[Ducati] 17000 RPM MotoGP Limit?

[Peter Bonner]

Oooooops, it was a senior moment..... it is 19,000, not 17,000, rpm, but the
principle remains the same. Honda obviously is not doing as well as it
should after it stacked the deck with downsizing to 800cc, so now it wants
to run everyone else's costs up to develop new motors while at the same time
eliminating what has emerged as a clear winner in valve trains, the Ducati
Desmo.

Now if Ducati could just find some other riders that play enough video games
to figure out how to effectively use the electronics that Stoner is so
effective with.....


Peter
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Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] 17000 RPM MotoGP Limit?


> i read in RR world that the limit honda proposed was 19,000 rpm,either way
this is still not good,if a team wants to field a bike w/ more than 4
cyls.(though i doubt we'll see any)?it's got to rev higher to get the
horsepower.one of the HRC bosses also said that he's confident that valve
springs can still rev higher,citing the fact that the NR500 oval piston
engine of the late 70's ?revved to 22,000 rpm,the only thing is that the
NR500 had 8 valves per cyl. and they were much smaller.smaller valves = less
weight = higher revs w/o float
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander M Ortner <aortner264789mi at comcast.net>
> To: 'Ducati Owners Group' <ducati at ducati.net>
> Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 8:22 pm
> Subject: RE: [Ducati] 17000 RPM MotoGP Limit?
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> > Recently it was mentioned that Honda was interested in setting a 17000
rpm
> >limit to help curb "runaway" costs but Rossi's crew chief scoffed at
that,
> >pointing out they might as well have spec tires, engines, frames, and so
> on.
>
> Hi Peter
> I've saying for years they should all be restricted to twins.
>
> Alex Ortner
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