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#22 · Mar 5, 2016

JPSLotus said:
They have the money so I am thinking a Dovi/Pedrosa lineup.

That was my scoop

propagandhi · Mar 5, 2016

Barbedwirebikerr said:
KTM can really have anyone except for VR MM &JLO. i expect them to aim high.
Plenty of riders would jump at this, Dani may be their best option, but will he leave the creiche of HRC.

My KTM source tells me that we shouldn't expect a star rider on it. It will be an older guy and someone out of the National championships riding for peanuts. KTM won't pay 7 figures

Arrabbiata1 · Mar 5, 2016

propagandhi said:
My KTM source tells me that we shouldn't expect a star rider on it. It will be an older guy and someone out of the National championships riding for peanuts. KTM won't pay 7 figures

Barry?

propagandhi · Mar 5, 2016

Arrabbiata1 said:
Barry?

Nope. He's called Bernd

Dr No · Mar 5, 2016

KTMs are painted orange to disguise the rust.
I just pray the bike is better than their last effort.

propagandhi · Mar 5, 2016

Dr No said:
KTMs are painted orange to disguise the rust.
I just pray the bike is better than their last effort.

Keine Tausend Meter

Rafa · Mar 5, 2016

Barbedwirebikerr said:
KTM can really have anyone except for VR MM &JLO. i expect them to aim high.
Plenty of riders would jump at this, Dani may be their best option, but will he leave the creiche of HRC.

Vinales replaces Dani at Respol. Dani moves to KTM. Joined by By Dovi. Exactly my thought

JPSLotus said:
They have the money so I am thinking a Dovi/Pedrosa lineup.

HelloMars · Mar 5, 2016

And HRC only had Aoyama to developed the bike..

MM sees it, and decided to leave HRC also, to ducati.

Honda panicked, he decided to sign who?

povol · Mar 5, 2016

Mick D said:
Uhm, no Pov. Aleix tested the fully seamless.

Aleix Espargaro:

“I also had the chance to test the new full seamless gearbox: The feeling is very positive because the bike is more stable and I don’t lose RPM’s in shifting, but it is still an ‘early’ version and we need to work to finalise its configuration. For sure it is a good step forward and we have much room for improvement.”

Good find, I was going off what Vinales had said when he said we have not tried the full seamless , maybe tomorrow . We was his team obviously, hadn't heard many quotes from AE during testing. Lol

Keshav · Mar 5, 2016

Dr No said:
KTMs are painted orange to disguise the rust.
I just pray the bike is better than their last effort.

Seriously - news to me. I recall them being quite competitive in the 250 two stroke era. I understand their supermotos require frequent rebuilds.

Mick D · Mar 5, 2016

Keshav said:
Seriously - news to me. I recall them being quite competitive in the 250 two stroke era. I understand their supermotos require frequent rebuilds.

I believe the good Dr was referring to the cube...

Keshav · Mar 5, 2016

Mick D said:
I believe the good Dr was referring to the cube...

Wasn't The Cube an Aprilia creation?

Mick D · Mar 5, 2016

Keshav said:
Wasn't The Cube an Aprilia creation?

Doh!!

Dr No · Mar 5, 2016

Keshav said:
Seriously - news to me. I recall them being quite competitive in the 250 two stroke era. I understand their supermotos require frequent rebuilds.

The V4 that Team Roberts ran.

propagandhi · Mar 6, 2016

Keshav said:
Seriously - news to me. I recall them being quite competitive in the 250 two stroke era. I understand their supermotos require frequent rebuilds.

Those might be a different topic but consider this :
3 of my riding mates had dukes and sumos.brand new,well looked after. None of them developed a sense of brand loyalty.

#22 · Mar 6, 2016

Arrabbiata1 said:
Barry?

Harry Jones!

Arrabbiata1 · Mar 6, 2016

#22 said:
Harry Jones!

Maise8

#22 · Mar 6, 2016

So what are people's thoughts on Redding? He has been there or thereabouts in every test (top 6) and seems very confident on the GP15. He hasn't made headlines like Vinales has, but he has been quick. I hope he does well, but will be curious to see if his testing pace drops away in the actual season, which we know is common.

MotoGP News - Qatar MotoGP Test: Redding: I was just getting faster and faster!

Jumkie · Mar 6, 2016

#22 said:
So what are people's thoughts on Redding? He has been there or thereabouts in every test (top 6) and seems very confident on the GP15. He hasn't made headlines like Vinales has, but he has been quick. I hope he does well, but will be curious to see if his testing pace drops away in the actual season, which we know is common.

MotoGP News - Qatar MotoGP Test: Redding: I was just getting faster and faster!

I'm afraid to get my hopes up.

Keshav · Mar 6, 2016

propagandhi said:
Those might be a different topic but consider this :
3 of my riding mates had dukes and sumos.brand new,well looked after. None of them developed a sense of brand loyalty.

Known some Duc fanatics but they all seemed like rich posers. I'm sure that isn't true of all Duc lovers. Never even seen a Sumo on the street.

A few years ago there were zillions of guys on Maddasses in Thailand- Now everyone is riding Honda MSX125s here. Some models have a feau trellis set up and Thais cover the Honda stickers with Duc ones and they look like little midget Dukes. Pretty sweet.

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