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« on: August 22, 2012, 11:19:03 AM »

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

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« Reply #1 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?
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« Reply #2 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.
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« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2012, 12:22:33 PM »

come on: we'll never see a twin on the GP grid. 
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 12:29:50 PM »

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

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« Reply #6 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
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 12:58:19 PM »


stfu, you knew what i meant =)
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2012, 03:07:28 PM »


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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2012, 08:41:48 PM »


"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?
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2012, 06:51:04 AM »

It's made by "The Motor Company", I suppose  Evil
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« Reply #11 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.
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