New MotoGP tyres for Phillip Island

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Re: New MotoGP tyres for Phillip Island

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Hopefully there not 9 lap wonders again.
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Re: New MotoGP tyres for Phillip Island

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(facepalm) i thought the same thing. I wonder who has tested them?
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Re: New MotoGP tyres for Phillip Island

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If they've got any sense they'll have had Bayliss doing race distances round there on one of last years bikes. I don't see any hiding places for them if they haven't got it 100% sorted. The 9 lap joke tyres made them a laughing stock.
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Re: New MotoGP tyres for Phillip Island

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"According to the Japanese manufacturer, the newly-developed asymmetric front tyre offers improved warm-up performance and edge grip while maintaining stability under braking."

well from the shorts I saw on the news this evening that didn't pan out to well did it?!?
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