Bradley Smith

[Kwacky]

He's talking about retiring. He doesn't want to do anything other than MotoGP.

[Jack]

He's probably made enough cash to do whatever he wants outside of racing , I think Redding is done in that paddock too .

[Cavetroll87]

I can't help bit feel that's a decision that will haunt him at such a young age, he doesn't strike me as a Casey Stoner type that just go fishing, look at Ben Spies, he clearly wants to get back on a bike

[duke63]

You would gave thought he feels he still has much to prove in bike racing.

[C00kiemonster]

I'd have a go at WSBK if i was him, as has been said he'd regret stopping and there is no shame coming out of MotoGP, there are so few seats. A different paddock may refresh him.

[Kwacky]

Testing and development might be an option for him.

You can see why he wants out though. He's really struggled since they changed the tyres. He is 28 and he's been in the Moto paddock for quite some time. He's never going to beat his 2015 season.

[Cavetroll87]

28 easily still young enough to compete in WSBK, If I was him id be pestering Suzuki to find out if they are going back to SBK.....

[Kwacky]

He's made it clear though that he only wants to ride in MotoGP. He's got no interest in production bikes.

[Cavetroll87]

cant help but feel he is cutting off his nose to spite his face, I cant see him getting a career as a pundit as I don't think he has enough personality for that, I cant see him having enough money to live on for the rest of his days, I dunno, just seems a bit of an immature response to me in some ways, like he cant have the best so he doesn't want anything at all

[Jack]

I think he'd have a hard time getting a ride anywhere , there are plenty of younger riders with more hunger and at least as much talent as he has . If I were a team owner or manager I wouldn't employ him .

[Hondaboy63]

I think, he has the talent and experience to deliver results. Its mostly down to what bike you have under your nuts. For years i knew if you give Jonathan Rea at package he would produce results, total domination to the point of obvious results. Give all the riders the exact same bike, and then we would see the talent, and I'm sure brads would be amongst it.

[Kwacky]

He's going to be a test rider for the Aprilla MotoGP team

Good luck to the lad.

[Cav]

Didn't he win the 8hr at Suzuka??

[Kwacky]

back in 2015 wasn't it>?

[Blade]

Too young to be a test rider imo. He should be racing. If not in motogp another series.

How many racers become test riders and then land a good ride in a race team.

[Kwacky]

Smith is 27

Stoner was the same age.

Some riders want to call it a day on racing sooner than others.

[Blade]

I dont think Smith wants to call it a day though.

I believe he wants a motogp ride but none are available to him, so he has taken something that was on offer to stay in the motogp paddock.

Many GP riders see wsbk or BSB as a big backwards step.

Bradley has alot of talent would have liked to see him in BsB

[duke63]

He will also be doing 5 races on the Aprilia next year. Sounds like a good job to be doing to me.