MotoGP 2025

[F5 Dave]

He won't be riding it as good as Jack.

[BMWST?]

Bulega siad tht you just cant brake on the michelins like yu can with the sbk pirellis. So I think Topracks main strenght will not be his main strength in 26. Onc they get Pirellis we will have to see

[F5 Dave]

Agreed .

Hooch? Means several things depending on the audience i suppose. Im up on the hills. Here our Hutt hooch might be this. (Made in the valley) . Not sure on herbal alternatives.

But to be honest I won't buy again.
That said the aged Havarti is the best beer cheese I've had.

[pete376403]

Agreed .

Hooch? Means several things depending on the audience i suppose. Im up on the hills. Here our Hutt hooch might be this. (Made in the valley) . Not sure on herbal alternatives.

But to be honest I won't buy again.
That said the aged Havarti is the best beer cheese I've had.

You need to go to Keruru at the other side of Brewtown, they have some really nice beers

[Reckless]

Davide Tardozzi gives some insight into what's going on with Pecco.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2341860476251412

Basicaly Saying Pecco is too sensitive to ride around any issues the bike may have at a track on the particular day.
Thats what I got what say you?

[iYRe]

I mean, its possible that his feeling is so precise and sensitive that he's able to offer understanding that no one else can.. But then, Marc is supposed to be able too as well, and Miller, and others.

I do feel him though, because I have never been fast because I feel everything, including stuff that never happened.. and maybe that's what happens to him - "it doesnt feel like yesterday so its broken" - its actually an ADHD thing, at least that's what I was told when I asked about it for my own concerns.

[iYRe]

From the interwebs:
According to veteran MotoGP journalist Mat Oxley, Ducati is poised to give Francesco Bagnaia a major lifeline for the 2026 season — by essentially running the 2024-spec bike under a new guise.
Bagnaia has endured a challenging 2025 campaign, with his GP25 failing to deliver expected results. In Oxley’s view, this “hidden GP24” strategy could act as a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card — giving Bagnaia a fresh chance to reset without changing factory teams.

[SaferRides]

Due to life, I'm catching up with the last 2 races. So here's my suggestion for Dorna after watching the Portimao sprint:

Obviously neither Alex or Pedro gave a f*** about the championship. So either make the sprint worth zero points, or at the most, 25%.

Send the cheque to ...

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[F5 Dave]

And so endith another year.
Watched last night.

Ok my wish list:

All fairings from 2015.
Traction control from 2005.
No shape shifting device or launch control.
Martin fully fit and motivated.
Pecco on his 2024 bike.
Rear rims sizes reduced to limit rear tyre grip so they slide more and don't push the front which should increase the spectacle. That alone would help Acosta.
Yamaha bring a competitive V4.
Forget the sprints.
Yeeha.

[jato]

although some (most?) of the best racing this year have been in the sprints

[iYRe]

And so endith another year.
Watched last night.

Ok my wish list:

All fairings from 2015.
Traction control from 2005.
No shape shifting device or launch control.
Martin fully fit and motivated.
Pecco on his 2024 bike.
Rear rims sizes reduced to limit rear tyre grip so they slide more and don't push the front which should increase the spectacle. That alone would help Acosta.
Yamaha bring a competitive V4.
Forget the sprints.
Yeeha.

Apparently Toprak is already faster than Miller on on teh v4 in testing

[Reckless]

And so endith another year.
Watched last night.

Ok my wish list:

All fairings from 2015.
Traction control from 2005.
No shape shifting device or launch control.
Martin fully fit and motivated.
Pecco on his 2024 bike.
Rear rims sizes reduced to limit rear tyre grip so they slide more and don't push the front which should increase the spectacle. That alone would help Acosta.
Yamaha bring a competitive V4.
Forget the sprints.
Yeeha.

Yup except Keep the sprints

Maybe Time for a MotoGP 2026 thread

[sugilite:Me]

And so endith another year.
Watched last night.

Ok my wish list:

All fairings from 2015.
Traction control from 2005.
No shape shifting device or launch control.
Martin fully fit and motivated.
Pecco on his 2024 bike.
Rear rims sizes reduced to limit rear tyre grip so they slide more and don't push the front which should increase the spectacle. That alone would help Acosta.
Yamaha bring a competitive V4.
Forget the sprints.
Yeeha.

I'm onboard for all of that bar getting rid of the sprints. A: it gives me somthing to do on a Saturday night, and for me the best single race of the year was the sprint race in Portugal - wow!

Moving onto testing, if they gave Bagnia a GP24 in drag, it has not appeared to have worked.
Fernandez in P1 - He is really coming on as a rider on the Aprillia, fantastic result.
Topraks team are amazed by how fast he adapted to the front michilin. They told him he needed to take it easy on the front, and he listened and adapted all without an excursion to the kitty litter - bodes well for him adapting. I had seen a few articles saying he would struggle to adapt to motogp, but considering he is not just a World class racer, but a very skilled stunt rider to boot - what were these "experts" going off to reach their conclusions!
Maverick is 6th - He is looking good for taking out the fastest rider in testing for 2026
Bulega 8th fastest - WOW! that is a fantastic result too, 2 places ahead of 3 time champ Baggles as well.
Fabio Q was just over 1/2 a second off the pace with a power restricted V4 - immediately declares it as shit! - sounds like a rider not wanting Yamaha to back off the development side of things - smart man - and likely threat for a title if he were on an Aprillia or Ducati. Lets hope Yamaha give this guy a bike worthy of his undoubted skills.
Zarco - Johann Zarco: Nothing “very bad” or “super positive” about new Honda MotoGP bike. The 2026 Honda MotoGP bike is “working well” even if there aren’t “any super-positive points”. Surely there is a career waiting for Zarco in the UN diplomatic realm with diplomacy like that!

[Reckless]

OK so I did it again for next year

My architect's OCD wouldnt let me post about Toprak in a 2025 thread

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...60-MotoGP-2026