That must have been a challenge.Here is what I found on the internet.
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They are saying he bent his shifter in two motos. I don't believe it. It is just highly unlikely that he bent two shifters in to two straight motos. I think he bent the shift in the first moto and it caused some internal transmission damage. They thought it was just the shifter so they replaced it for the second moto and sent him back out there. Thats when they realized it was something worse. With not enough time between the motos to do a motor swap they compensated with gearing so he could ride the track in one gear. Just my guess.
That must have been a challenge.
He hit a tuff block in both motos and bent the shifter
OK if you believe that. He hasn't hit a tuff block in his whole career you think he hit on in back to back motos. KTM will never say they had a bike failure so a bent shift lever is the best they could come up with.
"Dungey was slowed early in the race when he clipped a Tuff Block, bending his shift lever, forcing him to change gears with his hand, which he somehow managed to do over some of the track's big jumps and a few times on the ground."OK if you believe that. He hasn't hit a tuff block in his whole career you think he hit on in back to back motos. KTM will never say they had a bike failure so a bent shift lever is the best they could come up with.
"Dungey was early in the race when he clipped a Tuff Block, bending his shift lever, forcing him to change gears with his hand, which he somehow managed to do over some of the track's big jumps and a few times on the ground."
"Barcia went on to win the second moto, while Dungey took second despite suffering the same problem that he had in the first moto. While dicing with another rider, a Tuff Block rolled onto the track and he hit it with his shift lever, again bending it back to where he had to manipulate the lever with his hand."
Please post your source."Dungey was slowed early in the race when he clipped a Tuff Block, bending his shift lever, forcing him to change gears with his hand, which he somehow managed to do over some of the track's big jumps and a few times on the ground."
"Barcia went on to win the second moto, while Dungey took second despite suffering the same problem that he had in the first moto. While dicing with another rider, a Tuff Block rolled onto the track and he hit it with his shift lever, again bending it back to where he had to manipulate the lever with his hand."
One thing I know is that he somehow bent that shift lever, be it via a tuff block or something else. Is that picture you posted from the 1st or 2nd moto? Is there a picture from the other moto as well?You believe that stuff? I don't buy it for one minute.
One thing I know is that he somehow bent that shift lever, be it via a tuff block or something else. Is that picture you posted from the 1st or 2nd moto? Is there a picture from the other moto as well?
Did he bend his shift lever in moto 2?The picture I posted was first moto