Patchelicious Posted February 6, 2019 Share Still one of the sexiest bikes ever made. It was the reason I got a Cagiva Mito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted February 6, 2019 Share Hmmmmmm. Just looking at that pic has me wondering why Duc are the ONLY ONES putting some of their electronics (accelerometers and inclinometers, and such) in the tailpiece (as seen from lhs of bike, front wheel facing left) cos there's no ways that they would have shaped their tailpiece with a fin down one side and then a cutout for the zorst that means imbalanced airflow, if it didn't make a difference in the data. The salad box (as SK mentioned below) arrived with some radical aero innovations from Ducati's side, which eliminated a lot of space behind the front fairing, necessitating the need to move the electronics elsewhere. They've just not bothered to move it back after that. And in fairness, looking at CFD simulations, not too much air that actually hits the tailpiece as it passes around the rider, so there's not too much real affect by not having a symmetrical tailpiece. Edit: Took me a while to find the correct picture, but it coincided with the arrival of this monstrosity (no not Jorge) Edit: Okay not actually coincided. The salad box came first and everyone was ooohh aaahh, Ducati are going to use a variable jet exhaust to halt wheelies, or it's some sort of mass damper, or whatever. Then a few weeks later a light aircraft arrived in pit lane. Edited February 6, 2019 by bertusras Long Wheel Base and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted February 7, 2019 Share Gigi is not from this planet Some eagle-eyed reporters picked this up some time ago, but for the first time think that they can confirm what it is. https://twitter.com/gponedotcom/status/1093421876565569536/photo/1 Seems that it's a mechanical lockout for the rear shock (no electronic suspension control is permitted) at the start of the race, to prevent the bike from squatting under acceleration, thereby generating better drive. Motocross have a similar thing on the front forks, which drops the nose of the bike down. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtkxVPxh74y https://www.instagram.com/p/BtkyUjCBwZv Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 7, 2019 Share ingenious. And I have to wonder why it wasn't thought of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted February 7, 2019 Share As if that Ducati needed more help rocketing off the line. Thing is already a friggen missile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 7, 2019 Share Explains why Dovi is leading today. But Crutchlow, holy crap. Hi ankle was a right mess. 17 fractures, 1kg worth of plates and he is 2nd!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted February 7, 2019 Share Vinales laid down the gauntlet in the closing minutes today, coming within 0.067 Jorge Lorenzo's outright record set at last year's test Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted February 8, 2019 Share Okay scrap yesterday's post, six guys UNDER the previous fastest lap this morning. Chris_ and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted February 8, 2019 Share Okay scrap yesterday's post, six guys UNDER the previous fastest lap this morning. Bagnaia! take that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 8, 2019 Share Okay scrap yesterday's post, six guys UNDER the previous fastest lap this morning. I am happy to see the development though.Yamaha and Ducati displaying some hideous wing designs (I thought these were being phased out or banned???)Marquez being kept off new tyres and having limited track time by his team and physio.Its looking good for the years racing, lots of rookies in the mix but you wonder how much of it was just a shootout for the fastest times....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted February 8, 2019 Share I am happy to see the development though.Yamaha and Ducati displaying some hideous wing designs (I thought these were being phased out or banned???)Marquez being kept off new tyres and having limited track time by his team and physio.Its looking good for the years racing, lots of rookies in the mix but you wonder how much of it was just a shootout for the fastest times....... I also thought so, I'm positive they were forcing teams to remove/alter them during the middle of last season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted February 8, 2019 Share Nope. No changes to aero rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted February 14, 2019 Share https://www.visordown.com/features/top-10s/top-ten-coolest-motogp-liveries From the Guys at Visordown. My favorite was the Camel Honda and Camel Yamaha - we did a BWhiz Camel Replica when I was at Yamaha and it was really nicely done! Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 14, 2019 Share Nope. No changes to aero rules. They need to be a closed loop. So start from the fairing panel and end there too. No more hanging off edges, if everyone follows. Interesting to see the development. Old tech like brake stabilizing bars from the 90's to MotoX launch tech used by Honda in BSB racing in the early 2000's,I see even Honda has tested a "salad box"....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted February 14, 2019 Share They need to be a closed loop. So start from the fairing panel and end there too. No more hanging off edges, if everyone follows. That was already part of last year's rules. Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 14, 2019 Share https://www.visordown.com/features/top-10s/top-ten-coolest-motogp-liveries From the Guys at Visordown. My favorite was the Camel Honda and Camel Yamaha - we did a BWhiz Camel Replica when I was at Yamaha and it was really nicely done! I can think of so many better liveries though, their list is very unimaginative but I understand it is also personal preference. Here are my favourites, everyone's list will differ. Can't please everyone, all the timeStoner's "milkybar kid"Lorenzo/Rossi's 50th anniversary coloursVermeulen's Sheene replicaPedrosa's Aragon, think it was a terminally ill kid's designNicky Hayden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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