Anybody Watch MotoGP?

[arokia010]

I'm just curious does anybody watch any MotoGP, AMA or World Superbike (Ben Spies!)?

This weekend MotoGP will be in Indy for the Indianapolis GP and will be shown on Fox. If you love racing you should check it out!!!

[aprcelica]

Yeah I watch. Someones gotta teach how to properly lay my busa down... I seriously need a set of Sato Racing rear sets...

[yodaddyguido]

hell yea! i went to the inaugural race last year and sat right at the finish line... kicks ass

[aprcelica]

Thats gotta be a big difference in feeling from watching at home; my only thing is when things get boring/monotonous, I can at least change the channel but I know some day Ill go to a race. Im hoping my first though will be at Motegi... That would be AWESOME and complete all at once :gap:

[arokia010]

There's nothing like watching it live! The sound of those machines are awesome! I was there in Laguna Seca when Valentino Rossi bike broke down right in front of us. It was quite an experience!

Being out in the heat sucked, but Michel Jordan, Jamie Fox, Tom Cruise and Pam Anderson were also there eh not like it matters.

But MotoGP rocks!

[aprcelica]

Yeah it does. Thats why I will never Boulevard my Busa. It may incidently get extended an extra 5MM, but never far from home. I like it the way was designed. I can keep up with liters, almost with the intermediates (mostly because theyre just NOOBs), and just wait for the straight aways on the 600's :fawk:. I love my bike (as every owner does), and the only liter bike I would ever own, is a Ducati :gap: Almost bought one too...

[aprcelica]

Hey, what tires do you use on/off the track? I have on now Michelin Power One (DOT Power Race), and Im finding im liking them better than Pirelli Diablo SuperCorsa

[yodaddyguido]

man i wish i could get track time at mid ohio... never had a track day before anywhere yet actually, but im afraid once i do, ill never go street again lol. it seems like a heck of an addiction, and an expensive one at that.

on another note, i had supercorsa's (dont ask why) on my gsxr600 2 years ago just before i sold it and man were those grippy compared to the bt014's that were on it previously.

[arokia010]

Really? I actually love the Pirelli Diablo Corsa III, that soft compound on the edge of the tire gives you super confidence. I love how it sticks to the track, haven't really used the Power One but I've heard some good things about them. But just so you know the Corsa III is used in the 250 GP bikes, so it's an actual race tire.

[yodaddyguido]

i also gotta say, your sig pic is inspiring... lol how much does the celi struggle towing the bike around? that would stellar if i could make that happen with mine

[arokia010]

Ha its not that bad just feels like you have 3 heavy guys in the car hah, the bike is about 400 pounds and that little trailer is about another 600. So taking off is pretty slow but once you get going you don't even feel it.

[PHXcelica]

moto gp whoops all! go rossi! yeah riding the track will definately make u lose your interest in the street

[aprcelica]

I guess I could try the Diabl III's, but so far onmy busa the best experiences Ive had were with 1) Power Ones <I can actually scrape knee), 2) SuperCorsa <Couldnt quite get it there, like it felt like my bike wanted to rebound before id ride my sliders> however the pirellis were much better in the rain...

[yodaddyguido]

well hey hey, kentucky kid snagged third! anyone else watch it? wish i couldve gone this year, it was gorgeous outside... def better than the hurricane remnants i sat through last year lol. ill be going next year for sure

[arokia010]

Yea I watched it! Man it's about time Hayden won something, I don't think he's even up on the podium this year. But Fox's coverage kind of sucked, it seemed like all the crashes were happening during a commercial break! The replays were ok but it would have been exciting to watch the crash live.