2018 Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Predictions and Race Chat - Page 5

RCV600RR · November 13th, 2018, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Keshav

If nothing else he brings more sponsorship cash than any other of the available riders, and will doubtless garner more points towards the constructors championship than Dani. I'm very curious to see how far HRC will go to accommodate his riding style.

If they treat him as another Dani, they leave themselves badly exposed to a Marquez defection to Ducati. Puig is too smart to let that happen.

RCV600RR · November 13th, 2018, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Theo

Have you ever seen a bike that can do both regimes?

No I haven't either.

Sometimes you have to ride the bike in a different way, depending on bike set-up, track and weather conditions, tyre wear, tyre grip, etc.

The Ducati is even more stop-and-go than the Honda, so Lorenzo should theoretically find the Honda to be a little closer to the Yamaha than the Ducati is (though the Honda is still obviously closer to the Ducati than the Yamaha is).

Theo · November 14th, 2018, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RCV600RR

If they treat him as another Dani, they leave themselves badly exposed to a Marquez defection to Ducati. Puig is too smart to let that happen.

I don't know why but I think that when MM's contracts up he will go to KTM.

JPSLotus · November 14th, 2018, 07:23 AM

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I don't know why but I think that when MM's contracts up he will go to KTM.

He isn't going to go to KTM when he is trying to break every record in the book.

povol · November 14th, 2018, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JPSLotus

He isn't going to go to KTM when he is trying to break every record in the book.

I don’t think so either. KTM has hit the wall in finding that last second as many predicted. Zarco said the other day his goal next year was top 5, I think he is kidding himself. The bike isn’t ready for prime time and probably won’t be until another major rules change makes Yamaha, Honda and Ducati have a pause in development while adjusting.

RCV600RR · November 14th, 2018, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by povol

I don’t think so either. KTM has hit the wall in finding that last second as many predicted. Zarco said the other day his goal next year was top 5, I think he is kidding himself. The bike isn’t ready for prime time and probably won’t be until another major rules change makes Yamaha, Honda and Ducati have a pause in development while adjusting.

I think he'll get a few top fives at select tracks, but certainly not regularly.

Theo · November 14th, 2018, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JPSLotus

He isn't going to go to KTM when he is trying to break every record in the book.

2 more and he has broken them all, especially Rossi.

Theo · November 14th, 2018, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by povol

I don’t think so either. KTM has hit the wall in finding that last second as many predicted. Zarco said the other day his goal next year was top 5, I think he is kidding himself. The bike isn’t ready for prime time and probably won’t be until another major rules change makes Yamaha, Honda and Ducati have a pause in development while adjusting.

In 2 years KTM will be almost there, 2021 will be the year they start to get the better at certain tracks and I think that MM will like that challenge regardless of what us armchair experts say.

Little Walter · November 14th, 2018, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Theo

In 2 years KTM will be almost there, 2021 will be the year they start to get the better at certain tracks and I think that MM will like that challenge regardless of what us armchair experts say.

I don't know why you're obsessed with KTM. MM wants to win. It's reasonable to think he might go to Ducati for a big paycheck and to show he can take championships on multiple makes, but given their lack of progress thus far, it would just be perverse to to shoot himself in the foot by signing up to ride an inferior bike.

RCV600RR · November 14th, 2018, 01:43 PM

Agreed. I reckon he'd only go to KTM if he won a championship on the Ducati.

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November 14th, 2018, 01:43 PM	#50
RCV600RR Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007 From: Australia Posts: 1,585 Likes: 483 I Ride: R6	Agreed. I reckon he'd only go to KTM if he won a championship on the Ducati.