2005 Honda RC211V First Ride
…very different engine configurations, the 998cc in-line-four cylinder Blade and the 990cc V5 RCV both have beautifully wide, smooth and usable powerbands to play with. It makes each bike remarkably easy to ride; as impressive for a 180-mph road bike as it is for a 200-plus-mph MotoGP weapon. In fact…
MotoGP Jerez Test Day 2 Team Reports
…improve his times.Niccol? Canepa ? Pramac Racing rider ? 18th in 1?41.551 ?Day of immense emotions. I have taken my first official photo with the great MotoGP riders. Then I have done a photo with all the Italian riders, I almost wanted to ask if I could have taken a picture of them. I was beside Vale, Macho…
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2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 First Ride
…a 15-hour flight to?Eastern Creek Raceway outside Sydney, Australia, the first words from Yamaha?s mouth about the?2009 Yamaha?R1 are: ?born from MotoGP.? Not again... But they did fly us halfway around the world to see the thing, so before I brushed it under the table as hopeless PR propaganda and…
MotoGP Donington Park Qualifying
Valentino Rossi, always the consummate showman, clocked an incredible lap with three minutes remaining in Saturday?s MotoGP Qualifying session at Donington Park to bump into the front row and take pole position. Stoner likes to establish his position right from the word go.Ducati Marlboro?s Casey Stoner…
MotoGP A Closer Look at the 800s
…resulted in lighter engines, but the 990-era minimum weight limitation for four-cylinder bikes of 148 kg (326 lbs) remains. (Minimum weights for MotoGP bikes differ based on number of cylinders, but all 2007 bikes utilize four-cylinder powerplants.)This has presented MotoGP engineers with a problem/opportunity…
MotoGP Brno Team Previews
…Monday, the first MotoGP test since mid-June. Testing has been drastically reduced this year to cut costs, which makes each and every test even more important than in the past. Another cost-reducing measure comes into effect at Brno, with MotoGP teams restricted to the number of engines they can use for…
MotoGP Valencia Test - Day 2
…engine configuration on his Desmosedici.?Ducati will continue its testing tomorrow as Stoner and teammate, Nicky Hayden, work with new forks and a revised engine configuration. The Aussie has also been assessing a new?softer rear tire that Bridgestone brought to the circuit specifically for the MotoGP…
2010 MotoGP Testing in Valencia
A day after the final round of the 2009 MotoGP season, the teams are back out on the Valencia circuit beginning preparations for the upcoming 2010 series. After a disappointing crash-out during the warm-up prior to Sunday?s race, Casey Stoner was back out on the Ricardo Tormo Circuit and posted the…
Honda Talks Jerez MotoGP Test
Andrea Dovizioso tried the 2009 prototype RC212V and was impressed by the bike?s overall performance.Five of Honda?s six MotoGP riders completed a useful two-day test session at Jerez today, their final outing of 2008 before the sport?s traditional midwinter testing moratorium. Weather conditions were…
Roland Sands KRV5 Tracker
…about the audience I was effecting with my building style to have him take notice."The engineering gem at the heart of Sands' Tracker, the KRV5's history is itself an interesting side story. Looking for a MotoGP engine design as he made the leap from two-stroke to four, Roberts borrowed the V-5 concept…
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