Nakano on a factory RCV

get real... do you really think that nokango is really gonna do something all of the sudden cause he gets a factory bike? please pull your heads out...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Aug 11 2008, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Does Nakano get the Pneumo or the Spring? I think he may be helping develope that bike. Not just for the bridgestones. Honda is really a few steps behind on this one. They should have had Nakano testing the pneumo the whole time. Now Pedrosa is going to try and do a quick setup of the bike at Brno testing. Then they will be getting 3 times as much input. Not sure what the hell Honda is doing???


According to motogp.com Nakano will be riding the spring valve engine.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Aug 12 2008, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>get real... do you really think that nokango is really gonna do something all of the sudden cause he gets a factory bike? please pull your heads out...
You could put nakano on a 990 against these guys and he would still finish mid pack at best.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Aug 12 2008, 06:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>get real... do you really think that nokango is really gonna do something all of the sudden cause he gets a factory bike? please pull your heads out...

oh oh... i think you just might have to eat your words after this weekend's Brno race. First race on a factory bike 4th, what's next a 3rd maybe? 2nd? a win?? im getting ahead of myself i know...but let's wait and see.

It makes you wonder what he could do with a full factory ride, but then again the way Repsol is going it might be better that you're not one of their factory riders.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jul 31 2008, 11:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>marco could get the factory hrc ride ! he did well on the honda before and would not mind being the #2 rider under dani at this stage
I think Marco may have messed that up with openly saying he felt Honda had abandoned him in 2007 HRC dont seem to like public criticism.CE lack of repsol factory ride in 2003 anyone .Biaggi in 2005 (tho he was been a ....!)

Too bad Nakano didn´t get the ride for 2009 season.
I think the season was disappointing overall, although results of the last couple of races was at least decent.
It´s a big shame that some riders need to be from a specific country to get a specific ride because of sponsors. 3rd factory Kawasaki not happening.
The 08 championship points of Nakano was still is way better than De Angelis and also better than Elias, but it seems as Nakano was playing it a bit too safe in the races. Do you think that´s a correct statement?

Anyway, the factory RCV should of course result in even better competitiveness. But it can be difficult to adjust to a new bike, of course. There are other riders having that problem this season to, huh?
Maybe De Angelis can take advantage of it for 09?
Will both Gresini riders use the RCV for the whole 09 season?