MotoGP 2013

[steveyb]

Remind you of anyone?
Change the number and the helmet.

To 27.........

[Maido]

Pretty sure the Yamaha do have a seamless shift this year, well the factory boys do anyway.

[pritch]

Pretty sure the Yamaha do have a seamless shift this year, well the factory boys do anyway.

The ony report I've seen said no.

Interestingly the factory Yamahas are working on improving the back suspension yet Crutchlow says he has no new parts to work on. Seems a waste of resources?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Remind you of anyone?
Change the number and the helmet.

Funny you should say that...he's a cunt as well.

[steveyb]

Well, enough said about that.
But I just thought that the resemblence in riding style was pretty uncanny.
He is a fast little paella eater that is for sure.
Let's see how well he can slide the rear....

[Crasherfromwayback]

Well, enough said about that.
But I just thought that the resemblence in riding style was pretty uncanny.
He is a fast little paella eater that is for sure.
Let's see how well he can slide the rear....

Yeah be keen to see it. Taken to it pretty quickly eh!

[pritch]

Pretty sure the Yamaha do have a seamless shift this year, well the factory boys do anyway.

From MotoMatters following session 2 Sepang test:
"Lorenzo and Rossi have spent the past two days evaluating new chassis and engine options, but there is so far still no sign of the seamless gearbox"

[merv]

From MotoMatters following session 2 Sepang test:
"Lorenzo and Rossi have spent the past two days evaluating new chassis and engine options, but there is so far still no sign of the seamless gearbox"

Funny, Soup says otherwise http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/...05seamless.htm

[tail_end_charlie]

From MotoMatters following session 2 Sepang test:
"Lorenzo and Rossi have spent the past two days evaluating new chassis and engine options, but there is so far still no sign of the seamless gearbox"

Also read somewhere (I've been trolling every MotoGP reporting site I can think of here lately so I can't remember which one it was) that it was unlikly that Cal and the Tech 3 team would receive the seamless gearbox this year for fear that he might take podiums away from the cash cow that would be (Rossi on the podium). Personally I think thats a load of shit, and that the satellite teams should get the same bikes as the factory, the only difference would be in the riders. Seems like thats what Honda and Ducati are doing this year. Freakin' step up Yamaha! (They might need to if they want the constructors championship too, what with both Bradle and Bautista on factory Hondas.)

On a slightly different subject, MotoMatters has been Crunching the Numbers in reference to testing times.

[tail_end_charlie]

Funny, Soup says otherwise http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/...05seamless.htm

Yeah, that was the one I was refering to.

[onearmedbandit]

On a slightly different subject, MotoMatters has been Crunching the Numbers in reference to testing times.

Very interesting reading thanks.

[Robert Taylor]

The ony report I've seen said no.

Interestingly the factory Yamahas are working on improving the back suspension yet Crutchlow says he has no new parts to work on. Seems a waste of resources?

Its called budget ( the factory team has more ) and pecking order. Yamaha and Honda factory teams get the very best stuff first from Ohlins because they pay them a lot more than the satellite teams. Also there are not unlimited resources at Ohlins in terms of manpower, so it makes sense to try the newest and trickiest stuff with the two blue ribbon teams, with the blue ribbon budgets.

[Robert Taylor]

Also read somewhere (I've been trolling every MotoGP reporting site I can think of here lately so I can't remember which one it was) that it was unlikly that Cal and the Tech 3 team would receive the seamless gearbox this year for fear that he might take podiums away from the cash cow that would be (Rossi on the podium). Personally I think thats a load of shit, and that the satellite teams should get the same bikes as the factory, the only difference would be in the riders. Seems like thats what Honda and Ducati are doing this year. Freakin' step up Yamaha! (They might need to if they want the constructors championship too, what with both Bradle and Bautista on factory Hondas.)

On a slightly different subject, MotoMatters has been Crunching the Numbers in reference to testing times.

See my post in reply to Pritch, its also about ability to pay.

[Robert Taylor]

Funny you should say that...he's a cunt as well.

This one I like though.

[Crasherfromwayback]

This one I like though.

Man you hated Stoner bad! MM is unreal. But even you must admit...he reminds you of Stoner on the bike!