Giggles Presents: A Fucking Motorbike Thread

[Disco]

I have a site they get posted to, albeit a bit randomly, I'll post it once I'm back at home. Great to see Bautista back in contention, I still can't believe he lost that title after winning the first 11 races or something ridiculous.

The GP scene is good but I find Moto 2/3 more interesting than the top class.

[Ben]

Moto3 is always fantastic chaos. Like last week, the brand new 16 year old barging his way past the title contenders en route to the podium.

[Shindig]

Two more sidecar blokes dead at the TT. Father and son. The Senior TT's been postponed until tomorrow morning because of adverse weather.

[Disco]

http://www.racinghd.net/

[Shindig]

Marquez taking time off for another surgery. Possibly him done for 2022. I can't see him coming back.

[Ben]

Is this in addition to the surgery he had a few weeks ago? I've not seen any chat on the usual channels about a second surgery.

[Shindig]

Nah, it's that. I thought it was more recent because MotoGP are slow to put their race highlights up on youtube. Still, four surgeries in 18 months and a concussion is a bit rough. Honda want him back sharpish which probably tells its own story.

[Ben]

Puig (Honda team boss) is an arsehole. They need to cut him loose and hoover up the Suzuki staff.

[Shindig]

LCR's already took Rins, although all I remember from him this season is a lot of crashes.

I'd love someone to save that Suzuki op. And for Kawasaki to come back in. More manufacturers, please.

[Disco]

Honda really like betting everything on one rider, it's comical how fucked they've been without him.

[Shindig]

There's got to be the commercial aspect as well. Marquez is the last genuine icon left on the grid.

[Disco]

Bike liveries are normally a bit of a mess but those yellow Ducatis looked surprisingly good.

[Magic]

Yes, shame it was so far out in front.

[Ben]

That's about as good as you can get in today's sponsor-heavy era. It's been a long while since they ran the yellow throwback.

[Shindig]

I still think the Rossi-era Ducatis looked sharp. The problem with that yellow effort is it just makes me think of Yamaha.

Over at the TT, Michael Dunlop's closing in on Joey's record. Two wins with six races left to go.

[Shindig]

Now he's one away from Joey's record. The senior TT starts in 10 minutes. He's won 4 races this week.

EDIT: Hickman wins. Just the one rider death this year, I think.