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http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-racing-news-moto-gp/bt-sport-confirmed-for-motogp-deal/22741.html
As we suggested here http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-racing-news-moto-gp/no-more-motogp-on-the-bbc-or-eurosport/22736.html, the deal will see Eurosport and the BBC lose their rights to live MotoGP coverage for all three .... I love the comments between Matt Roberts and Cal Crutchlow. Posted: 10/05/2013 at 12:49. Ole Seland. Listen: How many countries watch motogp? A lot. Do you think everyone in those countries want to keep their commentators?
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http://motomatters.com/analysis/2012/10/29/2012_phillip_island_motogp_post_race_rou.html
Marquez finished third, but still took the 2012 Moto2 title with honor. He may not have been able to win - no one had the measure ... A MotoGP team manager who was at the test where Marquez took his first laps on a Moto2 machine was in awe: "He is a very special talent." Winning the title on what is a very ordinary chassis ..... Freddie Spencer will now live in my memory as the second fastest rider I've ever seen. Casey is fast, so fast, it leaves me dissappointed he will ...
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http://motomatters.com/analysis/2012/07/09/2012_sachsenring_motogp_sunday_round_up_.html
Submitted by David Emmett on Mon, 2012-07-09 00:14 .... They were extremely enthusiastic about Ducati's MotoGP project, Rossi said, and were keen to have the Italian involved. ...... Sober Fast Freddie? Submitted by BoB-DoG on Tue, 2012-07-10 14:22. Sober? I don't think Freddie had a drink problem did he? I wasnt around back then but I thought he was a super religious type. So much so that God himself used to change the direction of the wind so it was always at Freddies back ...
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http://motomatters.com/node/5785
It takes something large, significant, to take the limelight away from the nine-time World Champion, and the man who has been the charismatic heart of MotoGP for the best part of 15 years. To do that .... Casey Stoner's raw talent - greater than any seen on track since Freddie Spencer, or maybe even Kenny Roberts - was the only thing that had made that bike competitive, and without Stoner, Ducati were lost. ...... Submitted by Rabid_Canine on Fri, 2012-05-18 05:49.
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http://motomatters.com/analysis/2012/07/30/2012_laguna_seca_motogp_post_race_round_.html
2012 Laguna Seca MotoGP Post-Race Round Up: Contrasting Styles, Racing Softs, And A Decision Is Nigh ... Whether the same will be said of Laguna Seca in 2012 will only be clear at the end of the season. But it has all ..... That's why Casey can ride a bad bike so fast, one can only imagine how fast he could go if he had a great handling bike, he and freddy spencer in a one on one match race with this year's M1. .... Submitted by PIT BULL on Tue, 2012-07-31 15:49.
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http://motomatters.com/news/2012/05/17/casey_stoner_announced_retirement_at_end.html
Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2012-05-17 15:49. in. Honda · Casey Stoner · MotoGP · Le Mans, France ... Citing "disappointment with the direction MotoGP is going," according to MCN's Matt Birt, Stoner told a shocked press conference that he will not be racing in MotoGP beyond 2012. The Repsol Honda rider said the .... If that comes to pass we will get the opportunity to see if he still has it, or if he gone the way of Freddie Spencer, and the gift has left him. Stoner will have left an ...
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http://motomatters.com/results/2012/08/19/2012_indianapolis_motogp_race_result_uns.html
Dani Pedrosa has taken an impressive second win of the season, leaving the rest of the field for dead after the first few laps of the MotoGP race at Indianapolis. .... Submitted by pablo on Mon, 2012-08-20 08:49. ...... MotoGP = Patient Blind Freddie could have foreseen that the one bike rule would put tremendous pressure on already overworked race teams. Fact is, riders damage bikes, race teams have to fix them and get them on track sometimes in incredibly short ...
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http://www.motomatters.com/analysis/2013/05/06/2013_jerez_motogp_post_race_round_up_par.html
Yet while Marquez' pass on Jorge Lorenzo is already generating enough print copy to wipe out a small forest, it is totally different from his move at Qatar in 2012. That was a cynical slide to ... Marquez was back on Lorenzo's tail immediately - in itself quite remarkable, as in recent times, making even the smallest mistake on a MotoGP bike was enough to take yourself out of the race. He closed the .... Submitted by Desh on Mon, 2013-05-06 07:49. Any time a rider runs ...
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http://motomatters.com/news/2012/09/27/rider_reaction_mixed_to_spec_ecu_proposa.html
With the MotoGP paddock assembled at the Motorland Aragon circuit, the press got their first chance to gauge rider reaction to the proposal of a spec ECU which Dorna is looking to introduce into MotoGP, most probably from 2014. The reaction was .... Can anyone imagine Fast Freddie, Doohan, Rainey, Schwantz, Ago, or any of the previous 500cc World Champions complaining of such a thing? I mean I ... Submitted by Motoshrink on Fri, 2012-09-28 08:49. With great ...
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http://motomatters.com/opinion/2012/04/17/between_the_devil_and_the_deep_blue_sea_.html
Talk had already emerged of a Coca Cola-backed satellite Yamaha for 2013 even before qualifying had started for the 2012 MotoGP season opener. One Spanish source even went so far as to report that Rossi would not ...
