MotoGP Le Mans *******spoilers*****

[m9hundo]

He's ok, I don't mind him and he seems quite likable in an interview.
I think it was a PR mistake to mimic VRs theatrics. It gives the appearance of an awkward copycat.

exactly the way I feel about him

[thought]

Yeah, great article by Emmet as usual.  Iannone def has the ride of the race. Pretty amazing what he managed to pull out once he saw MM pass him.

I'm def still rooting for Rossi though... if there is a year for him to have a shot at the title I think it's this one.

[Triple J]

Great battle for 4th...and fantastic (if a little boring) ride by JLo.

Finally...people are starting to see that the Honda isn't the best bike on the grid. MM has been covering for its weaknesses for a while now. The Yamaha has been just as good since around the 2nd or 3rd race last season IMO, and now seems to be an outright better bike. Despite MM, the results this season and last prove it.

[duccarlos]

Great battle for 4th...and fantastic (if a little boring) ride by JLo.

Finally...people are starting to see that the Honda isn't the best bike on the grid. MM has been covering for its weaknesses for a while now. The Yamaha has been just as good since around the 2nd or 3rd race last season IMO, and now seems to be an outright better bike. Despite MM, the results this season and last prove it.

The M1 was missing the full seamless gearbox. Both Vale and Jorghey were begging for it. Honda lost that advantage this year.

The Duc has shown that it handles similar to the Yamaha with a ton more straight line speed, but the one thing that is probably missing... being able to downshift without using the clutch.

[triangleforge]

Though I'm sure a fully seamless downshift would help, Dovi seems to be pointing to issues with the bike that use up too much grip in the early stages of the race, leading to a drop off in the last half. Seamless downshifting could help with that, I suppose, and be a tad gentler on the tires on corner entry...

[duccarlos]

Yep, they also have that load from the extra horsepower. Gearbox + work on the electronics to even out the power delivery.

[triangleforge]

And fitting Michele Pirro with a Camelback & catheter, then running nearly endless laps around a test track...

[Triple J]

The M1 was missing the full seamless gearbox. Both Vale and Jorghey were begging for it. Honda lost that advantage this year.

The Duc has shown that it handles similar to the Yamaha with a ton more straight line speed, but the one thing that is probably missing... being able to downshift without using the clutch.

I thought the Duc already had clutchless downshifts?

The M1 was missing Marquez last year (and JLo), otherwise it was just fine...and it's even better this year.

[duccarlos]

I thought the Duc already had clutchless downshifts?

The M1 was missing Marquez last year (and JLo), otherwise it was just fine...and it's even better this year.

From the preseason GP15 reveal

“We will do a comparison test at the next Sepang test. I don’t know if the GP15 will be faster than the GP14.3 at the end of the week. We will focus on the chassis first, while the development of the engine, also in terms of weight, will be done during the season. I expect the engine to be lighter at the end of the coming season. We won’t work on the seamless [gearbox]. Last year, we made important steps forward [with the gearbox] and we are satisfied with it, although it involves only the first 4 gears, not 5th and 6th gear.”

[duccarlos]

The M1 was a good bike last year, but again, it was missing the gearbox, which was the biggest complaint of both Jorghey and Vale. Take that good package and fix the one deficiency, you get tody's M1. They can brake later and power through the corner with legendary stability. The Duc now has similar stable characteristics, with extra zooooooom that eats through tires. I would love to see them using the spec software to get a heads start on next year.

[Mhanis]

I just watched Moto3 last night, Danny Kent is definitely impressive.

Who is the last Brit to win a world championship other than WSBK?

Mark

 

[The Don]

Barry Sheen I think, champion of a man