World Superbike VS MotoGP - Ben Spies tells the REAL DIFFERENCE Between Them...

[@gbone7581]

Colin Edwards (Texas Tornado) also said you could set up a superbike perfectly but with a MotoGP bike there was always something that you could never get quite right.

[@robertsole9970]

He always had chatter problems

[@pedrocostareis8330]

Totally true...!!! Team, engineers and mechanics are 75% of the bike behavior

[@Tubesmaney]

Interesting. I did not know he said that - but I can see how it would seem that way.

[@SosopChabot]

@@gbone7581 Colin also told me (been to the boot camp a couple of times) that a superbike feels like a POS compared to a motogp bike.

[@Highside713]

You're a great interviewer, but please let the guest speak without interrupting them. It is uncomfortable to watch. Thanks for not losing your temper Ben.

[@daddy5225]

It's called a conversation, it's gypsy tales style of interview.

[@bohemenper1636]

he answers his own questions lol

[@donachille3351]

@@daddy5225 You don't even interrupt your guest if you wanna have a good conversation...

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Not quite as bad as Joe Rogan, he invites people on & speaks at ( not too) them the whole show!

[@j.taveras8447]

@@daddy5225 No it's not, it's rude and we want to hear the interviewee. No context where cutting someone off in conversation back and forth is proper.

[@offroad8055]

Had the worst breaks in motogp…his swingarm literally broke at Laguna Seca! But damn he dominated SBK….and the fact that you gotta win twice in a weekend is even crazier!

[@NoMoney67]

I remember his bike running out of gas. WTF!!! 😠

[@s2wheels]

Even sent him out on a cracked chassis in a race. I also remember Ben saying this about his time in GP @yamaha. He said whenever they found a setup he liked and was comfortable. They would go and change something. Then he would not like the change. Then the time they stuck with what he liked. He Won that race at tt assen.

[@robertsole9970]

@@s2wheelsthat was at Laguna Seca. Yamaha really fucked him over to get Lorenzo on the team. It’s almost like they put him out there on purpose with a busted bike to get him off the team. By the time he switched to Ducati, his shoulder was done and he could not race to win. So fuck Lin Jarvis and Yamaha

[@js290]

last American racer to show up on the international scene not confused... and brutally honest about his own skillz & sensitivity on the top level machines

[@PixelRacer64]

What about those in Moto2 they don’t represent the U.S ?

[@js290]

@@PixelRacer64 which American Moto2 contestant has sniffed the Moto2 championship?

[@roberto_ik5640]

they bad@@PixelRacer64

[@aztronomy7457]

I live in the U.S and know a lot of friends who are into motorcycle racing. The pathway here in the U.S always leads to dirtbikes. There's almost no youth program for street bike racing. It's just not a thing like it is in Spain and Italy.

[@js290]

@@roberto_ik5640 I don't know if they're "bad" per se, just not as focused on winning world championships as their predecessors...

[@SosopChabot]

F**k ya, Ben Spies! This guy left America, went to World Superbike raced on Tires (Perrelli) bike brand (Yamaha) AND TRACKS he DID NOT KNOW and still won the championship on the first try. Plus, he’s the only guy to beat Matt Mladin when he was dominating AMA, this guy is a true badass…

[@travissturman4472]

I havent even heard his name since early 2000s this man was savage when he raced ama im with you bro dude was and still is bad ass

[@artvandelay2111]

Elbows !!!! One of my favourite riders of that era. Can't wait to watch the whole thing 👍 I just hope Jase manages to mention Jiu Jitsu about 10 times 😜

[@renorailfanning5465]

I thought Hayden beat Mladin when he was dominating?

[@SosopChabot]

@@renorailfanning5465 My bad, yes Nicky won in 2002. Matt won in 99,00,01,03,04,05 and 09. Spies won 06,07,08 (crazy racing at a crazy level) and WSBK in 09.

[@j.taveras8447]

@@renorailfanning5465 nope! not a championsip.

