MotoGP 2013

[Crasherfromwayback]

"You must spread some.."

But, but, I only need about 1,258 parts and I'll have the whole bike...

Lol. Hope you get your knob stuck in the end of the chamber.

[Flettner]

Ha ha ha, well that's no worse than ya'll looking through those rose colored sleeve valves.

Sleeves aye, seems we need to beef up security at our secret test facility, how did that one get out?

[Bender]

I just got some of my stuff back from my bro - a set of pistons and carbon fiber disks off of Checa's 1996 YZR500, and a KR3 expansion chamber autographed by King Kenny.

Dinosaur droppings.

[Mental Trousers]

How long actually do the four strokes Mgp engines have to run for???????????
remember the ol 500's used to have the rings changed to keep em sharp and that's what everyone else did.
from memory plus i have posted it (add link later)the factory maintenance schedule was not that intense even for the big bang 500's.

okay looked it up 1800km for the cranks but some stretched that to 2500km YZR500 180 bike.
LM's bike that was tested had cylinders on it that had done 7000km.

This has some info on that, although it's very vague on km's or hours.

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/raci...-halfway-2013/

I'm sure two strokes can be built to last just as long as the four strokes. Same with Rotaries. But back when they were mobile smoke screens there weren't any restrictions on how long they had to last or emissions regulations at the tracks etc.

Again, I would love to see the rules opened up so any sort of engine can be used.

[roogazza]

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/196...o_the_end.html

Lorenzo has to hang in there,fight and wait for MM to cock it up. Something he has yet to do.

[Crasherfromwayback]

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/196...o_the_end.html

Lorenzo has to hang in there,fight and wait for MM to cock it up. Something he has yet to do.

He's had his cockup. *Mugello*

[roogazza]

He's had his cockup. *Mugello*

He was a very lucky little fella there, so fast. I'm meaning a collarbone or something that means he can't ride ?
I don't believe he can put it off, the spectacular way he rides, no matter how good he is. Oh to be 20 and bullet proof.

But hey, it might not happen this year or for a while ! He should be the champ ? His to lose now.

ps Raining in there ? I need some new rubber.

pps Go Rossi ! heh heh !

[Crasherfromwayback]

He was a very lucky little fella there, so fast. I'm meaning a collar bone or something that means he can't ride ?
I don't believe he can put it off the spectacular way he rides, no matter how good he is. Oh to be 20 and bullet proof.

But hey, it might not happen this year or for a while ! He should be the champ ? His to lose now.

ps Raining in there ? I need some new rubber.

pps Go Rossi ! heh heh !

Nah it's dry in town mate. I'll even make you a *special* coffee.

[tail_end_charlie]

This has some info on that, although it's very vague on km's or hours.

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/raci...-halfway-2013/

I'm sure two strokes can be built to last just as long as the four strokes. Same with Rotaries. But back when they were mobile smoke screens there weren't any restrictions on how long they had to last or emissions regulations at the tracks etc.

Again, I would love to see the rules opened up so any sort of engine can be used.

Evidently somebody named Crighton has been listening to you MT.

[husaberg]

Evidently somebody named Crighton has been listening to you MT.

Only problem was he wants to run a 1400cc bike on the FIM formula.....

This has some info on that, although it's very vague on km's or hours.

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/raci...-halfway-2013/

I'm sure two strokes can be built to last just as long as the four strokes. Same with Rotaries. But back when they were mobile smoke screens there weren't any restrictions on how long they had to last or emissions regulations at the tracks etc.

Again, I would love to see the rules opened up so any sort of engine can be used.

Same, using a fair formula would add diversity.

[tail_end_charlie]

Only problem was he wants to run a 1400cc bike on the FIM formula.....

I was sort of assuming that they had already applied the FIM formula..........................and got 700cc (meaning a total swept area of 350cc) Not sure since the specs don't note that. The overall size of the engine is pretty tiny (comparing it in my head to my old 12A/13B) which is why I thought it was 350cc (FIM 700cc). But then that would be a rediculous amount of power out of an engine that size, so it must be a 700cc (FIM 1400cc).

Right, so yeah, it's a little big to race in WSBK or MotoGP type deal, but at least they seem to be working on the overall concept.

(That is all assuming the FIM formula for rotaries is 2x swept area for displacement. Is that correct, or is it around 1.6 to 1.7????)

[husaberg]

I was sort of assuming that they had already applied the FIM formula..........................and got 700cc (meaning a total swept area of 350cc) Not sure since the specs don't note that. The overall size of the engine is pretty tiny (comparing it in my head to my old 12A/13B) which is why I thought it was 350cc (FIM 700cc). But then that would be a ridiculous amount of power out of an engine that size, so it must be a 700cc (FIM 1400cc).

Right, so yeah, it's a little big to race in WSBK or MotoGP type deal, but at least they seem to be working on the overall concept.

(That is all assuming the FIM formula for rotaries is 2x swept area for displacement. Is that correct, or is it around 1.6 to 1.7????)

the 588 Nortons were 588 swept, but the Brits gave them a bit of a leg up in the British races.
as this one is bigger and more HP. I am confident that he is talking swept.
last time i seen the rules in an old MNZ book it was 2x swept. for the FIM.
The car world applies x1.7 i think.
i think the later MNZ rules are very unspecific..............

[Mental Trousers]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/S...n+Repsol+Honda

I reckon that's bullshit. He fucked up his braking, but that happens every race to multiple people.

[ecko_nzed]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/S...n+Repsol+Honda

I reckon that's bullshit. He fucked up his braking, but that happens every race to multiple people.

Yes but he still made contact with another rider, he had plenty of room to stand it up, but instead he choose to stay on his line (which would probably still have had him running wide). Fair call I reckon. He was being impatient.

[pritch]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/S...n+Repsol+Honda

I reckon that's bullshit. He fucked up his braking, but that happens every race to multiple people.

Very minor incident agreed, but fairly serous outcome for Pedrosa. I'm actually not surprised that there was a penalty, neither am I surprised if it has no immediate effect.

Following that incident even HRC said Marquez needs to change his style. The problem has arisen because he should have been banged harder, earlier, when it would have been justified, but he wasn't. So now Race Direction have to make their point over a very minor incident.

Hopefully Marquez will get the message - but I wouldn't bet on it. Going by his previous performance they could start him from the back of the grid and he'd still win anyway.