Thursday, September 28, 2006

MotoGp Music: 2007 previews


At this point we should have a good idea of the new 800cc MotoGp bikes. Magazine, newspapers and internet have provided us with pictures, videos and interesting technical details. Now we know that they perform almost like the current ones and most likely the engine evolution during next winter will bring much more horse power on the wheels.
All of them seems much smaller, to the point that even minute riders like Pedrosa or Capirossi seem suddenly bigger. The handling is completely different: nimble, capable of carrying a lot of entrance-mid corner speed. The electronics in the slipper clutches, traction control system, fuel injection (most likely “imported” from F1) has virtually eliminated the risk of high siding at the exit of the turns. Now we see riders washing the front while trailbraking or losing the read by the apex, or between apexes in double turns.
The new bikes look very symilar to the old ones with the exception of the Honda. The almost inexistent and chopped tail coupled to the long boxed swingarm makes the rider to look like a jocky on a pony. But there must be something else “under the tank” because last Monday a crowd of people, and among them Capirossi, gathered in front to the Honda garage to see the new creature, RC212V. Only at the first race in 2007 we will see who have created the best motogp, and until then we will have to pick our favorite missile judging by the look and the music: my choice goes to the “Il pompone Ducati”.

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4 comments:

Jimmy said...

We'll have to wait until Garry McCoy has had a race or two on the new Ilmor 800 before we can announce the end of the highside era. That guy could highside an armchair!
The new bikes sound amazing, real screamers.

Alessandro Matteucci aka Alex 555 said...

We will get a taste of it at the last race in Valencia. The expections for that bike are so high that I can not wait for.
Jimmy, I believe that the majority of people don't know about this project, why don't you write something about?

Alessandro Matteucci aka Alex 555 said...

the ducati seemed to rev more at the exit of that turn...Is it olny my impression?

Jimmy said...

The Ducati certainly sounded like it was revving higher out of that corner. It's hard to draw conclusions though. It could be something as simple as the riders just trying that corner in different gears, I suppose.