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Posted by Carl Sundquist on January 20, 2007, 3:14 pm
> Champ wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:16:54 -0800, "pablo"
>>
>>> Pedrosa was way too irregular last season, which indicates an immaturity
>>> the bike can not overvcome.
>>
>> It was his first season on th big bikes! I really think you're allowed
>> a few get-offs in your first season. Rossi did, Doohan did.
>>
> I agree, and he did end up not too bad, and history has shown he can
> be a robot (his 250 days) so I expect much less falling this year.
> Plus the new bike is tailor made to the guy so I wouldn't rule him out of
> the fight. Stoner too me looked way more out of whack, I expect
> it'll take at least another year or two before he is a contender.
>
What is the time frame to go from concept to drawing board to production on
a new bike like the 800? Yes, the teams have had several years to work on
them, but going into last year one of the big questions was whether Pedrosa
had the strength to handle the bigger bike over full race distance. Since
the season didn't begin until the end of March, where he finished 2nd and
the second weekend in April for the second race (where he finished 6th), did
Honda have a regular and small versions of the 800 in the works? Or upon
seeing Pedrosa's success on the big bike, wad up plans for a conventionally
proportioned bike and replace them with a diminutive version once it was
clear that smaller riders could handle the larger bike, but would benefit
even more from a more compact package?
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