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    Quote Originally Posted by merv View Post
    By 2015 they should be looking at someone like Luis Salom or Maverick Vinales to be riding it, not some old bloke like RdP or Spies or John Hopkins.
    Quote Originally Posted by roogazza View Post
    Redding or Pol maybe ?
    Or they could pay the bucks and get MM !!!!!
    Get Stoner back to ride the thing. He'll only be 29. Then he could do what Rossi couldn't...win the title on THREE diff brands!

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    Typical Suzuki factory. They are only 3/4 second off the pace, but want to fart arse around until 2015. Will be another low as possible commitment attempt me thinks. Sigh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sugilite View Post
    Typical Suzuki factory. They are only 3/4 second off the pace, but want to fart arse around until 2015. Will be another low as possible commitment attempt me thinks. Sigh.
    Yeah seems a bit odd when they're that close to the front bikes now eh. The goal posts will only keep moving!

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    My 2015 line up:

    MM and Stoner on Suzuki
    Lorenzo and Crutchlow on Yamaha
    Pedrosa and Dovi on Honda
    Hayden and ? on Ducati

    MM will be defending his 2014 title on the new bike.
    Stoner will be trying for titles on three different bikes.
    Pedrosa will still be trying to win his first title.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Yeah seems a bit odd when they're that close to the front bikes now eh. The goal posts will only keep moving!
    Yep and best way to improve is to be right in there - sure as hell works for the top two Jap brands.

    I'm sure Honda learn more there in R&D than if they tried to run programmes just testing its own stuff against itself and no doubt it can get written off across more than one department depending on what they are testing.
    Cheers

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    Some answers to your questions.

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    Whats this inline 4 crap all about. Need some more v4s

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    Quote Originally Posted by sil3nt View Post
    Whats this inline 4 crap all about. Need some more v4s
    You got it
    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by merv View Post
    By 2015 they should be looking at someone like Luis Salom or Maverick Vinales to be riding it, not some old bloke like RdP or Spies or John Hopkins.
    Waste of time putting a new kid on a new bike and expecting to turn both into a race winner.

    A two rider team with one older, experienced guy to develop the bike and a fast kid to develop along with the bike is the best set up.
    Zen wisdom: No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. - obviously had KB in mind when he came up with that gem

    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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    Quote Originally Posted by roogazza View Post
    Redding or Pol maybe ?
    Or they could pay the bucks and get MM !!!!!
    Yes Merv & Gaz, that's how it will be - except I doubt Suzuki could afford MM.
    It's OK to disagree with me. I can't force you to be right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DidJit View Post
    Some answers to your questions.
    Poor Dorna or is it just MSMA, can't get it right.

    "The difficulties faced by Suzuki point to the madness of the rules imposed by the MSMA on the series. Remaining competitive at this level with just 20 liters of fuel is a Herculean task, and one which requires vast amounts of time and effort to achieve. The fuel rules demanded by the current MotoGP factories are effectively functioning as a barrier to entry to any new manufacturers interested in the class, and preventing new factories from coming in. As a way of limiting competition in MotoGP, fuel limits are an excellent tool. It is much easier to win championships when your rivals simply cannot afford to compete, but this also debases the nature of competition. It effectively allows factories to buy MotoGP titles, by pricing everyone else out of the sport."
    It's OK to disagree with me. I can't force you to be right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kendog View Post
    My 2015 line up:

    MM and Stoner on Suzuki
    Lorenzo and Crutchlow on Yamaha
    Pedrosa and Dovi on Honda
    Hayden and ? on Ducati

    MM will be defending his 2014 title on the new bike.
    Stoner will be trying for titles on three different bikes.
    Pedrosa will still be trying to win his first title.
    Better insert Redding in there somewhere, my pick for an up and coming ALIEN!! He should've had the wasted ride that is Smith.

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    Marc Marquez, and Stoner would make a formidable team on the Suzuki. MM watches the other guy, and does the same. Stoner just gets on and rides the wheels off a machine.

    Suzuki will be the next Ducati if that is how it goes down however.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Get Stoner back to ride the thing. He'll only be 29. Then he could do what Rossi couldn't...win the title on THREE diff brands!
    Stoner !!! He was that Australian guy wsn't he ?
    History mate , gone fishing or driving a commodore or something ? haha
    be nice for me tho, to have him come back and not be good enough . lol Nah gone!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Marc Marquez, and Stoner would make a formidable team on the Suzuki. MM watches the other guy, and then does it even better. Stoner just gets on and rides the wheels off a machine.
    Fixed it for ya.

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