Nakkas on the move

Shinya Nakano is set to shun a big-money offer from Kawasaki and sign for Konica Minolta Honda next season.

Honda have told the 28-year-old Japanese that the ride, which is currently occupied by his countryman Makoto Tamada, is his if he wants it next season, and are waiting on an answer.

Nakano, who is disappointed to have not yet ridden next year's Kawasaki, said: “I have a chance with Honda, all I have to say is yes.

“The delay with the new Kawsaki has made me look at my future and after three years with Kawasaki, I expected more, I have told them it would be difficult to stay.”

Nakano lies 12th in the riders' championship after taking the best finish of his career – second place – in the Dutch TT at Assen. A maiden win looked on the cards in Australia before rain intervened.

And Kawsaki team boss Harald Eckl believes that Nakano's departure is inevitable, despite putting a 1.1 million Euro (£750,000) contract on the table.

Eckl said: In my mind, he is already gone. I have begged him, but he wants to see the new bike and we don't have it yet.”

The move comes as a blow to 250cc front-runner Hiroshi Aoyama, who won in Japan last weekend and was thought to be in line for the ride if Tamada was dropped.

Should Nakano move on, as is expected, Kawasaki have a number of riders on their wish-list to partner Frenchman Randy de Puniet next year.

Among the candidates are Spaniards Carlos Checa and Sete Gibernau, as well as Tamada.

Gibbersook coming to Kwak ?

Oh f**k..........Mardy french tw*t, that's all I need

As much as I Despise Gibbasook & his antics since the "05 Broom Incident at Qatar" I think he will push the bike for results that Nakkers didn't.
The only passing Shinya has been involved in this year has seen him lose a spot or park it on its tank
Poach Jamie Staufer & toss him on the big K's 800cc Unit.

Gibbersook coming to Kwak ?

Oh f**k..........Mardy french tw*t, that's all I need

You'll be ok mate. He's Spanish, so no need to panic.


I don't quite understand how all this works.

The riders are expected to bring sponsors with them, who are prepared to put in millions of dollars worth of sponsorship money, and then the team offers the rider a million off bucks worth to ride for them?

Isn't that kind of like the rider asking the sponsors to pay them to ride a bike?

I dunno why I said french I know he's Spanish.........however, he may as well be French with the antics he pulls.
Linda's exstatic she thinks he's a great rider??????? me........ I reckon if he could get his bottom lip to stay in, the dedreased wind resistance would equate to 5HP more

As long as they get results I dont care if they are a downright bastard (except on the track).....

That's not good...

I dunno what the hell i'm gunna do if Gibbersook joins Team Green...

Oh fuck no! Please not Sete... I don't want to support 1 Green bike next year and support the other falling over..

NOOOOOO!!!!!!

I really wanted to see Nakkers complete the ZX-RR project. He deserved that win in PI and was robbed. That's all I wanted from him at least.

Gibernau? Fuck no. How he competed on the Movistar Honda is beyond me. He had one good season, that's it.

He was absolutely useless the next, and even more useless this year. We don't need to have another look at another useless Biaggi.

Checa has had it. He's retired, don't bother.

And Tamada, well he showed so much promise on the Camel honda a couple of years ago but that's all gone up shit creek.

We need a gun!

Oh fuck no! Please not Sete... I don't want to support 1 Green bike next year and support the other falling over..

I'm with Dan on this ine, it'll be hard to concentrate on my drinking whilst the race is on....

cheers

Nooooooooo, don't let this be true!!

we need a stoner or rossi

or just some new blood

but please no sete or other retire'in riders

Oh fuck no! Please not Sete... I don't want to support 1 Green bike next year and support the other falling over..

mate...if they take Checa thats EXACTLY wot u will be supporting...

Be interesting to see what he does on another bike.
Be interesting to see what someone else can do on the kwakka.
However, the comparison will probably be useless as they'll all be new bikes.