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Offline Swoop

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Re: Aussie GP
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2015, 03:13:14 PM »
Actually the Hondas had about 5kmh on the Dukes on the straight, according to the radar thingy.  They apparently just can't go round corners.  Who'da thunk last season I'd be saying a Duke was out handling a Honda?


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« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2015, 07:29:19 PM »
Actually the Hondas had about 5kmh on the Dukes on the straight, according to the radar thingy.  They apparently just can't go round corners.  Who'da thunk last season I'd be saying a Duke was out handling a Honda?


  swoop, is it really out handle or better engine mapping to let the bike come out of the corners without lighting up the tyres?

  I didnt catch the motoGP,I'm not techie enough to figgure that internet stuff out and they dont show it on TV here anymore,a shame...


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« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2015, 08:06:39 PM »
Where is here?  I watched the end of the MotoGP race on TV the other night, presumably live.
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Re: Aussie GP
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2015, 09:22:50 PM »
While I enjoyed the Aussie GP, the real race was the Moto GP with Rossi taking the win.  The top 4 guys passed each other 100 times easy.  One of the most exciting races ever with Ducati finding some unbelievable power and faster than anything top speed and acceleration.

 I just got to see the last 20 laps of that MotoGP race Rossi was absolutely an animal on that bike it was a very exciting race to watch I found myself leaning lol
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Re: Aussie GP
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2015, 09:49:26 PM »
Ya know what I hate.....the gyro stabilised front facing camera.  The bike leans round the corner, the camera doesn't and I find myself craning my neck sideways to see where it's going properly.

Morf, no it's handling.  HRCs ECU mapping is famously awesome, always has been.  Honda spend millions on ECU software....which is one of the reasons next year there's a rule change to only allow standardised ECU software.  No, last year's Duke had a major problem turning in, the understeer was fierce.  This years bike is all new and Ducati (pron: Audi) have solved it.  If you do manage to catch the race somehow, check out the wings they stuck on the front.

However, another thing that irks me is that.....yet again.....Ducati have been doing badly at a sport, whinged and complained and threatened to leave until the organisers cave in and give them concessions.  Despite being a factory team, Ducati is running the open class rules......which means they're allowed more fuel, softer tyres, more engines and their development isn't frozen.  And now Ducati are taking 2 out of the three places on a podium.  Remind anyone else of WSB in the 90s?

Cheating Italian b******s they are, always have been and always will be.

Thankfully, the MotoGP Gods included a clause where if they take 3 podiums in a season they're back on factory rules so this current run of success isn't going to last.
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Re: Aussie GP
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2015, 09:14:11 AM »
overhaul it all,  bring it back to carbs and two strokes I say, with of course modern chassis and tires compounds... motorcycle racing not computer racing..
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Re: Aussie GP
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2015, 11:23:56 AM »
While I enjoyed the Aussie GP, the real race was the Moto GP with Rossi taking the win.  The top 4 guys passed each other 100 times easy.  One of the most exciting races ever with Ducati finding some unbelievable power and faster than anything top speed and acceleration.

That was defintely one hell of a race.. MotoGP is so much more exciting than auto racing IMO...
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Re: Aussie GP
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2015, 05:07:28 PM »
Swoop,

  I'm surprized to hear this!  I know honda has the cash,sort of like Ferrari or MB,but that doesnt mean they always get it right.

  I havent seen a motoGP race for a couple years,they just dont carry it on TV in Canada,I might find a specialty channel that has the races but I havent seen them advertized.

  I've been a duke fan for years,the first time I saw a desmo valve system was I was hooked!

  I guess I'll try to find the race online and watch to see what the race was really like,if Zoney gets excited over it it's got to be a barn burner!!!! :aok


   Years ago I had the pleasure of riding a RD350LC track bike that my buddy raced,he would let me wear his leathers and put a few laps in during testing. I wasnt as fast as him but I was slightly lighter so our lap times werent too far apart.

   I couldnt campain my our bike...... it's a long story and well I'm not very proud of the reasons...... :o


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