{"id":585046,"date":"2018-02-27T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T02:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeme.tv\/?p=585046"},"modified":"2018-02-28T08:12:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T22:12:38","slug":"2018-wsbk-image-gallery-filling-the-frame-at-phillip-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/2018-wsbk-image-gallery-filling-the-frame-at-phillip-island\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 WSBK IMAGE GALLERY – FILLING THE FRAME AT PHILLIP ISLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phillip Island hosted the opening round of the 2018 World Superbike series, complete with Aussie wildcards, mad geese, some French people and the traditional grab-bag of weather.<\/p>\n

The magnificent Nick Edards was on hand to capture some of the action, destroying some more of his failing knee-cartilage in the process, but carrying on in the finest English tradition.<\/p>\n

If you want to read about what happened, we suggest you go to Trevor Hedge’s site HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

But before you do that, might we respectfully suggest you look at these wonderful pictures Nick took.<\/p>\n

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Marco Melandri did quite well on the weekend. Clearly the design on his helmet proved inspirational.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The defending world champion, whatsisname…Roe, Reo, Rae…will certainly have some defending to do this year.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Chaz’s tech foot-pumps more telemetry into the Ducati as per the instructions of Lorenzo’s MotoGP team.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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“Don’t tell me George is here. He mistook me for Crutchlow last year and tried to run me through with a spear.”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Michael Van Der Mark’s Yamaha gets the full sucking-Dyson up it to remove any evil demons it may have acquired during practice.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Aussie wildcards Toparis, Maxwell, Falzon and Herfross being briefed before the WSBK. “Don’t ride too fast, blokes. We’ll drown in Euro tears if you do.”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s traditional to shoot all the riders from the front. But when you’re a bum man…<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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“Can you see the octopus, Gino?”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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“What does Suggest Mapping Eight mean?”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s time to Sykes them all out.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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No point in sitting down.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Leon Camier has a Honda to ride this year. He still won’t win, but.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Lucas Mahias, World Supersport Champion, goes full Gopnik.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Lisa, the anti-rain girl, was on hand to provide much needed shelter from the storms with her OH&S umbrella.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Daniel Falzon raced everything over the weekend, ASBK and WSBK. He must have slept well on Sunday night.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s like Ducati has crammed three normal engines into that thing.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Melandri’s hamstrings are second to none.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s like a lolly shop, except with helmets. So it’s not like a lolly shop at all. More like a helmet shop.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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“Which one does Chaz want to ride?”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jodi Torres and the lovely MV Agusta.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s almost as if they’re produced on some factory production line that bolts on giant testicles, steely eyes, six-packs and working hamstrings.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Beats coming seventh in MotoGP.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO NICK EDARDS AND HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC. YOU MAY VIEW HIS AMAZING WORK HERE<\/a>, OR ENGAGE NICK TO SHOOT YOU RIDING YOUR BIKE AND HEAR HIS KNEES EXPLODING.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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