MotoGP riders' salaries

[Shaun Harris]

Absolutely. And why the hell not! Be very surprised if Mr Yamaha ain't paying Lorenzo quite a bt more than he is Rossi. BUt the marketing dept will still love Rossi more I'm sure.

I thing Lorenzo would be stupid not to sign up for Honda for 2015, I think he will get more money from Honda than Yamaha as Ped will be gone!

[pritch]

Honda reportedly want Lorenzo which is presumably why Yamaha want to start talks after the second race. That'd seem an odd time though because they weren't really competitive at CoTA last year. Anyhoo Lorenzo may find that it's raining gold bars from somewhere... Pedrosa would've been gone already if Stoner hadn't quit.

Oh, and speaking of #27, I see he bought a new Hoyt hunting bow the other day. Complicated looking piece of kit I didn't even recognise it as a bow inititially.
One of these: www.hoyt.com/compound_bows/

Must be great to have bugger all to do all day but play with your toys. Oh hang on...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Oh, and speaking of #27, I see he bought a new Hoyt hunting bow the other day. Complicated looking piece of kit I didn't even recognise it as a bow inititially.
One of these: www.hoyt.com/compound_bows/

Must be great to have bugger all to do all day but play with your toys. Oh hang on...

Yeah I've seen one of those in action on some doco from memory. Crazy looking things eh. And yeah...go buy yourself some more toys man!

[Shaun Harris]

Must be great to have bugger all to do all day but play with your toys. Oh hang on...

Haha He is way to young to stay doing that for ever though as Hard earned as it was

[HenryDorsetCase]

It was VR who advised MM not to take the #1 plate. Keeping the number 93 keeps the merchandising simple. So now we know the real reason Rossi didn't take it.

Neither did Stoner. My view is the defending champ should be compelled by DORNA to run the number one plate. Fuck marketing .. it gives the also rans something to aim for, and the uneducated punters something they can understand.

Of course with the NASCAR-isation of the grid tht is what they are trying to attract. NASCAR Dads on ESPN. Thats why they MUST have some Yanks at or near the top. The last time any of them watched it was on "Wide World of Sports" and that young kid Kenny Roberts was being chased by that kid, whats his name? Spender? Spencer? (By the way, wait till they are ALL on control ECU and software - Oh: Marquez is .2 a lap quicker than anyone else? Lets remotely and without telling him knock ten hp off his top end to keep things "interesting" - Whatsisname Espozito in the DORNA tent with a laptop and the go- fast go slow buttons....)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Honda reportedly want Lorenzo which is presumably why Yamaha want to start talks after the second race. That'd seem an odd time though because they weren't really competitive at CoTA last year. Anyhoo Lorenzo may find that it's raining gold bars from somewhere... Pedrosa would've been gone already if Stoner hadn't quit.

So the two quickest riders on the fastest bikes? Who'd a thunk it?

Don't most of the major players come off contract for next season? I think I read that somewhere.

[Brian d marge]

There are 2000 odd people here at HRC give or take a few

Im on shit money, some of the managers would be on 400 000 yen a month,,,workers around 300 000 ( at a guess)

and Perdrosa is on?

The big H spends a bit of coin , me thinks

Stephen

though they do work hard , very hard for the money

[Autech]

I imagine Pedrosa is still on some seriously good coin, he's a solid runner that can get the bike on the Podium year in year out and has always had the ability to win the championship, just not the luck.

More interesting would be the people at the back, say that new Aussie chap, I'd put the house on it that he's earning next to nothing and that team is scraping through just to get the bike on the grid.

Any indication to what Aleix Espagaro would be paid?

[Marmoot]

MotoGP riders get paid?
And here I am thinking 'damn to go into that well organised track weekend like that I bet they'd have to pay more than $90 each time'.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Neither did Stoner. My view is the defending champ should be compelled by DORNA to run the number one plate. )

Stoner actually ran it both years after he won the title my good fellow. 2008 on the Duc and again in 2012 when Honda mounted.

[AllanB]

$100k and unlimited brolly dollies .....

[HenryDorsetCase]

Stoner actually ran it both years after he won the title my good fellow. 2008 on the Duc and again in 2012 when Honda mounted.

Wait whut? I am getting my motocourses out. If youare right i owe you a beersy. :-)

[cs363]

Wait whut? I am getting my motocourses out. If youare right i owe you a beersy. :-)

Doh....never mind the Motocourses, best head straight to the wholesalers!
Pete looks thirsty...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Wait whut? I am getting my motocourses out. If youare right i owe you a beersy. :-)

Doh....never mind the Motocourses, best head straight to the wholesalers!
Pete looks thirsty...

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Pete's ALWAYS thirsty.

[cs363]

Pete's ALWAYS thirsty.

Any truth to the rumour that I'm starting right now, that this is your preferred tipple?



Keepin on track, and FWIW latest issue of UK Bike magazine has an article on Cal Crutchlow and they are saying his cheque from Ducati is rumoured to be 6 million quid, though as pritch said earlier I'd be thinking that was for the two year deal. He also gets a free Audi RS7 and a Q7 for the missus, a Panigale, a Diavel and a Pikes Peak Edition Multistrada, not to mention a holiday home in Tuscany (though they weren't clear if he owns that or it's courtesy of Ducati).