He is the fastest man on the planet.........in his own mind. JS is a joke! I doubt JGR will go to yellow bikes. They have always commented about how great it was to have Yamaha support and factory parts and equipment. JGR has done a lot of R&D for Yamaha also, so it will really surprise me if they make the change. I can see them taking JS7, because he brings sponsorship dollars with him that no one else does. But thats the only reason they want him probably.
How is he the fastest man in is head? What rider consistantly is faster than him? Reed, dungey and canard are the only riders that can beat him unless someone is having a great day or he crashes, but these guys dont have his speed consistantly. Villapoto is the only guy that can consistanly run his speed. And lets not forget, if bubba did not crash how many more races he would have won beating villaporto.
Also on a one on one race, if its villapoto vs james, Im taking james all day long on that one. so to me he is still the fastest man on the planet, which is just a stupid title, just like how ricky will always be the goat even if someone smokes his record.