MotoGP 2018

[WALRUS]

I know it's an old clip.. But it's a good clip!

https://www.facebook.com/MotoGP/vide...6967832730769/

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Oxley

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/o...cious-passions

Emmett

https://motomatters.com/analysis/201..._round_up.html

[pritch]

Overnight our time, in an apparently since deleted tweet*, and in response to what looked like an inquiry from Asia, Mat Oxley replied thus:

"It's called motorcycle racing. People on motorcycles race other people on motorcycles. You go round and round in circles and whoever arrives back where they started first is the winner. Couldn't be simpler."

Most people on reading this would assume it to be a light hearted reply. Not everybody though.

Jorge Lorenzo replied, "Wow! So simple Mat! You should be a motogp champion".

Not everybody in Europe gets British humour, well Jorge doesn't anyway..



* Well Mat seems to have deleted his, but 99 has not.

[Autech]

For those that have sold their soul there is a video on the Motogp Facebook page of Simon Crafar giving the new Moto2 bike a run around Silverstone short circuit. Well worth a watch and listen.
Can't wait for Moto2 next year!

[WALRUS]

And for those who haven't given Dorna any money..:

[pritch]

And for those who haven't given Dorna any money..:

The link to the Crafar clip is in post #1564, p105. It's free.

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And for those who haven't given Dorna any money..:

So that engine is sitting in a 675 Daytona frame... and they're puzzling over building a road bike!!!!!!!!! Lying bastards

[Drew]

I wondered at the top triple clamp having an ignition barrel hole.

It's not a moto2 bike.

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I wondered at the top triple clamp having an ignition barrel hole.

It's not a moto2 bike.

That's right they just supply the engines. Frames, suspension, electronics are from other suppliers. It's their own mockup of a Moto2 bike. Gave me wood.

[pritch]

I wondered at the top triple clamp having an ignition barrel hole.

It's not a moto2 bike.

Some people might consider that standard Triumph speedo unit a hint too?

The sale of sports bikes has gone through the floor in most of the world so Triumph said they aren't going to do one. Still, I can't believe they won't introduce a 765 Daytona to capitalise on the Moto2 deal.

IIRC there are clips around of KTM or Kalex tests, they are likely to be the real deal.

I just hope Triumph have done the same deal with those guys at Aragon that Honda used. It'd be a shame if the engines started blowing, or if the riders were whinging about widely varying power output from individual engines.

[george formby]

Some people might consider that standard Triumph speedo unit a hint too?

The sale of sports bikes has gone through the floor in most of the world so Triumph said they aren't going to do one. Still, I can't believe they won't introduce a 765 Daytona to capitalise on the Moto2 deal.

IIRC there are clips around of KTM or Kalex tests, they are likely to be the real deal.

I just hope Triumph have done the same deal with those guys at Aragon that Honda used. It'd be a shame if the engines started blowing, or if the riders were whinging about widely varying power output from individual engines.

Pretty sure their is a Triumph video discussing exactly that, their engines going through the same testing and performance standards as the current Honda motors. Be dumb to do this half arsed.

[Drew]

Some people might consider that standard Triumph speedo unit a hint too?
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Only those who have seen one, I should imagine.

[pritch]

Pretty sure their is a Triumph video discussing exactly that, their engines going through the same testing and performance standards as the current Honda motors. Be dumb to do this half arsed.

Been looking and am happy to find that is the case.
https://newatlas.com/triumph-moto2-7...ne-2019/49876/

But since I seem to have to be concerned about something, I'll move on to worrying about the size of the step up from Moto3 to the new Moto2.

[Autech]

Been looking and am happy to find that is the case.
https://newatlas.com/triumph-moto2-7...ne-2019/49876/

But since I seem to have to be concerned about something, I'll move on to worrying about the size of the step up from Moto3 to the new Moto2.

I would be more concerned for the likes of Simeon being slower than a Moto2 rider on a GP bike.
Wonder how close this will bring their lap times...

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[pritch]

I would be more concerned for the likes of Simeon being slower than a Moto2 rider on a GP bike.
Wonder how close this will bring their lap times...

That's OK, there's enough concerns to go around.