Moto2

[Pittenger5]

41 bikes? 15 chassis? Are you shitting me?
I mourn the loss of the 2stroke with the rest of you, but at least this year maybe this will lead to some amazing racing?

[Paul_E_D]

You must not have watched 250s last year. It was breathtaking.

Moto2 was good though. Close racing, but much more like 600ss, which we already see a lot of. That would be my only real complaint. motogp is best because it's different IMO. The chasis thing is interesting, but it seems like they all work about the same already...

[Pittenger5]

You must not have watched 250s last year. It was breathtaking.

No, I must admit I didnt watch more than about 10 minutes of the 250s. I only checked out the Moto2 cause it was new and different, and Im hooked. I can see the complaint its more of the same, but I dont really watch much racing, so I dont really have that problem.

[Kurlon]

Watching the race now, pretty fricken cool so far. They're banging around like mini-motards!

[Crash Dummy Denno]

I miss 250's

[Kurlon]

I miss 250's

I'd like to try racing a 250?

[DesmoTull]

was this televised on Speed? I forgot to look for it!

[scottieducati]

Just watched the race, feel bad for Elias but the new kid was pretty impressive on the Suter bike. Elias is one bad ass mofo for riding in all that pain, after the race he looked like he was about to fall over. No one has a more exciting style than he.

[Kurlon]

They were really adhering to the "rubbin's racing" rule, damn.

All the bikes seemed really loose?

[LowSider]

When/where is this on?

[6 Fingered Man]

When/where is this on?

Its on speed, Not sure when but if you set our dvr to record everything "moto gp" or "motorcycle racing" you will get it.

[scottieducati]

They're pre-prototype bikes Kurlon... lol

[Kurlon]

I get that, buuuuuuut... it's not like the motor's capabilities or the tracks they'd be running on are unknowns, I didn't see any of them skimping on suspensions either. : )

I wonder how much of it is the lack of electronic aids / traction control?

[scottieducati]

Handling goes beyond bolt on forks.... they are *all* brand new chassis. They also mentioned the bikes were all running Suter slipper clutches which offer some adjustability but teams reported having issues getting them dialed in to avoid chatter in some areas.

[Kurlon]

Right, I know it's more than just bolting on bits, I'm just surprised that with as much experience as there is out there with middleweights and their geometry that the bikes all appeared to be that loose, pretty much across the board with all the different chassis mfgs.