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| Author: | madski [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
The 800cc bullshit is officially over in 2012 and 4 stroke, 4 cylinder, 1000cc motors are back. The main limitation appears to be bore size, set at a max of 81mm. This is aimed at controlling how many rpm's designers can get out of the new motors but interestingly enough is larger than most if not all current liter super bikes - a move to possibly keep from pissing WSBK off too much? Anyway, hope that Rossi sticks around long enough to ride a liter again. There were also some clarifications made in the specs for the new Moto2 class http://www.motomatters.com/news/2009/12 ... ders_.html http://motogpinfo.motogp.com/2009/fim/g ... _dec09.pdf |
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| Author: | madski [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
Here's a video from MotoGP with Ezpeleta on the rule changes: http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2009/Do ... gine+rules |
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| Author: | bacolmm [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
I believe this will be a good thing for MotoGP. It should level the playing field a bit and give some of the riders that weigh more than 100 lbs (Ben Spies, Hayden, Edwards) a bit more of a chance against the Pedrosa fly-weights... |
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| Author: | madski [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
i hope they also remove some of the electronics and let the guys that can ride (rossi) make the guys that can't (stoner) look like the little whiny pussies they are. from what i read the spec for the premier class is an "evloving" thing so now that they have spec'd the motors the rest of the bike should be hashed out soon enough. |
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| Author: | bacolmm [ Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
madski wrote: i hope they also remove some of the electronics and let the guys that can ride (rossi) make the guys that can't (stoner) look like the little whiny pussies they are. This video makes me think he might do OK even without the electronics... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqrGbiGY ... r_embedded |
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| Author: | madski [ Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
i'm sur he'll be fine, i just can't stand him for some reason |
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| Author: | bacolmm [ Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: They're back! 1000cc Back in the premier class! |
madski wrote: i'm sur he'll be fine, i just can't stand him for some reason He's definitely not the most charismatic guy in the world, but he can ride the wheels of a motorcycle... |
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