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  • #556
    Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

    I like this para, so true.

    The same is true in other walks of life. Objects which are absolutely perfect and without flaw soon lose their charm, people preferring instead something which is a little quirky. The race-focused power delivery of a Ducati, the weird looks and odd power delivery of a BMW, the astonishing handling but uncertain reliability of an Aprilia, all these are judged to have character, and cherished for precisely that quality. Meanwhile, a Honda which works flawlessly out of the blocks is deemed to be bland. The most famous picture of a woman is not a photoshopped picture of a supermodel, with all of the flaws removed; it is of a slightly overweight woman with an enigmatic smile on her face.

    2013 Barcelona MotoGP Sunday Round Up: Of Boring Perfect, Weird Strength, and Yamaha's fuel tank | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

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    • #557
      Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

      David Emmett tweets (@motomatters)

      Finally official confirmation. Suzuki sent out a press release announcing they won't be back until 2015. Brivio is manager…
      Last edited by Makky; 06-17-2013, 05:28 PM.

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      • #558
        Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

        Suzuki to return in 2015 -

        Suzuki Officially Announce Return To MotoGP - In 2015 | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
        http://motomatters.com/news/2013/06/17/suzuki_officially_announce_return_to_mot.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook


        Martin Heath

        Breaking cover! Suzuki MotoGP test rider Nobuatsu Aoki takes Randy DePuniet's bike for the first few laps outside of Japan. It looks amazing but sounds gorrrrrrrrgeous!
        Click image for larger version Name: Suzuki.jpg Views: 1 Size: 79.6 KB ID: 1848999

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        I 'd dry hump this bike! Gorgeous, isn't she?

        Source - Martin Heath

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        Last edited by Makky; 06-17-2013, 05:29 PM.

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        • #559
          Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

          Time sheet - Catalunya test 2013

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          • #560
            Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

            It's still going on and Suzuki tends to be impressive, De Puniet shows 1.512 sec off 1st place
            Just because you haven't seen it doesnt mean its impossible...expect the unexpected.

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            • #561
              Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

              First video of Suzuki's MotoGP bike
              Owned - Yamaha RX100 -> TVS Fiero F2 -> Yamaha R15 -> KTM RC390

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              • #562
                Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                Suzuki's butt looks like that of race-spec Fireblade. I love this design (More than classic surfboard-like M1's rear - fugly!)

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                • #563
                  Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                  Damn, Suzuki posted 0.772 slower lap time than Jorge. That's amazing for a first outing with the GP machines :P
                  Just because you haven't seen it doesnt mean its impossible...expect the unexpected.

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                  • #564
                    Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                    Looks like a potent machine already! Why do they need to develop further more?!

                    Link - 2013 Barcelona Post-Race Test Times, Final: Lorenzo Edges Hayden, Suzuki Up To Speed | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

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                    • #565
                      Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                      Great to see Suzuki being competitive , but why wait till 2015 ? Cal would have been a great rider for the team if they came back in 2014, as he seems to feel bottled up at Yamaha . He's also expressed his desire for a factory ride a few times .

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                      • #566
                        Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                        Originally posted by Makky View Post
                        Looks like a potent machine already! Why do they need to develop further more?!
                        Quoting my own post! Funny!

                        Answered -

                        The big question is, of course, if De Puniet was so fast on the bike, why are Suzuki waiting until 2015 to make a return to the series?
                        2013 Barcelona Post-Race Test Round Up: Analyzing The New Suzuki | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

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                        • #567
                          Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                          Ben Spies will be at the end of Contract in 2014. Maybe they get Randy and Spies to ride The Suzuki
                          Ernest Hemingway

                          #69 #58

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                          • #568
                            Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                            The reason that restricts Suzuki is the control ecu. Factory teams are free to develop their own ecu with a only 20 ltr fuel from next year. For Suzuki at the moment this is a big task. 120km with 20 ltr, that too in racing, is a huge task.
                            I'm sure yamaha is going to struggle next year who are still facing issues managing fuel consumption by race end. Currently they're using 21ltr. Next year they have to do the same thing in 20.
                            Suzuki say they need a lot if time and testing to actually develop a competitive bike with that ecu, and still be able to compete for victories. That's why waiting for another year.
                            Just because you haven't seen it doesnt mean its impossible...expect the unexpected.

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                            • #569
                              Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                              It's too early to assess the riders piloting Suzuki in 2015. There 'll be too many changes and the pieces 'll fall in place only in the second half/third quarter of the next season.

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                              • #570
                                Re: MotoGP 2013 Season - Updates

                                So Honda have already started their 2014 campaign alongside the 2013 one. Here's the RC213V for 2014. (more or less)
                                Click image for larger version Name: 2013-Honda-repsol-livery-1.jpg Views: 1 Size: 90.1 KB ID: 1849100Click image for larger version Name: honda14.jpg Views: 1 Size: 82.5 KB ID: 1849101Click image for larger version Name: honda214.jpg Views: 1 Size: 78.8 KB ID: 1849102Click image for larger version Name: Honda-RC213V-specifications-05.jpg Views: 1 Size: 67.6 KB ID: 1849103

                                the one in repsol colors are from this year. Just posted for comparison. Biggest difference I noted was with the front air intake. Can't see the partition in the middle anymore.
                                And look at the difference in carbon brakes..amazing.
                                Last edited by R-series; 06-18-2013, 06:40 PM.
                                Just because you haven't seen it doesnt mean its impossible...expect the unexpected.

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