Alex Barros has finally been confirmed as a Honda rider, replacing Valentino Rossi in the Repsol Honda squad for the 2004 MotoGP World Championship. Although official details are yet to be released by Honda, it has emerged that the Brazilian rider has liberated himself from the remaining year of his contract with Yamaha and Altadis and is now free to return to the factory with whom he took his last win, riding the RC211V at Valencia in the final round of the 2002 season.

Barros, who endured a nightmare season riding the M1 in 2003, crashing fourteen times and making the podium just once, is still recovering from an operation to repair damage to a shoulder injury sustained at the Sachsenring back in July. However, he was due to complete a few demonstration laps riding a Honda street-bike in Sao Paolo on Friday and official details regarding the deal are expected to be announced soon.


What kind of replacement is this shit!! I didn't think he was that good of a rider last year. :?

Yeah, but he's not American so that makes it okay.

sounds like he has alot of injuries to contend with this year. Barros is good, but goin down 14 times has to take it's toll on body and mind. doesn't sound like a very good replacement for the doctor. :?

Turbo :!: Honda Needs YOU :!:







:lmao:

:rofl: honda needs turbo almost as much as they need me. :D

Don't forget Barros is the most experienced MotoGP rider out there. Honda couldnt really replace Rossi with anyone better due to others being signed and contracted already.

Barros can teach The Kid alot on this team too. Sure he crashed 14 times last year, but the last time he has ridden an rc211v, he won the race. He was also a steady competitor on the NSR500 against the M1 and RC211v's in 2002.

:)

So what happened to the Hayden Edwards combo??

So what happened to the Hayden Edwards combo??

Rumor has it they didn't want an all american rider team. Repsol wanted a rider from europe, particularly Spain on the team.