Originally Posted by Kaneman (Post 222890)

I'm a little late to the party here but...is this thread really about Buell racing their liter bike against Japan and Italy's 600cc bikes????

hahahahaha, that's the lamest thing I've ever heard. How pathetic is it that America still can't build a bike to truly compete with Japan in the 600cc and 1000cc categories on the street AND the track?

If Buell is so great why don't/can't they simply build a powerful enough 600cc motor to compete with???!??!?? Pathetic.

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 222880)

No problem with that because everyone switched and they all have the same type engine and size.

Originally Posted by Kaneman (Post 222890)

I'm a little late to the party here but...is this thread really about Buell racing their liter bike against Japan and Italy's 600cc bikes????

hahahahaha, that's the lamest thing I've ever heard. How pathetic is it that America still can't build a bike to truly compete with Japan in the 600cc and 1000cc categories on the street AND the track?

If Buell is so great why don't/can't they simply build a powerful enough 600cc motor to compete with???!??!?? Pathetic.

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 222895)

Beat me to it! If the entire class starts running 1125cc bikes then okay.:lol: Besides, MotoGp is a prototype class. They give you the rules and you build a bike based on what you think is the best set-up... Hmmm I4s have done pretty well in that class too, don't remember any V-twins winning lately.:lol:

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R (Post 222870)

I don't think it weighs more or sucks up more power. But it's quite complicated keeping the proper tension on it, that's why you can't just change pulleys. Plus iirc race starts are hard on the belt cogs.

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 222895)

Beat me to it! If the entire class starts running 1125cc bikes then okay.:lol: Besides, MotoGp is a prototype class. They give you the rules and you build a bike based on what you think is the best set-up... Hmmm I4s have done pretty well in that class too, don't remember any V-twins winning lately.:lol:

Originally Posted by Homeslice (Post 222899)

A belt is pretty wide, and kinda thick, so I'll bet $20 it's heavier, lol.

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 222898)

I-4 and V-4 are running in MotoGP, but they at least have the same number of cylinders and the same displacement and roughly the same HP.

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 222889)

I thought that EB had come up with some innovative tensional system that eliminated drive line lash.:idk: Besides, race starts are just as hard on aluminum sprockets aren't they?

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R (Post 222901)

The Ducati is a v4, and the RC211 Honda was a v5.

The first year that both 500's and 990's ran together the 990 of Rossi smoked the 500's. Aprilia tried a 3, but couldn't sort the bugs out and make the weight reduce a 3 allows work to their advantage.

And yes the rules in MotoGP gives a weight break to reducing the cylinders, because more cylinders make more hp.