Preview MotoGp 20011

n less than one month’s time the first Official MotoGP Test of the year takes place at Sepang as the fight for the final 800cc title gets underway. Here, motogp.com previews the forthcoming season.


The 2010 campaign is still fresh in the memory but already the focus has turned to 2011. With the first Official Test in preparation for the new season coming immediately after the final round of the year in Valencia back in November, the excitement at the final 800cc season before the introduction of a 1000c engine capacity limit in 2012 is merely adding to the anticipation that the 2011 season will be one to savour.

Looking at the leading contenders for the 2011 MotoGP title the defending World Champion Jorge Lorenzo will be at the forefront, as he aims to underline his status as the new dominant force. Having been so consistent in 2010 and finishing 16 of the 18 rounds on the podium on his M1, the factory Yamaha rider displayed a level of maturity that was vastly improved in comparison to his previous premier class campaigns.

As Lorenzo opts for continuity with Yamaha two of his chief rivals ride with new teams in 2011. Casey Stoner becomes a factory HRC rider and his display in the Valencia Test hinted at what was an immediate affinity with the RC212V, whilst Valentino Rossi has filled the Australian’s seat at Ducati as an all-Italian match-up adds to the fascinating grid. Rossi may not have enjoyed as comfortable an introduction to his new machine as Stoner did to the Honda, but such is the nine-time World Champion’s proven track record he can be expected to be pushing hard on the Desmosedici come March 20th at Losail.

Along with Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa will hope to benefit from the stability of remaining with the same set-up in 2011, and for the 2010 runner-up it will be his sixth season on the factory Honda team. Having been Lorenzo’s longest challenger until injury struck towards the end of 2010, Pedrosa’s sights will be firmly set on a first premier class title.

As much as the ‘top four’ continue to be spoken of in one bracket, the gap behind them is being closed all the time and there are a number of riders who will not only be confident of breaking into that elite, but who have proven they have the ability to run at the front.

Andrea Dovizioso enjoyed his best premier class season to date in 2010 and will remain on the factory Honda team, Ben Spies was Rookie of the Year and earned a factory Yamaha ride as well as serving notice of his talent in what was his debut year, and of course Nicky Hayden is a former World Champion who displayed a much-improved feeling on the Desmosedici in his second season with Ducati. Marco Simoncelli was also highly impressive in his first campaign in the MotoGP class, and in 2011 will ride a factory supported RC212V on the San Carlo Honda Gresini team.

Colin Edwards has a wealth of MotoGP experience and will continue with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team, whilst Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet are both seasoned campaigners and will compete to adjust quickest to the Desmosedici of the Pramac Racing team. Returning for their second seasons respectively and eager to make progress will be Héctor Barberá (Paginas Amarillas Aspar), Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) and Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini).

Great interest will also be stoked by the introduction of three new riders to the category. Toni Elías, winner of the inaugural Moto2 World Championship, makes his return to the premier class with LCR Honda whilst rookies Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Karel Abraham (Cardion ab Motoracing) make the move from superbikes and Moto2 respectively.

The Official MotoGP Test at Sepang on February 1st will give further indications as to the progress of each individual rider and team, and you can follow the pre-season on motogp.com.

Rossi love Ducati

The 'non-news' about Valentino Rossi moving to Ducati was finally made official after the Brno Grand Prix. Yes, ever since quote-machine Hervé Poncharal, Yamaha Tech3 manager let slip that his rider Ben Spies was on his way to the Yamaha factory team back in June, the Rossi to Ducati story was a non-event.

Poncharal, whose team is part-funded by series organisers Dorna to ensure some national interest in the Le Mans GP, had two seats available in his make-weight team for 2011, one of which looks set to be filled by Yamaha WSB rider Cal Crutchlow. The other, currently with Colin Edwards, is destined for someone else, since there are strong rumours the popular Texan is heading back to the World superbike paddock.

In any case, Rossi has signed a two-year deal with Ducati to ride alongside Nicky Hayden, as current Ducati rider Casey Stoner moves to Honda. Lord knows the MotoGP championship needs something to make it interesting again, maybe Rossi in red will do the trick.

The story kicked off months ago when, it was alleged, Rossi confronted Yamaha with a 'it's him or me' style ultimatum over Jorge Lorenzo, Rossi's team mate at FIAT Yamaha. Yamaha clearly reckons that Lorenzo is the future and told Rossi he was a free agent.

At which point there was only really one option for Rossi – Ducati. Given that Jorge Lorenzo looks like a cert to win his first MotoGP title this year – he's already won seven races and has a lead of over 75 points – it's not too cruel to suggest that Yamaha is coming out the winner in this saga. Rossi did a fantastic job on the YZF-M1 but if anyone imagines that Lorenzo and his crew chief Ramon Forcada will be unable to keep the M1 near the front of the grid, they're deluded.

Rossi ready in Ducati

Ducati martini set as for the Doctor, realy very ready to the lap in motogp 2001

we wait for all the action in MotoGP 2011 rossi will bring motorcycles ducati, which once belonged to stoner. will now carry ducati.

by looking at top speed ducati ranks highest, with the drive by the doctor would be more exciting fight Jorge Lorenzo who remain are still faithful in the yamaha ....

wait a play date .....

rossi in Ducati

Valentino Rossi started the recovery after undergoing surgery on the shoulder injury he got in April and fell during exercise using the Motocross. These injuries complained of blocking along the 2010 season plus a serious injury (broken leg) in the practice session at Mugello, Italy.

