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Originally Posted by Highlander179
As far as a tester, its been said that he isnt that helpful as he's so good at riding around problems.
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Ducati became painfully (very much so) aware of that when Stoner left, Rossi came in and declared the bike unrideable...
I remember Stoner answering a reporter's question in regards to the bike and how Ducati handles the issues with "It's simple, if I win, it's a great bike.... if I lose, I am a bad rider".
Another one of his statements (the best one by far) was "sometimes you just have to stop thinking about all the issues and start riding what you have..."
He did that with the Ducati... better than anyone else.
I became a huge Stoner fan when I saw him ride live (he is a ruthless stalker) and then met him in the Ducati Container at Lagune Seca... he is a very shy, but very nice guy. No fan of the limelight at all. But very approachable in a quiet setting. Not a dummy either.
He has come up the hard way and never forgot that.
With that, I am off the soapbox.