Topic: time to move your tanks gentlemen

[turboguzzi]

Just in case you are looking for ways to go faster

Marquez heavily crashed his RCV213 2020 prototype yesterday, exposing many honda secrets

and the fuel tank area is not the tank any more... tank is fully in the seat, carried by the corner worker.

I knew that fuel was moved backwards in last years, but not to such extent

seat fuel tanks for 750s anybody?

[bwaller]

Looks like a huge airbox.

Any word on how little bro did?

[turboguzzi]

not great: yesterday last, today near bottom of time sheets....

i think the biggest mistake is on alex side, in accepting this.  HRC seat is always a pair of big shoes,

if i was him, would try to beat my own path rather than emulate my big brother.

He is a good, clean kid, but dont think he is going home smiling after this first test, will do his head up a bit

[simon#42]

alex did ok , he had a stupid crash at turn 10 which damaged the bike . it would not have been a problem if he would have had another but surprisingly he didnt . they where mostly just trying to make him comfortable on the bike . it will all get more serious next week at jerrez  , the spanish press where all over him .

[simon#42]

not great: yesterday last, today near bottom of time sheets....

i think the biggest mistake is on alex side, in accepting this.  HRC seat is always a pair of big shoes,

if i was him, would try to beat my own path rather than emulate my big brother.

He is a good, clean kid, but dont think he is going home smiling after this first test, will do his head up a bit

wasnt that what zarco did ? i seem to remember he turned hrc down because he didnt want to be marcs team mate .
on reflection i wonder how he feels about that idea now !

[spotty]

"seat fuel tanks for 750s anybody?"

meh, vmaxes have been doing that for years and wasn't there some overweight honda that benefits from the same technology....oh yeah, goldbarges, thats the ones

[Don R]

 My goldbarge has the tank behind the engine just above the front of the swingarm. Way below the seat.

[turboguzzi]

Indeed, just not exactly road racers....

even if a crazy swiss team tried once, thing is they put tank back on top!

[Don R]

 Maybe I'm a nut but I love laying the gl1000 into a tight turn and throttling it back to vertical. I've never really explored a Vmax. I chased one for sale once but it was a scam.

[spotty]

the only wing i've ridden displayed a distinct tendency to do that throttle back to vertical thing, only problem was i wasn't expecting it and it stood up, went straight across 3 lanes of roundabout traffic and tried to go through the front window of a ford dealer......

[Don R]

Wow, Mine isn't that extreme. The 79 GL was a little squirmy on an off ramp until I noticed the PO left a couple top motor mount bolts loose and missing. 

[754]

I think many dual propose or ADV bike have the fuel below the seat.