Stoner: `The wobbles have gone`.

By Mike Nicks

It's nearly impossible to imagine Casey Stoner riding a bike where he isn't pushing it onto the realm of wobbles and weaves: the reigning MotoGP wo🐽rld champion is that kind of full-on rider who keeps the throttle wound.

But at Donington we m𓄧ay see St𓃲oner on a Marlboro Ducati GP8 that doesn't shake him around.

"At the Barcelona tests we found a big, big improvement to the engine management system to calm the bike down a bit and make it much easier to ride," he said. "The shaking and wobbling everywher൩e - it's sorted that."

Stoner, crossed-up, Catalunya MotoGP 2008
Stoner, crossed-up, Catalunya MotoGP 2008
© Gold and Goose

By Mike Nicks

It's nea🍒rly impossible to imagine Casey Stoner riding a bike where he isn't pushing it onto the realm of wobbles and weav⭕es: the reigning MotoGP world champion is that kind of full-on rider who keeps the throttle wound.

But at Donington we may see St𝓀oner on a Marlboro Ducati GP8 that doesn't shake him around.

"At the Barcelona tests we found a big, big iꦑmprovement to the engine management system to calm the bike down a bit and make it much easier to ride," he said. "The shaꦇking and wobbling everywhere - it's sorted that."

So take a look at Donington to see if the other Marlboro Ducati rider Marco Melandri looks more confident on a 🎐tamed-down V4 this weekend.

As for Casey, my bet is that he'll force on through 🔜the GP8's new calm zone and discover the next 🌌wobble level.

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