Welcome to MotoGP Boards! Introduce yourself here so we can get to know you better. :)

I'm useless with introductions, but..

Hi.! I'm Andy, I'm 20 and I live in Sheffield, England. I'm not a MotoGP fan per se, and actually prefer to watch Formula One but I do watch the occasional race when they don't clash with one another. Nearly every time I watch, Rossi wins - is it any wonder he's been linked with a Ferrari F1 drive? ;)

I found the link on vbulletin.org, Dom was asking for feedback and I was looking for a new place to post at for motorsport discussion. I'm loving the smoothness of the style, and hope to see things progress! I'm always happy to lend a hand if needed..

Welcome to the forums, glad you like them. :)

I have to admit, I am a pretty big F1 fan myself and am more than happy to see any F1 posts in the general racing chat forum. Although it rarely (make that very rarely :lol:) offers great racing from flag to flag it's hard not to appreciate the technology and sheer speed of the cars etc. I haven't really managed to keep up with the changes for next season but there certainly seems to be scope for a close championship and with every other team being new or rebranded it'll also be good to see where the chips fall. Of course it may all get very dull and repetitive after the first 3 races but there's always the politics to fall back on for the rest of the year. :lol:

Cheers for offering to help out also. I'm not certain what I'm going to do regarding promotion etc but there does seem to be a real lack of decent bike racing orientated boards out there and once the site and boards get bigger I will definitely need a hand, so I'll bear that in mind. :)

Alreet,
I am Anth, an 18yo "human bike-stand" from Co. Durham. Dad rides a Harley and teaches people to ride motorbikes while I am hoping to study Automotive Technology or Mechanical Engineering at Uni in September.

I grew up watching Foggy racing and crashing to put him out for ages in the Superbikes. Occasionally watch the races on TV, but Rossi winning so often is getting like the F1 (which I avoid) - monotonous :(

Like Andy, I came here from the vB.org forums (not a coder, just have a habit of spotting things that dont work) :)

Howdy Anth, cheers for signing up. :)

Fair point about Rossi being a predictable race winner, but there's plenty of action to be found elsewhere when he is having one of his 'just impossibly good' days (ok, so that is quite often). With any luck next season will be a closer one. I think some of the younger riders, especially Melandri, will be really taking the fight to Vale... well hope, but it doesn't seem all that far fetched.

And the F1 comparison's a bit harsh, MotoGP is still one of the most competitive forms of racing out there, it even has overtaking. ;)

And the F1 comparison's a bit harsh, MotoGP is still one of the most competitive forms of racing out there, it even has overtaking. Thats true - not many other races can have half a dozen people trying to overtake each other at once on a corner, like the first of the race :D

Sorry guys didn't see this thread until now. I'm Paul, I'm from Belfast. I'm 33 and been into bikes since a very young age. My Dad was big into roadracing here so I was always going to races since I was small boy. I raced for five years, two years on 600's and three on superbike/superstock. I haven't raced for two years now. Favourite riders - Capirossi, Schwantz and Haga in his early superbike years. I like getting to see a live round of the GP every year and for the past two years I've been in Catalunya and Assen. This year if we can afford it I'd love to go to Laguna, but we'll wait and see.

Good to see this board, hope it really grows.

Paul :D :D :D

Sorry guys didn't see this thread until now. I'm Paul, I'm from Belfast. I'm 33 and been into bikes since a very young age. My Dad was big into roadracing here so I was always going to races since I was small boy. I raced for five years, two years on 600's and three on superbike/superstock. I haven't raced for two years now. Favourite riders - Capirossi, Schwantz and Haga in his early superbike years. I like getting to see a live round of the GP every year and for the past two years I've been in Catalunya and Assen. This year if we can afford it I'd love to go to Laguna, but we'll wait and see.

Good to see this board, hope it really grows.

Paul :D :D :D

Good to have you on board mate. :) When you mentioned you were from Belfast in another thread I was tempted to ask if you were into roadracing, it's definitely the place to be if you are. I've yet to get to a proper road race but in the next few years would love to watch the IOM TT, Northwest 200 or similar. Even just on a TV screen it's amazing to watch but I expect in person it's something else altogether.

Whereabouts did you race?

Good to have you on board mate. :) When you mentioned you were from Belfast in another thread I was tempted to ask if you were into roadracing, it's definitely the place to be if you are. I've yet to get to a proper road race but in the next few years would love to watch the IOM TT, Northwest 200 or similar. Even just on a TV screen it's amazing to watch but I expect in person it's something else altogether.

Whereabouts did you race?

Never road raced, just at 'short circiuts' as we call 'em. Mondello Park, Kirkistown, Bishopscourt, Nutts Corner, Aghadowey. Most of them aren't great tracks, too short. A lap at Kirkistown was only 1.5 miles. Mondello is the only place over here comparable to the good British circuits, and my favourite as well, a real hard work and bumpy/twisty sort of circuit, you'll have seen the BSB boys there. You're never in top gear on a big bike but the racing is always close and fun. I got to race against Joey Dunlop a few times in the 600 class, I had the best seat in the house - behind him! Regular guy too. I miss racing every day. I could go on and on......

The best real road race over here IMO is the Ulster Grand Prix. Very fast and very dangerous, similar to the TT as far as type of roads and scenery goes but with a mass start, not against the clock, very exciting to see first hand. I spanner from time to time for a good mate who still road races when the missus lets him, it's a good buzz just to be involved.

Paul

Never road raced, just at 'short circiuts' as we call 'em. Mondello Park, Kirkistown, Bishopscourt, Nutts Corner, Aghadowey. Most of them aren't great tracks, too short. A lap at Kirkistown was only 1.5 miles. Mondello is the only place over here comparable to the good British circuits, and my favourite as well, a real hard work and bumpy/twisty sort of circuit, you'll have seen the BSB boys there. You're never in top gear on a big bike but the racing is always close and fun. I got to race against Joey Dunlop a few times in the 600 class, I had the best seat in the house - behind him! Regular guy too. I miss racing every day. I could go on and on......

The best real road race over here IMO is the Ulster Grand Prix. Very fast and very dangerous, similar to the TT as far as type of roads and scenery goes but with a mass start, not against the clock, very exciting to see first hand. I spanner from time to time for a good mate who still road races when the missus lets him, it's a good buzz just to be involved.

Paul

I did wonder if you had roadraced because I have to admit I didn't really know there were more than a couple of 'proper' circuits in NI. I suppose there's an equivalent to the likes of Bemsee in the UK? I've never even placed wheels on a track yet but can completely see the appeal. About as expensive a hobby as you can come up with though. :(

Do you ride on the road at all? The couple of people I know that race from time to time do seem to have gone off the road a bit... just too tempting to go that bit too fast etc.

I suppose I should introduce myself now that I've found myself checking the site for new posts.. :P

Anyways

I'm from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I've been road racing for three years on a Honda RS125 GP bike. This year I've got a 2006 R6 to race Pro Supersport and Pro Superbike in both the AMCRA regional series, and the Canadian National series.

I've always been a fan of roadracing, and the MotoGP series is obviously my favorite. I've actually only ever been to one race, but the flight to Mugello was worth every single Canadian penny!

Nice to meet you guys.

Supersport and Superbike in two series in the same year? You must be a busy man!

Mugello's one of the races I'd love to make it to since there seems to be such a good atmosphere. I'm envious. :P

Anyway welcome again to the boards, do stick around as in a weeks time we'll even have something to talk about. :lol:

Hi! I'm new in this forum, my name's Iulia, I'm 18 and I'm from Romania. I really love Motogp and my favourites riders are Loris Capirossi and Dani Pedrosa (Motogp).

Welcome to the forum, good to have you on board. :)

Couldn't have asked for a much better result today based on your favourites!

Howdy Dom & Gang 8O

I found this place via Glenn (GB24hours), a good mate and owner of the Gran Turismo By Numbers (http://www.granturismobynumbers.com/) forums.

My name is Ed (hence the avatar), and I'm a Gran Turismo junkie. I'm a moderator/admin at several Gran Turismo sites, and have been quite active in that community for several years, inlcuding OLR and iLink racing.