[@alex-qo6qb]

ben is a legend...if only injuries never come to him,im pretty sure he is still competing in world champioship today

[@dardobartoli]

2 minutes in and the interviewer has interrupted the guest twice... goodbye

[@dexon777]

Don't interrupt something you don know about to approve like you know jack about it.

[@cyclenews]

Absolutely no one better on the planet to talk abouot the differences between these two styles of motorcycle.

[@aixpert291]

Too bad he didn’t get to do much of the talking.

[@maverickjingle5432]

Think Biaggi could say one or 2 things

[@JimJones-gd2jy]

Riders of this caliber ? Please let them talk uninterrupted . . Massive knowledge

[@cranky1812]

Listening to Ben shows how good Valentino is as he rode Suzuka 8 hrs (Superbike) and won with Colin Edwards.

[@HelloJamesBond]

I think the 9 world titles show that too

[@cranky1812]

@@HelloJamesBond yes but I am talking about the transition from MotoGP to Superbikes.

[@henry247]

He literally said Superbike is easier cuz you can feel it more bro...

[@cranky1812]

@@henry247 superbikes are easier but totally different from a MotoGP. Also keep in mind that you don't get lot of testing for 8 hours Suzuka.

[@henry247]

@@cranky1812 MotoGP riders train with Superbikes and Motocross bikes on the off season bro

[@shonroyale5135]

I remember watching Ben vs Mat and my adrenaline was through the roof, after the race my arm pits sweating 😂😂😂 some of the best yrs, good to see you champ 🏆

[@MisterFds]

The interviewer thinks the audience cares what he thinks about motorcycles when he's interviewing Ben Spies about SBK and MotoGP? Are you kidding me, dude?

[@freewheelcog7206]

Mr Spies, sir you simply rocked. I followed you during your time in the AMA and in the Super Bikes series and it was a pleasure to watch, sorry about MotoGP, I humbly believe it was perhaps a combination of a completely different bike, race medium, not having a crew who is familiar with your style of riding bike set up and many other little things that in the end make a very big difference, all said and done I have no doubt that when your name is mentioned it will be associated with that of a premier superbike rider👍👍.

[@jryer1]

Good to see and hear from Ben. Always remembered as one of the best!

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Awesome to see Ben giving an interview. Such a demon on the breaks. Got to see Ben a lot in TX when you came to a CRMA.

[@charleshairston4853]

I was a CMRA member from the mid 80s til the early 90s. I really miss Oak Hill and TWS.

[@madvente]

Should have become one of the greatest/most successful motorcycle racers - such a shame about those debilitating injuries.

[@codeboy_henry]

2009 WSBK was the greatest sport entertainment I've ever seen. Elbowz is the man.

[@Guovssohas]

He should have stayed in world sbk, who knows how many titles he would have won. And btw my dear host of the show, let the man speak!

[@YOSHI450R]

The track he's referring to is B.I.R. Brainerd International Racway in Minnesota USA. The Front Straight Is an NHRA 1/4 drag strip turn one is at the end after where the 300mph cars leave the strip. It's one of the fastest corners on a road course in the world. It's very scary. For a track with very little elevation change its an awesome track.

[@rastamoto]

I got to see him double his one year in WSBK. Miller Motorsports park in Utah. It was so awesome!!

[@johnreynolds2055]

So cringe having you interrupt guests. Learn from jre. Didn’t your parents teach that basic manner.

[@mman9306]

I absolutely loved watching him ride AKA Man-Handle a Superbike. It was beautiful , it really was. He knows how to Pull the Pin !

[@JuniorJr_23]

2009 World Superbike was VERY EXCITING with Ben Spies! I tried to watch after Ben left but it was never the same.

[@BigKidCasey]

Spies is the man. Please get JAKE GAGNE on gypsy tales!

[@richwiskin4860]

So glad he said about the stiffness. Now I understand why I never did well on my Honda RS 250. Or at least I have another reason now.

