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KarlKani said:
Also looking at just lap time doesnt tell the whole story, look at whole racetime - most races were well faster
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& Top speeds - omg - 363.6 KPH 2022

When it's racing, development it's all about creating advantages. We're at a place in history when info is getting exchanged so quickly the top 10 riders qualify within .5 sec. Winning is within even 100ths. So any advantage...
That said, I agree with Craig that watching it hasn't improved much haha.

Look at these characters that have to perform under this. It used to be Biaggi out ....-talking Rossi, and Rossi, pulling a ballz-out maneuver no one ever saw before for the win on a shittier bike. It was personality against talent against courage against character.
Look at these guys now. Pecco, love him, stiff as a board. Goes for most of the field. They move like clocks.
Who can be more Swiss watch? The computer measures your fuckups and they dial in the program for the perfect averages for the whole team who has to behave like the engineers determined in Japan. Ready, go.

wtf. Where is this going?
The tech is the answer to go into super human realms, but...
At least Ducati always has the next level crazy & they're the most human team it would appear.
 
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I bet this is a moment where dudes are getting used to all of this massive push in tech.
There will be a plateau and guys will start getting personality into it again. Who can surf this stuff better will be back.
 
The human element is still everything, it's just the margins are smaller. As every team gets closer and closer to the same outcome, working on the same rules.

Which is why, rule changes are our friend.
 
It’s still the riders lol

I was chasing Tony Elias around the track for a few sessions, well not chasing, following, going as fast as I could on a bike with 90 more horsepower and he was casually pulling away from me any time he wanted to 😂😂😂

With no effort at all, while looking over his shoulder at me and waiving to keep up haha
 
And that's the part of motorcycling that makes it so rewarding, if you put the yards in its entirely possible to get within 10 seconds of the lap record on any modern stock superbike with sticky tires. At a certain point ever every second after that starts to get spendy, apparently it cost KTM 70 million euro to get on the podium so those last few 1/00th's are not cheap!
 
Paul G said:
And that's the part of motorcycling that makes it so rewarding, if you put the yards in its entirely possible to get within 10 seconds of the lap record on any modern stock superbike with sticky tires. At a certain point ever every second after that starts to get spendy, apparently it cost KTM 70 million euro to get on the podium so those last few 1/00th's are not cheap!
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Anyone heard of the F1 Red Bull cost cap debacle?
Was it $1m over budget? Which, could give a new carbon tub, which might save half a tenth per lap. Which equals seconds by the end of the race.
 
New seat came, love it

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I like it. Mine should be here monday. I got a SBK tank cover too, but its going to need more prep work than I was thinking to put some type of finish on it.
 
bp_SFV4 said:
I like it. Mine should be here monday. I got a SBK tank cover too, but its going to need more prep work than I was thinking to put some type of finish on it.
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Mines in the passenger seat on the way to the painter to get it paint matched to the red that’s on the new fairings. Rosso Red versus the Anniversary Red that’s on there to match the old Foggy livery.

Sitting noticing higher on the bike.

Did you get yours raised in addition to flat and squared off at the sides?
 
Yup. Should be the exact same seat.

I have the stock mirrors on the bike for the street otherwise it's just a pair of CNC Racing block-offs.
 
OEM mirrors have signals built into them, which is why I like them. The LEDs and the reflector assembly is big and high in relation to the bike.
 
Love the look of the new seat! Mine got delayed in shipping and is currently at DHL in Denmark ffs…

I have the Futurismoto mirror delete turn signals on mine. Love them! I believe DB-race have also come up with something similar that also look good: Tappo Freccia Fly - Db Race

I currently have the Rizoma Reverse Retro bar end mirror, but I may try something else that gets less in the way of hand positioning when hanging off. I’m considering these: Bar end mirror Rocket - left
 
bp_SFV4 said:
@Steven31371

Have you tried to fit the race seat with the tank extender? I don't think it's going to fit. The forward edge of the seat is too long.
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Not yet, it’s getting painted, but I think it’ll be fine, that tank extender fit with all my other seats, 2 of them have the same edge.

It is tighter though, so you kind of have to push down and forward on the back of the seat while maneuvering the rear seat screws into the screw clips, without knocking the screw clips off the subframe 😂😂😂

Kind of a PITA but it all fits up nice and snug.

Also RaceSeats doesn’t send the little retaining washer/grommets with the seat, that goes into the two rear screw holes of the seat the catch the screw heads…so you’ll need to take those out of another seat.

The base of the tank extender where the seat meats the tank is the same shape as the tank, you just lose about a centimeter of space, but the seat has enough flex to it that you can kind of gently manhandle it forward enough to get the rear screws to seat.
 
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