I picked up Tourist Trophy last night, and so far I'm loving it. Completely different than the rest of the GT series, of course, and it's been many years since I rode a bike; I had a Kawasaki 500 Triple back in my USAF days in the mid/late 70's out in New Mexico...scary, fun bike, but gave it up when I moved back to Florida after I got out of the Air Force. Anyway, I'm finding the TT learning curve pretty steep at this time, so I'm looking forward to picking up tips from the "experts" around here. ;)

I'm a huge motorsport fan...F1, CART, IRL, NASCAR, NHRA, MotoGP - if it has wheels and an engine, I'm there. (Ok, I have to draw the line at Lawnmower Racing - just a bit too silly, if you know what I mean)

Nice site here! Hoping to glean some good info on TT, as well as keep up with motorbike sports.

Cheers.

The more motorsport junkies the better! Make yourself at home. ;)

I was wondering if the learning curve for TT varies much depending on whether you're used to 'bike lines' or not. I found the game pretty easy to get to grips with, whereas I pretty much suck at Gran Turismo. :lol:

Just found this introduction thread after making a dozen posts..

I'm a New Zealander living on the coast a litle south of San Francisco. Been here for about 5 years. Had a fair few bikes back in NZ, was heavily involved in racing for quite a while. My local track was Ruapuna, which was where the Britten was developed, and in fact I saw that thing go from a droop-nosed bitsa to a fire-breathing BOTT winner. Shared track time with it and always liked being around John Britten, hoping his magic dust would rub off on me. Never did, he was a very focused chap.
Bikes owned:
Yamaha YB100 (totalled)
Suzuki GT250X7 (blown up)
Suzuki GSX400X (totalled)
Suzuki GSX750SX 'pop up' Katana (lovely)
Honda NV400SP (crap)
Suzuki GS1000S (lovely)
Suzuki RM125 (bad idea)
Yamaha AG175 (cheap toy)
Kawasaki G3/G4 'bucket racer' Special (brilliant fun)
Yamaha RD350B/400D hodgepodge Special (totalled)
Yamaha XS750 Cafe Racer Special (never quite finished)
Yamaha XZ400 (capable)
Honda CBX550 (able)
Suzuki GS500 Special (giant killer)

My cobber raced a series of RGV250s and GSXR400s, we travelled all over the country for various series.

Haven't had a bike since moving to the Bay Area, too bloody dangerous out there on the freeways!

Hi All, My name is Don, and I hail from Sunny South Africa. Port Elizabeth.
Nice to have other people to chat to that share a common interest.
In a nutshell, I love MotoGP, and have followed nearly every race since about 1989. For obviuos reasons, I grew up a major Schwantz fan. I've owned all sorts of bikes, and raced for several years. Short Circuit 50cc to 250 productions. Due to lack of finance and other demographic reasons, my racing career ended, but mainly as a result as my sponsor decided he would pump all his money in to himself to race. HA HA HA, that's life.

Anyway, I am not a big F1 fan ( Sorry Andy and co. but not enough passing, raw courage, and on edge stuff for me). I'm the type of guy who would race 50cc's for the rest of my life, if it meant that we were racing on edge and doing passing monouvers every lap.

I can not believe how time fly's, and Rossi is already heading for number 8. It fealt like just the other day I was watching him in 125's. My opinion is that he should not go to F1, and should take Jerry with him to Suzuki. Ha ha ha, ya right. But that would be nice to see.

Anyway. Thanks for the opportunity to intro myself. I look forward to hearing from you all. Thanks for the board Dom, lets make it work.

Cheers 4 now
Don

That's quite a list Aly! No nice roads around SF tempting you back towards two wheels? ;)

Don, welcome to the forum. :) I've already managed to confuse your name with mine once and you've only made a single post, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. :lol: Rossi on a Suzuki would be quite something and I'd love to see it. With all the new competition in MotoGP I wonder if even #46 would stand a chance on a Suzuki against the all new Honda youth group?

I found myself daydreaming a while back about Rossi and Burgess going to Suzuki.

Actually I'm fairly hopeful for Suzuki in the 800 class, I would imagine they'll go to a transverse 4 which they are so good at developing. Can't wait for the unveiling of the various factory bikes later in the year!

Well, I think if Vale & Jerry had to make the jump to Suzuki, I would get the best of both worlds. Vale winning & on a SUZUKI !!, but, I guess we have to be realistic here, the chances of this ever happening are min. Anyway, we can dream. I would be just as happy if he went to Ducati, but Capirex is doing one hellava job at the moment, so hats off to the tiny Italian with a BIG heart!!
I must say that it was also mighty nice to see Casey Stoner on pole and leading the race for a while in Qatar. I would presume that fitness (lack there of) eventaully became the factor for him. Guys like Nicky are starting to settle in to handling the machine the full race distance, and it would appear that he has now got the confidence to "pass back". It's taken him a while to do this, but he is still young, and no doubt will entertain us more this year.

Regarding the Honda "Youth" group, I think that when you have raw talent, and natural ability to out manouvre most, it sometimes doesn't matter what you ride. As long as your heart and mind are "IN IT". I recall Revvin Kevvin once saying that it was possible to win a race in slippery tyres, from fifth place, on an uncompetitive machine, - " If you believe" - and of course have the talent and skill.
I like Pedrosa, and wouldn't mind seeing him do well, or Hayden, but more than that, I always cheer for the underdog to pull through, and wouldn't it be nice to just once see a Vermuelen, Hopkins or Stoner on top.

Anyway guys, nice to log on this week and see some responses. Keep m comin. I'll check again next week.

PS - I currently ride a 1999 GSXR750 SRAD, the Fuel Injected Model. She goes very well, and over the weekends, keeps up with most K5's and drills some of the Kawa's.

Chow 4 Now

Don

umm ... hi :)

Guys like Nicky are starting to settle in to handling the machine the full race distance, and it would appear that he has now got the confidence to "pass back". It's taken him a while to do this, but he is still young, and no doubt will entertain us more this year.
I don't think Nicky's had a problem with race distance at all for quite some time, but I completely agree on the confidence side of things. Well, whether it's confidence or just determination I don't know, but in the past he has been a bit lacking and hopefully as this year continues we'll see a couple more race wins.

On the machinery side of things I could be wrong but I would say anyone on a Honda has a bike they could win races with. I'm not really convinced that any of the Kawasaki or Suzuki riders could win this year, heart and mind or not. I mean if when Rossi made the switch to Yamaha, who were not as far off the pace as say Suzuki, he had a difficult time of things. For sure the rider can make a huge difference to the package and even win races when he hasn't got the best bike on the grid, but being I don't think it would possible on a bike that is that far off the mark (no disrespect to any of the teams though!).

Oh, and nice bike. ;)

umm ... hi :)

Comprehensive introduction! Welcome to the forum. :)

Well, I have been away for a while, and since, have had a new addition to my family. My first son was born last Wednesday. Joshua. He is beautiful, and God has blessed me greatly.
As much s I am enjoying him in his infancy, I am already shopping around for a new little mini moto or small bike to get him riding within the next few years. Any suggestions on god makes / manufacturers or bike types for beginners?

The Race - Well, what a cracker of a race. I have become a Casey Stoner fan, and the kid has continued to impress. It's nice to see that he was not just a one hit wonder, and now we kow that he has the skill to take on the more established boys.
In retrospect, I wonder if Vermuelen or Hopkins were on Honda's, what the story would look like.
As much as I enjoy watching the young guns coming through at such a good result, I hope that Honda do not slip back in the over powering dominent seat. Oh how I wish that Suzuki & kawasaki could come to the party.

On that topic, it was nice to see those Suzuki boys at the top of the field!! Well done boys!! Vermuelen showed class, by not only staying at the front pack for a while, but unlike his teamate, maintained some stability and rode it home to a respectable position.
Lets hope we that the Hopper wll tke a page out of the Vermuelen book, and not burn his tyres out next time. Mind you, that could also be down to suspension set up.

I was a bit dissapointed that Casey didn't hang on for the win, but was delighted at his first podium finish.
Casey, you keep it up lad, well done, lots of maturity for his age, and it will come.

I wa watching last years race at Assen, and couldn't help but notice that Casey was having a lot old chat with Jerry Burgess whilst Rossi was celebrating his win. Could Jerry be sliping some tutoring to the young Aussie on the side?

Anyway, lets see what the next race brings, and if Rossi can return (once again) to the top.

Don

Well, I have been away for a while, and since, have had a new addition to my family. My first son was born last Wednesday. Joshua. He is beautiful, and God has blessed me greatly.
As much s I am enjoying him in his infancy, I am already shopping around for a new little mini moto or small bike to get him riding within the next few years. Any suggestions on god makes / manufacturers or bike types for beginners?


