Marquez: What has happened?

Indeed, Marquez believes the 2015 “engine character” is at the root of the problems - but the development freeze means his engine can't be modified during the season.

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These bits had me rolling. Wait wait wait, so the engine freeze Honda wrote into the rules is now a hinderance? hahahaha. Ah the irony.

I remember all the engineers here trying to figure out Ducati's problems during 2010-13. Perhaps we can call BarryMachine back to engineer a new chassis for the RCV?

“The entry looks like it is a more mechanical problem, but we will try to improve with the electronic or chassis. If we cannot change the engine we must work on the chassis to try to cover a little bit this problem.”

When might such parts arrive?

“I am asking to Honda already a few races ago and I know they are working really hard. They bring here the electronic maps, they bring in Le Mans one chassis from testing in Malaysia, they bring the new swingarm.

“They are working hard and for that reason I'm happy with them. I saw that they want to improve and they know that is a problem. We will see if we can improve as soon as possible.”

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So the problem is only: the tires, the chassis, the engine, the electronics, and the swingarm. Is that it? God I hope the seat cushion isn't presenting a problem (anyone remember this issue with Ducati, haha).

Honda seems to be too slow to respond apparently. What ever happened to, Marc can ride around any problem. Had rules-evaporation tactics not be used to usher MurderMac onto Stoner's factory bike, do we really think he would have won the title in 2013 on Bradl's? As I've said before, the League has brokered backroom horsetrading influence onto the record books. Of this I have no doubt.

Jumkie said:

HAHAHAHAHA, this is what I miss about Powislide. Good .... gentz. Hilarious.

Someone above said that the prevailing opinion was that Marc was an alien's alien, where he could ride a scooter to the title. Looks like the superior RCV with an army of enginequeers and an everest of resources isn't enough as he is also complaining about: _________(insert any part of the bike here), chassis, electronics, power, HRC being slow to bring parts, etc. Reminds me of VR's Ducati days, where redesigning the space shuttle was simply not enough.

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You know what's really funny about this whole issue with the RCV?

How people are stunned that Honda is having trouble developing the bike.

I see people with quivering upper lips, talking about Honda's shortcomings as if it's a full-on reenactment of the Mighty Casey striking out in Mudville. "How can this be, Honda is an engineers company, they can't possibly fail."

I usually stare at them for a minute or 10, and ask, "Jesus H Christ, what in the ....... hell is wrong with you?"

There are two Honda's.

In the old days, you had Soichiro Honda pictured here with the late Ayrton Senna. I imagine that handshake was orgasmic.



Then you have the Honda that did things like this:



The parallel to MotoGP is that while Honda has a ton of MotoGP success relative to F1 succes, they suffer from the same problem; an inability to make ground up when they actually start to find themselves lagging.

In F1 the last great engine they built was the Honda RA121-E which was a V12 designed for the 1991 Formula 1 season. Imagine, they have not built a world championship winning engine in a quarter of a century in one series. They can't even build a good F1 engine now in spite of all of their technical know-how...or supposed know-how anyway.

Now you've got a similar scenario starting to unfold in MotoGP.

"WE DON'T ENGINEER BAD MOTORCYCLES." :cry:

Just like they didn't engineer a heavy, fuel thirsty V12 engine that was unable to compete with the Renault V10's in 1992. I mean, it can't possibly be that your engineers don't know what they are doing?

As it relates to MurderMac, it looks like he's just like every other rider, he needs the equipment to succeed...and well, if they haven't got the equipment, they look a little ordinary.

*cue MM fans cutting their wrists*

levigarrett said:

Ok honey, you into this?

Valentino 2030 Champoinship perhaps?

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Nice legs

littlesparrows said:

Nakamoto: "Marc’s complaint is that there is too much power" - LOL.

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I'm imagining Captain Kirk yelling: "SCOTTY...WE NEED LESS POWER!"

Theo said:

Maybe he should open that big gob of his as a wind brake

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JPSLotus said:

I'm sure if he does another wrecking ball start and actually takes out 4-5 guys out before turn 1, it will be written that those riders tried to commit suicide by throwing themselves under the wheels of the valiant, and courageous MM's Honda to prevent him from taking the title that is rightly his.

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HAHAHAHAHA, I''m crying right now. Sorry, but I just had to quote this again. Every time I read it I break out laughing uncontrollably. The visual I get from these post is killing my sides.

Jumkie said:

I'm imagining Captain Kirk yelling: "SCOTTY...WE NEED LESS POWER.