[@ohneilgang9469]

Rode with you in East Texas some years back, Love some SPIES! Still have my signed photo of him jumping in MX

[@jamiejmasters4818]

If he found a huge difference between four stroke GP bikes and Superbikes, imagine how he would've felt dealing with the 500cc GP bikes !

[@moustachio334]

He's talking about the chassis stiffness. I doubt those two strokes were as stiff as even modern WSBK's

[@raw1891]

500 might be much more stiffer. I guess due to those been so light.

[@Mark-bj4um]

Hey we don’t CARE what YOU think. SHUT UP and let Ben SPEAK. That’s why we clicked on it.

[@MateusBalan]

Does anyone know the european chanel that hes talking about? Sound interesting

[@blip98]

Mat Mladin now that would be an interview!

[@A7XBilly]

We need more from Ben Spies! What a talent and an amazing man!👏✊️

[@pepeleyva]

Ben Spies appear on WSBK by surprise, so great to see him win with Yamaha.

[@michaelskembo4741]

I love Ben, he used to have a great burger place in Dallas.

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

NO WAY, Spies? Awesome guest dude!

[@wesoly757]

My first helmet was Ben's replica I loved that shell

[@joebloggs1317]

I read a Jonny Rea interview regarding his time in Motogp and how he couldn't go any quicker. His team manager told him what he needed to do to push the bike to the next level, he said that to go faster he needed to generate more grip, and that those at the front would brake so hard up to the apex that they took the tyre up to another level of traction, and, of course, if you didn't push it hard enough, when you released the brake, you would go down.

[@operamatthew]

rudest interviewer i’ve ever heard. let the dude talk. 🤦‍♂️

[@007hellz]

Spies was a fuckin beast on a race bike. Especially when he took the title from mat mladin on the AMA circuit. It was a pleasure watching him race

[@BearInThePhillipines]

STOP talking over your guest. We click to hear Ben not you

[@GYPSYTALES]

Send me a link to your show with Ben and I will take notes.

[@freewheelcog7206]

Gypsy Tales could you please offer the name or site you mentioned that gave a detailed description of the workings of a MotoGP bike. Thanks.

[@KL-nj9oe]

BIR was awesome track for my RC-51. Fun times!

[@JCMTNUT]

BIR Turn One Baby!!! On the old track layout.

[@roberto_ik5640]

here in Spain we can see a lot of replicas of his helmet on the road

[@Rubded]

Bro, love you are interviewing him, but when he is explaining something about the bike please let him finish with his words. I wanted to hear what he had to say and I don't believe it was what you cut him off to say. Nonetheless, great interview and happy I found your channel.

[@gt500vt8]

Just let Ben speak always like your channel

[@robertveronese4405]

Ben will always be my super Superbike king!!!

[@william5159]

Does anybody know the European youtube channel that he was referring to, hosted by the guy who really explains how the bikes work? Cheers

[@snellen46]

Not loving how this dude seems like he's explaining things to SPIES!!

[@NoMoney67]

Ben Spies aka “Elbows”

[@TheJGW]

What’s the KZbin channel he mentions?

[@brianswainsbury9589]

What was that youtubechannel of that european guy? I couldnt make it out

[@kasper-jw2441]

frame suspension flex is a interesting subject. hard to explain. a real thing you just have to feel i quess? i can maybe share something about that... i have expirience with dirtbikes, speedway/longtrack bikes and a bit of racing on tarmac. so, those speedway/longtrack bikes, it has fuck all on the bike compared to most other disciplenes in racing motorcycles. frame/engine/throttle/front swingarm (no telescopes or anything fancy) no back suspension in speedway and a clutch. so on a harder surface like sturdy grass, or clay for example, in the corners you feel the frame twisting and bending, especially when you not consistent with the throttle. but anyway, what i am trying to say, i advice a lot of people in racing to try a speedway or grasstrack/longtrack bike, it really gives you feeling with wheel spin/grip, frame suspension and throttle control. just because it doesnt have all kinds of crazy suspension with superb dampers and stuff, its a more spartanic feel you have to get with the bike in cornering. but again its just an perspective from a really nuanced way of racing motorbikes. just thought to share it here, might interrested a lot of riders i quess peace!

