Holy lean angle, Batman!

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I know, I know, more MotoGP photos. Sorry. But this is just insane. Check out Rossi mid-corner at Qatar earlier today:

He almost needs an elbow puck

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He almost needs an elbow puck lol

Dragging elbows is definitely something racers do

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In the pic above, Rossi was keeping his elbow in. If you're not careful, however, the natural tendency is to put elbow out in order to clear your knee, and when you do that:

Thats freaking

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Thats freaking ridonkulous!!

Yet so badass...

These are local supermoto

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These are local supermoto riders:

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Me in the backyard:

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You have an awesome backyard!

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You have an awesome backyard! Nice pic!

Used to have 200+ acres of

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Used to have 2000+ acres of forrest/farm land with powerlines to ride freely without hassle, now developers have changed 2/3 of it to office complex and Holiday Inn Express... still enough room to ride the dirt bike and get a decent workout.

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I am so jealous

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And yes, sumo is friggin' fun as hell. I've started riding my DR-Z at PGP, and while that DR-Z is certainly no true sumo race bike, it's close enough that I can still have a blast. Supermoto is a whole different (and very fun) ball game from the road course stuff. A lot cheaper too!

O..M..G.. That is... DAMN.

O..M..G.. That is... DAMN.

Yes, yes indeed :)

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Yes, yes indeed :)

no knee out cornering

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9twUAi1Q4o0

...next time he's going to pass that license test.

on a supermoto track with two

on a supermoto track with two famous racers and one friend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBXIuUdsZBg

and what can go wrong on a Triumph Bonneville and you take a huge risk, if you look close you can see his broken thigh bone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYGGCVE2lKY&feature=related

the most lean and then recover I have ever seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqKShV-iN5M&feature=related