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[oldironnow]

Beast-Mode !
Sounds sweet and angry… spicy honey bbq sauce…

[oldironnow]

More than a few here say it’s the I4:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAqhyIpjmw&t=2s&pp=2AECkAIB

[Fatfatboy]

hmmm, Yamaha and Honda did some private testing at Valencia on the 15th and 16th but there are no clear pictures of the motor in the very short video so the only thing we have to go by is the short.
It does sound different than the Yamaha I'm used to hearing but that could be an exhaust change.

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2025/04/16/honda-and-yamaha-hold-two-day-private-test-in-valencia/525772

[Fatfatboy]

Interesting stats between MM and Bags.
I wonder if Bags has a chance or is this MM’s year.

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

Interesting stats between MM and Bags.
I wonder if Bags has a chance or is this MM’s year.

Indeed ^

Also, curious about this dataset AM v. MM.


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[oldironnow]

World’s fastest eyebrow.

It’s too bad these TT riders can’t go along as fast as the MotoGP lads because their aero is so bad from their balls being so large.

[oldironnow]

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motogp-marc-marquez-quickest-yamaha-gains-in-testing-at-jerez/

The Yamaha V4, or a variation of the current engine (unclear), is set to run at Le Mans.

[oldironnow]

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/1546/aft-bauman-says-daniels-has-an-insane-team-

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_rc0u55NK8

[oldironnow]

New rules down from Olympus -

A rule for Marc, and a rule for Jorge.

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/1558/motogp-fim-introduces-new-mm93-austin-start-rule-martin-testing-rule-

[Fatfatboy]

Interesting ^. I always thought that rules were not changed or added until the end of the season.

[Fatfatboy]

Hogs are going to the big show next year.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/motorsport/harley-davidson-motogp-racing-series-2026-europe-north-america-grand-prix/article69561126.ece#

[Fatfatboy]

Martin plans to leave Aprilia after 2025 if he is not fighting for the championship

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/exclusive-jorge-martin-pushing-for-early-aprilia-exit/10722049/




I think the pain meds are effecting is thought process.

[oldironnow]

Ugh.
Everyone wants a Ducati for Christmas…
The banal horror of a one-make championship.

[oldironnow]

https://youtu.be/34TcjTzdRxg

[hacksaw]

So reading  back like 10 comments,
Bags is slang for nut sack?

[Fatfatboy]

Luca Marini was testing at the Suzuka track preparing for the 8 hour endurance race coming up in August and had a terrible fall.
Has a dislocated hip, fractures to the sternum, a right collapsed lung and knee ligament damage.
He’ll remain in Japan until able to travel.

I’m thinking he will be out of Aragon.


https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/articles/c0ln9n8ld0do.amp

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

Luca Marini was testing at the Suzuka track preparing for the 8 hour endurance race coming up in August and had a terrible fall.
Has a dislocated hip, fractures to the sternum, a right collapsed lung and knee ligament damage.
He’ll remain in Japan until able to travel.

I’m thinking he will be out of Aragon.


https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/articles/c0ln9n8ld0do.amp

He just became an instant old man.

[hacksaw]

Very true.

[oldironnow]

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/1635/razgatlioglu-goes-to-pramac-yamaha-in-2026





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[Fatfatboy]

So, where will Jack go next? A test rider? and for what manufacturer?
Bagger racing? He likes them baggers.
At 30 years old and a net worth of $14 million he could retire comfortable if he managed his funds correctly but I don't see Jack hanging up the leathers just yet.