MOTOGP » Repsol Honda receives 2007 bikes!

LoL.....I am not the person to ask that question coz as far as I am concerned there is only one type of bike, but I know what you mean...." Money Talks ".
I think the tyres might be an issue due to the fact Casey did not do well on the Ms.
As for Ducati being able to afford Casey WHEN he wins the WT, I think Ducati and Malboro will bend over backwards to try and keep him and I really think the new 1098 is going to bring the sales right back up again.
I guess it is all up to Casey and if he really wants to ride for Honda after being in a team like Ducati

Saltbush- Yes I agree why leave Ducati 'in a perfect world' But I guess Iam just speculating what would cause him to reconsider the Ducati security??? surly rossi coming into the team 'may' cause some unforseen frictions with management???
If rossi does not look like joing team red in 09 I have to agree and likely Casey would not be leaving in any hurry....
As to contracts well? they are made to be broken OR bought out and who could do that better than HRC in this scenerio.

Money, Not his immediate priority? maybe now but you do have to plan ahead dont you in this game, if I was in his shoes money would sure enter the equasion rather sooner than later....

Their downfall is imminent. I will not shed a tear for them. What goes around comes around.

Once again Marty proves himself to be literate but also have absolutely no grasp on reality... Rossi to Ducati without JB? LOL yeah right... In fact Rossi to Ducati full stop... It ain't gonna happen girlie... I love the fact that this silly Aussie keeps mentioning "rumours" that nobody else has been discussing but him! LOL... "Pub talk" = Marty sat at his computer with a bottle of Scotch! You once discussed at length (with yourself as usual) that Rossi will go back to HRC..... LOLOLOLOLOL...

Please keep posting marty... Comedy Central is nothing compared to you my friend!

No 1 waste of time......Maybe you should read the forums and read my report from PI before you go on dribbling about something you know nothing about......believe it or not some people do know more than you

Why do Honda stick with the most important aspect of the 800cc motogpg machines,the electronics.Only themselves and,I believe,Suzuki don't run magnetti marelli managemnt systems.I wonder if the satellite spec teams are allowed,or indeed can manipulate\change,the standard Honda management kit from scratch.I'd doubt it as the perameters are too ranging and I also doubt there is a 'standard' magnetti unit that Honda would allow near its own ( they are leased to the teams after all and never owned ) but surely the factory could back down its policy of only running with all Honda owned comps showa suspension,FCCtec sports cluctches etc.Only Brembo not Honda owned so try MagMar units?

Hey you 2 Aussie blokes, you know how bloody lazy we are, if we are comfortable there is not enough money in the world we would take to be uncomfortable. No matter who Ducati bring into the team Casey won't go no where, just think if he went to Hinda and won that would make it look like it was all Casey and not Ducati was the reason for their wins. What Casey earns this coming year would keep him in good lifestyle for the rest of his life he knows he can only wear one pair shoes at a time and he doesn't have to impress people with a big yacht he would rather be World Champion than a yacht captain. Duke;you're at it again ,,,,bloody hopeless

Hey we live in the 'lucky country' It really does not get any better than this.....nice safe distance away from 'most' of the silly buggers an all, Gotta like that

Saltbush- Yeah your right Ducati probably would not risk losing him right now regardless in any way shape or form... The guys on the rise and as long as they keep him happy and 100% support him all the way, why would he go else where....
I would be curious though to know just how much winning the championship in 07 has effected overall Ducati's global sales?

Marty;now your thinking like an Aussie again. I know Ducati sales have gone up in Australia, Ace27 Himself has an order in for one. I don't think Ducati would let Stoner out of their sight if they thought the Japs were going to invade and for sure Stoner won't be looking for another team Burgess or no Burgess, he took his own engineer with him to Ducati, I think his engineer is ex KTM??? I am sure Casey don't do much without seeking his fathers advice as a good son should

I know that they had 100 RRs left and as soon as Casey won they were gone in 2 weeks.

MM....Have you seen the 1098R in the flesh ?