Racing Silly Season - Who is going where in 2014?

[FourWheelDrift]

Yonny Hernandez has been confirmed on the Pramac Ducati for 2015 with an option for 2016.

[Turn7]

FourWheelDrift said:

Yonny Hernandez has been confirmed on the Pramac Ducati for 2015 with an option for 2016.

Yep, and his contract is qith the factory too.

I like him, and its good to have non spaniards on the grid.

[WaferThinHam]

Turn7 said:

Yep, and his contract is qith the factory too.

I like him, and its good to have non spaniards on the grid.

Yep, I like his style. Reckon he'd be pretty handy on a good Honda as well.

[George29]

Guintoli to Pata Honda next year.

[Chipchap]

George29 said:

Guintoli to Pata Honda next year.

At least he will get one season with the big 1 on the front as I cant see him winning much on the Fireblade.

[scunnylad]

Lincsblokey said:

graphene said:

Even the frame and all of the engine parts? So much for homologation and a series designed to be about 'spiced-up' standard production road bikes

Frame is the SP model frame, Lowes/Kiyo used stock blade frames, the engines are based on the SP model too, so slightly different bottom end and the top end is changed as per BSB tech regs.

SP model frame ? I thought the SP just used the standard revised 2014 fireblade frame

[Turn7]

Chipchap said:

At least he will get one season with the big 1 on the front as I cant see him winning much on the Fireblade.

Yeah,I was surprised at that.

Would have expected to retain your seat after taking the title .

[George29]

Rea confirmed at Kawasaki next year. Should make for quite a team!

[sprinter1050]

George29 said:

Guintoli to Pata Honda next year.

I thought the Eurosport guys at the weekend were saying he's moving up to MotoGP next year?

[FourWheelDrift]

Chipchap said:

At least he will get one season with the big 1 on the front as I cant see him winning much on the Fireblade.

Don't forget the expensive ECUs that Aprilia and Kawasaki have been utilising are banned next year, new technical regulations to make it cheaper and more competitive for all. The Honda might be the bike to have. Rea has always shown it to be good in the twisty bits.

New tech regulations - http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Decisio...

[Turn7]

Honda is in danger of being left behind I think - whens the Blade due a revision?

[Lincsblokey]

scunnylad said:

Lincsblokey said:

graphene said:

Even the frame and all of the engine parts? So much for homologation and a series designed to be about 'spiced-up' standard production road bikes

Frame is the SP model frame, Lowes/Kiyo used stock blade frames, the engines are based on the SP model too, so slightly different bottom end and the top end is changed as per BSB tech regs.

SP model frame ? I thought the SP just used the standard revised 2014 fireblade frame

No bud, less sound deadening, few extra braces here & there too

[tight5]

anyone know what Aprilia is doing in WSB next year ?

[tight5]

graphene said:

tight5 said:

anyone know what Aprilia is doing in WSB next year ?

Updated RSV - sounds more iterative that 'new'. Seems like GP will be their focus.

rider line up ?

[FourWheelDrift]

Here's the bike to be on next year.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/210536/1/rossi-un...

[FourWheelDrift]

And the one that should have been? - http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newst...

[George29]

Danny Buchan and Chris Walker racing for BeWiser Kawasaki next year.

[scunnylad]

Lincsblokey said:

scunnylad said:

Lincsblokey said:

graphene said:

Even the frame and all of the engine parts? So much for homologation and a series designed to be about 'spiced-up' standard production road bikes

Frame is the SP model frame, Lowes/Kiyo used stock blade frames, the engines are based on the SP model too, so slightly different bottom end and the top end is changed as per BSB tech regs.

SP model frame ? I thought the SP just used the standard revised 2014 fireblade frame

No bud, less sound deadening, few extra braces here & there too

Dunno then seems odd,never heard of a different frame in any of the sales stuff

They appear to have the same spares number as the standard frames.
Only difference is the A or B prefix which denotes aluminium or black (colour)

[Lincsblokey]

scunnylad said:

Lincsblokey said:

scunnylad said:

Lincsblokey said:

graphene said:

Even the frame and all of the engine parts? So much for homologation and a series designed to be about 'spiced-up' standard production road bikes

Frame is the SP model frame, Lowes/Kiyo used stock blade frames, the engines are based on the SP model too, so slightly different bottom end and the top end is changed as per BSB tech regs.

SP model frame ? I thought the SP just used the standard revised 2014 fireblade frame

No bud, less sound deadening, few extra braces here & there too

Dunno then seems odd,never heard of a different frame in any of the sales stuff

They appear to have the same spares number as the standard frames.
Only difference is the A or B prefix which denotes aluminium or black (colour)

Like i say mate, different.

[scunnylad]

Maybe I did not make myself clear but the standard blade that comes with a bare aluminum frame is the same part number as the sp model frame so how are they different?


Genuinely curious about this as I have never seen it anywhere about an sp specific frame