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10-21-2004, 10:53 AM
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| Every ride a gift...   Join Date: 03-02-2003 Location: Idaho, USA
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| Hopper on a Duc? | |
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10-21-2004, 11:32 AM
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   Join Date: 06-13-2001 Location: Raleigh, NC
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  | Re: Hopper on a Duc? it would make sense, here is my theory... hayden on the honda, good for the USGP KRJR on the zook, good for the USGP colin on the M1, good for the USGP hopper on the duc, good for the USGP The hayden and edwards situations are now concrete, I bet KR stays put and hopper gets the duc. You know the manufacturers would like to have an american rider for the return to the US for GP riding... |
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10-21-2004, 1:57 PM
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| Back From the Ashes!!  Join Date: 09-17-2003 Location: Staten Island, NY
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? Quote:
 I think with the right bike under him (hopefully) Hopper can start being consistant. | |
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10-21-2004, 2:02 PM
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| Just repeating what ever I hear...   Join Date: 01-28-2003 Location: Nose in a book...
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10-21-2004, 2:04 PM
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10-21-2004, 6:44 PM
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| Listen Johnny...  Join Date: 06-27-2001 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? That would be great for Hopper if the bike holds. Ducati went from Contender to Also Raced within a year, wtf happened  Can you picture the Ducati press release next year if its Loris and Hopper. Two of the smalles people in the sport on the largest "looking" bikes. I'd laugh  |
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10-21-2004, 7:00 PM
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| Meatarian   Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? Quote:
__________________ "let's face it when you went into that voting booth you had a choice between 2 bowls of sh!t. the only difference was the smell" | |
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10-21-2004, 7:04 PM
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? If he goes to Duc will he change his number to #22 or #23.... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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10-22-2004, 12:06 AM
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| Join Date: 02-13-2004 Location: Lansvale Sydney Australia
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? Latest amcn mag has an interesting read on the Duc and what happened this year. Says: There's an increasing opinion among rival engineers that the fault lies with Ducati itself. Basically saying that it's the way Ducati build bikes. They use tubing instead of alloy, others have chassis's that go from the sterring head to the swingarm pivot hanging the engine underneath, while Duc just has a subframe up front and uses engine as a stressed member. and lots more stuff about the basic design of the Ducati and that if they wanna keep up, they're gonna have to itch the way they make bikes and join the Japs. Page 91 in latest amcn for the aussies |
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10-22-2004, 12:16 AM
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? Bullshit. Just because they don't have a "me too" frame doesn't mean they can't compete. |
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10-22-2004, 12:30 AM
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| Join Date: 02-13-2004 Location: Lansvale Sydney Australia
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? True, they ARE competing, just with not much success. It went into more stuff about the engine etc as well, but fuk, I can't just type out the whole article now can I? Haha With the frame, they said that Its very hard to adjust the swingarm pivot point without redesigning the engine itself. And about controlled flex, which can be engineered into a chassis with different wall thicknesses, internal bracing etc, ducati can do the same with the swingarm or the front subframe, but engineer flex into the engine casings, and you'll have oil everywhere quicker than CEII can make an excuse for running nowhere. Hahaha |
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10-22-2004, 12:55 AM
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10-22-2004, 6:35 AM
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| Re: Hopper on a Duc? good to see Hopper on a competitive bike, he is one of my favourites...though I d like to see him on a HRC  |
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10-30-2004, 4:50 PM
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| Join Date: 04-07-2004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
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 | Re: Hopper on a Duc? Hopkins signed on for another year with Suzuki. It's on motogp.com. |
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