MotoGP 2013

[onearmedbandit]

Call me old fashioned - but I shudder every time I see it.

No doubt the top riders of the past era, Geoff Duke et al would also..................

Probably the same feeling riders at the time thought about riders like Roberts and Sheen touching their knees on the track.

[DidJit]

New rules for all classes.

[Tony.OK]

New rules for all classes.

Hmmm.........some interesting things happening.

No carbon rims, tyre choices limited for MotoGP but CRT have softer ones? Suspension and brake cost being capped...............seems like they're trying to level the odds between GP and CRT?
Beginning of the end...................??

Moto 3 having series organiser delivered engines? I wonder if they'll be Honda supplied?

[DidJit]

Indepth Motomatters analysis on those aforementioned new rules...

[Reckless]

Indepth Motomatters analysis on those aforementioned new rules...

thanks for that good read

[McWild]

MotoGP.com have released a couple of classic races to their youtube channel, free of charge - the 2000 British GP and 1996 Spanish GP.

You can find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MotoGP?feature=g-high-u

Jesus, even at the turn of the millennium the commentators were all over Rossi!

[actungbaby]

Sounds like Jerry Burgess isn't exactly thrilled about going back to Yamaha

He's presenting the idea that maybe big changes will happen at Ducati over the next couple of years. They have a three good riders with an interesting mix of expierence, plus a bit of a wildcard in Iannone. So maybe if they actually start listening to them, they may make some progress.

I kinda think they need to get away from the Al twin-beam chassis and go for something else. They should be able to come up with a way to make up a trellis frame that has the same consistency between all the frames. Or figure something out with carbon fibre.......

No they need the right amount of flex in the frame (eg lawson and the nsr 500 )

And of course the engine in the right place steering stem the right amount angle . swing arm right length ;-(

[DidJit]

Interesting interview with Elbowz...

[denill]

Interesting interview with Elbowz...

Thanks heaps for that article.

Ben says 'how it is' and he did that. He is right up there with me and I keenly follow his progress - that is hopefully, upward from here.

[tail_end_charlie]

Interesting interview with Elbowz...

Cheers for that one mate, I've been wanting to hear what Ben had to say about this past season, and his move to Ducati.

[Drew]

Just sounds like half a story, as you would expect from half those concerned.

[tail_end_charlie]

Just sounds like half a story, as you would expect from half those concerned.

It maybe half the story, but its up to Yamaha to tell their half...............and I doubt we will hear it.

[tail_end_charlie]

No they need the right amount of flex in the frame (eg lawson and the nsr 500 )

And of course the engine in the right place steering stem the right amount angle . swing arm right length ;-(

When a small company (Ducati) fights against the big companies (Yamaha, Honda, and to a certain extent Suzuki and Kawasaki) with the same bike design, they are going to loose.

You didn't see David taking on Goliath with a sword now did you? No, he "cheated" (all's fair in love and war) and used a slingshot. Ducati has to think outside the box to win.

[tail_end_charlie]

Thanks heaps for that article.

Ben says 'how it is' and he did that. He is right up there with me and I keenly follow his progress - that is hopefully, upward from here.

Yeah, agree with you there. Really hope that he can find some luck this year at Ducati..........................................al though I don't know if that'll have with the ugly Duc-ling.

[Drew]

It maybe half the story, but its up to Yamaha to tell their half...............and I doubt we will hear it.

Of course we wont.

I can't keep up with the politics of it all really, I'm just not smart enough. But there will be another side to things, or do you think Spies and his mother are saints who never fucked anyone off?

When a small company (Ducati) fights against the big companies (Yamaha, Honda, and to a certain extent Suzuki and Kawasaki) with the same bike design, they are going to loose.

You didn't see David taking on Goliath with a sword now did you? No, he "cheated" (all's fair in love and war) and used a slingshot. Ducati has to think outside the box to win.

Nobody saw David do anything. It was a made up story.

That aside, what you're saying sort of makes sense. But I'm pretty sure the Japs have looked into the stuff that Ducati are trying, and decided the gains are too hard to achieve, because the losses are too great.