[@Trevorwith3Vs]

From what I observed , MotoGP is not fun to ride , more often than not you see riders struggling and everyone complaining , Yes they've the fastest machinery but fastest doesn't mean everything , the racing experience matters more , I as a fan would want a neck to neck racing experience rather than all this crap winglets that make the bike look ugly af , whereas WSBK is peak rider +performance phenomena , and much more fun to watch .

[@Whillie_Whonka1]

I really have no interest in what the interviewer has to say plus the Australian accent is probably the worst of the English accents to listen to.

[@KapitanPisoar1]

“Shazy” suspension 😂

[@K20rotrex]

Always wondered this so great to hear it from the horses mouth

[@hennrs726]

Where’s the full talk at

[@dannygonxalez9011]

let the guest talk. smh

[@antonfloor344]

Ben ‘Elbow’ Spies 🤩🤩

[@Tubesmaney]

So ultra-stiff frames and super hard carcasses made it difficult for him to get any feeling from the M1. It’s too bad, he came out of AMA Superbike as an absolute weapon, did very well in WSB and then…well we know the rest. I was such a big fan of Ben starting with him making Mladin look slow and then winning in WSB and doing not so well in MotoGP. Felt very bad for him when he left MotoGP! He was America’s best shot since Nicky, now we have nobody.

[@Motorsports_noob]

Sbk is much better because you can technically build those bikes yourself if you have the money, and 2 races a weekend plus superpole race is way better then some prototype Ducati’s and some garbage bins with Yamaha and Honda emblems

[@kirboturbo6932]

Miss Spies, im an aussie but we need to see some americans back in the GP, sick of the italian and spanish guys smashing us all hahaha

[@ivanarmero7258]

Im spanish and im sick of spanish riders too😂 some of them are dirty

[@viennapalace]

When interviewing someone, it is customary, if not required, that the person being interviewed does most of the talking. Which is why I will never watch another of your videos ever again!

[@SOSchangedme]

Tires in 09 were much softer and easier to turn and lean. They must have brought Motogp tech to the street which was a huge mistake cuz street tires suck for leaning and feel. Great for wheelies but that's who buys the most bikes isn't it?

[@CC-xu2yz]

No

[@kevinjones6148]

In other words, the GP bike takes way more balls to max out.

[@22onwheels12]

"mhm" "yeh yeh yeh" "yeh" "right"

[@whiteknob7944]

Cut down by injury. Not fair at all.

[@othgmark1]

Also mismanaged by the Yamaha motogp team

[@WillPower46]

This guy has interesting guests but he can never just shut up with interjecting. Please Stop inserting your voice into whatever the guests are saying please it is super annoying, just let them talk.

[@dalewyatt1321]

So it is obvious he couldn't ride a GP bike as it should be but many comments say he shouldn't have gone to WSBK? Better there with success than be a grid filler. Oh, and Bayliss was better.

[@WillPower46]

Imagine having Ben Spies on your podcast then not letting him speak while you sit there and ramble on. Complete fool.

[@tristandrew5903]

Yet everyone was hating on bautista being 2 sec off after 1 day

[@itzerisadomeeiot4980]

we cant please every one on how good a rider play

[@nunolourenco7582]

And with a spine injury!

[@colefredericks2869]

Idk if this problem is only unique to me, but I have an issue with your videos man, the audio is just too damn low. Like if I'm driving or something else that's relatively noisy, all of your videos, I have a real hard time hearing even when the volume is maxed out on everything. And I do not have this issue with other videos. So I hope you see this and possibly adjust things since I'm driving most of the day and would like to hear your stuff man cuz a lot of these guys I love. Or maybe I'm the only one with this issue and I'm deaf or something. If that's the case, ignore my comment.

