Comments on: Checa Immediately Fast on Panigale WSB Machine (News)

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:07:58 +0000

This race bike most likely costing over a million dollars each………..most of us will not have to worry if we “want” it or not!

Exceptions noted

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By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:05:49 +0000

RC51……..a new ever bigger one………yuppp count me in on that……..haaaaaa. Looking forward to an even wider gas tank to seat multiple family members

How about this instead for Honda ……….. a V5 600 and 1000 for street riders.

Naaaaaaaaa………that might sell

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By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:51:11 +0000

As far as Honda building new twins to win WSBK my view is history shows they already failed at this ……after having 20 plus years to study the Ducati twins to design and introduce the best twin ever.

If Mr. Honda was still alive we would not be talking about this………….but today Honda is a car company that many decisions are made by cost accountants and attorneys ……….a company whose worst fear of some rider being in a 200mph freeway chase in CA on national coverage……. that somehow might scare off Honda a few car buyers.
After all Honda does not even feature motorcycles in most of their broad product offering advertisments……..but that slow selling business jet makes it every time.

And exceptions noted………just how does Honda almost always seem to come in mid pack in most sport bike tests over the last 15 years. It takes real engineering to accomplish this with consistency year after year…….and again exceptions noted.

Sadly Honda could build a competitive big twin………….dont expect it this decade……..they are too busy adding to their long list of bikes that do not sell.

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By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:20:02 +0000

Awesome, I am lloking forward to the 2013 seasson with Checa on the Panigale. WSBK is the best show in racing today!!

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By: Vrooom

Vrooom — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:33:25 +0000

I see Sykes taking the championship next year. A 1/2 point loss to Biagi must have been painful.

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By: Vrooom

Vrooom — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:31:22 +0000

The bikes seem pretty competitive to me. After all Sykes was 1/2 a point off the championship with a Kawasaki this year. It probably had nothing to do with riders like Carl Fogarty and Troy Bayliss.

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By: TDM850

TDM850 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:34:12 +0000

I think it’s 72 degrees.

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By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:18:57 +0000

Doesn’t Honda’s MotoGP bike have a 90 degree v angle?

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By: v

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:34:28 +0000

Was it the frame(less) design that was the GP bikes problem? It might have been, but since it now has an aluminum frame and is still the slowest true MotoGP bike it wasn’t the only or even major problem. Personally, I feel that the problem lies with the 90 degree V angle (and the current bore/stroke limits) and its overall effects on the bikes geometry.

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By: duke888

duke888 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:48:51 +0000

The Ducati MotoGP frame is completely different than the WSBK bike. The MotoGP frame is a full perimeter frame whereas the superbike is using the engine as a stress member with CF subframes in the front and rear to mount the suspension systems and ancilliaries. It is similar in concept to the Britten of the 90′s.

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