Racing Silly Season - Who is going where in 2014?

[Rat_Fink_67]

Sea-Doo said:

Shame, would like to have seen Josh on a decent bike in WSB.

Wonder why the Troy Corser ride didn't come off?

He's probably looking at the bigger picture I would've thought. If the new R1 is as dominant as when the last one came out in '09 then he's in with a serious shot at the title, and coupling that with a good showing at the Suzuka 8H could hold him in good shape for Yamaha's predicted WSB return in 2016.

[Lincsblokey]

Randy De Puniet signs with Crescent Suzuki for WSBK 2015...

[Lincsblokey]

graphene said:

Lincsblokey said:

Randy De Puniet signs with Crescent Suzuki for WSBK 2015...

Suzuki love their crashers.

Ive purchased carbon fibre shares..

[egor110]

Turn7 said:

Oh,thought he was off to wsb.

Maybe the pays better in bsb?

No news re bridewell yet, would be a bummer if he gets the chop after the cracking job he's done this year.

[Lincsblokey]

egor110 said:

Turn7 said:

Oh,thought he was off to wsb.

Maybe the pays better in bsb?

No news re bridewell yet, would be a bummer if he gets the chop after the cracking job he's done this year.

Who says he hasnt signed elsewhere?

Rumour puts Broc Parkes on either one of the PBM teams or the second seat at SMR, I wouldnt be surprised to see TB on a Honda next year alongside JOH...

[John D.]

egor110 said:

ode said:

Troy Corser back in WSB as a team manager, with Josh Brookes and Leon Camier? Cool...

http://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/209304/1/troy-corse...

wow brookes!

i'm amazed they've signed him very much a young head on old shoulders still making stupid mistakes.

I hear you on the stupid mistakes, but he is the only one taking it to Shakey and Kio. Whilst riding the wheels off an inferior bike. I really rate him.

[Lincsblokey]

When your given inferior tools, youride the ollox off it and hope for the best...

Josh has made a couple of errors, but give him the right tools and he is the equal of kiyo & byrne.

[John D.]

Basically my thinking too. Have only watched race 1 at Silverstone so far (of the last round), but was sat there thinking 'someone give that man a Kawasaki or BMW!'

[egor110]

Lincsblokey said:

When your given inferior tools, youride the ollox off it and hope for the best...

Josh has made a couple of errors, but give him the right tools and he is the equal of kiyo & byrne.

One things for sure , the series is far stronger with him.

Just need bridewell to sort his seat out now.

[Lincsblokey]

graphene said:

Lincsblokey said:

When your given inferior tools, youride the ollox off it and hope for the best...

Josh has made a couple of errors, but give him the right tools and he is the equal of kiyo & byrne.

Ellison ran well on it, won races, likewise Hill in previous seasons. And Bridewell got results jumping straight on it at the end of last season. I think Brookes is just prone to wobbling under pressure.

Hill was on a completely different bike, when the rules prohibited the full factory R1 monsters the bike became a POS and Hill knew it, which is why he tried to wriggle out of his MSVR contract to stay with SMR, eventually costing hinself money.

James was beset by multiple technicla failures, but as you say rode the wheels of it, and crashed as much as brookes.

Ironically, Bridewell has crashed more than Brookes this season..

[Lincsblokey]

graphene said:

Is it possible that 'completely different bike' is a teeny bit of gross exaggeration?

Not really, no.

The frame is different, as frame geometry has to now stay as it comes from the factory.

Engines are COMPLETELY different

Electronics miles apart, the motec control ecu in bsb is not capable (or allowed) to run as many channels as the pukka factory spec 100k per bike Magnetti Marelli kit.

I could go on, but i think you will get the point.

It went from a smooth, 230bhp dreamboat that could compete to a 205 overweight chubster overnight.

Rumour has it the new R1 has the same frame geometry as the Sterligarda/Milwaukee factory R1's straight out the box, and is fairly lighter too.

[egor110]

Bryan Starring to race for team wd40 at brands this weekend and Ellison's resigned for gb moto.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Lincsblokey said:

It went from a smooth, 230bhp dreamboat that could compete to a 205 overweight chubster overnight.

Whats the wet weight of a 2013 Fireblade and a 2013 R1 then.

[Shadow R1]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Whats the wet weight of a 2013 Fireblade and a 2013 R1 then.

No idea, but a 2006 R1 is 191 kg with half a tank of fuel.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Shadow R1 said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Whats the wet weight of a 2013 Fireblade and a 2013 R1 then.

No idea, but a 2006 R1 is 191 kg with half a tank of fuel.

Well thats a lot of help Shad.

[Lincsblokey]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Shadow R1 said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Whats the wet weight of a 2013 Fireblade and a 2013 R1 then.

No idea, but a 2006 R1 is 191 kg with half a tank of fuel.

Well thats a lot of help Shad.

race or road?

[Biker's Nemesis]

Lincsblokey said:

race or road?

Road, there isn't much difference in the race bikes..

Do you know who's taking burrels place in the WD40 team.

[Lincsblokey]

ps, road bikes, blade with full tank, wet weight, Without ABS, 194, with abs, 199 kg

R1 206 kg 'yamaha wet weight' so thats half a tank.

[Fleegle]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Lincsblokey said:

race or road?

Road, there isn't much difference in the race bikes..

Do you know who's taking burrels place in the WD40 team.

Is that who' 'number unknown' keeps coming up on my phone?

[Lincsblokey]

graphene said:

egor110 said:

Bryan Starring to race for team wd40 at brands this weekend and Ellison's resigned for gb moto.

O’Halloran on one Honda, but what are the rumours for the other bike?

Its Haslam, Camier or Parkes.