Following on from the announcement that Marco Melandri will be going to Yamaha WSBK, the team announced yesterday that they have also signed WSS man, Eugene Laverty as their second rider for next … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Gotta love Spring time.
Did a leisurely 400km ride today, my first "big" ride since the accident. The Gong to Richmond for a meeting with the editor of "Old Bike Australasia", then up the Bells to Kurmond, across the … [Read more...]
Rossi and co test at Aragon.
Valentino Rossi and teammate Jorge Lorenzo both tested at the new Aragon circuit yesterday. Due to the testing ban, they both rode R1's but both said that they thought the track would be fun with T16 … [Read more...]
The road beckons.
After last weekend's abortive attempts to get in a longer ride than just around the block, the weather, the alignment of the stars and the way I hold my mouth all appear much more propitious this … [Read more...]
Let the reciminations begin.
Like I said yesterday, I didn't see the accident live and I didn't really pay as much attention as some did to the aftermath either. But, less than a day after his tragic death, recriminations and … [Read more...]
What might have been.
It was going to be a great weekend. Firstly, my brother and I had a Putty ride planned on Saturday, but a number of very valid reasons saw it not get off the ground. So, it was rescheduled for … [Read more...]
More Silly Season stuff.
Nothing like a race meeting to bring out the silliness, eh? At Misano last night there was plenty of it. 1. Melandri off to Sterilgarda Yamaha WSBK next year instead of the previously-rumoured … [Read more...]
Surely one of the great “saves”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJdz-W8Gt7w[/youtube] Alex Debon at Brno. Quite how he did this, I don't know. It looks like the rear pick-up spool on the swingarm was the first bit to dig … [Read more...]
Overnight developments.
FP1 at Misano for the MotoGP bikes looks like a Formula One grid at this stage. 1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda 1:34.772 2 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol … [Read more...]
More Kawasaki ZX-10R pics
Asphalt and Rubber have published more pics of the new bike as well as details of the how, what, when and why of the race bike (this one) and the road bike. … [Read more...]
