2012 will see the return of the big boys.
MotoGP Back To 1000cc From 2012 | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
MotoGP Back To 1000cc From 2012 | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
Moto GP Back to 990's
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Might be good for Hayden.
I like MotoGP, I just happen to like WSBK better, with real bikes and next year 8 brands. MotoGP is on the verge of having only 4.
I like MotoGP, I just happen to like WSBK better, with real bikes and next year 8 brands. MotoGP is on the verge of having only 4.
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Who knows, for 2010 he is already signed...if he does good next year, maybe Ducati will think of keeping him around for the development of the 990/1000 bike? I mean, 2012 is not that far away. Only a couple seasons.
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Well, he is the last 990 champion...and the only one to do so, apart from Rossi.
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He is THE development rider for ducati right now.
Stoner is a terrible development rider, because he just rides around problems. There is a reason the ducati so so strong right now.
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Didn't he totally abandon the whole project and moved up to electric bikes instead?
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What he said! :cheers
You really think Hayden turned the Duc around this year? He can only be considered the development rider because Stoner sat out for, what, three rounds?
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C1 C1 C1
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OOH! BARRY BARRY INTADESTING!
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And Nicky was the development rider the year he won the championship. Puig refused to have Pedrobot testing parts, he rode with the tried-and-true while Nicky was dealing with clutch failures and whatnot.
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Why not 600?
It seems like their reasoning for going to the 800's were to cut speeds, which didn't really happen because the corner speeds were higher. So wouldn't the 600's make more sense? Especially to cut costs, since you can figure they wouldn't be eating tires quite so much and things of that nature.
It seems like their reasoning for going to the 800's were to cut speeds, which didn't really happen because the corner speeds were higher. So wouldn't the 600's make more sense? Especially to cut costs, since you can figure they wouldn't be eating tires quite so much and things of that nature.
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600s are replacing the 250s next year!!! This talk about going back to a liter bike is the best news I have heard out of motogp management this year!!!
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Oooh. Missed that little detail, haha.
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To go back to liter bikes, they will undoubtedly be limiting the electronics which is possibly a big portion of the expense to today's race teams.
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