MotoGP 2013

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th June 2013, 17:39

Originally Posted by carbonhed

Yep. He's got the pace of JLo and pedro, bike skills like Stoner and racecraft/hunger like Rossi... scarey.

Indeed. He takes very similar lines to Stoner eh! But he's moved the goal posts again I reckon. I think he'll be a genuine title contender later this season if he keeps going like this. The other two will have a dnf each I would imagine.

**denill** · 17th June 2013, 18:04

Originally Posted by carbonhed

Yep. He's got the pace of JLo and pedro, bike skills like Stoner and racecraft/hunger like Rossi... scarey.

You've summed him up nicely...............

**roogazza** · 17th June 2013, 18:21

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Not much passing going on...but a great display by the top three regardless. Lorenzo bullied Pedro into turn one second race in a row. Not sure if Rossi would've beaten Crutchlow if he'd stayed onboard...may've made for a good scrap. MM had a huge moment and an awesome save late in the race. Bring on Assen! Oh...and should we start moaning about how good the Yamaha is yet? I mean...two races in a row? Not fair on the Honda guys right? Pfffft.

Thanks, by the times Rossi was off the top three by 1or2 sec at the end. But 5th was like 20 maybe more? I'll have to read the rider reports.
On the drag to the first corner and Horhay winning it, shows maybe the Yamaha is not that far off the Honda ? Unless Pedro muffed it that is ?
I did get 5 hours of BSB copied last night on ch54, just happened to spot it at 10pm.

**mulletman** · 17th June 2013, 20:22

Originally Posted by roogazza

I did get 5 hours of BSB copied last night on ch54, just happened to spot it at 10pm.

Yep watched that , first time for me seeing racing at Knockhill with its wee humps and hills.

**steveyb** · 17th June 2013, 22:37

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/192...-_in_2015.html

**merv** · 17th June 2013, 22:51

Originally Posted by steveyb

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/192...-_in_2015.html

Slackers, what happened to 2014?

There's a pic of the bike over at Motomatters http://www.motomatters.com/news/2013...rn_to_mot.html

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th June 2013, 23:37

Originally Posted by merv

Slackers, what happened to 2014?

There's a pic of the bike over at Motomatters http://www.motomatters.com/news/2013...rn_to_mot.html

Looks great I reckon!

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th June 2013, 23:41

The frame spars are quite thin above the swingarm mounting point...

http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2013...back+in+action

**steveyb** · 18th June 2013, 09:02

The bike is already fast enough it would seem.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/results/...day_final.html

And it is a cross-plane engine if the sound is anything to go by.