Congratulations! You've got plenty of time to find a good bike for Joshua, for now just enjoy him and try to get some sleep when you can.

hi, my name is...slim...nah...actually, my name is chris, i live in rome georgia, in the usa, only an hour or so from some of the best twisties, and only a few from the famed..."deals gap." i live in a house, i currently ride a 1988 cbr600f1, aka the "hurricane". i am about to sell it, and then i will be buying a new 06 fz1, hopefully. you can find me on mondays up GA 129, 60, 75, and 180. usually. i also have a little girl, 2 yrs 5 months, and a little boy, 6 months. my wife actually loves me, i think...lol, and encourages me to race. i am a motorcycle tech, thats what pays the bills, and my wifes credit cards. i ride everyday, in the rain, snow (yeah in ga?? riiiieeeght) sleet, and hail. i crash on plywood, and oil slicks. i also wear a full feildsheer suit, with agv kneepucks, and a hjc ac11 maximus, alpinestars sp1 gloves, smx plus boots everytime, yes everytime i ride. no one plans to crash. i also know my limits, and have never crashed in the mountains. ok nuff' bout me.

Sorry I haven't gotten around to this earlier, so here goes...
My name is Geoff, currently residing in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I've been riding a couple of years, but only Harley-Davidsons. I've always wanted to ride Sport bikes, but in my area, we're flooded with people who don't respect their bike or other people on the roads. I'm going to wait until I have a little more experience at a "H-D" pace before I end up hurting myself or someone else. The second option is finding a place without so much congestion, and riding on roads with hills and curves, something South Florida doesn't offer.
At 33 years old, I'm still an avid gamer (PS2 and PC), when 55-65 hours a week and a great girlfriend allow for it. I also have the great fortune of having sold my softail to a friend who lets me ride it from time to time, until I replace it with something else.

And Congratulations Don!!

Hi everybody, my name is Sync, Live in Montreal Canada. Just found this place and it look very, very nice. I'm 42 (already ?) been driving sports bikes sfor the last 20 years. Really love the 600cc and 500cc since the mid 80's till now. Would like to see racing on tv but with no cable or satelite, all i can watch is formula 1 and suberbike (AMA) racing once every two months. My idol is Miguel Duhamel (probably because is from my living place). And Congratulations Don for the new boy !

Congrats to Don indeed! I've somehow missed all of the posts in here lately. :doh:

Welcome to the boards, Sync - do stick around. :)

Hey guys, you all can call AJ if you'd wish. I'm 18 y.o.a. I dont ride motorcycle, but I would really like to some day, it's just that Florida isnt the place to drive or ride. I watch MotoGP, SBK, F1 ,INDY, CART, AMLS, and sometimes the Rolex series. I also love watching the Isle of Mann every year.

I play TT, as I just bought it. So far I'm doing really well. I started out in the PS TT Forums, then ran into GTP forums, and now I'm here. I few people I know at the PS TT forums call me the 'Ring master' because of my times. Anyways, I hope to meet you all.

Hi -Stormryder- welcome to the board. You upload a replay at the nurb already and i have only one comment : AMAZING. Keep posting replay, would love to watch them. ;)

heh. 3 or 4 of us from gtp and a couple from the gtx too.

Welcome to the boards Stormryder. :)

Hi Guys,
My name is Matt & I'm from Aus I have been into bikes for sometime now. a friend & went to a open track day ( I stay on the side lines taking pics) that was such a Buzz we end up track side near pits which was GREAT feeling.
I have been riding for about4 years now , she a GSF 1200s ( my user name )
I found this forum from a post on TT ( Dom), anyway I can not wait for TT to come this week ( Thur) take care & safe Riding:):):):)

all the best matt:) your friend

welcome. i love those bikes, great street bikes. its nice to be able to just open the throttle to pass someone, rather than downshift 3 times and whack it wot. is that your bike in the avatar?

callaghan,
when I first took her for a ride I got stuck behined four cars, so I over took them & notics that I could not see them anymore so I look down at my speed it was 140km and I only turn the throttle a ilttle was like Wow:twisted: it's just great to have the more power I do a lots long ride too which is a great bike to do it on and yes that me on my bike my friend tool when we were out riding.

all the best matt:) your friend

Welcome to the boards, Matt. Nice bike you have there. :)

Thank-You for the warm Welcome :) Dom yep she is nice :) again thanks for the Weclome:)

all the best Matt:) your friend

Hi,
My name is Justin and I've been riding and racing for about 22 years now. I work for one of the big 4 Japanese motorcycle manufactures. I found this site just today, I like what i see. I'll mainly lurk around, but I post here and then.

welcome. you work for a big "4", eh? i am a "tech", basically a mechanic, at a yamaha, kawasaki dealership. it has turned me into a yamaha man...:shifty:

Welcome to the boards Justin, hope you stick around. Big MotoGP/Tourist Trophy fan?

Welcome to the boards Justin, hope you stick around. Big MotoGP/Tourist Trophy fan?

Thanks! Yeah I'm a big fan of Moto GP (hopefully I'll be in Laguna next month) and I just started playing Tourist Trophy last week.

welcome. you work for a big "4", eh? i am a "tech", basically a mechanic, at a yamaha, kawasaki dealership. it has turned me into a yamaha man...:shifty:

yeah if you check out my pics you can probably figure which of the four....;)

Hi All, just reading through this thread its great to see all the racers and racing fans :)
I picked up TT a couple of days ago and it looks like a great game that I will spend many hours playing.
I'm studying for my second mates foreign going ticket in the merchant navy and am currently on a coastal cement ship in New Zealand as the Ferry company that I work for has released me to gain experience.
I am a Gran Turismo fan and have represented my home board GTTimes in competition against the other boards, study and work commitments are keeping me away from that till the end of the year when I earn my qualifications. I recognise StormRyder from GTPlanet and of course NoQuarter who has been around the GT scene for a few years now.
I haved race motorcycles in the Nationals here in New Zealand and have raced a TZ250GP bike, a GSXR600cc in Sports Production and an RGV250. I am looking forward to getting back on the race track again next year once I have finished my current studies.

Mornin' adifferentname, cheers for signing up. That's a decent selection of bikes you've raced - is there much on offer in NZ as far as road racing goes?

Well here I am, I was asked to introduce meself, so here goes!
I am an old codger now (36) but still smitten with the 2 wheeled stallions.
I have owned a multitude of bikes including C90, TS50, RD350YPVS, FZR600, XJR...blah....blah..loadsa others...all the way up to my current mount a Fireblade. if tourist trophy is as close to bikes as youve got...take a leap and try it, but be warned they're more infectious than STD's
I adore MotoGP and WSB especially now Rossi is on the back foot (never forgiven him for defecting from Honda ;) ) well im at work so thats all for now. so keep smilin guys and gals it makes everyone wonder what the hell your upto!:P

Mornin' adifferentname, cheers for signing up. That's a decent selection of bikes you've raced - is there much on offer in NZ as far as road racing goes?

Thanks Dom :)

Yup there are some very talented racers in NZ. The Australian Superbike Champion raced in the most recent Nationals here and was beaten by our local superbike champion in the series. The 600cc supersport class here is exciting. You couldn't make a living out of it here though, our top racers still have to carry a normal job. One of our circuits Taupo has had a major upgrade and it looks like we may be hosting a round of MotoGP there next year.

man, two years ago, the FIA was thinking about having a gp event at barber motorsports park, in birmingham, alabama. its a real sweet track, and it would be great...for some 600's. in reality, the track is way too small for motogp bikes. eventually, they decided on laguna...

barber motorsports park (http://www.barbermotorsports.com/)

Hi - I'm Andy from Newcastle - I'm neither skinny nor a hippy - I'm actually a big fat skin head but you'll get the joke i'm sure.

Love bikes in all forms mountain biking - trailies - hogs - road bikes - race bikes blah blah blah.......any thing with 2 wheels basically.

I live North East England and can usually be found trying (and failing) to get my knee down around the Scottish borders.

If you see me be sure to wave.

One of the better screen names I've seen in a while then. :lol:

I can't help but be a bit envious of anyone with half a chance of blasting around the twisties oop North on the weekend - it's not that the roads down here are no good, just that they're all full. :doh: So what do you ride?

It looks like I'll be posting a little here so might as well introduce myself.

