Any MotoGp fans in here?

i know the season is at the last race but i haven't been a member here very long. i find myself frequenting these forums over most of the others i belong to, so i thought i would see if there are any other MotoGp fans here. i am a huge motorcycle fan in general as i have 4, build custom Harleys and have a trackday bike, but watching any bike racing is a huge pass-time for me.

BTW, in my books World Superbike, AMA Superbike, British Superbike, etc all count too, i watch them all wheni can get the coverage.

Ohhhh yea !!!

LOVE it !

club raced at Pocono and New Hampshire a couple times...

a few of my friends go to Georgia and Laguna Seca and Daytona every year.

The guy who works on my bike raced quite a few times and did Daytona a few years back on his Ducati 748,,,

Fun to watch and fun to race.... hell of a bad day when you crash though ... and everyone crashes eventually :gaah:

ya crashing is bad. Valencia is tomorrow and Nicky Hayden (the Kentucky Kid) is on the front row. if your interested i have a great site for downloading the races. it does use torrents though so i won't post it:cen
if i hadn't opened my store this year i would have been at the Indianapolis GP this year (even though it rained and was cut short). it is my other obsession, i bounce back and forth from the ride on two forums and these ones constantly.:rock:

While I do have a couple of riding seasons under my belt, I never really followed the MotoGP.. Could be because I didn't have much time to watch tv in the last few years. What do you have for track? Btw. are you also on GTAM?

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Originally Posted by chee16

ya crashing is bad. Valencia is tomorrow and Nicky Hayden (the Kentucky Kid) is on the front row. if your interested i have a great site for downloading the races. it does use torrents though so i won't post it:cen
if i hadn't opened my store this year i would have been at the Indianapolis GP this year (even though it rained and was cut short). it is my other obsession, i bounce back and forth from the ride on two forums and these ones constantly.:rock:

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PM me the link i'd love to be able to download the races !!!! Thanks :rock:

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Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

While I do have a couple of riding seasons under my belt, I never really followed the MotoGP.. Could be because I didn't have much time to watch tv in the last few years. What do you have for track? Btw. are you also on GTAM?

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98' Ducati 916... too much crap to list and I used mostly my 98' GSXR 750 that was worked pretty good. Sold the GSXR a while ago to a friend....

The best days we had on the track were at Pocono for the FUSA weekend.... what a track setup that was ! I remembet the Aprilia 250's getting around the track with recond times... MAN I wish I could have one of those for a day on the track !!!

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Originally Posted by chee16

ya crashing is bad. Valencia is tomorrow and Nicky Hayden (the Kentucky Kid) is on the front row. if your interested i have a great site for downloading the races. it does use torrents though so i won't post it:cen
if i hadn't opened my store this year i would have been at the Indianapolis GP this year (even though it rained and was cut short). it is my other obsession, i bounce back and forth from the ride on two forums and these ones constantly.:rock:

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Link me up Scotty!

I too am a huge MotoGP fan. I've been following racing since the early 80's, back when I used to race. I've been riding to Laguna Seca every year they have a GP.

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Originally Posted by bpave777

I too am a huge MotoGP fan. I've been following racing since the early 80's, back when I used to race. I've been riding to Laguna Seca every year they have a GP.

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ah the good old days of King Kenny, Eddie Lawson. i wasn't born until 83 so i have only watched these on tape but they were great. my favourites as a kid were Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz ( i know how could i like them both). i kind of lost touch during the Doohan domination years as the competition wasn't really there (not to say doohan wasn't great). Gardner was always great to watch in Autralia as he was basicly unbeatable.

i can't help but be a Rossi fan as he is just so versatile. when he puts his fastest lap(and lap record) in on the second last lap of the race it astounds me. but i do like to see Hayden do well as i watched him progress in AMA(live a lot of the time). i can't believe Sete Giberneau is coming back. Valencia will be good tomorrow. :gl:

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ah the good old days of King Kenny, Eddie Lawson. i wasn't born until 83 so i have only watched these on tape but they were great. my favourites as a kid were Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz ( i know how could i like them both). i kind of lost touch during the Doohan domination years as the competition wasn't really there (not to say doohan wasn't great). Gardner was always great to watch in Autralia as he was basicly unbeatable.

i can't help but be a Rossi fan as he is just so versatile. when he puts his fastest lap(and lap record) in on the second last lap of the race it astounds me. but i do like to see Hayden do well as i watched him progress in AMA(live a lot of the time). i can't believe Sete Giberneau is coming back. Valencia will be good tomorrow. :gl:

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For a young lad you've got great taste, and it says a lot that you know those names. All those guys were my hero's growing up. Roberts, Spencer, Lawson, Rainey. Watching them come up through the ranks was a treat.

