MARQUEZ to join MARQUEZ at Repsol Honda

DonJigweed

DonJigweed

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JakesKTM said:
I see this as a PR stunt on Honda/Repsol's part. Strategically making the team quite literally a family will, in the end, backfire.

This is the perfect time for the other manufacturers to recruit the riders Honda overlooked in the Puig/Repsol PR parade. Get that Yamaha on a V4 platform and get Rossi retired. It's a new era.

Honda screwed up by falling for Puig's pitch. It will bite them in the arse mark my words. Because MM won't leave Puig and his little brother .....it will be a family affair from here on out. Honda has it on lock....good bad or indifferent. Never mix family with business.
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Alternative interpretation: Puig and HRC are not idiots. They know (as does everyone else in the paddock) that right now in MotoGP Marc Marquez can probably win the title with the KTM or even the Aprilia. Ergo, every team (except Yamaha) is offering Marc everything they possibly can to retain his services. After all, if you have Marc, you win the title. Puig and HRC know full well that AM is a backmarker, a la Tito Rabat. They're not thrilled to put a backmarker on the second Repsol bike, but if that means that Marc stays put....it's a no-brainer for them. They'd be stupid not put AM on that bike. They could care less that Alex is Marc's brother, other than it increases the likelihood that Marc remains in the team.

Ask yourself, is it out of the realm of possibility that Gigi would offer Marc AND his brother a factory Ducati? In fact, he's probably doing just that as we speak. "Marc, come to Ducati in 2021 when your contract is up, and bring Alex too! We'll have the Dream Team!" Of course Gigi is offering that. Why would anyone at Ducati give a shit if it was Alex or Petrux bringing up the rear on that bike?

Sadly, in MotoGP today Marc Marquez is the only thing that matters. You could roll out a 93 500cc ROC Yamaha and Marc could probably win the title on it. Everyone knows this. Everyone will offer everything they possibly can to sign Marc. If you're not offering Alex as teammate you're an idiot, and absolutely horrible at business.
 
JakesKTM

JakesKTM

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I would agree with that assessment to the degree Honda had little choice in the matter if they wanted to continue without MM. Just hard to believe how Repsol and Puig control those decisions. Sure MM is the unbeatable champion. But when that starts to change you will see that whole situation come undone in shit show fashion. I guess it makes for good entertainment. i do however believe this is a golden opportunity for the other manufacturers to get the new upcoming talent onboard sooner than later. Binder at KTM would be nice. Quattararo at Yamaha would be nice. none of the first gen and older riders can challenge MM consistently though Dovi showed promise.
 
jiffy

jiffy

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DonJigweed said:
Alternative interpretation: Puig and HRC are not idiots. They know (as does everyone else in the paddock) that right now in MotoGP Marc Marquez can probably win the title with the KTM or even the Aprilia. Ergo, every team (except Yamaha) is offering Marc everything they possibly can to retain his services. After all, if you have Marc, you win the title. Puig and HRC know full well that AM is a backmarker, a la Tito Rabat. They're not thrilled to put a backmarker on the second Repsol bike, but if that means that Marc stays put....it's a no-brainer for them. They'd be stupid not put AM on that bike. They could care less that Alex is Marc's brother, other than it increases the likelihood that Marc remains in the team.

Ask yourself, is it out of the realm of possibility that Gigi would offer Marc AND his brother a factory Ducati? In fact, he's probably doing just that as we speak. "Marc, come to Ducati in 2021 when your contract is up, and bring Alex too! We'll have the Dream Team!" Of course Gigi is offering that. Why would anyone at Ducati give a shit if it was Alex or Petrux bringing up the rear on that bike?

Sadly, in MotoGP today Marc Marquez is the only thing that matters. You could roll out a 93 500cc ROC Yamaha and Marc could probably win the title on it. Everyone knows this. Everyone will offer everything they possibly can to sign Marc. If you're not offering Alex as teammate you're an idiot, and absolutely horrible at business.
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I'd pay good money to see Marquez win on anything else... Many greats have tried and failed.
 
squidworth

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plaid

plaid

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DonJigweed said:
Alternative interpretation: Puig and HRC are not idiots.
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I concur with the gentleman with the milk mustache as it does bring the room together. Outlandish comparisons, i.e. 93 500cc ROC Yamaha, are also invigorating. My current occupation is stimulated by imaging competitive knuckle dragging between Alex Márquez and Cal "I had podium pace" Crutchlow. Wizard, that.
 
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Shaggy

Shaggy

Zoinks!!!!
I had Two Bros on a 929RR and it was pretty obnoxious. But I also had D&D cans on a TLR, and that was next level loud.
 
scootergmc

scootergmc

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Nick said:
I had Two Bros on a 929RR and it was pretty obnoxious. But I also had D&D cans on a TLR, and that was next level loud.
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You know how we know you were a squid? :twofinger D&D was the Walmart of 90s exhausts. It reminds me of those annoying popping exhausts the kids are running on their mid-00s whatever sedans right now.

I actually ran Hindle cans on my I4s and intially on my RC51. They sounded so good (deep- if that's possible) on an I4, but not as good as the Moriwakis I later ran, but those were $$ in comparison. The RC51 made everything sound good. The Sato system I ran later blew everything away- squidwise.
 
Shaggy

Shaggy

Zoinks!!!!
I bought the TLR used on Cycle Trader back in the day! The only thing I did to it was replace the rotary shock with a used Ohlins unit. The bike was such a tank.

A college kid can only afford so much....
 
CocoLoco

CocoLoco

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My "outsider's" perspective says the thing that has stood out in watching AM73 over the past has been his steady growth. I doubt he finishes in the top ten next year. Just outside of it maybe 12 or 13? But he will show progress at managing the extra speed and challenge and when he does he'll get a contract extension. He understands the value of patience better than anyone I've seen on track (albeit a relatively small sample size on my part as I've only been paying attention for the past 10 or so years).

In year two or three he'll consistently place in top 5 and ensure MM93 has several more championships.

His approach to racing tells me it's more about just being out there on the track pushing himself rather than competing with anyone else.
 
Smash Allen

Smash Allen

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CocoLoco said:
My "outsider's" perspective says the thing that has stood out in watching AM73 over the past has been his steady growth. I doubt he finishes in the top ten next year. Just outside of it maybe 12 or 13? But he will show progress at managing the extra speed and challenge and when he does he'll get a contract extension. He understands the value of patience better than anyone I've seen on track (albeit a relatively small sample size on my part as I've only been paying attention for the past 10 or so years).

In year two or three he'll consistently place in top 5 and ensure MM93 has several more championships.

His approach to racing tells me it's more about just being out there on the track pushing himself rather than competing with anyone else.
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Agreed :thumbup excited to watch this and future years unfold :ride:party
 
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