My name is Matt. I live, love, think, breathe and shit motorcycles. Plain and simple. Always have, and always will. Quite frankly it's a addiction. Sometimes I want to quit, but I can't. It's who I am. Period. Without motorcycles, there is no Matt W. I am 26 years old, and am married. No kids. Not planning on one until I can afford to put the little bastard on a YSR50 and make him into the next Rossi...:lol:

I commute on a Honda 599 {Hornet for you Brits}. I have a '98 ZX-6R track bike that has been giving me fits lately. I love riding on the track. I've done some pretty good drugs in my day, and it's still the ultimate high. I work at a motorcycle shop as a punching bag for callaghan. Good friend of mine and the one that's responsible for me posting here in the first place.

Anyways, hello. And if you see a 599 passing people faster than fook, with the name "FATTY" on the back, it wasn't me.:shifty: Unless a red R6 followed immidiately afterwards...

glad to see you made it on here man...

Hello All,

Found this board from a member off BARF. Looks like you guys have a great board, looking forward to reading/posting.

Welcome to the boards yellowbastid (it doesn't seem quite right saying that :P). You a biker/race fan/TT fan?

And welcome Matt, in case I missed saying that somewhere else. Good on ya callaghan for getting him to sign up. ;)

Hi guys. I'm a noob. My name is Scott, I'm in my (reluctantly) early 30's. I'm a semi-pro musician / mix-engineer / producer.

I've been riding nearly my whole life. No competition experience on 2 wheels, but I've got a substantial amount of track time in a cage. I've got a prepped '91 VW GTI for that.

My bike is a '74 CB550 which is a rolling resto at the moment. It's modded in the vintage racer / cafe style.

welcome to the boards. those are great cars, eh? prepped? full cage, and slicks type, or just like weekend autocross? hope you like it here.

Thanks Call. The GTI is prepped for open track events / track days. Full cage, 5 points, race seats etc. Mostly run DOT race rubber, like Hoosier R6 or Kumho V700's.

I do some autocross, but not in that car. The level of prep puts it in a class where it is completely uncompetative.

Welcome to the boards Scott. Feel free to share some pics of your car/bike in the lounge if you like. :)

Hey Board users, My name is Dewayne, I'm from South Texas. I ride a 2004 FJR. I'm a motorcycle safety foundation rider coach, a MotoGP fan, AMA Superbike fan, and just got Tourist Trophy which I suck at for the time being. Anxious to learn more things Motogp and Gamewise here.

welcome, dewayne.

Thought I'd better say hello to everyone. Aussie. 52 years old. Been riding bikes since I was 16. Roadtested bikes for magazines from 1978-1990, so rode just about everything that came along during that time. As a result I didn't need to own many bikes, but in order of ownership, from the first bike in 1971, they have been...

BSA250 - easily the worst bike I ever owned, complete rubbish
RD350 Yamaha - fast, fun, but someone stole it
GT250 Suzuki - never as fast as a Hustler, sorry I bought it
HondaCB250RS - sweet little city bike (a single)
HondaCX500 - ultra-reliable, with very ordinary handling above 130km/h
BMWR100 - owned this low-compression 1000cc tourer for many years, did many miles on it too; sold it when I went overseas, sorry to see it go
Honda 125cc scooter - got back from London, bought this first day because I couldn't find a Vespa, wore it out in the inner-city rat race in 10 months, had heaps of fun on it
MZ250 - East Germany's finest! Quirky, simple and it ended up being fun.
Yamaha RZ350 - a long, long history; the 'town bike', everyone I knew at some stage owned and rode this good old thing.

Then I got married, kept on riding the magazine bikes for a while, but lately I just watch them on the TV, in the streets and dream. When I pay the mortgage off I'll probably get another Beemer and disappear on a long road somewhere.

I've played Gran Turismo heaps, still do. But I'm enjoying TT enormously. It's not as good a rendition of bike-riding as Gran Turismo is a rendition of car-racing, but it's the best bike sim I've come across.

Welcome to the boards Dewayne and Ozmac. If either of you were hoping for multiplayer in TT then check out our TT championship as it's the next best thing. :)

I've played Gran Turismo heaps, still do. But I'm enjoying TT enormously. It's not as good a rendition of bike-riding as Gran Turismo is a rendition of car-racing, but it's the best bike sim I've come across.

welcome. this is very true. i had the gt force wheel, and it was extremely close to real driving. i agree that gt was better/more realistic than TT is, but like you said, its the best ive come across for a console. i think SBK for the PC has it beat physics wise...

hello my name is dick.i am 59 years young living in the usa.i am an old dirt track racer.my wife and i have followed nicky hayden,s racing for year's.i guess i raced against nicky's dad when i was young but i didn't know him at the time.

Welcome to the boards, Dick. Heading to Laguna this year?

Hello everybody. My name is Mike and I'm a Moto-holic. Basically, I am obsessed over anything to do with two-wheels. I follow Motogp and WSBK religiously, if only they would cover more motorcycle racing over here in the US.

When I'm not working third-shift, I'm riding around on my zx-10r trying to not let it kick my ass :lol: God knows it's tried. I never really got into GT but TT grabbed me and pulled me in. If you all don't mind, I might try my hand at the championship even though it's nearly over.

Welcome Mike, cheers for signing up. :) Definitely do join in with the championship - the more the merrier.

(Sweet bike btw ;))

spire, if you have an '06 zx 10, check your steering damper bolt. they had a recall on it, but it was just basically to make sure it was tight. the '05 didnt have this issue. just thought i would give you the heads up.

p.s. dont tighten it yourself, as it need to be at a specific torque, and it is easy to over torque it.

Welcome Mike, cheers for signing up. :) Definitely do join in with the championship - the more the merrier.

(Sweet bike btw ;))

Thanks Dom. Your bike is looking pretty tight as well. Have you modded it out at all? The SV's have a mean bark with some open pipes on em.

Also, thanks for the warning Callaghan. I'd heard about some ppl having issues with that and the dampers leaking on the '06.

Luckily I have an '04 so I only had to deal with a front wheel recall :eek: :lol:

Cheers. I've got a few mods on the SV including a full Micron system (WHAT? YEAH, IT IS LOUD!) a black db screen, some R&G bungs (thankfully unused so far ;)) and a different undertray. Oh and some mini-indicators on the back.

There's nothing too OTT on there and I reckon that overall it is an improvement on the standard SV.

Btw - ZX10... green? ;)

Hello from Vienna, Austria...no, not the kangaroos...

Me Player and Rider, in real life a zr1100. so i am rather in the retro style though retro still can be fast, sometimes.

as far as i've seen this forum, i already like it...

Hi, my name is Pavla, I am 20 years old and I live in the Czech Republic.
I am a big fun of MotoGP and from time to time I also watch Suberbikes...
I don't have my own bike...yet...however I have a driving licence, so I hope once I'll have one.:)

I am glad I have found this site, it seems very good...thank you;)

Welcome to the boards guysch and lolo. MGPB is turning into quite the international forum these days. :D

Hi, i`m Jans, i`m from Mexico, i`m ride a CBR600.
it`s a placer to find forums like this, i hope learn so much about my passion ..yes the S. bikers, also i hope to meet many people here.
Te recomiendo la pagina Motolatino.com




Sdls.

Welcome to the boards Jans. :) Got a fav rider?

Welcome to the boards Jans. :) Got a fav rider?



whats up man, tnks. mmm Rossi :D your???:)





Sdls.

Hi everyone, the name's Fivespeed. I'm a student in North Florida and I ride dirtbikes, but I'm set to take a motorcycle safety course quite soon so my license can be reissued with those lovely little words added onto the bottom ("Motorcycle also") and I can buy either a GSX-R 600 or a Yamaha R6, either of which would be used ('04+) for obvious reasons. I'm about to get a WRX (NOT an STi) so I won't have to rely on the bike for transportation. I have a couple friends who are buying bikes also, one who's getting a brand new '06 CBR600RR and two others who are getting Gixxers.

I'm also a big fan of Gran Turismo and Tourist Trophy, and I'm a regular on a few other forums and sites on the web. My favorite car is the Mazda RX-7 (FD) and my favorite bike is the Suzuki GSX-R 750.

I don't watch MotoGP, maybe I should start?

Where you get it???

welcome Fivespeed and Ziwu.

