[ClubRacer]

Off season

I wish I could head some place warm for off seson testing. I'm looking at three feet of snow and a torn apart race bike. Lucky bastards.

 

[ClubRacer]

Re: Off season

Close I'm in the mid west

 

[Twitch]

Re: Off season

At least you have a bike to look at. I have an old picture and 1 foot of snow.

 

[kman]

Considering the budget of GP teams, I don't think the price of gas is a factor ;^)



The new GP rules will let Honda finally unleash their oval piston beast on the world (ala the NR750).



Foggy has even told Ducati to ditch the WSBK team and race under the new GP rules. Good luck. Those rules will favor the deepest pockets (Honda).



kman

 

[990]

RC51 faster than 500s at Suzuka

I understand that Japanese superbike ace Makoto Tamada just set the all time lap record at Suzuka 2 weeks ago at the same Honda test that Kurtis Roberts and Nicky Hayden took part in. This reminds me of the observation that when 500s switched to unleaded fuel 3 years back they went faster because the horsepower was cut down and the bikes became tamer. Like the Pirelli ad says power without control is nothing (or something like that) Superbikes are manageable, so riders can concentrate on technique. This is why they are starting to go faster than 500s.