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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    Can't shake the feeling that I've wasted my coin though!
    You'll be ok as long as he's not taken out. Mind you...the Honda is still off the pace eh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badjelly View Post

    I saw an article in the last few days (Motomatters?) in which one of the technical high-ups in the Yamaha team was expressing relief that they no longer had to adapt their bike to JL's extreme riding style. And I always thought it was the requirements of the bike that made JL ride that way.
    In Mike Sinclair's book he quotes working with Biaggi at one circuit where it wasn't going well and Max wanted changes - NOW. Mike basically told him to wait and the track would come to him as the meeting went on - and he wasn't going to change a thing.
    When on race day it was as Mike predicted - and Max threw it away when in a position to win....

    Sometimes these prima donna's need sitting down and given a reality check.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Sometimes these prima donna's need sitting down and given a reality check.
    Aye. A smacked botty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    In Mike Sinclair's book he quotes working with Biaggi at one circuit where it wasn't going well and Max wanted changes - NOW. Mike basically told him to wait and the track would come to him as the meeting went on - and he wasn't going to change a thing.
    When on race day it was as Mike predicted - and Max threw it away when in a position to win....

    Sometimes these prima donna's need sitting down and given a reality check.

    Biaggi had a habit of making things difficult as I understand it. He appears to be a good mate of Jamie Robinson ex GP rider and Motogeo series guy though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    You'll be ok as long as he's not taken out. Mind you...the Honda is still off the pace eh.
    Honda looks shit and the Yamaha looks better than it ever has, with the 2 most determined riders on the grid piloting it.
    Also if MM ruins his front tyre braking like a loony. Looking back the closest finish to MM was DP in 2013 at 1.5secs, Dovi has also finished 2secs off MM, though you can't always trust that as he may have slowed to do a sick wheelie on his final lap.
    MV has had a 2nd, 1st and then went on to Motogp, his best MGP result was 4th last year which was probably helped by DP slamming AD off the track.

    Hard call to make but I'd be wagering on MM, MV or AD for winning it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Bullshit. ...
    I just relooked at the advert and it has no carbs included or forks
    Still 55K US is still a steal for a near complete works Cagiva
    In this case though you are 100% right as that particular year had the lowly TM Mikuni carb. Likely only a few thousand.
    Rather than the 25K plus Mag and Ti Keihin tool room specials the later ones had.
    I can't remember the exact price of the Keihins but recall Patton inquired about them and were told either 25K or 100K (I can't remember which)and they clearly couldn't afford such frivolity so they stuck with what they had.
    A week later a complete set of Keihin works carbs miraculously appeared in their pit, courtesy of tooth fairy (the works Honda squad) They had heard what had happened and just gave them some.
    Incidentally from about that period to the last models of Cagiva a lot of internals are interchangeable with YZR500.
    I can look up the cost of their cranks but they were pretty pricey even back in the mid nineties.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    I reminder distinctly .




    Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken

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    Quote Originally Posted by husaberg View Post
    that particular year had the lowly TM Mikuni carb. Likely only a few thousand.
    likely only a few HUNDRED!!

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    You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
    If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..

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    Mr Emmett is on to it, I have read other negative comments about CoTA, in that it doesn't promote good racing it's too fiddly.

    He may have missed a flip with his comment about Rossi and his problem the front tyre though. Rossi has said that he initially thought his problem was caused by the softer carcase in the current front tyre, but then he had the same problem when he was on wets, so now he suspects it's the bike itself rather than the tyre. Anyway the next test should hopefully provide an answer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    so now he suspects it's the bike itself rather than the tyre.
    Seems to be working ok for his team mate...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Seems to be working ok for his team mate...
    yeah mate , pretty hard to argue when your young teammate is going like a rocket.

    I'm looking forward to this next one.

    You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
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    Quote Originally Posted by roogazza View Post
    yeah mate , pretty hard to argue when your young teammate is going like a rocket.

    I'm looking forward to this next one.
    Even the new boys are going great guns on the Yamaha. Me too. I reckon it could be a beauty.

    MM

    MV

    VR

    DP

    AD

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    MM

    MV

    VR

    DP

    AD
    Can't think of a better pick than this either.
    The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight underpants.

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    Mv

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    The missus has spoken. Check out 4th etc

    MM

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    I will stop right there. Oh, Lozenge 9th.

    I love my missus!

    Ok, caveat, she thought it was Assen. Neverthless my love is unquenched and she stands by her pick..
    Manopausal.

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