MOTOGP » Yamaha screamer will 'never' return

You mean like a Yorkshireman talking to a Londoner?

Different dialect Morgue? Thats a completely different language

Morgue - I like your analogy "Tearing the sky open when it came past" Chu CHu, yep that Aprilia was a great sounding machine too

Ace27, I don't have your technical knowledge so I wouldn't be able to comment on your saying that the early 990's had TC - all I know is that they were going round the long sweeping corners sideways with smoke pouring off the rear tyre which I thought was a great spectacle. I know Rossi wasn't the "King of slide" like Nicky, but it didn't look to me like he had a ton of electonics keeping the thing in check. As an aside, I've had a huge bet on your lad to win it again this year.

I'm gonna go a little off topic

Can someone please tell me when was Traction Control introduced in MotoGP?

LOL! tonyed.

If you extrapolate 2007 AND the grid would run screamers with TC-control you might find the Ducati, with Stoner riding it, running his out-lap with the others having one lap to go. (If he would finish it...)

You can see that the Duc is more or less unrideable for the classic rider. Casey made the power mapping and TC an extension of himself and the Ducati controls engineers know by now what gives him confidence.

Yamaha is a very "down to earth" company that work on the finesse of their machines. The good feel makes most riders happy. Brute power spoke 2007 for "one", but may not be the magic solution for 2008, with ingredients of the potion being remixed.

Furusawa-san may be right!

During the end of the 500 era Joseph, not as sophistcated as now.
Red Bull Yamaha was using it, so the works team mudt have used it too.

SBK - i see the ducatis 1200's are very fast in testing (see the website). maybe to fast hope that the1200 era does not take thw sbk spectacle away

@The Morgue

Thanks for the reply.

The reason why I'm asking is cuz I had read on this website that there are a number of riders like Valentino Rossi that don't like Traction Control whereas Casey Stoner prefers to ride with Traction Control.

Thats wright Joseph TC has been around for a long time but it was limited to what they could do with it ,i think as the bits 'n' bites have become smaller they can strap more gizzoms on the bike basically in the 500cc days you would have to have had a side car straped to y bike to get all the gizzoms in these days you can put it in your pocket