Rossi underwent arthroscopic procedure. He suffered damage to cartilage and shoulder joints in the supraspinatus tendon and ligament glenoid.

Operations carried out in hospitals Cervesi Cattolica, by Dr. And Dr Alex Castagna. Giuseppe Porcellini, the doctors confirmed that Rossi should be a period of recovery for 90 days.

"The shoulder is really critical: Valentino is very difficult to keep racing with the type of injury like that," said the surgeon "Intervention run smoothly, without any complications. To rehabilitate an injury like that you usually need 90 days, but we will do our best to meet the needs of racers. "

Rossi went through four MotoGP races in the 2010 season after suffering a broken leg in Mugello. Nevertheless, he is still capable of scoring five podium during the last five races, including one victory at Sepang.

Dreaming of Riding Weather to Come

Activity at the entry level of the sportbike class was evident at Kawasaki, which showed its ‘08 Ninja 250R, a thorough makeover of a longtime favorite. The revamped model, which sells for $3,499, has racier-looking bodywork and an updated two-cylinder engine. Kawasaki has also overhauled the Ninja ZX-10R with a new ram-air intake system and improved brakes.

Honda’s display showcased the new CBR1000RR, a redesigned model noteworthy for its low-mounted MotoGP-style exhaust sytem. But the CBR600RR, a longtime leader of the 600cc class, also struck a imposing figure in its new Graffiti paint scheme. The nearly flat-black finish is a $300 option on the standard $9,599 machine.

At the top rung of the sport machines in the Javits Center was the Ducati 1098R, heartbreakingly handsome and racetrack-ready, right down to the eight-level traction control system. The price tag, if you must ask, will read $39,900, but with 186 horsepower the “couple of hundred” 1098Rs Ducati says it will bring here ought to sell out quickly.

A motorcycle show in Manhattan at the end of December is bound to be a flop, right? Well, judging by the crowd of riders lined up at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center last Friday, that would be a bad assumption.
The dead-of-winter date for the New York stop of the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show is by now something of a tradition, coinciding for many enthusiasts with the onset of holiday-break cabin fever and an urgent need to see the newest models. Nevermind the weather outside (actually rather mild this year); warm weather is only months away.
The show, which ran through Sunday, Dec. 30, always offers a wide range of diversions. On the program this year were a stunt show, a custom bike showcase and a display of record-breaking streamliners that made history on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The highlight of this group was the current speed champion for two-wheelers, at 350.884 miles an hour, the brilliant red Bub Seven.
Still, the show’s main attraction was the hardware soon to be available in dealerships, which included entries in almost every class of machinery, from a revamped version of Suzuki’s Haya

Harley-Davidson’s display always attracts a large crowd, and the Milwaukee faithful were rewarded with early looks at the new Rocker and Dyna Fat Bob models. In 2008, The Motor Company is also commemorating the 100th anniversary of its police bikes, first delivered to the city of Detroit. A variety of peace officer and firefighter special editions are in the model line, as well as several stripes of the “preferred motorcycle of the Shriners of North America” in Concord Purple (for Jesters only, according to Harley) or Concord White at $18,000 and up.

The rise of the naked bike — models with sporting intentions, but not the aerodynamic cowlings of pure-sports machines — continues to gather strength. Suzuki has added the B-King, essentially an undressed Hayabusa, stripped of the fairing that would otherwise cover up all the mechanical eye candy. The $12,899 B-King has a radical style all its own as well as a feature Suzuki calls the Drive Mode Selector, which lets the rider choose between two performance settings for the engine management system.

The BMW HP2 Sport wears a bit more clothing, but the best parts of its 130-horsepower Boxer twin engine are in full view. Think of it as the ultimate expression of the R1200S; with all of the leading-edge hardware on this beauty, expect it to cost a grand or three more than the $21,000 HP2 Megamoto.

Ninja is the best........!

Honda NSR 500V Inspirator Desmosedici RR

Honda Innovation: Producing Motor Racing Bulk For Sale One large when the Ducati Desmosedici RR is a grand prix motor racing who sold the first mass. Because if it is seen kebelakang that HRC Honda Ducati Conference to do so. But their concept is slightly different, when Ducati common target consumers, considering the engine capacity of motor they offer is no longer diizinakan down in MotoGP but is used freely in the roads, mass production for Honda HRC is to produce a motor racing team was bought by privateer to dive grandprix racing or in a collection of goods, such as not considering the desmo RR motor is not road legal Weight 103 kg, 135 bhp maximum power, I have 33 units! NSR 500V has a weight of 103 kg, only slightly more alias of heavy saudanya, Honda Suprafit power do not matter but asked the 135 bhp of the standard settings. Torsi maximum motor is 105nm at 8000 rpm. although terpaut 50-60 hp compared kompatriotnya the motorized v4, this motor can not be deemed frivolous, Tadayuki Okada, Shiniichi Itoh, Alex Barros to Takuma-Haruchika Aoki brothers were also successful in the position of the top ten this motor. Barbeda with a motor that is only loaned V4nya, motor NSR500V indeed intended to be sold. successfully recorded in 33 motor production. Fate aground when regulations change from 500cc to 1000cc in 2006. If lucky owners have guaranteed Desmosedici RR MV Agusta F4cc or guaranteed to you will be envious