Hello my name is Isaac from San Diego, CA. I will own a bike soon, LOL. I'm buying my friends '04 CBR 1000 RR with a full Micron titainium exhaust system. I am pretty old, 30 and I enjoy 3d modeling alot.

Welcome to the boards isaac. :)

Okay here goes.
My name is Chris and I am originally from a town called Yarm, near Middlesbrough. I now live in Southern California, 60 miles north of LA. Ride a FJR 1300 and I am currently renovating a RZ 350, better known as the money pit. regarding MotoGP, my user name gives it away.LOL. Went to to Laguna a couple of weeks ago with my brother-in-law who flew over from the U.K. Feel free to ask me anything else. BTW great forum.
Chris

Are you allowed to sell MotoGP stuff on here, thought I would ask before I got jumped on...:) and if you are in what section..?????

Welcome to the boards Chris. :)

Feel free to create a thread in 'the lounge' if you want to let people know about a few things you've got for sale, but just keep it to the one thread please.

New to this forum, call me spud, lovin tt, hardened gt player but love the bike conversion of tt i come from the uk, love fast cars, slower bikes, beat zx6-rs in my car round the twistys and generally p bikers off who think they are quick, so love bikes really

getting into tt a lot, neglecting my duties as a gt4 racer (wasnt that good anyway) and gradually getting all the bikes in tt in my spare time, really dissappointed at the busa road bike, cant corner for s**t, oh well

hi, my names spud and im an alcoholic

welcome spuds! we got your support group (for tt players anonomous:D ).

Hi Guys,

Im new here !! Im Dan from sunny old Ipswich in the UK. Been following moto gp since 89ish, love all kinds of motorsport. Dont own a bike at the mo, will do one day !!

Just a quick ello !

EZ

Welcome to the boards trucker. :)

Guess I should've posted in here first rather than other forums, but anyway..

Hi I'm Phil from Kent, England (just a couple of miles from Brands Hatch :D ), age 19, though spend most of the year in Southampton for Uni. Have been brought up around bikes thanks to my dad, some of my earliest memories are from bike meetings, my favourite riders past and present being Schwantz, Rossi, Melandri, Spencer and of course Mr Sheene. Plus Terry Rymer as he's a local guy, used to see him around town a lot.

Have never owned a bike as I'm a pikey student with little/no spare money, but hopefully after leaving Uni I'll get an RS125 or something and start working up

Have only had the game a couple of weeks but have been checking back here now and again so guessed it was about time I signed up :)

Welcome to MGPB Phil. :) (once again ;))

Hi all :D

I'm Giuseppe from Genova, Italy. I'm 33 years old and "I have the bike inside" :P
I had a couple of bike in the past: Aprilia AF-1 125cc, Suzuki RG500 Gamma, Suzuki GSX 750R ('86 edition), Yamaha FZR600R, Kawasaki ZXR 750 Stinger... but now I'm riding only with a scooter :cry:

The bike is my passion, and Tourist Trophy is one of my favourite game/simulation.

My other interests are pc racing car simulators (GTR, GTL, rFactor... I run some online championship with them) and playing guitar.


errrr... sorry for my very bad english :roll:

See you all!! ;)

Hi my name is Greaser I live in B.C. Canada I love Moto gp and riding bikes!
I thought I would try this out because there are not to many people that know about motogp around here!!

Mornin' Joseph and greaser, welcome to the boards.

errrr... sorry for my very bad english :roll:

There are plenty of English people who do a worse job. :)

Evenin'. Cranky here. I'm UK based, love bikes and pretty much all forms of motorsport, but with a special place for MotoGP, and admiration for the riding of Rossi in particular. My natural habitat is on my VTR1000, which is big enough and soft enough to accommodate my ample frame, rain or shine. Look forward to seeing you around.

Welcome to the boards Cranky. Nice bike you have there.

:twisted: Expert:test 2,time 16:009 Tell me your best Time(Mr Q.)

:twisted: Expert:test 2,time 16:009 Tell me your best Time(Mr Q.)


uhh, ok.

welcome.:)

hi, im 24 and live in australia. rossi rossi rossi

Hehe, good to have ya here ADIFIC. :)

Hi. I'm a big MotoGP fan. How about this Elias? What a whirlwind, and only one race left! This season has been more enjoyable, mixing it up some, without Rossi just dominating top to finish. Although, don't get me wrong, I loves the Doctor.
I'm a woman rider (13 years now). I live in Hollywood, CA and work as an prototype artist in the toy industry. I had a pretty bad crash (my first where I got hurt-cage ran the red) in August and am out on disability until January. Healing up, but slowly.
Well, that's it for my introductions, thanks!
xo-
Pollyanne/Poisonanne

welcome poisonanne. hope you heal quickly!

Welcome to the boards Pollyanne. Sorry to hear about the crash. Got your eyes on a replacement bike yet? ;)

welcome, to the jungle, n00bs ;)

greatings one and all....new here....where am i? hehe

are you from Alabama?

Hi, all. My real name is Steve, to distance myself from "Mister Toad's Wild Ride" for the moment. :)

I'm 55, from Northern California (originally upstate New York). I'm more of a car guy, but I have owned a couple of bikes in the last few years. I sold the last a few years ago in order to mod my WRX and make it trackworthy, but I'm starting to really get the itch for two wheels again.

As for games, I'm a big fan of Forza and the GT series. Well, racing games in general. Looking forward to Forza2 and GTR on the 360. Just bought Tourist Trophy this week and first impression is very favorable. I'm trying to finish my solo career in Test Drive Unlimited first (the bikes are horrible in TDU, by the way) but I should be ready to really dive into TT soon.

hello, and welcome.

read around, and you shall see the positives, and negatives, that make up TT.

Welcome to the boards guys. :)

Steve, when you get into TT we've got all sorts of challenges going in the pitlane forum (http://www.motogpboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15) if you fancy a spot of 'multiplayer'.

Hello!I found this website when I googled up MotoGP forums,it looks like a lovely place so I thought I'd join you.
I'm Anastacia but everyone calls me Nat for short (or F1 Princess!) and I'm 17.I come from Cyprus but I live in Sheffield,England.I'm studying Mechanical Engineering,and I've been a motorhead for all my life.I mostly follow Formula 1 and WRC,I have started to follow MotoGP closely only recently.

welcome, me lady. hope you enjoy it here.

Welcome to the boards Nat. If you're anything like me you'll watch a couple of seasons of MotoGP and start to find it harder and harder to sit in front of an F1 race again without falling asleep. ;)

Hayden fan I'm guessing?

Thanks for the welcoming!
Yes,have been a Hayden fan for quite a long time,but I couldn't watch all the races because MotoGP isn't broadcasted in Cyprus.
Actually during the last half of the season F1 has been incredible to watch.Hungary (Yes,Hungary) and onwards was thrilling.

welcome http://www.motogpboards.com/images/icons/icon14.gif

out of curioursity, did the person who won the f1 wdc the person you were rooting for?

I'm not rooting for anyone in F1.I don't care who wins as long as there is good racing.

Hey everyone

My name's Peter. I've been reading this forum for some time, I
decide to join because I'm big TT fan and I want to participate in
TT challenges.

You'll have to execuse me for my mistakes, I'm very bad when it comes
to writing in english language but I understand perfectly

cheers:D

Welcome to the boards Peter. :)

You'll have to execuse me for my mistakes, I'm very bad when it comes
to writing in english language but I understand perfectly


You joking? You write better English than most of the people who use it as a first language.

Welcome to MotoGP Boards! Introduce yourself here so we can get to know you better. :)

Hi!

Here is Andy from germany. I am 44 but still a speed junkie and adicted to motorcyling. My bike is a GSX-R 1000 K6. I found the board because I was looking for more information about the game "Tourist Trophy". It´s one of my favourites. Beside I like to play Moto GP4 and Grand Tourismo 4. Generelly I´m interessted in every race game. I play everything on PS2 and looking forward to PS3.

It´s interessting for me to see what other players can do on different tracks.
On TV I like to watch Moto GP, Superbike and F1.

My profession is driving instructor in my own school. So I´m always connected to cars and motos, even in my job.

regards
Andy

nice, welcome. do you instruct in cars, or bikes? how do you like that 1000?

Afternoon, Andy. :)

This is Loris Stoner. My name was changed by my motogp junkie parents, and now Im addicted too. Going through the winter months w/out motogp is very painful. Watching old recorded races, and magazine articles help some, but Its just not as good as the real thing. I keep seeing the #800 in all my dreams. Corner speed, Corner speed, I cant get that song out of my head. Im a mess. A Spanish Sunday in early spring will be my only cure.

