2008 Honda

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:00:18 GMT, Julian Bond
wrote:

>Is that bike ugly, or what?

I( think Nicky would disagree.
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"Mark N" wrote in message


> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/1/a.htm
> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/2/8.htm

And Pedrosa gets the bike with the shiny tank cover. It figures.
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"Carl Sundquist" wrote in message

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> "Mark N" wrote in message
>
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>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/1/a.htm
>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/2/8.htm
>
> And Pedrosa gets the bike with the shiny tank cover. It figures.

Seems to me "shiny" is not the only difference. Am I wrong?
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just bob wrote:
> "Carl Sundquist" wrote
>> "Mark N" wrote
>>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/1/a.htm
>>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/2/8.htm

>> And Pedrosa gets the bike with the shiny tank cover. It figures.
>
> Seems to me "shiny" is not the only difference. Am I wrong?

Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep
sharp on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is
about all he brings to this NG, sadly. But, yes, the tanks are unlikely
to be the same on Pedrosa's and Hayden's machines, one has to believe
HRC learned something about their preferences in tank shape and how it
impacts their body position and the weight balance on the bike this year.
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DaveW Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:29:09
>On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:00:18 GMT, Julian Bond
> wrote:
>
>>Is that bike ugly, or what?
>
>I( think Nicky would disagree.

Well he's been saying it hasn't been that great in the 5 days or so of
testing so far and it's not yet faster than the old bike. But it's early
days.

But that's not really the point. It just looks really ugly from where
I'm sitting. And yeah, I thought last year's bike looked pretty ugly
too. If anything the 2008 bike looks even more like it's got bits of
plastic stuck on with superglue.

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Julian Bond wrote:
> DaveW
>> Julian Bond wrote:
>>
>>> Is that bike ugly, or what?
>>
>> I( think Nicky would disagree.
>
> Well he's been saying it hasn't been that great in the 5 days or so of
> testing so far and it's not yet faster than the old bike. But it's early
> days.

Seems like his opinion so far is quite positive, saying the fundamental
balance of the bike and the sizing is a much better place to be starting
than where they were a year ago. And the motor is headed in the right
direction, with the level of power they were at at the end of the year
and then the switch to air valves. Not surprising that they wouldn't be
nearly up to speed yet relative to the older bike; look at where the
Brno bike was in early February of 2006 compared to the 2005 evo bike.

> But that's not really the point. It just looks really ugly from where
> I'm sitting. And yeah, I thought last year's bike looked pretty ugly
> too. If anything the 2008 bike looks even more like it's got bits of
> plastic stuck on with superglue.

They seem to still be working that stuff out, look at the pieces on the
sides of the two bikes behind the main fairing lowers - they look
completely different on the Hayden and Pedrosa machines, or perhaps
there's just a piece missing from the Pedrosa bike. When you don't have
a full slab-sided fairing, things are going to look patchy - think
mid-80s sportbikes. What really seems different on this year's bike are
the exhausts, tucked away out of sight last year and much longer with
very prominent silencers this year. Personally, I like the look of this
new bike better than last year's machine.
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"Mark N" wrote in message

> just bob wrote:
>> "Carl Sundquist" wrote
>>> "Mark N" wrote
>>>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/1/a.htm
>>>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/2/8.htm
>
>>> And Pedrosa gets the bike with the shiny tank cover. It figures.
>>
>> Seems to me "shiny" is not the only difference. Am I wrong?
>
> Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep sharp
> on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is about all
> he brings to this NG, sadly. But, yes, the tanks are unlikely to be the
> same on Pedrosa's and Hayden's machines, one has to believe HRC learned
> something about their preferences in tank shape and how it impacts their
> body position and the weight balance on the bike this year.

So you try to put me down, then agree with me.

Thank you Mark.

