Probably more to the point... Stewart rode the US Open with supposedly a week on the bike??? He has NEVER shown up without being comfortable... Didn't do it on the 250... the 450... or when he came back from the knee injury...

Having said that, I am sure everyone has more time on the bike than they will say...

i think chad even said he was riding the bike b4 the press release, could be wrong, just going off memory

Im sure CR was riding the Suzuki well be4 we knew about it,,,Im sure that evry rider who switches rides has some time on the ride they r going too ride(( if that made any sense lol)),,, its going to be a frgn grt season,, I dont beleieve there will be any1 wrappen title up till atleast the last few races,,,,, theres my 2 cents lol

Yeah i heard from someone that stewart was having trouble setting his yamaha up like the way he rode his kx. I heard that b4 the team was official announced.

I've heard JS has been riding the Yamaha longer then JS/J&M claims (I dont know of any web sites to back this up). I dont believe much out of JS camp after the major inconsitant comments at the begaining of the 08 SX season. I just dont get how JS gets a free pass for the BS he puts out, and when Reed tells you how it really is, he is called a whinner. I dont let it bother me, it dont bother Reedy, after all, his record speaks for its self.

What is important, is that Reedy is ready to defend his rightfully earned Supercross Champion title. Reed knows what he needs to do, and as always, as his fans, we back him 100%.

so i found the article, it is from the august 08 racer x and it says " "I never found out, officially, until the Tuesday after the Vegas Supercross," Reed says of his spot being filled at L&M Racing by rival James Stewart."

i know in racer x or transworld that featured reed, there was a small article about reed's relationship with l & m and im pretty sure it said that he knew that stewart had replaced him. so im goin to assume that stewart had to have some experience on a yamaha and was probably doing testing throughout the summer. when i find the issue il post it.