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Main question from day 1,
Who was riding Karel Abraham's bike for him???

And Jonas Folgar , very impressive!

Karel Abraham

Daniboy said:

And Jonas Folgar , very impressive!

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Folger seems to have been one of the stars of testing. Looked good from the get go. Abraham is so high up he'll get a nose bleed.

Deefer Dogg said:

Folger seems to have been one of the stars of testing. Looked good from the get go. Abraham is so high up he'll get a nose bleed.

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Folger surprised me most of all the rookies, Rins has also improved .. after the first test I thought Suzuki had made a huge mistake in him. Zarco is strong but i was kind of expecting that from him.

Abraham doesn't seem as hopeless as I though he would be, I wish Round 1 would hurry up and start.

1. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 54.819s [Lap 26/36]
2. = Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.179s +0.360s [49/60]
3. = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.420s +0.601s [28/28]
4. = Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.613s +0.794s [42/42]
5. = Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 55.616s +0.797s [27/46]
6. = Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 55.640s +0.821s [27/37]
7. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.679s +0.860s [43/48]
8. = Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.692s +0.873s [21/38]
9. = Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 55.705s +0.886s [45/54]
10. = Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.751s +0.932s [30/41]
11. = Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 55.830s +1.011s [33/41]
12. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.899s +1.080s [16/39]
13. = Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 55.916s +1.097s [32/43]
14. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.017s +1.198s [49/59]
15. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.085s +1.266s [23/37]
16. = Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.116s +1.297s [31/43]
17. = Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.193s +1.374s [25/31]
18. = Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 56.589s +1.770s [41/48]
19. = Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 56.665s +1.846s [44/46]
20. = Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 57.090s +2.271s [24/38]
21. = Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.455s +2.636s [36/46]
22. = Mika Kallio FIN KTM Test Rider (RC16) 1m 58.039s +3.220s [32/32]
23. = Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 58.755s +3.936s [35/46]
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Ducati's way round the winglet ban, I preferred last years version.!

That's awful looking.

Wow, Ducati really went to the extremes. Should've known they would, but I guess if their design works the other manufacturers will also go to that extreme.

Deefer Dogg said:

That's awful looking.

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Kinda reminds me of the Suzuki katana from the 80's

Daniboy said:

Ducati's way round the winglet ban, I preferred last years version.!

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...., that made me throw up in my mouth ....

Daniboy said:

Kinda reminds me of the Suzuki katana from the 80's

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Before my time:whistling::whistling:

Kind of reminds of the ..... I used to build out of lego when I'd lost the destructions though.

Daniboy said:

Kinda reminds me of the Suzuki katana from the 80's

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The 1000 and the 1100 - or the 750 with the pop up headlight? The 650 and the 550 were un-faired.

Had the thousand and the 550...also rode the 650, the 750 and the 1100.

Arrabbiata1 said:

The 1000 and the 1100 - or the 750 with the pop up headlight? The 650 and the 550 were un-faired.

Had the thousand and the 550...also rode the 650, the 750 and the 1100.

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Think it's the 1100 , nothing like really when I look at the pics.

That fairing looks a pile of ..... Hopefully it'll get a ban as it looks very dangerous in an "off" situation, maybe thousands of bits scything the air.

Daniboy said:

Think it's the 1100 , nothing like really when I look at the pics.

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The 1000 and the 1100 were indistinguishable.

Arrabbiata1 said:

The 1000 and the 1100 were indistinguishable.

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It was over thirty years ago, I have slept since then

Daniboy said:

It was over thirty years ago, I have slept since then

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Actually, you still see them about. A friend of mine had one about fifteen years ago. It stopped and turned like a supertanker.

Cameron Donald's Katana

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOfnJEVANc1/

Looks like the luxurious paddock at Broadford