Welcome to the boards. You're not actually called, Loris Stoner? :eek:

hi there,

stumbled across your site after picking up a promo copy of TT and i have to say i like the set-up you guys have here.

My names Tone, i live in the swampy outback of Norfolk and have been into bikes/racing/basically anything with an engine since i can remember, i run a small reprographics place and build custom cycles for people who wave enough notes at me, otherwise i just do it for the hell of it.

if anyone has LJ my user name on there is rev667 and i've been updating that since around 2000, so feel free to stalk my journal there -heh-

i am not a dedicated fan of any particular area of motorsport, rather i like ALL motorsport, except perhaps F1 Grand Prix which i feel got stale years ago, moto-x, cannonball, touring cars, love it all.


just hope i don't suck too badly at the TT game on PS2 :)

anyhoo, hello again, pleased to be on board.

Mornin' Tone, welcome to MGPB. :) Agreed with you on all things motorsports... F1 does have a tendency to send me to sleep these days.

Hi all, nice to meet you, my name is Giampaolo, I'm 33 and I live in Rome, Italy. I like TT and timetrial mode. I hope to race for best time. It's not simple find fast TT people...
See you all

welcome, giampyjump. if you want to race for the fastest times, just submit a time in the "pitlane", and if you want to join the "TTWSS", register again in the "pitlane", and joint the series. i believe you will find the competition very tough here, but we're all friendly.

Hi Fellas

My name is Gavin and I am 38 years of age, Only really been following Moto GP for 3 years now but I cannot get enough.

I have been fortunate enough to attend Donington for the last two years (yep - even in the rain) and attended Sachsenring this summer. Got the Sachsenring tickets for next year already and am looking at another European track (possibly Assen) for next year.

Anyway, on the back of starting to follow the sport I have passed my bike test and now ride a stunning R1 and a ZX6R.

I am an IT manager by profession so happy to help with tech support if needed as I am also an administrator over at yamahasportbike.net another forum (and I recognise the shameless plug) but different subject matter.

Hi Fellas

My name is Gavin and I am 38 years of age, Only really been following Moto GP for 3 years now but I cannot get enough.

I have been fortunate enough to attend Donington for the last two years (yep - even in the rain) and attended Sachsenring this summer. Got the Sachsenring tickets for next year already and am looking at another European track (possibly Assen) for next year.

Anyway, on the back of starting to follow the sport I have passed my bike test and now ride a stunning R1 and a ZX6R.

I am an IT manager by profession so happy to help with tech support if needed as I am also an administrator over at yamahasportbike.net another forum (and I recognise the shameless plug) but different subject matter.
Assen! I've said this before on here but for atmosphere you can't get better, the whole town turns into a festival. Shame they've gone and ruined the circuit for a bloody car park :@

I'm looking at Brno, though I wanna go back to Italy for the football as well. So much better and cheaper abroad, a 3 day ticket at Le Mans is only 60E. It's 60 odd quid at Donington just for the Sunday! Anyways, welcome :)

My name is Gavin and I am 38 years of age, Only really been following Moto GP for 3 years now but I cannot get enough.


Welcome, bud.

Uncreated

Welcome to all our new members and a happy new year to all :D

Good to have you on board mate. :) When you mentioned you were from Belfast in another thread I was tempted to ask if you were into roadracing, it's definitely the place to be if you are. I've yet to get to a proper road race but in the next few years would love to watch the IOM TT, Northwest 200 or similar. Even just on a TV screen it's amazing to watch but I expect in person it's something else altogether.

Whereabouts did you race?

Hi..I'm Nicholas,I'm a biker from Indonesia...that's really nice for u all,you can watch many racing (although in TV) like TT race or else. In my country,we only can watch Moto GP,F1,and WSBK,but we as Indonesian people have a bike race it self,it call GP road race..in this race we can't find any bike like in your country like "Gixxer" or Yamaha R1:( we race use a bike wehat we call "Cub"..and the sportbike race the engine capacity on allowed 150cc {I believe you'll never hear this bike:Kwak Ninja 150,Suzy RGR 150,NSR 150R (only one "R" not RR or SP like in the Thai) and Yamaha RXZ 135.} ..In Indonesia,you'll never find a big circuit like Le mans in France or Donington park in GB. we only race in small circuits and sometime in the street...:? You must go to Indonesia to see this amazing race...8O

last..I wanna said...I'm sorry if my English soooo BADDD:cry: ...

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Nicholas_Sampurna@yahoo.com

welcome, your english is not so bad, trust me. i know people that were born here in the united states that i cant even understand! do you have a bike?

Hello people! My name is Mircea and i'm from Romania. My grammar english is not so good so is possible to make mistakes.
Glad to meet all. Hope we will have nice and peace chat here.

Welcome to the boards Mircea and Nicholas, great to see people signing up from all over. :)

Hi!!! I'm also new on this forum. I'm from Croatia, 18 years old, and I really like driving simulations as Gran Tourismo and TT... I think I'm pretty good at this two games so i decided to see are you much better... Heard about your TT champhionship and hope I'll join in.
Stay Tuned ;)

Hello2....
My name Gideon from Indonesia...
22 yers old...
I love to ride motocycle...
take a look of my profile at
friendster.com --> email yamaha_boy24@yahoo.com
have a nice day Bro...
keep playin keep ridin...
make it fast, safe, n enjoyable ride....

GBU all

Welcome to the boards guys. :)

Hi people I am Wes 20 years old and live in Manchester (UK), been into bikes since I was 11, my dad got me into them as he used to race so I have bike blood in me:). I am going to Jerez Le Mans Donington and maybe Philip Island for the 2007 MotoGP Season :)

hi and welcome to the boards Wes, hope you'll like it here

'ello Wes, welcome to the boards. Do you ride?

'ello Wes, welcome to the boards. Do you ride?

No as I am disabled but can walk

Ah right. Sounds like you're still managing to get in a bloody good bike fix though. :D Is Jerez as good as it looks on the telly?

Yes it's awsome. I cant wait to go :D

good morning :D

i am a player of TT sinds july :lol:

i have a 27 years and i live from south of france 8O

i have a very bad english sorry

but i have see , a very good pilots :eek:

@ +

welcome aboard!

but i have see , a very good pilots :eek:

Come race with us over in the Pitlane forum. No English necessary -- only laptimes. :)

Uncreated

Hey evry1 i am from india and ride a 150cc Hero Honda Bike and have recently been bitten by the moto gp bug

Hoe to find some interesting stuff here

Welcome to the boards guys. :)

Hey all. Just saying hello. Also a TT player but I don't put in the laps I have seen on here.

Here is my ride(s): A 2006 ZX-6R in front of my 2006 Mustang GT.

http://www.blueknights-co6.org/images/Kawi/530.JPG

Welcome to the boards Nemesis. :)

Sorry about your post not appearing right away. I've had to setup some fairly heavy handed anti-spam stuff as the amount of junk posts that were getting through was unreal (it only affects first posts though).

That's one hell of a sexy ZX6, you really can't go wrong with black. :up:

G'day mates! I'm a 28 year old Dutchie living in Australia. I absolutely love the MotoGP & Superbike so I'm in the right place here. Nice to meet you all!

So, you're a Dani Pedrosa fan then eh? ;)

So, you're a Dani Pedrosa fan then eh? ;)

Who me? Despite the fact that he is a great rider I could never be a fan of 'never-crack-a-smile' Pedrosa!!

Sarcasm doesn't work too well on the net, does it. :P I was just taking a few pointers from your username and sig.

Sarcasm doesn't work too well on the net, does it. :P I was just taking a few pointers from your username and sig.

Sarcasm noted ;)

Hey everyone. As you can see, I'm from Wisconsin. I'm a 20 year old college student, and I've been watching MotoGP for 3 or 4 years now. Of course Rossi amazes me the most of anyone on the grid, but of course we all know that they're all amazingly talented, so it's kind of tough to pick a favorite.

I know a decent amount about MotoGP, but I'd definitely like to know more, which is of course part of why I'm here!

which is why you named yourself after a porsche ;)

The BEST Porsche. :D

Pfft they're all alike. :P

Welcome to the boards.

