter which senario you look at they each point back to the other.
My oh my what a pitiful fall of a once dominate giant.

[veetwinducati]

A noticeably happy Dani stated that his bike felt like something completely different after lapping Misano at 0.8seconds faster than he managed all weekend on the French stuff. He has to now be thinking very positively and his confidance regained as we head in to the last 5 races.

N.B.

I think we should not though overlook the previous contribution and successes that Michelin have created on the back of seeming to lose interest to a large degree over the last season and a half.

[drthompson65]

I wonder if the new trainer comes with Bridgestones:

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