some new rules

[gm2]

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

[thought]

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?

[derby]

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.

[duccarlos]

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.

[gm2]

come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid. 

[derby]

come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid.  

...again.  



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V

[OT]

come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid. 

Rossi's getting ready...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120821rossixr750.htm

[gm2]

...again. 



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V

stfu, you knew what i meant =)

[kopfjäger]

...again.  



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500V

 

[DanTheMan]

Rossi's getting ready...

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?

[OT]

It's made by "The Motor Company", I suppose 

[ZLTFUL]

It's no longer made by "The Motor Company", I suppose 

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.