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http://motomatters.com/news/2012/08/14/rossi_speaks_on_twitter_on_ducati_exit_i.html
The Ducati press release ahead of the Indianapolis MotoGP round glosses over Rossi's decision to leave, the Bologna factory having already made an earlier announcement of Rossi's departure. Rossi is quoted as saying .... Submitted by spindizzy on Wed, 2012-08-15 03:49. Getting a pole position, ...... not of emotional intelligence. I believe him to be the fastest man to ever ride a bike (even quicker than Freddie which is saying something) I actually feel sorry for him.
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http://motomatters.com/analysis/2013/04/21/2013_austin_motogp_saturday_round_up_of_.html
By qualifying on pole in just his second MotoGP race, at the age of 20 years and 61 days, Marc Marquez becomes the youngest premier class polesitter in history, deposing the legendary Freddie Spencer of the crown he has ...
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http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/05/jerez-motogp-results-3/
Jerez MotoGP Results. Honda's Dani Pedrosa took his first win of the 2013 MotoGP series at Jerez earlier today. A dramatic last corner pass of Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo resulted in Marc Marquez (Honda) taking second place ... brought home my long haired jack russel pup in '06. he's now 49 years old. older than me! ... Everyone is comparing the move to Rossi/Gibernau, but Freddie Spencer put a similar move on Kenny Roberts in Sweden in 1983 to win a world title.
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http://motomatters.com/news/2012/05/17/casey_stoner_s_statement_on_his_retireme.html
Submitted by DalmatianDuc on Thu, 2012-05-17 19:26. Please don't put words in my mouth. There is a massive amount of R&D necessary to produce a Formula1 engine. Same for MotoGP. McLaren and other engine customer teams ..... I've been following/watching GP racing since I was 12.....and I'm now 56. I'm a 'race fan' and have had my favorites over the decades, but I've never seen ANYONE ride a bike like Casey! Including Freddie! 02000 in his post above...if ...
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http://motomatters.com/interview/2013/01/26/interview_dani_pedrosa_and_marc_marquez_.html
However, Honda's efforts to repeat that victory in the class they more or less invented translated into the slower development of the new-for-2012 MotoGP 1000cc prototype, and this time the closest man was the Spaniard, Dani Pedrosa. By the end of ... Freddie Spencer became champion, so did Wayne Gardner, Michael Doohan, Alex Crivillé, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden too. Yes, we ..... Submitted by Venancio Luis Nieto on Tue, 2013-01-29 14:49. Maybe, I did ...
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http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Living-the-Dream-Episode-1-video-2012.html
HKFreeride (Aug 2, 2012 at 23:23). THX for your comments - and yes...life is so great riding bikes! I´m riding the totally NEW 2013 "Merida 1.80" Freeride Bike - let´s say the new Freddy! ...check that out at Eurobike coming end ...
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http://powerslide.net/forum/index.php?/topic/15264-nicky-hayden-interview/
Page 1 of 2 - Nicky Hayden Interview - posted in General MotoGP Chat: http://www.cycleworl...rd-nicky-haydenInteresting read... ... Phillip Island. Posted 29 August 2012 - 01:49 AM. http://www.cycleworl...rd-nicky-hayden. Interesting read.
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http://www.superhawkforum.com/forums/modifications-performance-29/whos-good-cf-27339/
2012 Super Tenere- Yamaha panniers and top box, Yamaha skid plate, Givi crash guards, Yamaha heated grips, Parabellum tall windscreen. 1980 Honda CB750F- Freddie Spencer Approved 2000 SH- Sold! Check out my part time job at Retrospeed's new website: http://www.retrospeed.net/ .... Old 01-07-2012, 08:49 PM. mikstr. Senior Member. MotoGP. mikstr's Avatar. Join Date: Apr 2005. Location: Montreal. Posts: 4,300. mikstr is on a distinguished road. Quote: ...
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http://www.motomatters.com/news/2013/04/01/world_superbikes_to_return_to_its_roots_.html
The idea was sparked both by the current market trends in motorcycle sales, and by pictures of former greats like Eddie Lawson and Freddie Spencer muscling Kawasaki Z1000s and Honda VF750s around the track. For another ... The fear was Dorna would use their position of controlling both World Superbikes and MotoGP to widen the technical gap between the two series in an attempt to cut costs. With Dorna .... Submitted by MSS 58 on Mon, 2013-04-01 05:49.
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http://cbr250.com/forum/thread-11237.html
Quote: Retired MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has been inducted into the 'MotoGP Legends' club – an official, exclusive nomination awarded by the sport's administrators. ... Geoff Duke, Wayne Gardner, Mike Hailwood, Daijiro Kato, Eddie Lawson, Anton Mang, Angel Nieto, Wayne Rainey, Phil Read, Jim Redman, Kenny Roberts, Jarno Saarinen, Kevin Schwantz, Barry Sheene, Freddie Spencer, John Surtees and Carlo Ubbiali. ... 12/11/2012, 10:49. Post: #2 ...
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