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Originally Posted by TIGGER

Hey I don't want them to write the rules to favor anything. If the I4 is a better engine package then Buell,Ducati, etc needs to walk away from V2 motor if they want to compete. I mean you are basicly saying that the I4 is a better configuration for racing so why should companies that choose to use a weaker design get an almost DOUBLE cc advantage? You don't see the FIM allowing Ducati to field a 1600 in MotoGp. If Suzuki/Honda were smart, they'd quick develop an 1100 cc V2 motor and drop it in their liter bike chassis and wipe the floor with that Buell.

I'm not saying that an 1125 should be in a 600 class, just that a liter twin has different potential than a liter I4.

As for FIM they allow Ducati about 1200 cc vs the 1000 I4 in WSBK, and with MotoGP, you haven't read the rules very closely have you? The FIM has a weight penality based on the number of cylinders, a performance based handycap.

And the reason they have these rules in the first place, is that with more cylinders you can make more hp for a given displacement. A 6 will make more power than a 4, 8 more than 6, 12 more than 8. And you can see the same progression, and then rules to limit performance in F1.