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stability. Yamaha's lack of such
a device has drawn continued
grumbles, especially from Lorenzo.
"We will be testing it soon with
our GP riders and then, based on
when we are ready, when we can
see it really has an advantage
and the reliability is there … then
we will introduce it" he said.
With gearbox failures potentially disastrous, safety was a
priority, he said. "With a gearbox
you cannot afford to make one
until they are 100 percent sure it
mistake… it could cost you the
is working faultlessly."
rider. Yamaha will not introduce it
SYKES SIGNS EARLY
T
om Sykes blew the World
Superbike paddock open
with his very early signature for
the Kawasaki factory team for
2014, and he was understandably stoked to have done it at this
stage.
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"It is unbelievably early - the
middle of July - and I cannot
believe it," Sykes said. "To be
signed up and sealed is great
and after a steady start with broken ribs and wrist it has been a
great season so far. I used that
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THE
Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis
says Yamaha's seamless gearbox
is on the way.
Tom Sykes has signed a deal to
continue with the factory Kawasaki
team in World Superbike.
small mistake in Portimao to my
advantage as well and have been
very focused. That has put us
where we are now and everything happens for a reason. We
are signed up even before the
summer break. Staying in World
Superbike with an unbelievable
manufacturer… because Kawasaki is great and the Ninja ZX-10R
we have built from ground zero.
When you have done something
like that with the same people
around you, you cannot buy that
kind of relationship. We have
done a few years together now
so we will be doing another one
now, so time is whizzing by. A
number of years ago I was quite
last in the queue, if you like, but
now I am riding the ZX-10R I have
