kicks ass

wow, what a dominating performance....even with a 200 cc advantage, Ducati is humbled

 

He was in a class of his own. Crazy fast. Next race should be interesting. He said he's never raced there.

 

He's never raced at most of the European tracks, which is what makes his wins all the more amazing, while crusty old Haga has been at it for, what, 15+ years?

More than anything, I want to see Tardozzi and Ducati go down, I'm sick of them.

 

Bump

Almost a dead heat now in the points....go Ben!

 

the 200cc is not an advantage!
this should be equivalent for a 1000cc I4

 

Yes, it is a displacement advantage! It's also a torque advantage. A 1200 cc 4 would obliterate any Ducati twin.

 

Hence why it isn't an advantage. It would be like if NASCAR allowed DOHC engines of a smaller displacement. Or you could place an RPM restriction on the bikes at say 11-12,000.

It does help to be the dominate force in a series. You can throw your weight around and demand the rules be written or you'll walk away, and sometimes you'll get your way at least sort of. Ducati gave up a lot of concessions on the Vtwins to have the higher displacement limit though I can't see how they gave up near what they got.

 

Increased displacement is an advantage from an engineering/power potential perspective, although the rpm limit suffers with larger slugs. I've always found the "UPS truck" sound somewhat annoying.

Yamaha seems to be getting enough power out of their superbike (and of course the M1), but the stock '09 R1 is a dog.

 

Despite the horrible luck, I believe Ben will still take the WSB championship this year. Fabrizio might be gay?

 

Have you ridden one yet?

Or do you just rely on other people's opinions?

Try one - you never know. . . .