Racing Silly Season - Who's Going Where For 2017?

[Turn7]

Cant believe Kiyo has any credibility left in BSB regardless of how much cash he brings.

Actually,now I say that....

[Turn7]

ETA - Cheers for clarification Lincs....

[FredericRobinson]

According to the calendar released this week the whole MotoGP paddock will be at Silverstone on August Bank Holiday weekend next year, which would knock Cadwell BSB from it's rightful slot.
What's the point having nukes if we don't launch them at Spain for this outrage?

[FourWheelDrift]

That didn't last long, Easton splits with Moto Rapido Ducati - http://www.crash.net/bsb/news/233930/1/easton-spli...

[Turn7]

Blimey.Feel a bit ofr Easton as he does to have lost some from of late.

[Fleegle]

It appears to me that the Moto Rapido Ducati is neither Rapido or reliable

[Dakkon]

Fleegle said:

It appears to me that the Moto Rapido Ducati is neither Rapido or reliable

I know, it's a shame as Wilf's team put a lot of effort in and the results don't show that Hopefully things will pick up for the team next season.

[Gavia]

Fleegle said:

It appears to me that the Moto Rapido Ducati is neither Rapido or reliable

What part of "Ducati" made you think of the word "reliable"

[Turn7]

Gavia said:

What part of "Ducati" made you think of the word "reliable"

Dont see PBM Ducs breaking down ?

[BraveSirRobin]

Turn7 said:

Gavia said:

What part of "Ducati" made you think of the word "reliable"

Dont see PBM Ducs breaking down ?

Didn't Shakey's gear lever fall off recently?
Easton concentrating on Macau - think he may find it difficult to get a ride sorted for next year.

[George29]

FourWheelDrift said:

That didn't last long, Easton splits with Moto Rapido Ducati - http://www.crash.net/bsb/news/233930/1/easton-spli...

Replaced by Alex Polita

[FourWheelDrift]

If all the rumours are true...

(Moto3) John McPhee moving to a new single Dorna funded Honda based team put together by Alberto Puig and sponsored by BT Sport.

Dumping the 3rd rate Peugeot (Mahindra), he's 3rd best Mahindra out of 18 (14 regulars) in the Championship

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/233947/1/mcphee-s...

[George29]

Hutchy racing on a 3rd Tyco BMW superbike at Assen

[WaferThinHam]

George29 said:

Hutchy racing on a 3rd Tyco BMW superbike at Assen

More Macau practise?

[George29]

WaferThinHam said:

More Macau practise?

I'd say more practice for next season

[egor110]

George29 said:

I'd say more practice for next season

Really ?

Hutchy just never seems to click in superbikes, road racing he's awesome but is he really worth having on a bsb bike?

[Lincsblokey]

Hutch will be in bsb next season, on the tyco nail.

assen is just a practice for that and macau.

Hope race control have enough dummys to keep restocking him, if he doesnt like the cut of the sstk1000 grid jib, he's going to melt in the midfield of the bsb grid.

Just to point something out, PBM's bikes have nothing in common with Wilf's Moto Rapido bike, apart from the colour. PBM's bikes ar built in the factory, engines are never opened over here, even the clutches have to be changed by a ducati corse employee.... wheras MR bikes are purely customer built.... just to give you an example, the swingarm linkage on the PBM bikes is a corse part, with mileage limit of 2500km, and costs 4k.... thats factory

[Lincsblokey]

boxxob said:

Lincsblokey said:

.... just to give you an example, the swingarm linkage on the PBM bikes is a corse part, with mileage limit of 2500km, and costs 4k.... thats factory

why does something like that cost so much and wear so quickly? is it some bizarre Italian job creation programme?

Because its made in italy and has 'ducati corse' written on it.

[Turn7]

2500km is lot of racing though? Bet thats at least one season surely ?

[George29]

boxxob said:

Lincsblokey said:

.... just to give you an example, the swingarm linkage on the PBM bikes is a corse part, with mileage limit of 2500km, and costs 4k.... thats factory

why does something like that cost so much and wear so quickly? is it some bizarre Italian job creation programme?

It will be lightened as much as possible and made out of a lightweight material. It will be lifed because it is a high stress area and they wouldn't want it to fail - better safe than sorry. The price is probably just because of the very limited quantity that they will make