Perhaps it's Rossi's beard that's helping, the longer it gets, the better the bike goes. 

Seriously, has there been any info on that?
Is he not shaving until he podiums or wins a race?
'Cause if it's the latter, he'll be looking like Billy Gibbons.

Wins on a Ducati GP bike:
Rossi: 0
Hayden: 0
Checa: 0
Bayliss: 1
Stoner: 23

I know that's pointless but thought it was funny anyway. I thought it was interesting that Bayliss scored fewer points the longer he was in GP, maybe he would be a good test case.

Whatever happens, I really hope Ducati pick up their game with the GP12 and really hope that doesn't require a Al beam frame, I like that there are different solutions to a problem. Personally I think that more than anemic grids, having to have exactly the same bike is more of a symptom of a sickness of the class than anything.

Quote from: EvilSteve on October 06, 2011, 08:15:29 PM
Wins on a Ducati GP bike:
Rossi: 0
Hayden: 0
Checa: 0
Bayliss: 1
Stoner: 23

Capirossi: 6

i think bayliss' 1 win really counts as 2 or 3.

Quote from: gm2 on October 07, 2011, 10:05:33 AM
bayliss' 1 win

<leghump, leghump>

Quote from: gm2 on October 07, 2011, 10:05:33 AM
i think bayliss' 1 win really counts as 2 or 3.

bayliss' win also happened on a bike he helped develop. his lap times on the 800cc bike were "less publicized".

Quote from: derby on October 07, 2011, 11:00:46 AM
bayliss' win also happened on a bike he helped develop. his lap times on the 800cc bike were "less publicized".

yeah yeah.  i'm more speaking to the manner in which he won.  but, you already know that. 

Quote from: gm2 on October 07, 2011, 10:05:33 AM
i think bayliss' 1 win really counts as 2 or 3.

I see a Chuck Norris type of joke coming from this!

anybody else notice that we heard NOTHING, nada, zero, zilch, about Nicky and his test day at Jerez with the GP12 and whether it was twin spar or what....

Quote from: zooom on October 10, 2011, 01:03:19 PM
anybody else notice that we heard NOTHING, nada, zero, zilch, about Nicky and his test day at Jerez with the GP12 and whether it was twin spar or what....

he said it went well.  apparently that's the depth of info he's supposed to share.

Maybe a no news is good news situation.

From what I rwad, they wanted to keep everything quiet from the beginning, but Nicky kept tweeting. Maybe someone from Ducati should remove that boy's phone. I doubt that they want to give away anything until after the test following the final race.

http://motomatters.com/analysis/2011/11/07/ducati_s_future_direction_filippo_prezio.html

really logical explanation as to why the frameless design no worky in an engine-allocated environment.

Quote from: gm2 on November 07, 2011, 04:19:59 PM
http://motomatters.com/analysis/2011/11/07/ducati_s_future_direction_filippo_prezio.html

really logical explanation as to why the frameless design no worky in an engine-allocated environment.

damage control to ensure sbk isn't a sales nightmare
and you just bought it

"something forced upon the factory by the lack of testing permitted by the rules"
What a crock of shit, how long does it take to sink in and how many riders have told Preziosi that the bike was make the beast with two backsed, and then to blame the testing rule, please To me that line is a case of pure arrogance.