Day 1 Results *Spoiler* Moto GP Mandalika Testing

[Chipchap]

https://www.crash.net/motogp/results/996309/1/mand...

A surprise or two awaits you here.

[Chipchap]

End of day times.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/results/996311/1/mand...

[five50]

Pecco and Maverick sandbagging

[Chipchap]

Phil "Sandbagging" was an apt choice. Apparently every competitor had to go out and circulate for 20 mins early doors to help clean up the circuit.

Some photos show bikes with mud sprayed up the sides and on the forks. The circuit was muddy !

Dovi and Espergaro were outspoken on the riders safety riding 300 bhp monsters in mud.

[LukeBrown66]

From the pics I have seen looks like HRC have really kicked out the front end of the new bike, pic of Marquez may have been doctored but there is about 5 inches between the front tyre and radiator!! Looks like a chopper, must help stability, but surely makes it slow steering

[five50]

Maverick third today.
Building up to Aprilia’s first win.

[LukeBrown66]

You do remember about the last 5 years pre season testing I guess...lol

[Stuart Fordyce]

five50 said:

Maverick third today.
Building up to Aprilia’s first win.

King of preseason as usual, won't win a race next season.

[five50]

You could have said that last year?

[FourWheelDrift]

It's all over the place this year, there were at least some patterns in previous years.

[five50]

LukeBrown66 said:

From the pics I have seen looks like HRC have really kicked out the front end of the new bike, pic of Marquez may have been doctored but there is about 5 inches between the front tyre and radiator!! Looks like a chopper, must help stability, but surely makes it slow steering

Does look like Honda has employed some Harley Davidson chassis engineers during the off season?

[rodericb]

It must have tiny radiators. Or there's some off-the-wall cooling thing going on like the surfaces of the fairings double as radiating surfaces....!


Edit: And it's monsoon season in Indonesia now!

[FourWheelDrift]

five50 said:

LukeBrown66 said:

From the pics I have seen looks like HRC have really kicked out the front end of the new bike, pic of Marquez may have been doctored but there is about 5 inches between the front tyre and radiator!! Looks like a chopper, must help stability, but surely makes it slow steering

Does look like Honda has employed some Harley Davidson chassis engineers during the off season?

Without looking at previous years bikes or other bikes this year from the side, is the wheelbase still the same but the engine compartment/fairing cut back to create a bigger gap for some devious aero advantage?

[MrGman]

The new aprilia looks similar, as does the suzuki I seem to remember??

[poo at Paul's]

FourWheelDrift said:

five50 said:

LukeBrown66 said:

From the pics I have seen looks like HRC have really kicked out the front end of the new bike, pic of Marquez may have been doctored but there is about 5 inches between the front tyre and radiator!! Looks like a chopper, must help stability, but surely makes it slow steering

Does look like Honda has employed some Harley Davidson chassis engineers during the off season?

Without looking at previous years bikes or other bikes this year from the side, is the wheelbase still the same but the engine compartment/fairing cut back to create a bigger gap for some devious aero advantage?

Yes, and it is nothing "new" as such, KTM did something similar on their very first MotoGP effort in 2016.