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Title: some new rules Post by: gm2 on August 22, 2012, 11:19:03 AM http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120822fimrelease.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120822fimrelease.htm)
- CRTs can change bore & stroke - Fixed number of possible gear ratios from 2013 - Wheels will be homologated starting in 2015 Title: Re: some new rules Post by: thought on August 22, 2012, 11:29:32 AM Thats pretty big that CRT's can change bore and stroke... means you can field a twin now right?
And never heard too many complaints about rims... any major reason behind that rule change? or just another way to reduce costs? Title: Re: some new rules Post by: derby on August 22, 2012, 11:50:12 AM Thats pretty big that CRT's can change bore and stroke... means you can field a twin now right? i can't remember if the rule stil specifies a 4-cylinder, but why would you want to handicap yourself even more? making a competitive twin at this level has to be very, very expensive. Title: Re: some new rules Post by: duccarlos on August 22, 2012, 12:14:40 PM Especially for the CRT's. Maybe Ducati would be so inclined, but they would need to dump so much money into the project they might go bankrupt.
Title: Re: some new rules Post by: gm2 on August 22, 2012, 12:22:33 PM come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid.
Title: Re: some new rules Post by: derby on August 22, 2012, 12:29:50 PM come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid. ...again. ;D (http://www.sbfiberdesign.com/jpeg/honda_nsr500v.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V) Title: Re: some new rules Post by: OT on August 22, 2012, 12:34:36 PM come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid. Rossi's getting ready... http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120821rossixr750.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120821rossixr750.htm) Title: Re: some new rules Post by: gm2 on August 22, 2012, 12:58:19 PM ...again. ;D (http://www.sbfiberdesign.com/jpeg/honda_nsr500v.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V) stfu, you knew what i meant =) Title: Re: some new rules Post by: kopfjäger on August 22, 2012, 03:07:28 PM ...again. ;D (http://www.sbfiberdesign.com/jpeg/honda_nsr500v.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V) [thumbsup] [evil] Title: Re: some new rules Post by: DanTheMan on August 22, 2012, 08:41:48 PM Rossi's getting ready... http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120821rossixr750.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120821rossixr750.htm) "he maintenance costs on an XR750 are enormous and the engines, even though they've been in production for decades, are decidedly short life. Even at a sedate non-Carr pace, one can burn thousands of dollars in parts on an XR750 in a weekend. And obtaining parts can be an issue." really? why? Title: Re: some new rules Post by: OT on August 23, 2012, 06:51:04 AM It's made by "The Motor Company", I suppose [evil]
Title: Re: some new rules Post by: ZLTFUL on August 23, 2012, 06:25:47 PM It's no longer made by "The Motor Company", I suppose [evil] Fixed it for ya. The flat trackers out there these days are combinations of existing part/aftermarket castings stuffed into custom built frames. The last XR750 sold complete by Harley was in 1980 and they only sold the motors from late 1980-1988. |