MotoGP 2013

**Crasherfromwayback** · 16th March 2013, 13:53

Originally Posted by misterO

Got my ticket- Moto GP at COTA, Austin TX in April. No talk. All Action. I'll buy you a beer if you turn up!

Nice work. I'm very jealous!

**Cleve** · 16th March 2013, 14:07

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

COTA is awesome. Watch it before Dorna take it down

Don't worry - Dorna can't as it is a private test. The reason Honda stayed for the 3rd day alone was mostly to shoot promotional material that they can use.

**BMWST?** · 16th March 2013, 15:48

i think the Hondas may have their turn at the top as the best package out of the box this year .

**merv** · 16th March 2013, 17:20

Originally Posted by BMWST?

i think the Hondas may have their turn at the top as the best package out of the box this year .

Well here's hoping they don't make them add more weight and change the tyres again long after they have finalised the current year's design. Oh that's right, Rossi isn't at Ducati any more so no need to try and hand Honda a disadvantage again.

**Oscar** · 17th March 2013, 15:35

Originally Posted by merv

Well here's hoping they don't make them add more weight and change the tyres again long after they have finalised the current year's design. Oh that's right, Rossi isn't at Ducati any more so no need to try and hand Honda a disadvantage again.

Casey's gone, Merv - you take your hand off it now.
The fact is that Honda gets their own way most of the time due to their dominance in the manufacturers association.
Almost all of the Formula changes that Stoner whined about were either driven or rubber stamped by Honda.

The tyres were down to a vote by the riders, and guess what?
Only two (Pedrosa and Stoner) voted against them.

**BMWST?** · 17th March 2013, 15:41

Originally Posted by merv

Well here's hoping they don't make them add more weight and change the tyres again long after they have finalised the current year's design. Oh that's right, Rossi isn't at Ducati any more so no need to try and hand Honda a disadvantage again.

my point is that it seems that such is the knife edge these bikes operate at that Honda and Yamaha seem to so often go year by year when one bike starts out slightly better than the other...I dont know say if Honda worked hard to totally eliminate last years problems(probably yes) or if yamah hasnt dome much to last years bike(unlikely?),or maybe made a tweak thought desireable which has gone slightly too far in some aspect

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th March 2013, 18:49

Originally Posted by Oscar

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Almost all of the Formula changes that Stoner whined about were either driven or rubber stamped by Honda.

The tyres were down to a vote by the riders, and guess what?
Only two (Pedrosa and Stoner) voted against them.

Sheesh Oscar...you're starting to sound as much of a stuck record as myself! And of course Stoner and Pedrosa were the only ones complaining about the tyres not working for their factory Hondas. They were the only two going fast enough to find their short comings on the Honda. Duh.

**merv** · 17th March 2013, 21:47

Agree crasher he is a stuck record, and Oscar did your buddy Mike the Yamaha man race director explain why they changed the weight limit after Nakamoto had his bikes built properly to spec.

**Oscar** · 18th March 2013, 09:45

Originally Posted by merv

Agree crasher he is a stuck record, and Oscar did your buddy Mike the Yamaha man race director explain why they changed the weight limit after Nakamoto had his bikes built properly to spec.

Yeah, he's a Yamaha plant and hates Honda's.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 18th March 2013, 09:50

Originally Posted by Oscar

Yeah, he's a Yamaha plant and hates Honda's.

lol. Don't we all! He was pretty bloody handy on his TZ's though that's for sure!

**Oscar** · 18th March 2013, 09:52

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

lol. Don't we all! He was pretty bloody handy on his TZ's though that's for sure!

He's still bloody handy on my R80g/s.
Right up until the point where he crashed it...

**MIXONE** · 18th March 2013, 09:53

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

lol. Don't we all! He was pretty bloody handy on his TZ's though that's for sure!

Is that Mike Webb from the Waikato?Bloody nice guy if so.

**Oscar** · 18th March 2013, 09:55

Originally Posted by merv

Agree crasher he is a stuck record, and Oscar did your buddy Mike the Yamaha man race director explain why they changed the weight limit after Nakamoto had his bikes built properly to spec.

Hey Merv, Mike says Hi!