First official 07 MotoGP test, Yamaha take both top spots

[Postie]

the results are in for the first official test.
Pics once again, ripped from motogp.com

[Toast]

Sweet!

Interesting about Michelin going to the 16" front tyre. Never really worked for Honda road bikes from what I understand. What would the logic be in that switch?

[gav]

Lets see, 17" was better than 18", 16.5" better than 17", so 16" better than 16.5"? Just a long shot ya know......why not just jump straight to that 15.5", save alot of mucking around wouldnt it, and why is it still in inches anyway? Hey, this new 400mm front works sweet......hmmmm

[k14]

Sweet!

Interesting about Michelin going to the 16" front tyre. Never really worked for Honda road bikes from what I understand. What would the logic be in that switch?

Less unsprung weight (probably only by a fraction) but more importantly less inertia. Makes the bike easier to turn. Have a look here.

[denill]

And Day Two at Qatar is:

1. Colin Edwards – Yamaha Factory – 1’56.296

2. Valentino Rossi – Yamaha Factory – 1’56.537

3. Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda – 1’56.712

4. Carlos Checa – LCR Honda – 1’56. 874

5. Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro - 1’57.040

6. John Hopkins – Rizla Suzuki – 1’57.065

7. Shinya Nakano – Konica Minolta Honda – 1’57.274

8. Randy de Puniet – Kawasaki Racing – 1’57.288

9. Kenny Roberts Jr – Team Roberts – 1’57.504

10. Marco Melandri – Gresini Honda – 1’57.591

11. Nicky Hayden – Repsol Honda – 1’57.629

12. Loris Capirossi – Ducati Marlboro - 1’57.698

13. Chris Vermeulen – Rizla Suzuki - 1’57.770

14. Alex Hofmann – Pramac d’Antin Ducati - 1’57.999

15. Alex Barros – Pramac d’Antin Ducati - 1’58.513

16. Makoto Tamada – Yamaha Tech 3 - 1’58.610

17. Toni Elias – Gresini Honda – 1’58.990

18. Sylvain Guintoli – Yamaha Tech 3 – 1’59.138

19. Shinichi Ito – Ducati TTT – 1’59.617

20. Andrew Pitt – Ilmor GP – 2’02.453

[CM2005]

"And Day Two at Qatar is...

3. Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda – 1’56.712

19. Shinichi Ito – Ducati TTT – 1’59.617"

Good to see perdrobot being beaten by real riders, even though Colin Edwards can be a bit of a Tosser (like when he knocked slighty off in '99 )

And Itoh, the original 320Kph man.. Whats a Duke TTT?

[Crasherfromwayback]

And Itoh, the original 320Kph man.. Whats a Duke TTT?

Yeah I remeber an interview with him in some magazine after that feat from Hockenheim.

"So tell me, what does it feel like to do 200mph on one of these bikes?"

"Not really any different from 199"

Who says the Japs don't have a sense of humour?