MotoGrandPrix Offseason/Testing Thread 2021

[Lucky Jones]

Hope Fausto’s condition starts improving, dude’s having a really difficult time.

 

[budman]

Yikes... thanks for the update.

 

[Map8]

2021 Ducati factory bikes were introduced today. More photos at MotoGP.com

 

[kelsodeez]

Happy to see Jack's number plate on the the factory machine, but they're kinda underwhelming looking bikes. They've progressively gotten wider

 

[stangmx13]

Duc just stopped painting the widest part of the upper near the bars black, making it seem a lot wider. Shielding the hands from airflow is good for reducing drag. The only recent Ducati that wasn't close to this wide near the bars was the GP18. The winglets are likely the same width across all these recent years - the max allowed by the rules that hasn't changed.

 

[budman]

I think they look good and I really like Jack's #.... looks nice :thumbup

63 needs some juice.

Team launch from MCnews AU

 

[R3DS!X]

Happy to see Jack's number plate on the the factory machine, but they're kinda underwhelming looking bikes. They've progressively gotten wider

Ducati somehow has the ugliest bike on the grid.

 

[stangmx13]

I like that the Duc has the GP bike that looks the least like a SBK. The chunkiest underseat tank, the most winglets, the beefiest swingarm, and the most in your face exhaust :drool

 

[scootergmc]

The sharp angles do it for me. If they could mix in a trellis frame I'd be smitten.

 

[NSR500]

I like that the Duc has the GP bike that looks the least like a SBK. The chunkiest underseat tank, the most winglets, the beefiest swingarm, and the most in your face exhaust :drool

MotoGP Ducati = The Honda Civic of the Grid

Dang thing is more "Riced Out" than anything I've ever seen outside a SEMA show. :teeth

 

[Maddevill]

I like the way the Ducatis look. It's meant to be a weapon, not a showgirl.

Mad

 

[stangmx13]

MotoGP Ducati = The Honda Civic of the Grid

Dang thing is more "Riced Out" than anything I've ever seen outside a SEMA show. :teeth

Like this one?

That's the fastest car around Buttonwillow with a 1:37.3. Time Attack cars are legit. That's ~8sec faster than the moto lap record IIRC

 

[R3DS!X]

Like this one?

That's the fastest car around Buttonwillow with a 1:37.3. Time Attack cars are legit. That's ~8sec faster than the moto lap record IIRC

Don't give Ducati ideas, they might try and fit that splitter on their bikes.

 

[Seizer]

Soooo much downforce

 

[Map8]

We can all finally sleep well at night after so many years. :laughing

excerpt from an interview with Davide Tardozzi from GPOne.com

GPONE: Now so many years have passed, can you finally reveal the mystery of Lorenzo's Map 8 in Sepang? Was it a real mapping or just a message for Jorge?

Tardozzi: Obviously it was a message. As there are no 8 maps on the bike, use a number like this; big had to be a clear message to the pilot. The message for Jorge was not to hinder Dovizioso's comeback, as he was fighting for the title with Marquez. It was basically this. Obviously he had been told before so he knew what it was all about.

Translated using Google.

 

[DefyInertia]

Nice find!!!

 

[afm199]

Those ducs are gorgeous like a hot female cage fighter.

 

[DefyInertia]

Those ducs are gorgeous like a hot female cage fighter.

So like PVZ? Or is there another hot female cage fighter?

 

[budman]

We can all finally sleep well at night after so many years. :laughing

Translated using Google.

:laughing

However I found this......

GPONE: Now so many years have passed, can you finally reveal the mystery of Lorenzo's Map 8 in Sepang? Was it a real mapping or just a message for Jorge?

Tardozzi: Obviously it was a message. As there are no 8 maps on the bike, use a number like this because it was a marketing ploy to mess with Americans so it had to big a clear message to the Barfers we were dicking with. The message for Jorge was not to hinder Dovizioso's comeback, as he was fighting for the title with Marquez. Jorge was in on this. Obviously he had been told before that if we could get one forum member to change their online name then a million more would be going what the fuck? So he knew what it was all about.

Google translation adjusted using Budman












:laughing . :laughing

 

[Lucky Jones]

Well, the KTM squad will be easy to spot on track.

I'm gonna call them the flying pumpkins! :teeth

The leathers match almost TOO well.

Good luck, TECH3