KTMRider4Life, on 16 April 2012 - 04:41 PM, said:

No I was just back'n what you were saying up. Read my first line of my last post!!

He was riding the Suzuki for months before he signed with JGR. Suzuki was courting him hard. They might have been testing up to the point that he jumped at the blue cash

That Suzuki seems to be very well sorted out over these last few years.  I am sure there is a whole book on set-up for this bike that any established team, such as Yoshimura, could get a great base-line setting and tweak them from there and get Stewart comfortable.  I would love to see James out there this summer riding basically the same machine that Metcalf or Dungey rode over the last year.  The success of Chad Reed and Ryan Dungey had on these bikes proves their quality.

meyermetal, on 16 April 2012 - 04:47 PM, said:

Yes he was, Transworld even let it slip twice that he was riding Suzukis all summer.  I gotta wonder if JGR fired him, did Stewart demand out, was it mutual?  What system you playing battlefield on?  Only a BF fan would use Wake as a location

thsp485, on 16 April 2012 - 05:03 PM, said:

Only thing lacking is Goose, oh and Decoster, forgot about him

Edited by Towelie, 16 April 2012 - 05:05 PM.

Towelie, on 16 April 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

and Iceman, and Mavrick, and Viper!

Towelie, on 16 April 2012 - 05:04 PM, said:

LOL

I don't know what battlefield is. I just never heard of Wake before. I want to say the Moon but it wouldn't let me

moto949, on 16 April 2012 - 04:20 PM, said:

HATER!!!!!

motogeek, on 16 April 2012 - 05:15 PM, said:

LOL

I almost spit out my Beer on that one

I've been to Wake island , certainly would not want to live there.

JS was fired because he falls asleep on the job.. Dirt naps don't win races..

He needs a RHC suzuki i have seen some of the factory parts and theres nothing really special the factory bikes heads are ported 2008 heads the trans are stock super finished .my heads are welded and have an entirlet reshaped port that makes  a very wide strong power curve.

Ron Hamp, on 16 April 2012 - 05:53 PM, said:

you have conection's Ron , get him to test your engine , that would be cool if he ran a RHC engine , MA might not like it so much though . lol

I am going to make a prediction that " if " JS start's his own team he will be running RHC engine's

DH367, on 16 April 2012 - 06:01 PM, said:

Those engines that pull fifth gear starts?? Maybe some video of those!

MotoEye, on 16 April 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

DAMMIT!!!  i forgot again!!!  shit!  oh well looks like i get to listen to the archive while redoing my fence tomorrow!  stupid wind!

he should go green. for some reson it seems that green always wins...

Well maybe now we will finally get to see if its the bike or JS7.  I still predict we wont see it until next SX, I dont believe he will run outdoors which is what I've said all along.  If he does he will ride a couple of early races and then talk about need for more testing etc.. and drop out.  I am not a hater, would love to see him get back to old form.

Hillcapper, on 16 April 2012 - 06:17 PM, said:

Why do you think he will elect not to ride outdoors?

KTMRider4Life, on 16 April 2012 - 06:24 PM, said:

I would think that there is not a lot of time to prepare.  He needs a team around him.   He needs lots of testing.  He needs to get comfortable with yet another bike and yet another team.   A release right now gives him a chance to try to prepare for the outdoors.

Any move for James is a good move.  

Him being released is like both quitting and being fired. I think that means that JGR doesn't want him and he doesn't want JGR  (although I would think he has a bigger problem with the bike that the team itself).    No way its an easy decision to part ways.  There has to be a little bad blood.   But, this is what you call "business".    

If he starts doing reasonably well, support will be thrown his way.   I think an outdoor championship is most certainly not probable, but he can make a good showing and earn a few sponsors.   At his worst, which is what we are seeing now, he's still the 4th or 5th best guy out there.    

He's starting over which is what he needed to do.   Might as well wear the #259.

Edited by mauricedorris, 16 April 2012 - 06:38 PM.