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Rossi has announced his retirement I see
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In reply to Post #408
It’s not about the nut on the bike it’s the nut between the ears that matters 
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In reply to Post #407
Five seconds a lap with the same talented rider, most Sunday sports bike riders would be lapped by a wsbk rider on like for like bikes in half a dozen laps.
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In reply to Post #406
Like Colin Edwards once said, if somebody said a MotoGP bike would be faster with encrusted diamonds on it, it would be covered in them, he also referred to a WSB as riding round in an armchair at the time in comparison 
Few million quid gets you a few tenths of a second
Technology has moved on miles, pretty amazing when you can buy an R1 straight from the shop and it’s around 5 seconds slower round a track than a WSB who’s suspension costs more than the R1
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In reply to Post #405
MM over a second a lap faster, yes a lighter more powerful bike but also 10 times harder to ride hence why so few are successful. Also worth bearing in mind that lap time would put JR last in a full race.
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In reply to Post #403
Few have made that switch and fewer still successfully, be nice to see him try all the same.
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In reply to Post #402
He was offered a ride, FM and they say a place in the factoryYamaha team, the replacement for MV
Whatch his pit lane endos, crazy, same on the brakes, last of the late brakers, rear wheel about 20mm off the ground constantly controlled by the front brake at stupid mph 
Incredible rider, maybe Yamaha for life?
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In reply to Post #401
The road to moto gp is moto 3 and 2 though.
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In reply to Post #400
Saw it mate 
Toprak, some rider that boy!
Race 1, think he started from around 13th and won, mental 
Would love to see him in MotoGP, just signed another 2 year WSB contract, says he is happy there!
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In reply to Post #399
JR race 2 whoops.
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In reply to Post #398
Tried all options, nothing
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In reply to Post #396
Limited spectator numbers at bike racing but bat as most major sport event a third of tickets are vip allocated.
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In reply to Post #396
TT closed cercuit that sports bikes need both sides of the road and riders that have ridden it and know every corner, totally different from normal road riding. Most bikers are killed local to their home on roads they think they know.
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In reply to Post #394
anyone going to be at Donnington?
Can’t get tickets, guessing a lot of people have them from last year.
As for adventure bikes, I have rode an Africa twin, mate has a shop and a GS, if was looking at an s1000r and a 1250RS and the BMW dealer also persuaded me to test the GS, not for me. Ultimately it’s about who is riding them. I don’t see many racing them at the TT
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NON Carp stuff