maybe honda just suck.?
Melandri 'bitter, 'worried' Gresini calls for Honda help
The San Carlo Honda Gresini team left the final MotoGP pre-season test at Qatar 'worried' after riders Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli were unable to get higher than twelfth and 15th respectively.
Melandri...
http://www.motomatters.com/news/2010/03/15..._and_video.html
Looking at Dovi's bike compared to Dani's bike there are a couple of big differences.
1) The tank on Dani's bike is chopped down so it is significantly shorter.
2) The cowl on Dani's bike is significantly longer.
Both of these...
Reports from Dani and Dovi following Sepang test 2 are very conflicting. Dani is saying that the chassis and suspension are not even close to right and Dovi is saying they are pretty good, not perfect but pretty good. Dovi is also saying they have made adjustment to accommodate his positioning...
Honda reshuffle factory team for 2010
By Matthew Birt -
MotoGP
09 February 2010 13:00
Desperate to win its first MotoGP title of the 800cc era and first premier class crown since 2006, Honda unveiled a new management structure during last week’s winter test session at the Sepang circuit in...
Reading the reports from all of the Honda riders it seems that particularly the satelite bikes were handed over with no set up at all. I don't understand this. Surely the test riders have been riding the bikes and working towards a ball park base set up for the bike. With so little time for...
Honda bans VFR800 owners from testing VFR1200
Apparently fearing unflattering comparisons, Honda UK has effectively banned owners of the VFR800 and other previous VFRs from riding the 2010 Honda VFR1200. MCN, England's largest bike publication, had scheduled a loan of Shamu post media launch in...
Rossi back to Honda in 2011?
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IN A RECENT interview with French mag Motorevue, the vice president of Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) has said the company has not ruled out the possibility of securing former employee Valentino Rossi for a second stint in their MotoGP team.
"Maybe yes...
No more money to transform Honda’s fortunes
By Matthew Birt -
22 December 2009 16:15
Honda will not spend more money to try and claim a rare MotoGP world championship victory in 2010.
Severely affected by the impact of the global economic crisis, Honda will have no budget increase to try...
Oh dear,
the credit cruch bites again,or is it a excuse for sponsors etc to pull the plug
there seems a lot ppl pulling out of all motorsports but is the credit crunch that bad.?
Stiggy Honda Forced To Close Up Shop
Sunday, December 13, 2009
This just in:
Stiggy Racing Honda forced to an end...
well the FB Corse was a no show in valencia.now Scot quit the top class
i can see more casulty's before april
Scot Honda quit MotoGP
By Matthew Birt -
MotoGP
11 November 2009 10:11
Only 17 bikes will contest the 2010 MotoGP world championship after the cash-strapped Scot Honda squad...
WSBK : Max Neukirchner returns to Honda with Hannspree and Ten Kate
Ronald ten Kate has hailed his 2010 World Superbike rider line-up as a 'dream team' after securing the services of Max Neukirchhner to compete alongside Jonathan Rea.
The two-time race winner joins Ten Kate Honda next season...
Honda boss angry at new engine penalty
By Matthew Birt -
MotoGP
09 October 2009 13:52
Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto has spoken of his ‘disappointment’ at recent changes to MotoGP engine durability rules.
Cost-cutting rules introduced for the final seven races of 2009 meant riders could only...
Credit crunch etc. ok but arnt Dorna after saving teams money.?
Will SAT Teams be able to afford the increase.?
Honda to offer higher spec lease machines in 2010
By Matthew Birt -
MotoGP
16 September 2009 16:29
Honda will give its independent teams the chance to lease an RC212V machine...
Honda promises Dovizioso equal status
By Michele Lostia and Matt Beer Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 09:32 GMT
Andrea DoviziosoHonda bosses have promised that Andrea Dovizioso will receive equal status to Dani Pedrosa in the factory MotoGP team next year after re-signing both riders for...
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Must make Honda feel all fuzzy inside. (I guess Honda hasn't been the best bike on the grid). Now who you gonna blame now that Hayden is gone?
Discuss.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclenews/vi..._deal/7483.html
Can Honda snatch championship frontrunner now Yamaha won't meet Jorge's demands?
THE HOTTEST rumour flying around the MotoGP scene right now is that Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo is contemplating a shock switch to Honda.
Sources...