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GP12 tested today at Jerez

Nino said:
Well-reasoned and thought out? Sure no problem, I can put a line about big, bad, Mr Rossi being the puppet-master of Dorna, and being able to mind-control race marshalls - even when racing at 200mph, in every post.



Maybe I'll pick someone to cyber-stalk so I can ..... to my hearts content too.



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see?



that wasn't so hard now was it?



p.s. not in every post, that would be barry-land, try every fifth one, much more reasonable.

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Peri, Thanks for the vid. Did not expect to see this so soon



Is that an aluminum frame painted black?? I think I can see a weld but I'm not sure what Carbon fiber looks like when it's joined together. Either way the frame looks a lot different up by the tank.
 
well looking at the vidio the swing arm looks totaly diifferent to this years could not really make the frame out but i suppoise they want to keep people guessing
 
It looks like they have the swing arm shaped much like the Yamaha's now and it has a side exhaust...I'm actually excited to see how much Yamaha influence the new bike will have, I hope a lot of course...
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Keshav said:
Exhaust silencer mounted on the right side of the bike (ala Yamaha)?
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Interesting to see if this new swing arm, rear suspension will make it on the GP11. My guess is we will see it after portugal .



The Yamacati is born. . . .
 
Nino said:
Sorry it's not personal, just an observation...which bring me to another observation - I can't seem to make a single post without your attack dog stalking me.
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Rather the other way around isn't it? Lately no-one can start a thread without you ruining it with blow-hard ignorance and negativity. If you just act like a snarky little .... all the time - you'll get it back in spades. You want nice? Make nice.
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Keshav said:
You want nice? Make nice.
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Piss off you sad prick. Get back to your Stoner worship
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Re: the GP 12, is there anyway to find out the times? I think the Sportmediaset site is saying Rossi was in the 1'40s-1'41s??
 
Nino said:
Piss off you sad prick. Get back to your Stoner worship
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Re: the GP 12, is there anyway to find out the times? I think the Sportmediaset site is saying Rossi was in the 1'40s-1'41s??
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I'm here to stay. Learn to love me.
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So the bike is a GP11 chassis with a new swing arm and the 2012 engine with its compatible exhaust. So tell me how this could possibly be considered a GP12? If they are going to allow teams to test the GP12 then they should have to line up with a bike that does not have any main components from this years bike.



This is nothing more than extra testing for this season with a few little benefits to trying out the engine for next year.



When the announcement came that Rossi was switching to Ducati a lot of people suggested that the rules would be bent to allow Rossi to test more so he could learn to ride the bike. Well here we have it. Another prediction of favouritism comes true.



Do you also love the BS from Rossi about how great the engine is and how much you can slide it blah blah blah. So what did they turn the TC off? Great that they got the engine so perfect right off the bat!!!



MotoGP is becoming a dumb man's sport. To watch it and suck up the BS that is feed to us you have to be as dumb as.....well...Nino and friends.
 
Nino said:
Re: the GP 12, is there anyway to find out the times? I think the Sportmediaset site is saying Rossi was in the 1'40s-1'41s??
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Is that a serious question? Any times are pure and utter speculation. Ducati will not let anyone outside that garage and the brass in Bologna anywhere near that information.



Mental Anarchist said:
So the bike is a GP11 chassis with a new swing arm and the 2012 engine with its compatible exhaust. So tell me how this could possibly be considered a GP12? If they are going to allow teams to test the GP12 then they should have to line up with a bike that does not have any main components from this years bike.



This is nothing more than extra testing for this season with a few little benefits to trying out the engine for next year.



When the announcement came that Rossi was switching to Ducati a lot of people suggested that the rules would be bent to allow Rossi to test more so he could learn to ride the bike. Well here we have it. Another prediction of favouritism comes true.



Do you also love the BS from Rossi about how great the engine is and how much you can slide it blah blah blah. So what did they turn the TC off? Great that they got the engine so perfect right off the bat!!!



MotoGP is becoming a dumb man's sport. To watch it and suck up the BS that is feed to us you have to be as dumb as.....well...Nino and friends.
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I keep hearing about a gentlemen's agreement between the manufacturers with regards to testing. At the moment your thoughts are correct. However, with such rumors, I will reserve judgement until later in the year to see if Honda and/or Yamaha hold private tests.
 
Austin said:
Is that a serious question? Any times are pure and utter speculation. Ducati will not let anyone outside that garage and the brass in Bologna anywhere near that information.





I keep hearing about a gentlemen's agreement between the manufacturers with regards to testing. At the moment your thoughts are correct. However, with such rumors, I will reserve judgement until later in the year to see if Honda and/or Yamaha hold private tests.
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The difference will be the 'later in the year' bit. I suspect that Honda and Yamaha will test there 2012 bike after it has been full shacked down by test riders much later in the year because they don't need to fix their 2011 bike. Presently Ducati have a bike that is a middle of the pack bike at least. There is talk of major upgrades coming very soon. A 2012 'test' is organised seemingly just before the major upgrades are due to be presented to the 'factory' rider and his 'test' ......



In this 2012 'test' we see a new swing arm. Prior to this we hear that the front end issues could very well be coming from the rear end.



I would hope that if we see the '2012' swing arm end up on the '2011' bike, Yamaha and Honda both put in a protest and have the part banned for the remainder of 2012. Of course Dorna will not allow the protest because nothing must get in the way of 'marketing'.
 

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