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25 Jan 2008, 16:02 (Ref:2113427)
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I just received a message saying Ten Kate have finished their test at Almeria. Kiyonari was the quickest of the superbike boys.
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25 Jan 2008, 16:16 (Ref:2113436)
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Oh geeze, that livery is hideous!
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26 Jan 2008, 01:05 (Ref:2113740)
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26 Jan 2008, 05:59 (Ref:2113785)
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When did we get that smiley???
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26 Jan 2008, 09:39 (Ref:2113833)
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When I googled "throw up smiley" and snatched it from somewhere else.
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27 Jan 2008, 01:51 (Ref:2114447)
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it aint that bad - josh brookes' ride...
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27 Jan 2008, 02:20 (Ref:2114452)
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how would I describe that;
a muckin' fess! 
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27 Jan 2008, 15:36 (Ref:2114752)
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Here some pictures from the Almeria test:
http://www.motociclismo.es/rcs/notic...kate-honda.jpg http://www.motociclismo.es/rcs/notic...-almeria-3.jpg Loads of pics here: http://www.crash.net/gallery~cid~5~c...ing~~pid~1.htm Notice the different swingarms (thank God KR get there money from somewhere): http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/403887.jpg http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/403886.jpg To my knowledge Ten Kate is the only WSBK Honda team that have tested with the new CBR. |
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30 Jan 2008, 19:52 (Ref:2117270)
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The factory 1098 with a new Xerox livery:
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/showPic I like it, but liked the old livery better. |
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31 Jan 2008, 11:55 (Ref:2117686)
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this one is more colourful - advertising stands out...
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31 Jan 2008, 13:04 (Ref:2117738)
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1 Feb 2008, 10:36 (Ref:2118215)
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Oh well, looks like Xerox have been moaning about their coverage a bit, Fabrizio will feel at home, bike looks just look his bieks from last two yeasr!!
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1 Feb 2008, 11:00 (Ref:2118235)
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Thursday the official presentation of the SBK Superbike World Championship 2008 took place in Milan. Most of the new bikes were there (warning: large photographs):
We've already seen this one, but here is the Xerox Ducati: http://static.blogo.it/motoblog/livr...098_f08_01.jpg Sterilgarda: http://static.blogo.it/motoblog/livr..._biaggi_06.jpg Althea Honda: http://static.blogo.it/motoblog/livr...a_rolfo_04.jpg Ten Kate Honda: http://static.blogo.it/motoblog/livr...e_checa_05.jpg Kawasaki: http://static.blogo.it/motoblog/livr..._tamada_04.jpg Santander Yamaha: http://static.blogo.it/motoblog/livr...r1_haga_07.jpg |
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1 Feb 2008, 15:57 (Ref:2118475)
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The Sterilgarda bike looks great. And the new Honda looks darn fine as well. I'm really looking forward to Superbike. I just hope the new 1200cc twin rule doesn't ruin what will be the best four-stroke racing class this year.
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1 Feb 2008, 16:12 (Ref:2118486)
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Good Lord how can you think that Sterilgarda bike looks good! Just black with a sticker!
Glad Ten Kate have gone to Normal livery, Yamaha looks cool, new Honda looks so much like an R1 chassis wise and proportionally! |
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1 Feb 2008, 16:16 (Ref:2118494)
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Chunder, you're such a positive bloke.
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5 Feb 2008, 13:20 (Ref:2121618)
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Here are some pictures of the Yamaha GMT bike:
http://photos.gmt94.com/photos.php?topic=115&p=5 It looks rather scruffy if you ask me, a lot of stickers at the bottom of the fairing, not nicesly done. They've put their own subframe on the bike, with a very thin shock absorber running to the swing arm. I've got no idea what thats for. I hate the Laser exhausts. |
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5 Feb 2008, 15:13 (Ref:2121686)
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Will be to measure suspension travel, you have the same thing n=on front forks of most bikes, good idea actually
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5 Feb 2008, 16:08 (Ref:2121729)
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Something odd looking about it for sure. The AMA bikes look much better in blue.
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5 Feb 2008, 21:36 (Ref:2121975)
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Doesn't look to bad.
Btw, they're officially dubbed "The Grenich" Boys, or "The Boys From Grenich". 
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6 Feb 2008, 00:12 (Ref:2122075)
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We have Greenwich here, you klnow the place where Greenwich mean time came from, the origin of timekeeping!!
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6 Feb 2008, 00:24 (Ref:2122080)
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Fine Greenwich.
Greenwich boys.
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11 Feb 2008, 13:05 (Ref:2126494)
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Unofficial times from testing at Qatar, day 1:
Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati), 1m59.6s Ruben Xaus (Ducati), 2m01.1s Max Biaggi (Ducati), 2m01.2s Gregorio Lavilla (Honda), 2m01.4s Russell Holland (Honda), 2m01.6s Karl Muggeridge (Honda), 2m02.5s Ayrton Badovini (Kawasaki), 2m03.0s Vittorio Iannuzzo (Kawasaki), 2m04.0s Regis Laconi (Kawasaki), no time Makoto Tamada (Kawasaki), no time Interesting gap between the first two. Most probably Yamaha and Ducati will join the party today (including Troy Bayliss, back from injury). Unofficial Superbike times from Vallelunga: 1. Rolfo (Honda) 1Min40,0 2. Aoyama (Honda) 1Min40,5 3. Morelli (Honda) 1Min41,8 Unofficial Supersport times from Vallelunga: 1. Nanneli (Honda) 1Min40,6 2. Roccoli (Yamaha) 1Min40,8 3. Viziello (Honda) 1Min41,0 4. Giansanti (Honda) 1Min40,5 |
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11 Feb 2008, 13:36 (Ref:2126515)
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Should we be worried that Alstare Suzuki was not present at the official 2008 presentation of the WSBK series? All the other manafacturers were present...
Looking at their site there is no news about a new sponsor. Have I missed something? |
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11 Feb 2008, 17:48 (Ref:2126657)
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No, if Nieto is there there will be money, maybe just chaning things around a bit, they ahve lost Corona clearly so maybe a new sponsor waiting inteh wings, eiterh that or new bikes delayed
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