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He canny take it Captain, he's breaking up

I'd personally like to see Marc get his feet under him. More guys pushing up front is better for the show. I still think he's the most talented rider in the series. I don't dislike the guy at all despite his tendencies.

Additionally, imagine the absolute insufferable return of hard core bopperism that would ensue should Rossi bag another championship.

I want everyone healthy and a lively challenge at the front no matter who it is.

levigarrett said:

I'd personally like to see Marc get his feet under him. More guys pushing up front is better for the show. I still think he's the most talented rider in the series. I don't dislike the guy at all despite his tendencies.

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Perhaps your opinion might change if you were made to ride alongside of him (or anywhere near him).

levigarrett said:

Additionally, imagine the absolute insufferable return of hard core bopperism that would ensure should Rossi bag another championship.

I want everyone healthy and a lively challenge at the front no matter who it is.

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You mean you don't like Rossi families walking around with bright yellow everything at the track?

Jumkie said:

God I hope not, surely Krapo has thicker skin then Cal Cuntmakazi.

Nah, Kraptalking is just busy right now weeding out the comments sections for any divergent opinions, not to mention the Mishitlins disaster test at Mugello, or as he might put it, a superior French tire with exceptional "precision".

(Precision to eject riders that is.)

I fully expect Krapo to stay on board. First of all, Powerslide should not be punished for one maniac member with a propensity to talk ..... (I'm talking about myself by the way). Second, MurderMac will need lots of Kropanganda support based his form lately. I'm sure there is a spin to his crashing fest. Perhaps an 'elbowdown'....#waydown, hashtag is in order. Marc already is the recipient of the "fastest crash in the universe" award, maybe the most 'elbow down ever' accolade to make the almost save appear like a human interest success story?

Of course there is alway the Chickenshit2.0 option. Submit a grievance with Duc to throttle the account, this way they can hide a soft ban where nobody is the wiser.

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Are you saying Duc is actually knocking down the ip address of some users here if they dont behave? I heard a rumor that he wont let Arabs here as well.

SuperManatee said:

Are you saying Duc is actually knocking down the ip address of some users here if they dont behave? I heard a rumor that he wont let Arabs here as well.

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Jumkie has a tin foil hat for every day. There are nuggets of truth in his theories but occasionally, this sign should preface his posts...

JPSLotus said:

I know girls find him attractive, but what's attractive about an anorexic guy who is what 6'1 and weighs 140lbs? If he lived in Somalia, we'd be seeing him in commercials about hunger.

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The somali wouldnt have an earring though...

Jumkie said:

These bits had me rolling. Wait wait wait, so the engine freeze Honda wrote into the rules is now a hinderance? hahahaha. Ah the irony.

I remember all the engineers here trying to figure out Ducati's problems during 2010-13. Perhaps we can call BarryMachine back to engineer a new chassis for the RCV?

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The irony indeed. Maybe they could get VR & JB to look at it, after all, they 'fixed the Ducati in 30 seconds'

JPSLotus said:

I know girls find him attractive, but what's attractive about an anorexic guy who is what 6'1 and weighs 140lbs? If he lived in Somalia, we'd be seeing him in commercials about hunger.

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at least he doesn't have DAD BOD...i mean it's not even like he's THAT attractive – i gaurentee if he didn't ride that motorcycle the way he does I wouldn't want to play with his butt.

(ps. sorry to anyone here reppin' white sneakers, jorts & a dad bod)

levigarrett said:

Ok honey, you into this?

Valentino 2030 Champoinship perhaps?

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don't hate on the crypt keeper! i bet she's a cougar.

So you fancy him because he's a Bike racer? And they call us men shallow!

I wonder if he rides women like he does his M1....

#22 said:

So you fancy him because he's a Bike racer? And they call us men shallow!

I wonder if he rides women like he does his M1....

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hahahahahaha!

i can't tell if men are shallow or not...i've hung out with dudes for so long that i'm surprised i haven't grown a ......

and i think i would prefer to be rode while on his M1 because that would just be like 1000 times cooler.

Good article by Kevin Cameron

MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy 2015 Mugello Wrap-Up- Insights & Analysis: At Mugello, Marc Marquez struggled while Jorge Lorenzo gapped the field.

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So you fancy him because he's a Bike racer? And they call us men shallow!

I wonder if he rides women like he does his M1....

