Rossi is a coming

[Shaun]

Up to 9th in the race now, and the only rider in the 1.22 lap times apart from the top 6

[Brian d marge]

amazing what one can learn from knowing people eh stephen, especially when one has ares as big as mine

yes but our heads may occasionally pop out of said Arse , you probably know , but the world according to Honda !
there really is No life outside the company...One guy Yusuke works in the motorcycle design dept ...AND doesnt like motorcycles , when asked about Rossi , Nope dont follow it ...

Come on Ducati , at least u have passion !

Stephen

[Shaun]

yes but our heads may occasionally pop out of said Arse , you probably know , but the world according to Honda !
there really is No life outside the company...One guy Yusuke works in the motorcycle design dept ...AND doesnt like motorcycles , when asked about Rossi , Nope dont follow it ...

Come on Ducati , at least u have passion !

Stephen

As I lived over ther for 3 years, I do know how the system there works man, it really amazed me when I discovered people in rolls like you mentioned with the feelings they have for what they are doing


I think my head is to far up to pop out dude haha

funnily enough, whilst I was in hospital in 2007, all [I] wanted to eat all day and night was Japanese food

[Brian d marge]

Next years tyres are being tested , and seem faster better according to people who Know stuff

Stephen

[Shaun]

Next years tyres are being tested , and seem faster better according to people who Know stuff

Stephen

Good for every racer there, but Ducati still need to fix the bike or others will just go faster again as will Ducati but the gap will still be the same

[Edbear]

Good for every racer there, but Ducati still need to fix the bike or others will just go faster again as will Ducati but the gap will still be the same

What is it about MotoGP that makes it so hard? When you think of Suzuki ruling the Superbikes and having at least top-equal roadbike status, why can't they compete as well in GP?

Obviously with engines putting out 240hp and weighing 150kg the bar is about as high as it can get, but these manufacturers know a thing or two about building high-performance motorcycles... It appears frame geometry is key.

[Crasherfromwayback]

What is it about MotoGP that makes it so hard? When you think of Suzuki ruling the Superbikes and having at least top-equal roadbike status, why can't they compete as well in GP?

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Suzuki are simply NOT pouring enough money into their GP effort for starters.

[Edbear]

Suzuki are simply NOT pouring enough money into their GP effort for starters.

Yeah, forgot about that bit. Same issues with F1 I guess. He with the most money wins. Technology and research costs big dollars.

[Shaun]

Suzuki are simply NOT pouring enough money into their GP effort for starters.

Correct but they are the smallest of all the manufacturers so less money to start with and PAUL DENNING there manager is a TOTAL dick

They need Jack Valantine as the Team manager- He realy rocks as a team leader developer

[DidJit]

Had a thought late last night and was wondering if some of you more knowledgeable types might help me understand something...

So, the minimal Ducati 'chassis' in its current form (being airbox, engine, rear linkage) provides no feeling from the front, due, in the main, to the rigidity of the engine as a stressed member of the 'chassis'. Is that right? No flex in the middle is impeding feeling from the front?

If that is so, does a traditional delta box/twin spar/trellis frame 'suspend' the engine? Provide some sort of 'cushioning' of the engine's vibration, allowing the feeling of the front end to get through to the rider?

Also, with a traditional chassis, how are the front and rear connected — the triple clamp at the front, rear linkage at the back?

Sorry if this is very naïve or ignorant — I'm just trying to work something out in my head that occurred to me...

[roogazza]

It is amazing the effort put into changing this bike. At the last GP I over heard discussion on the Duc engine 'growing' !!! Take from that what you will ?

[Crasherfromwayback]

It is amazing the effort put into changing this bike. At the last GP I over heard discussion on the Duc engine 'growing' !!! Take from that what you will ?

All that and he's still finishing 30 seconds behind the winner.

[roogazza]

All that and he's still finishing 30 seconds behind the winner.

Patience my son, patience. But it is nice to see the introverted lactose intolerent prick is not running away with it as predicted at the start of the season.

[Matt Bleck]

I read some where that Ducati may go back to a conventional frame setup, either trellis or cast ali!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Patience my son, patience. But it is nice to see the introverted lactose intolerent prick is not running away with it as predicted at the start of the season.

That wasn't a dig either, it was more as in " despite all the money being thrown at it...they can't make it work yet". Must be doing their heads in. Time for a 'proper' frame. I wanna see Rossi back at the pointy end keeping Lorenzo and Stoner honest.

By the way...Stoner would be almost 'running away with it' if not for a certain Mr Rossi!!