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motomatters, 10 months ago to random

Really interesting video on why riding motorcycles is awesome, which the author puts down to the posture on a bike. I believe a lot of the research on posture and psychology is problematic, but riding a motorcycle is both physical and active, and so likely to have a positive effect on your mood. I think there's a lot more reasons too, but this could be part.

#motorcycle #riding #motorbike #MentalHealth

https://youtu.be/PMPcIMOP6Es

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

"Men passionately desire to live after death, but they often pass away without noticing the fact that the memory of a really good person always lives. It is impressed upon the next generation, and is transmitted again to the children. Is that not an immortality worth striving for?"

Peter Kropotkin, 1899.

Reminded of this whenever someone who lived life the way Tina Turner did dies.

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

New on MotoMatters.com:
2023 Assen World Superbike Race One Result: Penalised Start
https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2023/04/22/2023_assen_world_superbike_race_one.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 11 months ago to MotoGP

New on MotoMatters.com:
Assen MotoGP Post-Race Subscriber Notes, Part 1: Pecco Bagnaia, Momentum, And Track Limits
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/06/27/assen_motogp_post_race_subscriber_notes.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 9 months ago to random

So a while ago, I mentioned I was writing a review of my BMW R1250GS Adventure. Well, I finally got around to finishing it.

It is mostly very positive, but with some trenchant criticism as well.

And it's long. Really long.

https://emmett.nl/article/14000-km-bmw-r1250gs-adventure-it-any-good

motomatters, 9 months ago to MotoGP

New on MotoMatters.com:
2023 Misano MotoE P2 Results: Spinelli Leads Ferrari
https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2023/09/08/2023_misano_motoe_p2_results_spinelli.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 9 months ago to MotoGP

HRC boss Watanabe on turning Honda's MotoGP woes around. On integrating the 4-wheel with the 2-wheel side, better communication, staying in MotoGP, and how to keep Marc Marquez:
"The only way is to make a fast bike that can win races."

#MotoGP #Honda #HRC
https://motomatters.com/interview/2023/08/14/hrc_boss_koji_watanabe_on_how_to_turn.html

motomatters, 9 months ago to random

Well, that was a bit dull.

motomatters, 9 months ago to MotoGP

Michele Pirro to replace Enea Bastianini for the next 3 races, Misano, India, Japan.

#MotoGP #Ducati #EB23

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

An excellent read on how #aerodynamics has gone from being an afterthought to a central part of motorcycle design in #MotoGP. Aero is not just for going faster in a straight line.
I know a lot of people would like to see MotoGP ban aero, but that horse has already bolted

https://blog.ktm.com/let-it-flow-how-ktm-upped-its-game-in-motogp-aerodynamics/

motomatters, 9 months ago to MotoGP

New on MotoMatters.com:
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 352: Red Bull Raging And Silly Season Shenanigans
https://motomatters.com/podcast/2023/08/22/paddock_pass_podcast_episode_352_red.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

New on MotoMatters.com:
2023 Jerez MotoGP Warm Up Result: Quartararo Leads In Cooler Conditions
https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2023/04/30/2023_jerez_motogp_warm_up_result.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 9 months ago to random

Marc Marquez is staying at Honda

https://www.elperiodico.com/es/motogp/20230910/marquez-prepara-queda-anunciar-sigue-91917447

motomatters, 10 months ago to MotoGP

New on MotoMatters.com:
How To Build A MotoGP Calendar, Part 2: Carlos Ezpeleta On Which Races Go Where, The Problems Of Transport, And Publishing The Calendar
https://motomatters.com/interview/2023/07/25/how_to_build_a_motogp_calendar_part_2.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

New on MotoMatters.com:
2023 Le Mans MotoGP P2 Result: Miller Leads The Way As Bagnaia Sneaks Into Q2, Quartararo Out
https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2023/05/12/2023_le_mans_motogp_p2_result_miller.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

New on MotoMatters.com:
2023 Mugello MotoE P1 Results: Ferrari Leads Garzo
https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2023/06/09/2023_mugello_motoe_p1_results_ferrari.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

Part 1 of what is going to be a multi-part dissection of the many aspects of Le Mans

1st, some words about crowd numbers, and why Le Mans does so well.

Then how Marco Bezzecchi won.

Finally, whether it means anything for the title.

#MotoGP #FrenchGP #Ducati #MB72

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/05/15/le_mans_motogp_post_race_part_1_why_le.html

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

If we're already 0.1 off the outright lap record, you have to think we will be seeing a 1'44 in Q2.

(No spoilers... )

#MotoGP #ItalianGP

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

The one thing I keep thinking about regarding the WGA writers'strike is how actors are overrated and writers underrated. A great actor can make a terrible story tolerable. A poor actor can't destroy a great story. The human race evolved through and because of stories.

It's the main reason I don't like the Oscars, which centres actors rather than writers.

#WGA #WritersStrike

motomatters, 11 months ago to MotoGP

New on MotoMatters.com:
Alvaro Bautista Completes Two-Day Test At Misano - Prelude To A Wildcard?
https://motomatters.com/news_item/2023/06/21/alvaro_bautista_completes_two_day_test.html
#MotoGP #MotoMatters

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

Enea Bastianini will miss the French Grand Prix at Le Mans next weekend. Danilo Petrucci will take his place.

Bastianini is still recovering from the broken shoulderblade he suffered in Portimão.

#MotoGP #FrenchGP #EB23 #DP09

motomatters, 11 months ago to MotoGP

Pol Espargaro is in the GasGas pits. Was looking very good, very fit, very healthy. He will speak to the media at lunchtime. More after that.

#MotoGP #DutchTT #Assen #PE44 #GasGas #KTM

motomatters, 1 year ago to random

Injury update from Pol Espargaro after his crash at Portimão. Slow recovery from big injuries.

#MotoGP #PortugueseGP #PE44

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrxstP4oMho/

motomatters, 11 months ago to MotoGP

Marc Marquez saying now is not the time to be thinking about his future. You don't make decisions at the worst point of your career. He wants to be fit, get back on the bike, and then make a decision in a more calm moment, when he can think clearly, not clouded by emotion and pain.

#MotoGP #DutchTT #Assen #Honda #MM93

motomatters, 22 days ago to MotoGP

Where are we with the MotoGP rider market? Absolutely all over the place. Martin to Ducati? KTM? Aprilia? Marquez to Pramac? KTM? Bastianini to Yamaha or Aprilia? Pramac to stick with Ducati? Luca Marini and Joan Mir to Trackhouse Aprilia?

MotoGP is off on one

#MotoGP

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2024/05/19/motogp_rider_market_round_up_that_s_why.html