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« on: June 04, 2009, 08:03:26 AM »



But getting to sit on an actual 2008 MotoGP bike was pretty cool. The cockpit wasn't all that cramped. The bars were super wide (you need leverage to turn a machine like that at 100mph+), and the pegs weren't as high as I thought they would be.
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2009, 08:44:29 AM »

They need the pegs lower than you'd expect for leverage.
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2009, 08:55:03 AM »

They need the pegs lower than you'd expect for leverage.

Makes sense.

I also noticed how obvious the pit lane speed governor buttons were. Huge green & red buttons on the right clip-on.

Another observation at Miller: the pit lane entrance is like 1/2 mile long...those guys kept bumping the rev limiter on entrances Grin
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2009, 09:00:03 AM »

Are the pegs lower than a stock 1098 or other sbk?
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009, 09:00:56 AM »

Are the pegs lower than a stock 1098 or other sbk?

Didn't feel like it.
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« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009, 09:48:01 AM »

Looks a little top heavy. cheeky

Of course I keed.  Interesting to see what a human looks like on one of those things.
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« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009, 09:56:57 AM »

Looks a little top heavy. cheeky

Of course I keed.  Interesting to see what a human looks like on one of those things.

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« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2009, 11:46:52 AM »


DQ you look like your are on a Pocket Rocket  Grin

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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2009, 12:22:51 AM »



(come on, _somebody_ had to!)

big (I't probably just an '06 R1 with an exhaust and a sticker kit...)
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2009, 07:18:52 AM »


ROTFL!

big (I't probably just an '06 R1 with an exhaust and a sticker kit...)

It wasn't. They had a Fiat livery R6 nearby, but this was a real '08 M1...complete with carbon rotors, gas-charged forks, etc.
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