I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don’t give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don’t know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal – there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components.
VALENTINO ROSSIWe have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don’t think about it.
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Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it’s true.
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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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I’m very happy because I won a lot. I’ve won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
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In 2009, I didn’t like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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