2017 MotoGP Valencia Test

I came here to post this picture! Yo 'Toe, how are you feeling about AI on that bike? I think he's going to surprise a lot of us next year, especially if Suzuki keeps the development going in the right direction. Fantastic move by Brivio and Suzuki management.

 

The shot of it shown a little later from a rear angle was sweet as well.

 

No one is comparing Lorenzo's Ducati to Rossi's Ducati.

The point was that both iterations of the machine won races the year prior to them throwing a leg over their respective new steed. I want to say no one is stupid enough to think that the bike Rossi was on was as good or better than the current Ducati, but this is the Beeb.

 

Iannone is a crasher. I expect he'll keep crashing. I may go ahead and start a crash count for him. Absolutely gutted for Rins. Aoyama never fully recovered from his back injury imo. I'm afraid for the kid.

 

ok he won. the end lol

 

At the end of the 10 minute practice start session, MM93 was the last bike to test and circulate one last time. Coming back into the pits, he nearly dumped it. Glad he didn't, but certainly a "moment".

-jim

 

Mav is gonna bitchslap Marc so badly this season I can see his dad throwing fits in the garage already.

 

I really hope that he gets his act together!
as for Rins it's said that he'll be off for a month or so

 

I'm not so sure, Honder may get the RCV to hook ups out of corners and if Yamaha can't find a way to make more power, it could be a long season for the rest.




Plus your predictions haven't been the best lately.

 

I haven't seen the Ring crash. I did think that when AI broke his back earlier this year it was the third rider to do so wearing the D-Air system. Not knocking it, just seems odd. Does it replace the standard back protector by using D-Air?

 

Zarco and Folger had impressive times too!!

 

yeah each system seems to focus on something the other one doesn't

 

Did I miss it or is no one here talking about Marquez attempting to dirt-track his way out of the gravel trap, after already defying the laws of physics going in? Physics had enough.

Happened with 5H15 left on the clock, for those who want to look for it.

 

he gave it a handful while still in the gravel trap.

 

For some reason when I read the first three words I thought this is where you were going and I have no idea why.

 

Geez, you guys draw some pretty interesting conclusions from something of little relevance. Rins reportedly suffered compression fractures to two vertebrae.

As it sounds, a compression fracture is caused when a vertebra is...wait for it....compressed!



An airbag suit isn't going to do a damn thing for you when the laws of physics take over. Also, we routinely see race weekends with 50+ crashes in which the overwhelming majority end with the rider standing up and walking away with nothing more than bruises to the ego. At some point, injuries are going to occur.

 

he seemed a bit overconfident post-gravel-apex

 

you knew this was coming