Kawasaki is a one of power bikes the only problem is they cant find the right driver to thier team but once they can find him kawasaki will be the home of the BEST of the BEST

Rossi deserves every penny he makes!!! I'd pay him triple of what he is earning now because he IS moto gp. Without him, it wouldn't be where it is today!!!! Pedrosa is so bad at the publicity stuff, he wouldn't sell a ticket, Lorenzo is a Jocker with his lolly pops, Stoner doesn't have charisma and I could go on about every single rider!!! So the costs wouldn' t low if rossi is payd less, but the developing process is the most expencive!!! And the equipment!!! I read somewhere, about a year ago, that Rossi's bike is almost 1 million euros a piece (that's outrageous) not to mention, the equipment, the crew, the tires etc.

As ever Valentino wins the publicity race as well. But all credit to him. As champion he can say what others would be criticised for, because they might be bad loosers.
He is a worthy champ. Win or loose next season - he is the reason so many follow the sport. Without him it would be less. Look to MX1 since Stephen Everts retired - some champs just light up the place.

The major difference between MotoGP and Formula One is that in accident situations, F1 has a protective cell with crumple zones. Unfortunately the safety cell and crumple zones in MotoGP is the rider. Do away with the electronics and you might as well go back to the all or nothing days of the 500 cc two strokes. Now ask yourself, how many of those great riders still walk or walk without a limp?
Well meaning words Valentino but you are exceedingly talented.

As an onlooker with no axe to grind, it is a delight to find a motorsport message board that concentrates on the story as opposed to those in Formula 1 which are all about people slanging each other

Allright then make a minamim produced rule. Say 25 bikes. They could not make them too expencive. And guess what full fields

For sure, make them cheaper, but not at the expense of the sport itself. Some ideas floating around are good. But inevitably, Motogp with its constant development will further increase costs no matter what they do. The format is the key to this, prototype developments cost money. Four strokes may have been seen as cheaper alternatives to two strokes but with the current format they are proving to cost far more than their predecessors. Rossi is voicing his concerns, and thankfully he is. Like Hayden before, he is talking of electronic reductions and changes to budgets, such as hospitality for VIP guests.

well said valentino. I just came across my programme from the 85 Belguim 500cc GP. With 44 qualifiers that was a proper grid.

2009 spoiler alert - Kentucky Kid will ride like he stole it

Yamaha are only second to Honda in the vast amounts of money spent on their GP bikes. So don't go thinking that Ducati are wasting money, when you consider their results.
Doesn't matter how much money Honda spend, their "boy" Pedrosa will never win the championship.

prefer it "Between The Edges"

Rossi's view is always right he sees things from far! Rossi world champion woop woop xxx
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al mugello non si dorme !!!

g.gww youre dead right mate football first f1 second any more?

I think that it is good that rossi says the bike should be produced a bit cheaper for racing. But lets face facts, even though the bikes have gone faster and faster over the years. The safety sides of things have alos improved no-end for the road user. I hope that these cut backs are not going to effect the safety spin offs that the roads users enjoy and benifit from.

big d, footballs a more boring sport by far, I'd rather watch paint dry than watch football, overpaid premadonna's

in answer to kwakaman i think the image of motorcycle racing changed with the advent of the great barry sheene and has been improving ever since, having said that i do agree that the sport needs more and bigger sponsors but even though i and perhaps you agree it is the best sport there is it is still a minority sport and so it will struglle to get the big money. just look at f1 there cannot be a more boring sport on this earth but because of the glamour attached the money is phenominal its this glamour that we are short of in our sport and i am afraid to say because of the nature of our sport we may never get it

Acually the elotronics are cheep and benifits street bikes. You want inexpencive racing put in a claiming rule. The factories hate it but the privateers will love it. Bigger fields. It is self regulateing.

There are many other sports that are currently struggling to carry on. However they all seem to be able to attract better sponsors! or owners! If you look at football with clubs like Man City, and tennis etc there is no shortage of sponsorship. What motorcycle racing needs is a better image,we need to distance ourselves from the Hells Angel image that the man in the street sees!! And try and focus on bigger better sponsors like formula one.....
From Kwackaman... Nuff said.....

Yes I have to agree, take the traction control away and see how hard the Duke is to ride then.

I think Rossi is by far the best rider we have ever seen,but at £6000000 a year hhe aint helping the sport to thrive,instead he wants manufacturers to cut costs