I'm also a huge Rossi fan. In my opinion he's the best racer of all time. A great character and so fun to watch.

I was thinking Casey would have to be the new Sete, and was well on his way with some of the recent finger pointing, but nice that the real deal is coming back. That rivalry was so fun to watch, and really showed off Rossi's abilities. I'm just afraid Sete won't have the skills to keep up, having lost out on two seasons. Being on a Duc will help, depending on who he gets his tires from.

i can't believe i forgot Fast Freddie Spencer. ha! those days were great as i remember them (even though i was young). i used to watch them with my dad who is a rabid fan that will watch any racing he can get (though he is terrible with computers so i have to do most of the finding).

i do agree about stoner. he is very fast and very talented and i was a little disappointed when he got a little whinny there, but now he seems to be back to himself ( not falling off anymore either ha!).

as far as Sete goes, i think he will be up there but if anyone believes that Ducati wants him to beat stoner then they are dreaming. i'm sure he still has speed but who knows about his consistency. plus they are going to one tire manufacturer next year (bridgestone) so the brand won't be the problem, but whether he'll get the same tires as Stoner and Rossi.... we'll see. i hope Hayden really gets in the groove with Ducati as he is fun to watch and always a great charactor.

BTW i have been watching the 250 class this year and it is great racing. those guys are battling. we'll see next year though. and 2010 will be a wreck with the change to 4 stroke 600s.

Isle of Man TT was and is a favorite of mine...

Joey Dunlop was the man to watch back in the 90's when my cousin and I would watch every year.

There were so many guys there that you would have never known about or ever seen ride. The real road conditions were and are insane. Seeing them go through some of the turns through the towns and the transitions from crappy and bumpy asphalt to the back roads that are off camber with BIG trees lining the way lol .,... CRAZY race !

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Originally Posted by Earthdawn

Isle of Man TT was and is a favorite of mine...

Joey Dunlop was the man to watch back in the 90's when my cousin and I would watch every year.

There were so many guys there that you would have never known about or ever seen ride. The real road conditions were and are insane. Seeing them go through some of the turns through the towns and the transitions from crappy and bumpy asphalt to the back roads that are off camber with BIG trees lining the way lol .,... CRAZY race !

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absolutely!!! i love to watch the Isle of Mann TT
just amazing!!

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Originally Posted by chee16

if your interested i have a great site for downloading the races. it does use torrents though so i won't post it:cen
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ABSOLUTLY awesome site..... Man the quality is GREAT and crystal clear !

Thank you very much for that and the help with Torrent to get them to download and converted correctly.

Now if I can just figure out about converting them to MP4 !!!


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Watching Valencia right now. I love Pedrosa's 1960's Repsol colors. I won't post any spoilers, especially since I don't even know what happened yet, except the obvious Rossi is the 2008 World Champ!!

Hi guys!

I've been looking for videos of the great Eddy Lawson,and his races now,for years!

I'm familiar with torrents,and would love to find some videos for downloading.
I've even looked to purchase videos,with no luck though.:confused:

I've been riding a Kawasaki KZ for almost 20 years now.I bought it the year my Son was born,and I've been modifying it ever since.(77 KZ1000).

I would really appreciate any help with the video links.
I'm interested in any and ALL of his races.

Thank you very much in advance!:tu

Please P.M. me anytime.

I'd try some motorcycle stores. We have Cycle Gear, Scuderia, and Munroe Motors here in San Francisco. They each carry videos. Not sure what kind of old race videos they have though. You might want to give them a call and ask. Not sure what part of the world you're in, but I found this site:
https://www.dukevideo.com/Bikes.aspx...er=asc&page=25

Might be able to get them to ship to the States if that's where you are.

That's cool you've still got your KZ. There's a pretty good following of 70's Japanese sport bikes here in the city. I park near a KZ daily that is modded to look like a drag bike, but tastefully. Stretched swing-arm, open K&N air filters, etc. It looks pretty awesome I've got to say.

Joey Dunlop, Robert Dunlop are local heroes here in Northern Ireland.

And I swear I am not being biased but if you're into your motorbike racing at all. The NW200 (Northwest 200) is by far the best road bike race there is.

It is simply a 'must do' experience to come over here to Northern Ireland and watch it by the roadside a mere few yards away from a bike travelling at 180mph+.

Immense.

If any of you guys want any more infos on the NW200, just drop me a pm. I have a few contacts who could get you into the pits and to meet the riders etc.

WOW! if i could afford the trip i would be there in a heartbeat. i always watch the Isle of Man TT when i can get the coverage or find a download. i am going to try to find a downlaod for the NW200 and check it out. unfortunately motorcycle racing coverage is really crappy here so downloading is my only option.