the "its not needed" or "only real billy big bollox need to do that" responses!

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Vbreeze said:
Well if you're not Scottish, there's always clear drinks.
You haven't been drunk until you've been Vesper Drunk.

The Vesper
Bond: Dry martini.
Bartender: Oui, monsieur.
Bond: Wait. Three measures of Gordon's gin, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice and add a thin slice of lemon peel.
Bartender: Yes, sir.
Tomelli: You know, I'll have one of those.
Infante: So will I.
Bartender: Yes, sir.
Felix Leiter: My friend, bring me one as well. Keep the fruit.

[Bond sips his drink.] Bond: You know, I think I'll call that a "Vesper."
...

True story. Once I had a party at my loft in San Francisco. The only drink offered were vespers & in abundance as it was at the release date of Casino Royal in theatres.
Somehow the evening broke out into chocolate mud wrestling, on a volunteer bases,
noting the effectiveness of the drink.
Costumes and chocolate required some preparation. 😂
San Francisco, the good years...
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Looks like a fair dinkum party 🥳 🤩
 
Eventually we're going to need more wings, because billy bob big bollox is fun to say.
PS. Gresini has got really great colors at the moment.


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Likely wrong but I thought they were to create turbulence and upset the aero of bike in the slipstream behind.
 
Andy7 said:
Likely wrong but I thought they were to create turbulence and upset the aero of bike in the slipstream behind.
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I've heard both. Actually they are to stop turbulence to create "clean air" & kill the slipstream for the rider behind so drafting is less effective. Also to make down-force on the rear, leaned.
But you can only know that if you are a pro racer, or real bob big bollox. Some GP riders seem to like it. Probably just Dumbo feathers painted red so they go faster! Now everyone wants one!
 
RickD996 said:
Surely, one would push down, the other would push up...
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Indeed you are correct. However, looking at them there is something clever. When leaned the rider is blocking the lower one mostly making the top one more exposed to airflow. hmmmm. Interesting design.
 
Vbreeze said:
Well if you're not Scottish, there's always clear drinks.
You haven't been drunk until you've been Vesper Drunk.

The Vesper
Bond: Dry martini.
Bartender: Oui, monsieur.
Bond: Wait. Three measures of Gordon's gin, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice and add a thin slice of lemon peel.
Bartender: Yes, sir.
Tomelli: You know, I'll have one of those.
Infante: So will I.
Bartender: Yes, sir.
Felix Leiter: My friend, bring me one as well. Keep the fruit.

[Bond sips his drink.] Bond: You know, I think I'll call that a "Vesper."
...

True story. Once I had a party at my loft in San Francisco. The only drink offered were vespers & in abundance as it was at the release date of Casino Royal in theatres.
Somehow the evening broke out into chocolate mud wrestling, on a volunteer bases,
noting the effectiveness of the drink.
Costumes and chocolate required some preparation. 😂
San Francisco, the good years...
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Click to expand...


dunno about chocolate wrestling but in Lithuania they have "Amber ladies" honey wrestling tournament, the commentary is hilarious......



 
😂 I ran into Davide Tardozzi a couple of times at the track. Once he was alone looking pensive on the pitwall while DRE was testing '22 Panigale. I'd just come off the track so I walked up and said, "Ciao Davide, che bello di vidervi! (handshake) Senti, ho qualche idee per migliorare il Panigale..."
translation-->["Hi Davide, nice to see you! (handshake) Listen, I have some ideas to improve the Panigale....]
I wouldn't let go of his hand as he backed up and exclaimed, "NO NO That's not my field! I'm only responsible for MotoGP!"
I said I was just joking, and we had a laugh. Then he looked side to side for security personnel.
 
I remember on a ducati day at Donington in around 2016 we had a Q and A with ducati UK and their special guest was Ernesto Marinello.

We kept quizzing him as to when or if a V4 was going to happen, which he squirmed and denied! 1f923.png
 
I’m pretty sure the essentially vertical winglets on the rear cowl is their attempt to stabilize the rear of the bike when at maximum braking and the rear is lifting and trying to step out sideways. I don’t see any other viable purpose.
 
They must do something. As soon as they appeared on the Ducati bikes they were on all the other ones within a week or so.
 
bp_SFV4 said:
They must do something. As soon as they appeared on the Ducati bikes they were on all the other ones within a week or so.
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Ya, In the slow-mo videos you see them really taking a lot of wind, moving quite a bit. Of course, those fookers are taking corners at 200kph.
 

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