Yooperbikemike's 2014 MotoGP Thread

I was adding in the amount of time Bstone would have needed to develop a proper tire and possibly do a second test.

SO Josh H is the only guy in Moto2 running WP forks and Shock?

Valencia testing confirms Ducati is still a turnip truck.

Cal's comment, the bike rides the same no matter what they do to it.

Moto2
1. Tom Lüthi (CH), Suter, 1:42,662 min (61 Runden)
2. Jordi Torres (E), Suter, 1:42,724 (78)
3. Mika Kallio (FIN), Kalex, 1:42,776 (69)
4. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Kalex, 1:42,959 (52)
5. Esteve Rabat (E), Kalex, 1:42,962 (101)
6. Nico Terol (E), Suter, 1:43,028 (81)
7. Sandro Cortese (D), Kalex, 1:43,592 (49)
8. Razlan Shah (MAL), Kalex, 1:43,667 (52)
9. Julián Simón (E), Kalex, 1:43,795 (77)
10. Xavier Siméon (B), Suter, 1:43,944 (71)
11. Johann Zarco (F), Suter, 1:44,158 (70)
12. Franco Morbidelli (I), Suter, 1:44,249 (83)
13. Louis Rossi (F), Kalex, 1:44,469 (65)
14. Marcel Schrötter (D), Tech3, 1:44,565 (86)
15. Maverick Viñales (E), Kalex, 1:44,611 (102)
16. Alex Mariñelarena (E), Tech3, 1:44,804 (39)
17. Josh Herrin (USA), Suter, 1:44,877 (60)
18. Lorenzo Baldassarri (I), Suter, 1:45,175 (54)
19. Axel Pons (E), Kalex, 1:45,176 (55)
20. Luis Salom (E), Kalex, 1:46,061 (77)
21. Jonas Folger (D), Kalex, 1:46,119 (52)
22. Roberto Locatelli (I), Kalex, 1:46,328 (54)

Maybe even Gigi won't be able to fix this piece of $$$$ shit

I have no idea what you're talking about then.

Such are the ways of the written word.

It's not like he hasn't built a motogp winning bike before...

Not a bad debut for Herrin. I am impressed. Only 2 tenths off the Moto3 World Champ! I guess I'm going to have to learn to like him a little more.

+1

Even better, he's only .7 behind his team mate, who's probably been around Jerez about a billion times.
Herrin has always been a good 600 rider. Hopefully, that will help in Moto2.

Getcher Nicky Hayden Ducati gear, 30% off...

Yea, Zarco is no slouch. It was a surprise for me that he didn't fight at the very front more often this year.

That is probably the only thing from the Ducati GP program, that will actually move fast.

Nice!

There's a truck in the paddock Dear Gigi, Dear Gigi.
There's a truck in the Paddock Dear Gigi, a truck.

Nice read from Alex Briggs on Jeremy Burgess

http://www.wrenchracer.com/1/category/all/1.html

Thanks for sharing. So is Alex also taking a paid year off?

Jeepers, that was one of the greatest posts all time on this forum! And swimmer, don't give me any shit for my post about its relative value... Motorcycle racing is passionate for everybody involved. It doesn't get much better than that one interview. Such passion!

My #2 son had finished a successful day as a novice at Loudon a few years ago. All weekend his pit garage was filled with people coming and going to chat about how his day went or how their day went. He was so stoked, since he'd never had an experience like that. The sports that he grew up doing were very different. I told him then in the garage as we were rebuilding his wrecked CBR; 'These are your people'. And he embraced them.

Really, there isn't anything out there quite like motorcycle racing. Our hero's are the most worthy there is, at any level.

Simo!!!!

Excellent Krop. Thanks!

I expect it will be tougher and tougher sledding in the future in the land of mega $$$ and mega egos. Those $$$ may find decreased space for the "aging" egos.

I completely agree about motorcycle racers, but I must ask because I am confused? This was a successful day of racing where your son wrecked his bike, what is an unsuccessful day for him like? :huh