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It appears that I have an answer for your question. I found this while browsing romance novels on the Internet



50 SHADES OF A PADDOCK GIRL
This is my story.
As I beheld the great champion Mark Marquez each sunday on my television., I knew that someday he would be mine. When the races came to my town I purchased paddock passes from a shady canadian that promised me full access. Sure enough I could walk anywhere I pleased and it was easy to find Marquez's trailer, for it was the only one that had an red carpet emblazoned with an HRC logo rolled up to the door.
There was a small Japanese man standing guard at the doorway. I walked up to him and told him that craft services was serving fresh slaughtered baby dolphin. He scurried off licking his chops.
I opened the door quivering with anticipation of meeting my idol. Sitting on the floor was a small boy donned in orange and white leathers. He was playing crash up with hot wheels while Dora the Explorer blared on the television. The young boy look up at me with a maniacal grin and it was then that I noticed that it was not a little boy but Marquez himself. He asked me if I would like to sit down and play with him. At the sound of his prepubescent voice my knees got weak. I peeled off my blouse so my luscious d cups were in full display. His maniacal grin grew even broader and his eyebrows rose. "Come play with these my champion" I Exclaimed. He stood up and I immediately saw the bulge in his leathers. I grabbed the protrusion and started to caress it up and down. Why is it so hard I asked. He answered that it is for aerodynamics and holding a fan to cool off inside the leathers.
I grabbed a stepstool so he could climb up and motorboat my fun bags. He unzipped his leathers and tossed them on the floor. He was fully shaven. I told him I enjoy a man that man scapes but he replied that he doesn't shave... his pubes have not yet grown in. I beheld his diminutive manhood and its twin accompaniment. I realized that taking a ride with Marquez would certainly put me in the marbles. In the background Dora was fretting about the rainforest obstacle in her path. I told Marky he was going to have to cover up because my rainforest was soaking wet. He snapped his fingers and a handful of Honda engineers ran in and propped him up on the bed. He leapt upon me and stuck it right in with no warm up or foreplay. I told him to slow down we are just starting but he said "don't worry I have surgical precision." He jammed it into a tight spot where it would not fit. I screamed in surprise and pain as his unpredictable and out of control thrust caused mass trauma. He continued at a frenzied pace that was so rapid that he fell off of me. He placed both hands on his head as a sign of frustration because he knew he could never get it back up. This was a great surprise because everyone always said that he could ride anything. He got mad when I told him this and started to blame my breasts, my ..., my lips, my legs and various other parts of my body. I could hear Dora in the background jumping up-and-down and proclaiming in exhiliration how she had done it. I felt the exact opposite. I put my clothes back on and left feeling used. I have been hearing for years how special and amazing he was but that was all a farce.
This concludes part 1 of 50 shades of a paddock girl.
If you would like to read more of my experiences like this, please visit my website at Motomatters.com

Jumkie said:

God I hope not, surely Krapo has thicker skin then Cal Cuntmakazi.

Nah, Kraptalking is just busy right now weeding out the comments sections for any divergent opinions, not to mention the Mishitlins disaster test at Mugello, or as he might put it, a superior French tire with exceptional "precision".

(Precision to eject riders that is.)

I fully expect Krapo to stay on board. First of all, Powerslide should not be punished for one maniac member with a propensity to talk ..... (I'm talking about myself by the way). Second, MurderMac will need lots of Kropanganda support based his form lately. I'm sure there is a spin to his crashing fest. Perhaps an 'elbowdown'....#waydown, hashtag is in order. Marc already is the recipient of the "fastest crash in the universe" award, maybe the most 'elbow down ever' accolade to make the almost save appear like a human interest success story?

Of course there is alway the Chickenshit2.0 option. Submit a grievance with Duc to throttle the account, this way they can hide a soft ban where nobody is the wiser.

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For someone who thinks I am full of ...., you sure are obsessed with what I think, Jum. I'm changing the locks and getting a new identity.

Kropotkin said:

For someone who thinks I am full of ...., you sure are obsessed with what I think, Jum. I'm changing the locks and getting a new identity.

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Ok Kaitlyn.

#22 said:

The somali wouldnt have an earring though...



The irony indeed. Maybe they could get VR & JB to look at it, after all, they 'fixed the Ducati in 30 seconds'

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Hahahaha. How did i miss this post. Ah yes, the infamous 60 secs diagnosis. Haha!

Does anyone else think Stoner sits there every weekend wondering why he retired?

I know if Stoner was riding that RCV instead of Pedrosa, he would be leading the points standing now.

It must bug the .... out of him that Rossi keeps getting all this praise. .... Stoner on the M1 would be like watching Jesus descend from the heavens to ride among the aliens.