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Thread: Giggles Presents: A Fucking Motorbike Thread

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    I wondered the same thing and apparently he's been messing fairly seriously with the geometry of the bike in an effort to get it working the way he likes. The team are supposedly giving him a few races to get it right after which they want to go back to setting it up the way they think it should work and he'd have to adapt his riding style.

    Seems to be working great so far.

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    7/7 for Bautista, he's utterly humiliating the rest of the field.

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    Just watched COTA. Lol at Honda.

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    I need to catch-up but I like that sentence. EDIT: That was like watching Pedrosa bin it.
    Last edited by Shindig; 04-05-2019 at 04:33 PM.

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    I think Lorenzo might actually be dead, reverted to the normal setup of the bike and was still miles off the pace this weekend. Give the ride to Crutchlow or whoever the next 8 year old Spaniard is and be one with it.

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    Do they plan to stick with him for the whole year? He is a complete mess.

    Shame about the Frenchman, he was good for a podium.

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    The only reason they'd drop him is if they really wanted the constructors title. Ducati are the only ones close to sneaking that as everyone else just has one competitive rider. The ship's well and truly sailed on Vinales.

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/nor...eland/48187691

    North West 200's on the BBC website.

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    Mugello, bloody hell.

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    Aye, pleased for the guy. And the TT finished with just the one fatality, making it the safest event since 2012. Amazing when you consider the practice sessions being fogged off and rescheduled.

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    Lorenzo's fucking done with that crash. Sub him out and send him home.

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    Just watched it, what a fucking spanner, I almost turned it off after that.

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    He looked like he was trying to force a performance out of the bike. Y'know, I've been thinking about how much Pedrosa dropped off in the last couple of years. Has Marquez's years on that bike created something nobody else can ride?

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    Pedrosa got gubbed just as hard by Tracy Moaner, and Crutchlow has three wins on the same bike so I'm not so sure about that.

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    Man, I loved Stoner's dominance on that Honda. 16 podiums and 12 poles from 17 races.

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    Just watched that Lorenzo crash. Fucking hell. I guess that's the best way he could have helped his team this year.

    Apparently he also had a nasty crash this weekend and will miss the race.

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    Oof. Time's probably up. I remember when he first came through the ranks and couldn't go a fortnight without breaking his ankles.

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    In exciting news that I'm late to the party on, Oliver's Mount re-opened. The place changed hands, the new owners did the safety changes the council were after and racing resumed last week. The Gold Cup's in September.

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    Last two laps at Silverstone today.

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    Just caught the highlights. Clever stuff from Rins. Hope Dovi's okay from the crash, he looked shook.

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    Rins is great, that was the kind of thing Rossi used to do.

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    They've postponed quali in Phillip Island. The wind was so strong out there it forced Miguel Oliviera wide into a crash. Nuts.

    Heh. Marquez wins, Lorenzo finishes last of the runners.
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    Jorge Lorenzo has retired. Awww. On the plus side, who goes in for his seat? Have Yamaha sewn up Quartararo?

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    Zarco I reckon.

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    Man, I barely remember him featuring strongly in any race this year. I do hope that second Honda doesn't become a poisoned chalice. Pedrosa and Lorenzo have looked so bloody awful on it since Marquez got his mits on development. Crutchlow keeps falling of his and he does mention how tricky it is to ride now.

    EDIT: It's Alex Marquez. Of course.
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/50821914

    Roids. You don't really see that in motorsport.

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    EXCITEMENT.

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    There was very nearly a death or two today.


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    Dovi's put himself right back in the title hunt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Fox View Post
    There was very nearly a death or two today.

    Thats crazy

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    Maverick Vinales had another escape today. Had to jump off his bike going into turn 1 because he had no brakes. Marquez looks to be out for the season with his arm.

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    Did anyone watch Argentina? We’ve now had nine different podium finishers in three races and all six manufacturers have won in the last two years.

    Seeing Aprilia and Aleix finally get their first ever wins was just magic.

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    It's been bizarre to see the grid tighten up like that in the last couple of years.

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    The only downside is that Quartararo is the only one consistent enough to keep picking up points so he’ll probably win at a canter despite less than five wins. Ducati imploding seems odd.

    Honda probably (or at least will eventually) have the best package but neither rider can stay out the gravel.

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    It's only 3 races in but everything about the standings screams consistently inconsistent. It'll be pot luck who wins unless someone can mastermind a run.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ben View Post
    Did anyone watch Argentina? We’ve now had nine different podium finishers in three races and all six manufacturers have won in the last two years.

    Seeing Aprilia and Aleix finally get their first ever wins was just magic.
    I love Aleix. Talk about determination.

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    I like random weird motorsports but I had no idea this sort of thing even existed.


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    L Plate racing.

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    Suzuki gone from MotoGP at the end of the year, that's going to make the rider market even more mental with Rins and Mir thrown in.

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    Suzuki are tied in until 2026 so it will be interesting to see how they try to get out of it. KTM will probably enter another team in their place if Suzuki pay off Dorna.

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    Maybe, but they're also committed to just 6 independent/satellite teams so presumably they'd need to make a deal with them if they want to add a 7th. Pol Espargaro probably feeling rather uncomfortable tonight.

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    Yeah, Mir to Honda looks pretty likely now.

    Apparently not being able to get a satellite team might have been one of Suzuki's reasons for pulling out, along with the factory making a massive loss (which can be combined into one really).
    Last edited by Ben; 04-05-2022 at 06:41 PM.

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    Yeah, I wondered what was happening with the satellite team.

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    More death at the TT I see. This time some poor sap of a pigeon vapourised by a bike going 190mph. Hopefully they don't get the identification wrong on this one.


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    Yeah that sidecar death announcement was proper amateur.

    While I’m here, is anyone else watching MotoGP this season? Once again, it’s absolutely tremendous. Marquez being crippled has (maybe somewhat coincidentally) given birth to three years of unbelievable racing. Quartararo will run away with it though, he’s far too consistent for the rest of them.

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    Been pretty boring tbh. WSBK has been sensational.

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    Yeah, the post-Marquez years have been a bit iffy. Mainly because I don't have a favourite and the champion winds up being some 4-win Charlie who's been more consistent than the rest of them. Although it was really funny seeing Espargaro fail to count the laps off.

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    Boring? You’re mad.

    Agreed on SBK though. Nice to have a real three way fight, rather than Redding just pretending.

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    Do SBK still have their races free on the website? I might play catch up next week.

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