04-05-13, 08:27 PM
(04-05-13, 08:11 PM)Chillum link Wrote: The only trouble with Hailwoods style is that if he lost the rear end slightly he couldn't then prop the bike up and recover like I've seen a few GP riders do.
It also makes him look like a frog
Without wanting to detract at all from his accomplishments, the bikes he was racing were considerably slower, maybe lighter? than the current generations of race bikes. Hailwood's style today on the GP track would leave him firmly last.
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