RocketRobin
PR Founding Father
Well I think it's in Alessi's head and the fact that he has never been any good at SX! Tell me a time when he was at the front of a sx pack at the end of a main event............. sure he got some holeshots, but he'd drop anchor after that. Add to the fact that he's never wanted to ride SX, was super excited to get an outdoor only contract and race GP's with KTM......... and now he's back on the SX circuit stumbling.......... He's not in the game. He's waiting for outdoors to come around and rebound for MX.......... but he doesn't realize how bad he looks now.
On the 350 side of things............ I don't think there is an advantage to a 350 in a SX event where the main events are only 19 minutes long and the track is built to challenge bikes. 450's have the power on tap to make some things easy that a 350 just won't be able to do.......... so SX is a tough sell on a 350. On the flip side............. outdoors where you are going 35 minutes plus pushing the limits of your motorcycle and carrying as much speed as possible for an entire moto, the 350 may allow you to go faster over that long period of time. It worked for Carioli last year that way against 450's in the GP's. Smaller guys that get worn out by a 450 in a long moto would benefit from a 350 like Alessi and Carioli. I'm not so sure that a larger guy that can handle a 450 would be a benefit on a 350........ that's why they are making both bikes.
350's are suited to a particular type of rider and Alessi should be perfect considering his size / weight for outdoors.
On the 350 side of things............ I don't think there is an advantage to a 350 in a SX event where the main events are only 19 minutes long and the track is built to challenge bikes. 450's have the power on tap to make some things easy that a 350 just won't be able to do.......... so SX is a tough sell on a 350. On the flip side............. outdoors where you are going 35 minutes plus pushing the limits of your motorcycle and carrying as much speed as possible for an entire moto, the 350 may allow you to go faster over that long period of time. It worked for Carioli last year that way against 450's in the GP's. Smaller guys that get worn out by a 450 in a long moto would benefit from a 350 like Alessi and Carioli. I'm not so sure that a larger guy that can handle a 450 would be a benefit on a 350........ that's why they are making both bikes.
350's are suited to a particular type of rider and Alessi should be perfect considering his size / weight for outdoors.