doing and nothing more, not try and tell
the technician that it needs to be
softer here or harder there, or this,
or that. The rider needs to focus
on the riding and let the specialist
technician help him through the
feedback that he provides.
Ben Townley’s favourite bike:
2012 CRF450R
What is the bike you most
enjoyed racing?
My 2012 CRF450, it was the
best 450 I ever rode.
Jimmy McCartney did
the set up from
front to back, and
inside and out.
It was a third
generation
chassis, so
we/he knew
quite a lot
about the general traits of the
bike. He listened to me well
and I gave him good feedback
on the direction of what was
happening during our testing
phase in the pre-season. He
also did the engine and it was
a torque monster, which suited
me down to the ground, and the
suspension and engine really
matched, along with the chassis. I
loved riding that bike, every time
I climbed on it I was completely
at home, it was the fastest I ever
rode a dirt bike in my career.
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