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Old 11-10-2010, 02:33 PM   #17
fasternyou929
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Originally Posted by Dave View Post
Somehow I doubt it was valentino himself who yanked the carbs for fuel injection and tossed the 180* crank in favor of a crossplane.
While he's not an engineer, he gives the inputs that drive the engineers to make specific impovements:

Front end and chassis stability under braking and throughout a turn
Smooth, predictable power delivery
How well are the traction control and wheelie control electronics working
How well does the bike tip-in
etc.
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