Jerez Testing

[Speeddog]

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2018/1 ... notes.html

"Big changes were what he felt was needed to make the Yamaha competitive. They were chasing half a second, and that would not come from minor refinements, he said. He had new forks which felt a little better, but the biggest problem is that they needed a big step forward in electronics to gain more drive out of the corners. The Yamaha is fast enough when you run wide sweeping lines and carry lots of corner speed, but as soon as you get caught up in a battle with another rider, you would lose out, he said. If they could find more drive grip, he felt he could be in the fight."

Oops, sorry, wrong thread, that's Alex Lowes, talking about the WSBK Yamaha.

Maybe the MotoGP guys should be nice kids and give back the sparky they stole.

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Final test times. See you boys next year.

= Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 37.945s [Lap 63/66]
= Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 37.970s +0.025s [53/56]
= Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 38.066s +0.121s [65/78]
^6 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 38.105s +0.160s [65/65]
˅1 Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 38.109s +0.164s [63/68]
˅1 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 1m 38.118s +0.173s [62/68]
˅1 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) 1m 38.207s +0.262s [54/57]
˅1 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 38.292s +0.347s [28/44]
˅1 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici)* 1m 38.333s +0.388s [47/50]
˅1 Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 38.522s +0.577s [55/63]
^2 Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 38.596s +0.651s [62/67]
˅1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 1m 38.761s +0.816s [50/58]
˅1 Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 38.876s +0.931s [57/60]
= Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 38.931s +0.986s [42/55]
= Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 39.144s +1.199s [53/60]
= Alvaro Bautista ESP Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici) 1m 39.338s +1.393s [65/65]
= Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 39.744s +1.799s [35/40]
= Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.826s +1.881s [34/36]
= Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 39.864s +1.919s [61/64]
= Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 40.156s +2.211s [11/11]
= Bradley Smith GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 40.325s +2.380s [38/59]
= Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.498s +2.553s [43/65]
= Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 1m 40.520s +2.575s [53/54]
= Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 1m 40.577s +2.632s [61/61]
= Matteo Baiocco ITA Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) 1m 41.907s +3.962s [37/48]

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[koko64]

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/911507/1/ducati-trials-new-rear-seat-swingarm-bar

Torsion bar?

[Speeddog]

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/911507/1/ducati-trials-new-rear-seat-swingarm-bar

Torsion bar?

All I've seen so far shows it as a full-floating rear brake, similar to what some Monsters and SSs had.

The trick may be in *where* it is attached, as it may be able to provide pro-squat and anti-squat at different points in the suspension travel.

[ducpainter]

All I've seen so far shows it as a full-floating rear brake, similar to what some Monsters and SSs had.

The trick may be in *where* it is attached, as it may be able to provide pro-squat and anti-squat at different points in the suspension travel.

The only pic I've seen doesn't seem to have it attached to the caliper, but rather an aluminum bracket attached to the swingarm. Photos aren't that clear.

[stopintime]

Relax - it's just a trick to get more attention for the brand 

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