Wow!Thats some news now.
Hope they make good Progress.
Now for the return of Kwackers.....

Kawasaki's return is already there in articles. Not as a factory team but as CRT team. BQR Team is in talks with Kawasaki for providing the engine for their 1000cc bike.



Capirossi BMW rumor and also with Toni


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Superstitions

Rossi has a very superstitious person and his preparation ritual is well known. Before getting on the bike (be it race, qualification or practice), he stops at a distance of about 2 meters from the bike and bent, referring to his shoes. Then, reaching a motorcycle, Valentino kneels and bows his head. It is not known whether he prays to himself, or adjusts itself to the race, then it shows respect for opponents, family or friends. He always adjusts his racing suit, getting up to his full height on a motorcycle when going to the pit lane before the race or practice, although these actions are, of course, can be explained in terms of comfort. Also, Rossi acknowledged that he always wears racing boots and gloves in a certain order and always sits on the bike the same way. He also spends some time with a motorcycle at night before the race, checking the location of all the stickers on it.

source: Valentino Rossi

racing history of rossi -
Valentino Rossi Ducati

racing history of ducati -
Ducati Racing History Superbike & MotoGP

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Stoner's Move on Lorenzo was awsome.Laguna Seca 2011

Rossi had the same move on Dovi Laguna seca 2010.So what new did stoner do.. Yea, win the race.

Happy to know that Stoner wasnt the only one to pull that move

Stoner tried same in LS'08 but ran wide.

Doesnt matter. Rossi did it right TOO. Lolz
Laguna seca races are awsome. Every season, apart from 2011

Any Idea why Lolly didnt choose Honda???

it doesn't really matter... he's going to win again this year with the Yammie.

Totally useless... what is the point in running a 800 when all other teams will be on 1000s .... what do they hope to achieve... to think that this same team with Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr that use to regularly rub elbows with greats like Wayne Rainey, Mick Dohaan and Rossi and give them a run for their money... why even think of competing when all they will be running is a 2 year old bike and will be consistently at the back of the field. It is sad to see a great marque like Suzuki has forgotten how to win...

One feels for Alvaro who is practically riding a bike on which all development has been frozen since last year... the only reason that I can think of why Suzuki is running is that Dorna has given it financial assistance....

I won't say running back of the field . Alvaro is giving the 'Factory' ducatis, ridden by the greats (Rossi/Hayden), a run for their money.

And certainly Suzuki haven't forgotten how to win. Yesterday only John Hopkins almost pulled out a surprise result on his Samsung Crecent Suzuki in WSBK Silverstone race, after winning the qualifying superpole as a wild card entry, giving a run for money to the likes of Aprilia (Max Biaggi), Yamaha (Marco and Eugene), Ducati (Carlos Checa)

It is just that Suzuki doesn't want to spend millions in costly motogp. If the company wants to be in motogp just for the presence, it makes sense continuing the 800s rather than invest millions more for developing a new 1000cc

PS:From the result/rumors of the motogp 1000cc bike testing, it is seems the GSV-R would anyways be faster than Ducati GP12 desmos

So they dont want to spend millions on costly motogp development... then what are they doing over there... time pass?

Also, Hopper's performance as a wild card is not a redeeming factor for Suzuki... Yes, they have forgotten how to win... As Hopper has shown with the wild card performance, given the right equipment and resources he would make a race out of it even in the Motogp class.. but Suzuki will prefer to run as an also ran team with the 800s in 2012... they are not there to win... period...

They are in motogp not to win. No surprises there. It is all about the money and strategies made by the top management. Racing is just another department in the corporate identity and they might just want to keep having it rather than putting in money to win championships.
This year they were just present in motoGP due to the fact that they have contractual obligation with Dorna till 2011 and pulling out of it breaking the contract would have costed them more. Or as I said earlier they are not willing to spend more on new project.
This is not the first time it has happened. Suzuki temporarily pulled out from superbikes too in the past and then came back.

Also 1000cc regulations doesn't mean that all the bikes will have the perfect 4 digit displacement. Even the Ducati GP12 bikes are said (rather rumored) to be having displacement close to 900cc and not 1000.
So if Suzuki are coming back in MotoGP next year with the same 800cc as base then it doesn't mean it won't be competitive at all. They might have a plan for it otherwise they wouldn't have continued.
What surprises me more that they are continuing

Hopper's mention was to emphasize the same thing you said, he had the right equipment to pull out this weekend's surprise and Suzuki GSXR is a competitive machine.

A mere stay in MotoGP can help the company when it comes to motorcycle development (read as sports/sports tourers).

Agree. The Ducati is rumored to be at 990cc. Like the article mentioned, Suzuki might probably have advantage in terms of the weight and the fuel efficiency department.

True. These championships provide an ideal ground for innovating in several key areas than the whole motorcycle itself. For e.g. the electronics which is useful in their production bikes. Hence not all the time they would win championships but the data collected will be valuable and useful.

And actually GP12's displacement is rumored to be more in 920s.

In the process of finding a balance between power and fuel efficiency!

Yamaha To Pull Out Of World Superbikes At End Of 2011 Season | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

OT but how about this shocker from yamaha

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