Avintia's Hector Barbera dominated the Open class during last week's Sepang MotoGP test. The Spaniard was quickest of the non-factory riders over all three days, culminating in eighth overall on the timesheets. Barbera's best lap, one of four under 2m 1s, put him 1.1s behind world champion Marc Marquez's Honda but seven places and 1.3s clear of nearest Open rival Stefan Bradl (Forward Yamaha). News then emerged that, unlike the Open machines from Honda and Yamaha, Barbera and team-mate Mike di Meglio have a seamless shift gearbox on their 2014-spec Ducatis. Asked to confirm the technology, which provides faster and smoother gear changes, Avintia told Crash.net that they have used the...
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