Yamaha’s Valentino RossiFor the first time of 2015 MotoGP, Valentino Rossi suffered a crash aboard his Movistar Yamaha YZR-M1. The crash occurred during the second free practice – and it wasn’t the nine-time World Champion’s fault.Dani Pedrosa was ahead of Rossi, and the Repsol Honda rider’s RC213V leaked fork oil onto the tarmac. This caused some slick spots on the 3.36-mile containing 14 corners, and both riders crashed at turn 13 with 38 minutes remaining.
Fortunately, Rossi walked away unhurt, and was able to rejoin FP2 10 minutes later. He eventually finished Brno otoGP FP2 in fourth place. As for Pedrosa, he sustained a hard blow to his left ankle, and was ruled out of practice, though he returned to the track Saturday morning where he finished 10th in FP3. As for Rossi, he quickly got up to speed in FP3, finishing second – 0.555 of a second behind teammate Jorge Lorenzo.Following the Brno Crash, Valentino Rossi says “Unfortunately Pedrosa had a problem with his bike and it lost some oil and I crashed. This afternoon was difficult for everybody because the track is very slippery and the amount of grip is very low and at the same time there are a lot of bumps, so every time I entered the corner I was pretty much at the limit. At the end of the afternoon it went a bit better and I went into fourth position, but I have to recover a disadvantage, especially the one to Jorge, who seems to have the best pace.”For more on round 11 of 2015 MotoGP, visit 2015 Brno MotoGP Preview.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBTAENbU8iU
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This week’s episode features Senior Editor Nic de Sena’s impressions of the beautiful new Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST that is loosely based around the original FXRT Sport Glide from the 1980s. Hailing from The Golden State, these cult-status performance machines became known as West Coast style, with sportier suspension, increased horsepower, and niceties including creature comforts such as a tidy fairing and sporty luggage.
In past episodes you might have heard us mention my best friend, Daniel Schoenewald, and in the second segment I chat with him about some of the really special machines in his 170 or so—and growing—motorcycle collection. He’s always said to me that he doesn’t consider himself the owner, merely the curator of the motorcycles for the next generation.
Yet Daniel is not just a collector, but I can attest a really skilled rider. His bikes are not trailer queens, they’re ridden, and they’re ridden pretty hard. Actually, we have had many, many memorable rides on pretty much all of the machines in the collection at one time or another.
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