Carl
Sticking to two sentences
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"Mark N" wrote in message

> just bob wrote:
>> "Carl Sundquist" wrote
>>> "Mark N" wrote
>>>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/1/a.htm
>>>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/2/8.htm
>
>>> And Pedrosa gets the bike with the shiny tank cover. It figures.
>>
>> Seems to me "shiny" is not the only difference. Am I wrong?
>
> Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep sharp
> on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is about all
> he brings to this NG, sadly. But, yes, the tanks are unlikely to be the
> same on Pedrosa's and Hayden's machines, one has to believe HRC learned
> something about their preferences in tank shape and how it impacts their
> body position and the weight balance on the bike this year.


Far better than pithy, sarcastic, and snide 50 sentence bleatings.
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Carl Sundpissed wrote:
>
> "Mark N" wrote

>> Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep
>> sharp on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is
>> about all he brings to this NG, sadly.
>
>
> Far better than pithy, sarcastic, and snide 50 sentence bleatings.

If one is absolutely blind to content, totally lacking in the
understanding that this group is supposed to be about discussion of
matters related to motorcycle racing and not just throwing shots at
people who do understand that, I suppose so. Particularly if one's
notion of the group is just another place to exercise Europheliac
tendencies...
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"Mark N" wrote in message

> But, yes, the tanks are unlikely to be the same on Pedrosa's and Hayden's
> machines, one has to believe HRC learned something about their preferences
> in tank shape and how it impacts their body position and the weight
> balance on the bike this year.

Thanks for bringing something obvious (or should I say, nothing) to the
thread, you hypocrite.
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In article ,
Mark N wrote:

> Carl Sundquist wrote:
> >
> > "Mark N" wrote
> >> just bob wrote:
>
> >>> Seems to me "shiny" is not the only difference. Am I wrong?
> >>
> >> Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep
> >> sharp on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is
> >> about all he brings to this NG, sadly. But, yes, the tanks are
> >> unlikely to be the same on Pedrosa's and Hayden's machines, one has to
> >> believe HRC learned something about their preferences in tank shape
> >> and how it impacts their body position and the weight balance on the
> >> bike this year.
> >
> > So you try to put me down,
>
> I didn't try to put you down, just stating fact. There's no meaningful
> content in your response,

Humor *is* meaningful.

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"Mark N" wrote in message

> Carl Sundpissed wrote:
>>
>> "Mark N" wrote
>
>>> Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep
>>> sharp on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is
>>> about all he brings to this NG, sadly.
>>
>>
>> Far better than pithy, sarcastic, and snide 50 sentence bleatings.
>
> If one is absolutely blind to content, totally lacking in the
> understanding that this group is supposed to be about discussion of
> matters related to motorcycle racing and not just throwing shots at people
> who do understand that, I suppose so. Particularly if one's notion of the
> group is just another place to exercise Europheliac tendencies...

Thanks for bringing nothing (once again) to the
thread, you hypocrite.
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Carl Sundsquat wrote:
>
> "Mark N" wrote
>> Carl Sundpissed wrote:
>>>
>>> "Mark N" wrote
>>
>>>> Carl wouldn't have a clue, I don't imagine, he's only trying to keep
>>>> sharp on his pithy, sarcastic and snide two-sentence quips, which is
>>>> about all he brings to this NG, sadly.
>>>
>>> Far better than pithy, sarcastic, and snide 50 sentence bleatings.
>>
>> If one is absolutely blind to content, totally lacking in the
>> understanding that this group is supposed to be about discussion of
>> matters related to motorcycle racing and not just throwing shots at
>> people who do understand that, I suppose so. Particularly if one's
>> notion of the group is just another place to exercise Europheliac
>> tendencies...
>
> Thanks for bringing nothing (once again) to the
> thread, you hypocrite.

Gasp, I actually did what you do in 95% of your posts! Oh how can I ever
be forgiven?

You're the one who started the pissing match, ya cunt. But that's hardly
unusual for you, is it? You've pretty much become the west-of-the-pond
version of guig, Carl, and is that really the role you want to play
around here?
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