Hello everyone. I'm a new fan of racing of all types, after not paying attention for 20 years or so. I am currently fascinated with F1, MotoGP, and the different superbike series. Once I get everything figured out, I hope to add to the discussion here.

Welcome to the boards. :)

Hi! I'm probably one of the youngest members now (16 years young) but it doesn't mean that I'm not crazy of bikes CAUSE I AM! Gimmegimmegimme! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH BIIIIIKEZZZZZZZ! But I'm too young ... ='(
Anyway, I'd love to annoye y'all on this forum =D

welcome new comers :up:

HI, I'm Vidal,
webmaster of www.rossifiles.com and www.motogpmagazine.com

I hope to spend some great time here at the forum motogpboards.com

Talk ya later guys

Vidal

welcome on the boards

Welcome Vidal. :)

Hi Everyone

MotoGPForum.com Past
I was the GAMEZONE STAFF on the MOTOGPFORUM until I decided to leave because of what happened there (which was mainly my fault for playing 'mind games' with this other member and getting them wound up.:lol: ) Don't worry, I only did that because of how the forum was running, not too well at that time so I decided to stuff them and leave. That was around 2 months ago now, and I have came across this forum which looks superb and has potential to be a very big Moto GP forum.

About Me
My name is Alex and i'm 15 years old and live in England. I'm 5'9'' tall, have medium/bushy length very dark brown hair which I style 'messy'.:P

I'm a big motorsport fan, whether it be Moto GP or Formula 1, I love it! I'm a big Valentino Rossi fan, which means I call Pedrosa 'Pedrobot' and make him my no.1 public enemy.;)

Well that's it from me for now, I hope to see you around!

welcome to the boards Mind games

'ello Alex, welcome to the boards. :up:

Hi all, as you may or not be aware from my name my favourite band is the Lostprophets, I am a keen MotoGP fan ever since my dad bought a Yamaha R1. My favourite rider is Colin Edwards because I support Yamaha and always want to see the underdog win, even though I am also a Rossi admirer.

I have all of the MotoGP games and am going to watch the race at Donnington in two weeks, hopefully the rain will stay abscent allowing the riders to put on a good performance and hopefully give some good results!! Come on FIAT Yamaha!!!

Welcome to the other new members at the forum and hi to the exsisting ones, 4AMFOREVER

welcom to the boards i hope you'll like it here

Well I just got a PS2 with TT and I gotta admit it's a pretty sweet game. Anyhow, introduction.

Noel, from Sacramento CA. 36 yrs old and got a 2003 954RR. Done quite a few track days here in California so it's pretty sweet to ride these bikes with no worry about lowsiding or running out of real estate.

Anyhow, will be posting some pics in the TT Pic sections. THX.

Welcome to the boards N23. :)

Yeah welcome to the boards, hope you like it and enjoy your stay here mate.

:)

Hi,

My name is Stijn, 20 years old and I'm from Belgium. Most of all I'm an F1 fan, but I like MotoGP too. I've got TT for almost a year now and I really like it, but I just found this forum last week and I registered right away. I havent got my own bike and I havent driven one yet, so the TT game is the closest I get till I've got one.

That's about it I guess. If you've got any questions, feel free to ask.

See Ya:)

Welcome to the boards Stijn. I have to say, last weekend's F1 was probably more exciting than the Laguna race, I can't remember laughing so much at a race.

Thanks.

Yeah, usually the motoGP races are more exciting than the F1, but the rain in the first lap really changed that. The laguna race wasn't the most exciting race i've seen, but I have to say Melandri did a great job with his injuries.

Hey everyone, I'm Dan, 18 from Cumbria.
I have been watching MotoGp for about 4/5 years now and really enjoy watching it.
Valentino Rossi is my favourite rider and i am a big fan. Got lots of memorbilia of him and his different bikes.
Although i quite like Bradley Smith and hope he comes up to the big time and does well :) We could do with a major British Champion...

Welcome! And aye, hopefully Bradley can mature over the next couple of years and become a regular podium finisher (and beyond). Good to see some loyalty and staying with Puig next year, but at the cost of a factory Aprilia ride? Hmm...

Jonathan Rea is a brilliant looking youngster too (though a bit older), can see him having more of an impact in future years on the world scene.. though most likely in WSB :(

Hi Im Paul, 26 from Sheffield UK.

Only just found this forum. I'm mostly into Superbikes and like and breathe BSB. I obviously follow MotoGP too as bike racing in general is simply addictive.


Looking forward massively for my hometown lad James Toseland coming to MotoGP. GO JT!!!!!!!!:up:


Oh and I also write quizzes in my spare time. Obviously with love of all things 2 wheeled racing I've some MotoGP quizzes - here (http://www.quizninja.com/categories.php?cat_id=10)

Hi there all.

Welcome to the boards Paul and KRR. :)

Hi guys!

I have been playing the GT games since GT2 and always been an avid car-guy.
Recently, my interests for motorcycles increased. So I ordered TT.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to learn more about bikes...

And thanks for the avatar, whoever took the photo ;)

Andrew 25 love Stoner aussie champ!!!

Welcome to the boards. For what it's worth I've no problem with you posting re accommodation, but there's no need for duplicate messages so I've removed those.

Hi There, my name is Vicky and I live in County Durham. I am an avid Motogp fan , I like superbikes too but prefer Motogp cos I find it more exciting.... My fave riders are Rossi (yeah I know :roll: hee hee) and I also like de Puniet, even when he fall's off :lol: I love to chat Motogp, my hubby is sick of me lol so thought I would join up for a good old chin wag where people have the same love of all things Motogp :D

Ello Vicky, welcome to the boards. Unfortunately I think that with the season having finished now, the tumble weed may start rolling through shortly.

Hai i am new to this site .I am looking in to it.

Hi, i am Hannu from Finland, almost retired firesergeand.
My hobbies are snowboarding (raceboard),and Kitewing in winter, rollerskate and of course bikes and net surfing.
Now i am waiting lakes and sea to freeze.

I try to find some help Moto GP 07 Pc game controller from net and i found this site.
I use Sidewinder Freestyle Pro and i have done some improvements to it.

Best greetings from Finland
Hannu

Hey! Just signed up. My name's Juan. I'm from the Madison, Wisconsin area in the U.S.A. I'm a big MotoGP fan. Looking forward to slinging some talk over the off season. Anybody following the last test of 2007?

hi, good to see a new face :D

Lots of new faces lately, yea i'm following the last tests of 2007

I'm seeing Lorenzo is adjusting rather well to the moto gp
To bad to see Stoner got injured, i hope it's not that bad, but seeing it's an injurie in the shoulder makes me hope for the best

He sure is... there hasn't been too much coverage on how/what James Toseland has been doing here in the states. Seems like Edwards is up to his old tricks (doing really well during the post season). What do you think is the Pedrosa being ahead of Rossi the new bike or has Michelin come up with some better tires already?

Hi I'm Karl 27 from Malta and a big vale fan.

Hope i can get some help to plan my trip to watch a moto gp Race.

See ya around

He sure is... there hasn't been too much coverage on how/what James Toseland has been doing here in the states. Seems like Edwards is up to his old tricks (doing really well during the post season). What do you think is the Pedrosa being ahead of Rossi the new bike or has Michelin come up with some better tires already?


imo, bridgestone has the competition beat. there is just nothing michelin can do right now to match B's performance. even rossi is going to ride bridgestone next year, and his teammate will ride michelin. pedrosa, as much as i dislike the midget, has a lot of natural talent, but he needs to refine some other skills, like setup and stuff. on equal bikes, rossi wins.

Howzit guys,
newbie on the site here.Been racing TT for 6 months.
From Cape Town, South Africa,Never been a gamer until i tried TT,
now hooked at 47yrs old.Will be posting some of my lap times soon.

looking forward to that. Are they any good?

Hi there peeps.

I have been following bikes since I can't remember. My first bike as a stepthrough 50 cc when I was 8 and my brother and I have been mad on bikes ever since.
I think SB< is good but nothing is like motogp for excitment raw skill and guts.
I have a GSX-R 600 which I rode off the day after a track day...lol.
hope to get back on it one day...

My name is the key to my riding style...lol

OrganDonor

Greetings,

I'm from McKinney, Texas (near Dallas). I ride a Triumph Daytona in my spare time and along with my two sons watch every bit of road racing I can find on the tube. I've been a Moto GP fan forever and even named my youngest son after a former world champion.

