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09-24-2008, 09:46 PM
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 true... but they're also doing it to SLOW THE BIKES DOWN... they're apparently carrying too much corner speed... 
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09-24-2008, 09:52 PM
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09-24-2008, 09:55 PM
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09-24-2008, 10:13 PM
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Good. The one make tire rules in F1 helped the competition tremendously though if one team is head and shoulder above the rest they will dominate, obviously.
I understand they wont switch back to 990cc but it would be great if they decreased the size of the tires. Motogp bike + 170 series tire = crazy amounts of backing it in/drifting.  That's what the 800's have been missing.
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09-24-2008, 10:18 PM
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if the 800's are too fast through the corners... then why did they go from 990 to the 800? wasn't it because the 990's were too fast in the straights?
what size tire do they run now? 190's? |
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09-24-2008, 10:31 PM
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Switching to 800's completely backfired on the governing body. Going fast straight is easy and relatively safe, going around turns fast is hard and pretty dangerous (look at jorge lorenzo's crash reel from this season. Highsides, highsides and more highsides). Durr, any street rider could've told them that.
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09-24-2008, 11:10 PM
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wonder what their reasoning for not going back to the 990's is then.
not that I'm complaining... though it's just gonna feed the street bikes with ways of getting more power... but it's also gonna cause more R&D into electronics... and that really tames down the races IMO... I don't wanna see anyone hurt... but the spectacular high sides are fun to watch... too bad they won't put more R&D into safety such as that air bag apparatus in the other thread... |
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09-24-2008, 10:05 PM
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