[@pjwatermeyer]

It is about what you want from the interviewee, not your own opinion

[@radienmayakovsky3]

MotoGP Busts: Ben Spies

[@CC-xu2yz]

Nope

[@ronanrogers4127]

Who’s interviewing who here? The interviewer is way too intrusive

[@BenAffleck72]

Max Biaggi

[@frisk151]

Excuses excuses....

[@mbfcamanslife]

Stop interrupting and let him speak for crying out loud

[@chamindadecosta3970]

Ben should have never ridden Superbikes.

[@CC-xu2yz]

Huh?

[@donachille3351]

Stop interrupting your guest, honestly. You could be a better interviewer.

[@GYPSYTALES]

It’s a conversation g. Nowhere on any of our platforms will you find the word “interview”

[@donachille3351]

@@GYPSYTALES What a good response to a viewer feedback bruh, keep it up. 👍

[@j.taveras8447]

@@GYPSYTALES See how you answered and finished your thought, but imagine if I just cut you off and end it with "platforms will you find we respect our guest". See! not at all what you were going to say. And just because you call it chat, tales, talk....does not negate what it is by definition, an interview. No one came here to hear you did they or else you could just blog and talk on a mic about "your" opinions and it would not have any of the same merit as what Ben has to say.

[@davidjones3955]

Let Ben speak, not interviewer, who's got far to much to say

[@loicalex]

Why is this guy talking so much ?

[@GYPSYTALES]

the dude who runs the podcast ben came to talk to lol

[@candicemartin1888]

To all those sating let the guest speak... Get a big fat one up ya....😅 Good convo if u ask me... U guys got no idea...

[@usualsuspectsfor1k]

You got 4 sentences in without being interrupted, which is 3 more than Ben got in. And he's the one being interviewed.

[@HPAcustomriflesandcerakote]

How can we have no idea when we are here watching the interview? If your a blonde do not let that question confuse you and no you do not have to attempt to answer it

[@candicemartin1888]

@@HPAcustomriflesandcerakote there's ya 1st problem. You assumed I'm a girl by the name. I'm just signed in to me wifes account. Thought it was a good convo.. Like 2 mates having a yarn.. U must be a yank.. U guys are so critical, especially of commentators.. Just relax dude..

[@residentialremodelers7413]

For example he was talking about the difference in a corner between the 2 bikes. The super bike you could get back in the throttle to have weight transfer for front end bite. The guest then said the gp bike would not weight transfer like that was explaining why and the commentator says it upsets the chassis interrupting his point and completely missed his point about weight transfer. Did that so many times

[@residentialremodelers7413]

Also any man that knows how to have a conversation, knows to be respectful and let the other person finish. They taught me this in like 5th grade, you do not interrupt bc you’re selfishly moving on in your mind and missing points, not to mention it’s completely unprofessional and annoying for both the guest and us watching…

[@johnny_eason_iii]

🏍️🏁🏆👏👏👏👏😎🤙🏼

[@MikeK6046]

Ben is a dudes, dude!!!!

[@Alexweav79]

Interviewer talks waaaaaaay too much. I want to hear Ben, not you try to act you two can relate.

[@rodshephard3837]

Brilliant video!

[@alanyesilipek7959]

WSBK is way better now. moto gp has too many ducati teams. its basicly became ducati gp. thay should make a Naked world cup to. so bikes like the MT09 and stuff become even better because of compettition. my favourit bikes now are Nakeds to be honest. love my 2018 MT09. Wheelies off the trottel at 3rd and 4th

[@THETERMITESPECIALIST]

As a hardcore bike guy I have to say my favorite racing to watch is ama superbike and world superbike Motogp is just 🥱 definitely not as exciting as the other types of racing

[@CC-xu2yz]

Because of the aero BS.