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In reply to Post #896
I love Ducati's and have a few, premium motorbikes that put a beaming smile on your face, the Ferrari of the bike world.
I was never a big fan of Fogerty though for that reason, I think he had a distinct advantage at the time on the Ducati!
The leveler would be all the same manufacturers like they have in some classes but for the premier class, I guess people want to see the bikes they own do well and you could question would it bring the same excitement as someone cruising on a Ducati with ridiculous straight line speed and a bloke riding the absolute nuts off a BMW 
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In reply to Post #895
Got to agree...to a point. I think the bikes should be, within reason, equal, leaving only the riders ability as the difference...but...to me that means the best riders will be right on the edge all the time v other riders who aren't, and I'm not sure that's right or even how to get round it.
Those great riders will the be at more risk.
Not really sure what's happened to VdM or Ianonne 
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In reply to Post #894
Best thing they did for me, Batista was like a fly on that V4, at one point 12 bike lengths on the straights, like cheating and the riders knew it. Credit to Ducati of course for building such a monster!
As a fan you know who the best riders are, Toprak, look at VdM on the same machine! NB is getting a lot more out of the Ducati than AB but again, the Ducati is far the superior bike. Toprak is riding the nuts of that BMW all the time and he is the king on the brakes and probably one of the main reasons he can compete with Ducati. Cant wait while he joins MotoGP, i can see some elbow to elbow action with MM
I guess the test will be how he transitions to carbon brakes and the equivalent diamond encrusted bike!
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In reply to Post #893
Personally I'm not a fan of weight penalties. Ok a lower weight rider has an advantage in power to weight ratio but riders move around on the bike placing weight where they want it while a fixed weight penalty obviously cannot be moved.
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In reply to Post #892
Yep, beaten Agostinis record now, Rossi next, can't see him not doing it!
Interesting re additional weights on the bikes in WSB, can't rem who it is but started at 5kg, still didn't stop him, now 7.5kg and can't compete.
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In reply to Post #891
MM is a living legend, enjoy what you are seeing, probably the greatest motorcycle racer ever and in an era that will not really move on with tires been the limiting factor 
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Another double for MM...unstopable!
WSB, Toprak now taken over in the points from Bulega (by 4 points), great race 1 and SP, race 2 they were falling like flies, was it 10 finished 
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Hats off to MM, just wow.
Not sure what happened to Zarco, nasty fall for Morbi :-(
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In reply to Post #888
Hmm.....wet race...Zarco will give him a good run 
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In reply to Post #887
And the sprint winner is MM.
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Martins back testing
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In reply to Post #885
Similar to me, I like him as a rider. He has a great opportunity, he needs to stand up and prove himself. I guess he does not have full confidence in the bike since his accident  
MM masterclass again, 2 x 100mph crashes in practice, finding the limit!!! stiches in his chin, battered and bruised and the bike not set up right but still holds on for the win, incredible
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In reply to Post #884
Lost respect for Martin, MM still manages to win even though apparently he was in a lot of pain from the two crashes.
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Nice to see a mixed podium for a change, another masterclass from MM. Nasty fall for AM, wishing him a speedy recovery...still not sure what happened there, they're claiming front brake caught up but if you look at the slow mo there's 2 puffs of blue smoke from F&R tyres.
Talk of lawyers being involved in the J Martin contracts, said it's going to get nasty and expensive!
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Another 1,2 for the brothers Grim. Great tussle with Favio Q & MM for that 1st corner but FQ kept leaving the door wide open with obv results. 9 Sprint wins for MM now!
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NON Carp stuff