David Vuillemin is never scared to give his analysis on things and it’s usually pretty deep and well thought out! DV delivers again with some very interesting takes on why Jett is so great and why others are struggling to stick with him – and looking in the wrong direction for improvement.
Vuillemin opened up on Vital: “Jett has such a neutral riding style focus on his riding technique that he would be the same on every bike. There’s nothing revolutionary about his bike. Honda has been setting up their bike very neutral and balanced for years. Seely, when at Factory Honda, had the best everyone-could-ride it kinda bike for years.
“The problem is that today, his competition is SO lost in their setup that their bikes is worse than stock. Tomac with his riding style and his out of this planet set up will never beat Jett in a 10+ races series with his bike and trying to outdo his best Tomac. Eli will never be better than he ever was by doing more of what he’s doing. A broken clock is right twice a day so sometimes his package will work and he will be competitive, like moto 1 in Texas. Forks helped him on the choppy bumps & lack of traction. We saw in SX how he struggled in soft dirt and deep ruts…
“Same goes for Chase. Stop with the GNCC forks and the sag set at 95mm. Stop using the scoop tire on hard pack to start in front. You can’t compete on the track against a guy better than you using the right tire even if you start in front of him. It works for Deegs cause he’s head and shoulder above everyone else. Guys should ride on a bike that goes well on any dirt and terrain. That’s what Jett and Hunter have. That’s what Seely had at Honda. At this point, to beat Jett, you can’t set up a bike to the liking of the riders. You have to set it up the way it should be working…”
