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Joan Mir,next world champions,Alex Rine,first place ,Moto GP
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If they would have invested 5% of the MotoGP money into motocross, they wouldn‘t have to sell vintage bikes as new..
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dcg141 10/19/2020 12:25pm
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My understanding is that the big reason companies go MotoGP racing are sales in China, India and other eastern markets. Which are by the way much bigger than the US market. MotoGP and Dakar are big deals in eastern markets. Its why Honda went back to Dakar and KTM is now in MotoGP.
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SEMAC wrote:
Joan Mir,next world champions,Alex Rine,first place ,Moto GP
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
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I don't follow road racing very closely, do they have to kick start their Moto GP bikes?
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I can't wait for the 22' Suzuki so people can stop spamming about dead memes.
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MZ193 10/19/2020 1:21pm
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GrapeApe wrote:
I don't follow road racing very closely, do they have to kick start their Moto GP bikes?
Yeah they kickstart em.
But before, they change the coupler under the handlebar.
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SEMAC wrote:
Joan Mir,next world champions,Alex Rine,first place ,Moto GP
roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
Tim Ferry did it. (On a Suzuki, if I remember correctly.) 125 Supercross Champion.
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bh84 10/19/2020 2:12pm
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
If you've been watching, its only a matter of time before Mir wins a race, he's scary fast at the end of races and the Suzuki is fantastic for tire life. Alex Marquez definitely threw a wrench into the last race, that was wild.
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philG 10/19/2020 3:04pm
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
philG wrote:
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
GL also won the 2003 outdoor title without an overall. Think he won one moto at GH
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dcg141 wrote:
My understanding is that the big reason companies go MotoGP racing are sales in China, India and other eastern markets. Which are by the way much...
My understanding is that the big reason companies go MotoGP racing are sales in China, India and other eastern markets. Which are by the way much bigger than the US market. MotoGP and Dakar are big deals in eastern markets. Its why Honda went back to Dakar and KTM is now in MotoGP.
True, Suzuki sales a billion scooters a year in Asia and a couple hundred mx bikes in the US.
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quadzrulebro 10/19/2020 5:06pm
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
philG wrote:
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Nicky won two races, including his home race at Laguna Seca that I was fortunate enough to watch while sitting next to Michael Jordan at the Red Bull hospitality in turn one. Good times...
RIP champ.
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
philG wrote:
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
quadzrulebro wrote:
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Nicky won two races, including his home race at Laguna Seca that I was fortunate enough to watch while...
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Nicky won two races, including his home race at Laguna Seca that I was fortunate enough to watch while sitting next to Michael Jordan at the Red Bull hospitality in turn one. Good times...
RIP champ.
Ever meet Jake Holden
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FerCzD 10/19/2020 5:18pm
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Suzuki might be lacking on MX development but they sure know how to manufacture competitive bikes. As for anyone thinking all other brands are way ahead (in motocross) just because of electric start you are clueless about how modern top tech engines look like.
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quadzrulebro 10/19/2020 5:19pm
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philG wrote:
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
quadzrulebro wrote:
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Nicky won two races, including his home race at Laguna Seca that I was fortunate enough to watch while...
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Nicky won two races, including his home race at Laguna Seca that I was fortunate enough to watch while sitting next to Michael Jordan at the Red Bull hospitality in turn one. Good times...
RIP champ.
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Ever meet Jake Holden
Hell, yeah! He’s my boy. Last I knew he was working for UPS. I have a sweet painting of Jake and his teammate Aaron Yates that the Jordan team sent to team sponsors. I have it hanging in my boy’s room.
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roninho 10/19/2020 10:13pm
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
philG wrote:
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
Nah, he won during the season at Assen and maybe at Laguna. He for sure won at Laguna before.
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scott_nz 10/19/2020 10:17pm
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roninho wrote:
Crazy thing is he is on his way winning Motogp without winning a race in the class. Ever. That's probably a first in major racing series?
philG wrote:
Nicky Hayden won the series without winning a race.
roninho wrote:
Nah, he won during the season at Assen and maybe at Laguna. He for sure won at Laguna before.
he won assen and laguna that year,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season

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JamesReed 10/19/2020 10:28pm
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The real story of the race was Alex Marquez getting a second straight podium on the funky-handling/ super fast Honda
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Bingslayer 10/19/2020 11:59pm
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Suzuki, just put a damn eletric starter and a factory ecu and make the damn thing "competitive" again!
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kage173 10/20/2020 4:49am
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Cant be true. All the business magnates and titans of industry on Vital have told us that Suzuki is dead and is going to file for bankruptcy soon.
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Cant be true. All the business magnates and titans of industry on Vital have told us that Suzuki is dead and is going to file for...
Cant be true. All the business magnates and titans of industry on Vital have told us that Suzuki is dead and is going to file for bankruptcy soon.
This.
I mean, they must have been lucky to sell motorcycles all this time since the 1950s, since they clearly don't know a thing about business, engineering, finance...
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SEMAC 10/20/2020 8:55am
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FerCzD wrote:
Suzuki might be lacking on MX development but they sure know how to manufacture competitive bikes. As for anyone thinking all other brands are way ahead...
Suzuki might be lacking on MX development but they sure know how to manufacture competitive bikes. As for anyone thinking all other brands are way ahead (in motocross) just because of electric start you are clueless about how modern top tech engines look like.
For those who think ,estart is liike 22 Century technology,,i have a 15 years old Suzuki scooter,with estart
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TeamGreen 10/20/2020 9:14am
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While all of this is very entertaining...I'm disappointed in the Vital Gallery...

Not one of you posted "Not Moto" like we wouldv'e done before The COVID.

Grinning

Stoked for Suzuki; but, I wish they'd have NOT listened to Dorna...
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bh84 10/20/2020 12:23pm
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TeamGreen wrote:
While all of this is very entertaining...I'm disappointed in the Vital Gallery... Not one of you posted "Not Moto" like we wouldv'e done before The COVID...
While all of this is very entertaining...I'm disappointed in the Vital Gallery...

Not one of you posted "Not Moto" like we wouldv'e done before The COVID.

Grinning

Stoked for Suzuki; but, I wish they'd have NOT listened to Dorna...
Not listened to Dorna regarding what?
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TeamGreen 10/20/2020 12:56pm
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TeamGreen wrote:
While all of this is very entertaining...I'm disappointed in the Vital Gallery... Not one of you posted "Not Moto" like we wouldv'e done before The COVID...
While all of this is very entertaining...I'm disappointed in the Vital Gallery...

Not one of you posted "Not Moto" like we wouldv'e done before The COVID.

Grinning

Stoked for Suzuki; but, I wish they'd have NOT listened to Dorna...
bh84 wrote:
Not listened to Dorna regarding what?
Hi, we're Dorna! Give us all your road-racing money and we'll distribute it to the various national road-racing series' as we see fit.



My reponse: How's that working out?

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