No big surprise here, but my favorite is Nicky Hayden, although how can you not love Rossi?

Anyway, great site, glad to be here.

Welcome to the boards guys. :)

im josh.. from queensland in australia...
huge moto gp , superbikes and road racing fan... i have had several bikes and have raced also... just saying hi ...

Hey..im sam..i really into f1 but lately started following moto gp quite intresting..can u guys recommend some websites which will be useful for general info. besides motogp boards already check out the entire website..newayz i was just browisng through some websites and i came across the gas jeans website ,

they r running a contest wer all u have 2 do is put up an image of wht u think the world flag would

look like..n win kewl goodies..check out the video some more info n

ideaz..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjeJIakpNOU and the offical website on

http://www.GasWorldsflag.com

"April 3, 2008 is the last date for submitting your world flag and a chance to win trip to MotoGp,

Italy"

p.s the best flag will b printed on t-shirts

Hi All..
Im Keihanna from Indonesia, 28 years old, I love MotoGP, Superbike and Formula one very much. I hardly miss them even tough I aonly watch on TV.

Nice to know you all.


:D

Hi, I'm Catty,
I'm from Sydney, Australia. Huge motogp fan, love talking about it... am forum hunting to find a cosy place where I can crap on about the races.
I'm a Rossi fan, the other riders... I can take em or leave em. Don't really have a next favourite. I like to trash them all, or love them... I go race by race. At the moment, haven't much time for Colin, Tosserland or Jorge. Dani... ah, he's not a bad stick. Nicky seems to have become deadwood.
I'm very anti TC, think the 800s are a bit of a wank (not sure if this constitutes inappropriate language... guess I'll find out!), and am currently wondering what on earth Ducati have done to their GP8 to make it so baaaad.

Don't watch superbikes. Just love the motogp!

Long Live King Rossi!

hi all :) just to let you know that this is (was) 750f-rm, letting you know about my name change

i got fed up with the old one being bike-specific, and my new name is one of my playstation network id's

see you all on the track :up: :D

hey,
this is Wes from Ontario Canada. my dad and i build custom harleys, plus some amateur racing and i run a health food store full time. i have been watching bike racing ever since i can remember. my favorites as a kid were Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz. i know they were arch rivals but i just can't pick a #1. i am a Valentino fan, not only because he knows how to win but because no matter what he can adapt and get the best out of the motorcycle he is on. can't say that about many others. reminds me of stories of King Kenny(though he was a bit before my time).

I enjoy Motogp, WSB and American SB. i think everyone should watch it once and they'll be hooked.

hi, good to see ya :up: if you've got pd's tourist trophy game, we'd be glad to see you in the pitlane (http://www.motogpboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15) :D

Aaahh another Harley fan ! :D

Welcome to this website mate ;)

Aaahh another Harley fan ! :D

just to clarify i said i work on and build them and though i do own one that i built i wouldn't call myself a fan:lol:. they have probably made me cuss and swear more then any other type of motorcycle over the years. i am a big Yamaha and Honda fan but i think all the Japanese manufacturers make models that i like. if i had my pick right now though i would have a Triumph 675. what a bike!

also, i would build japanese bikes but they are much harder to improve on. harleys have LOTS of room for improvement. :lol:

No beards or acetylene lamps but I do go back a bit and raced Manx Nortons in the Surtees/Halewood era, 1957 and '58 to be precise, and rode in 2 Manx Grand Prix and the 1958 North West 200; gentle touring compared with what you lot get up to today. I watch F1 for the soap value and MotoGP for the racing, and like the technology of both. 3-axis gyros on bikes, what is the world coming to.

Wow, that's some biking history. Welcome to the boards Whacko.

Hi everybody,

This is Mar, a twenty-four year-olded girl from Spain who is into bikes since childhood (I love them). About my favourite rider... Can't choose only one. I've many favourites, it depends on the stage.

From the past I like Ángel Nieto, Jorge Martínez "Aspar" and Ricardo Tormo. From the last decade, Max Biaggi, Álex Crivillé and Mick Doohan were the best under my point of view.

From the present, Valentino Rossi is actually the king of Moto GP. Jorge Lorenzo is great too (the Fiat Yamaha Team has been very strong this season). Also I want to add to my list these names: Carlos Checa and Sete Gibernau. Three fantastic and experienced riders (nowadays, Carlos Checa is in the SBK Championship).

About 125 cc and 250 cc, Álvaro Bautista, Mika Kallio, Sandro Cortese, Gabor Talmacsi, Hugo Van den Berg, Héctor Faubel, Héctor Barberá, Hiroshi Aoyama, Thomas Luthi and Mattia Pasini.

Ah, I forgot. An especial mention to Daijiro Kato.

Hi Mar, welcome to the boards. :) Looks like you're in luck as it was announced earlier today that Gibernau's coming back on a Ducati next year (perhaps not such a big surprise).

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the one guy that got to Rossi back on track again. I hope he keeps a lid on the whinging though. ;)

Yeah, Dom!

Sete is back again. He was the only rider who made impossible Valentino's life in the years 2003 and 2004. I was present in that polemic race (Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2005 in Jerez de la Frontera) in which Rossi won in the last lap. I hope Gibernau is coming back in good spirits...

I can't wait to see the beginning of the next season! ;)

It'd be good to see more than one Ducati at the front, that's for sure. I hope for Gibbers' sake that he doesn't do a Melandri. :?

Hi everybody,

This is Mar...

hi mar, good to see a new face :up: if you're in to gaming and have tourist trophy (http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Tourist-Trophy-The-Real-Riding-Simulator-2.jpg), it'd be cool to see you in the pitlane (http://www.motogpboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=15) :D

Hi I'm mark form London.

I ride a VTR 1000.

A huge #46 fan and I love moto gp.

I also like playing tourist trophy! :P

I also like playing tourist trophy! :P
hi mark, hope to see you in the pitlane (http://www.motogpboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=15) :D:up:

Hi everyone,

I m Tito a freestyle mogul skier that is very much into MOTOGP and other engine based sports.
I ld be glad to share some news and info...

Take care

Hi, I'm Luis I'm from the United States. I love anything that deals with racing, but I have to admit it, MotoGP got me into racing. My favorite rider used to be Nicky Hayden until he won in 2006 I got really mad because he beat the "MAN", so I realized that my favorite was Rossi.

:lol: It is hard to resist being a Rossi fan. Welcome to the boards. :)

hi all,
my name is craig,i live near winchester,england.
37 year old zx7r rider,painted up in the same colours/style as joey dunlops lid.
(im 37,not the 7r!!!!!!!)also got a little rs125 aprilia,as i have an addiction to two stroke oil haha.
moto gp is where its at for me,although the supers still float me boat,but if they clashed on tv,it would be moto gpeeeeeeeee every time!
looks like theres some pretty informed chat on here,lookin forward to contributing from time to time.ciao for now.

Winchester? I'll have to keep an eye out for you on the 272 then. I used to have an RS125 - seriously fun little toys - I'd love an RS250 one day.

Welcome to the boards. :up:

Hello everyone, I am Hub from Savannah Ga, USA and a huge MotoGP nut. Hate Dani Pedro with a passion (even before I knew what a complete *&^% Puig was). Enough about that , also a big fan of WSB and occasionally watch the Mladin/Spies championship when I am bored.
51 years old and manage a dealership here in Savannah and currently very much enjoy the smallest motorcycle I have ever owned (08 Kawasaki Ninja 250)
"Ride it like you stole it"

Mornin' (or whatever it is where you are :P). Plenty of fun to be had on little bikes imo. Welcome. :up:

hi I,m dave from stoke currently riding sv 650s (great fun).Been into GP for yonks, used to enjoy the Sheene/ Roberts battles! Big JT fan but respect to the doctor:).
Lookin forward to viewing the topics and who knows I may have something to say.

Evening Dave. :up: Hope that SV has a race can - they sound soo good.

new here, kalio fan from finland! Also stoner and pedrosa fan! no rossi bandwagon for me!

hey people im graham glen from callander scotland im a big rossi fan :D:D rossi did an amazing job this year wining the title and i think he will do it again next year

hi you two :D if you have the tourist trophy game, it'd be cool to see you in the pitlane (http://www.motogpboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=15) :up:

hey guys,

im tk from philadelphia. i've been riding for 3 years, but watching bike racing for about 6. before getting into bikes i was big into the toyota mr2 scene.
glad to be a part of this!