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Old 29-03-06, 06:20 PM   #1
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Jeremy McWilliams was enjoying himself after a few days testing the BMW MotoGP bike in Spain during the week. "Tobe, don't even bother asking me about it as I have a £100,000 fine clause in my contract with them…"
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Old 29-03-06, 06:24 PM   #2
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he also raced a buell @ datona 200. i think he's looking for work
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Old 29-03-06, 06:37 PM   #3
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Aren't they already involved?

Ok it's the pace car......
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Old 29-03-06, 07:30 PM   #4
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Aren't they already involved?

Ok it's the pace car......
so that where max has gone
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Old 29-03-06, 09:39 PM   #5
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I think the boxer twin will seriously ruin ground clearance in the corners.

And the top box and panniers might be an issue at 200mph.
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Old 29-03-06, 11:15 PM   #6
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so that will be , no shaft drive, no belt drive,no boxer engine, no tin panniers

that'll be BMW paying someone to develop a bike and stick their badge on then


BMW motogp bike, yeah right.

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Old 29-03-06, 11:41 PM   #7
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i dislike mcwilliams, he comes across as an arrogant SOB especially when he wrote in bike magazine how he would "kick reynolds ****" in BSB because he had motoGP experience.. where did he finish last year then?
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