MotoGP 2018

[Autech]

Shame he's not able to talk much until the end of the year. I would love to know his impressions so far.

Probably "holy shit this turns well" soon followed by "this engine is garbage"

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[pritch]

Honda didn't wait to give Lorenzo a bigger 'gas tank', he has one from the get go.

Dovi crashed and hurt his hand, will see if he can ride tomorrow.

Mir crashed and commented that the asphalt is harder in MotoGP.

[manxkiwi]

If you have the off season access this is a Must watch.

Day 2 valencia full test video . Start yourself at 5 hours 5min.

Very very good commentary with Neil Spalding on the technology used in the GP paddock. Hondas new chassis layout etc

Excellent recommendation. Thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks.

[SaferRides]

Probably "holy shit this turns well" soon followed by "this engine is garbage"

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I watched an interview with Nakagami, who is very happy with the 2018 Honda.

The 2017 bike must have been shite.

[actungbaby]

Probably "holy shit this turns well" soon followed by "this engine is garbage"

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Your got to ne joking how many gps have hrc won.how many different, world titles. Even in american flat track with a engine based on cx 500. How many moto 2 engine failures just 2. There called honda motor company for a reason. Surperb engineering.

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[husaberg]

Your got to ne joking how many gps have hrc won.how many different, world titles. Even in american flat track with a engine based on cx 500. How many moto 2 engine failures just 2. There called honda motor company for a reason. Surperb engineering.

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I am not sure that the CX500 based flat tracker won any races
The RS750 which was a Narrow angle fairly conventional V twin did win about 4 or 5 titles, but it was kind of like a XLV750.
it even one one title without factory backing.
It also won a Daytona BOTT as the Commonwealth Honda.
Funny enough before the Moto 2 went $ stroke Kawasaki were offered the chance to do the engines as the people that eun MGP wanted to get Kawasaki involved in MGP. Kawaski turned them down as did Suzuki and Yamaha
Honda stepped in to make it happen.

[actungbaby]

Thanks for that yeah didint know
That stuff.

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[SaferRides]

Marquez has had one mechanical failure in MotoGP. That's worth a good few points most years.

[pritch]

Marquez has had one mechanical failure in MotoGP. That's worth a good few points most years.

A DNF is usually worth 25 points in his case.

The Honda Moto2 engines were amazingly reliable, millions of race kilometres for so few failures. Dorna wanted more ponies but Honda refused, they wanted - and got - reliability. Credit also to the dudes at Aragon who prepared the engines, and who will prepare the 765s. Hopefully the Triumph engines will be as reliable.

[Autech]

Your got to ne joking how many gps have hrc won.how many different, world titles. Even in american flat track with a engine based on cx 500. How many moto 2 engine failures just 2. There called honda motor company for a reason. Surperb engineering.

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Disclaimer: Garbage compared to the Ducatis engine.

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[pritch]

Disclaimer: Garbage compared to the Ducatis engine.

Yeah that'll be why Marquez finished so far down the field behind all the Ducatis. Oh wait...

[Autech]

Yeah that'll be why Marquez finished so far down the field behind all the Ducatis. Oh wait...

If it was a drag race maybe.
But it wasn't and the Ducati boys were too busy falling off to challenge him properly .
This years Honda engine was definitely a lot closer to them than past years I would say, they weren't able to select the fast map and blitz MM quite as easily as in '17.
It seemed to me that when the Ducati hooks 4th 5th 6th it just hauled away when the duke boys wanted it too. Probably the same peak power for both bikes but that Ducati just seems to make it smoother.


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[BMWST?]

shouldnt we all move over to the 2019 thread.???

[husaberg]

Disclaimer: Garbage compared to the Ducatis engine.

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Ducati have done 16 seasons MGP and have won 1 riders title
In those same 16 years Honda have won it on eight occasions. On the renaming 8 occasion where the bikes they built didnt win the riders championship they finished 2nd on 5 of the 8 times.
Ducati have one 500cc/MGP World championship Honda has 20
Put it this way Ducati have the same number as AJS and Norton

As far as Manufacturers Champs goes in those same 16 years Honda won it 10 times Ducati one

Overall the manufactures champs boils done to this.

Honda	24
MV Agusta	16
Yamaha	14
Suzuki	7
Gilera	4
Norton	2
Ducati	1
AJS	1
Total	69

[Autech]

Ducati have done 16 seasons MGP and have won 1 riders title
In those same 16 years Honda have won it on eight occasions. On the renaming 8 occasion where the bikes they built didnt win the riders championship they finished 2nd on 5 of the 8 times.
Ducati have one 500cc/MGP World championship Honda has 20
Put it this way Ducati have the same number as AJS and Norton

As far as Manufacturers Champs goes in those same 16 years Honda won it 10 times Ducati one

Overall the manufactures champs boils done to this.

Honda	24
MV Agusta	16
Yamaha	14
Suzuki	7
Gilera	4
Norton	2
Ducati	1
AJS	1
Total	69

Sorry wtf does this have to do with the CURRENT Ducati having a better ENGINE than the Honda? Never said it was a better package, though it probably was this year but they didn't capitalise when they had the chance.

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