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Rossi reveals the mysteries of Honda

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gui22a

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Could anyone explain to me? I Google translated but I could not understand what the hell is this.


 


http://www.gpone.com/en/2013082511237/Rossi-svela-i-misteri-della-Honda.html


 


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I'm not sure it's even a lever as mentioned in the article. Looks like a stub of a shaft. If they hadn't stuck such a huge green circle around it, you could might be able to see some of the cable and hose paths in that area.


 


No idea.


 


Photo must have been taken in testing...I can't see a brake lever guard, either.
 
Dr No
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I'm not sure it's even a lever as mentioned in the article. Looks like a stub of a shaft. If they hadn't stuck such a huge green circle around it, you could might be able to see some of the cable and hose paths in that area.


 


No idea.


 


Photo must have been taken in testing...I can't see a brake lever guard, either.
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But did you understand Rossi's theory? 
 
gui22a
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Could anyone explain to me? I Google translated but I could not understand what the hell is this.


 


http://www.gpone.com/en/2013082511237/Rossi-svela-i-misteri-della-Honda.html


 


honda.jpg
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What Rossi is saying is that with the seamless transmission two gears are engaged at the same time. One active and one inactive. The lever is a way to bypass the seamless transmission function and select neutral. At the start of races you can notice riders fiddling with their left grip like they are making sure they are not in neutral. That particular lever however may have an entirely different function. If so some one will correct me
 
gui22a
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But did you understand Rossi's theory? 
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From the translation, it sound like it's a lock-out lever. Or should that be a lock-in lever.


 


I doubt we'll see a layout of the Honda gearbox for a few years yet, but interpreting the article: instead of 1 N 2 3 4 5 6, the gearbox may be N 1 2 3 4 5 6. So it needs a lock out to prevent neutral being selected once underway.


 


Whether this lever (or whatever it is) performs that function is another question.
 
Dr No
3595511377477329

I'm not sure it's even a lever as mentioned in the article. Looks like a stub of a shaft. If they hadn't stuck such a huge green circle around it, you could might be able to see some of the cable and hose paths in that area.


 


No idea.


 


Photo must have been taken in testing...I can't see a brake lever guard, either.
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There is an explanation for that !!!
 
gui22a
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But did you understand Rossi's theory? 
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As I read it (assuming that 'crazy' is a mistranslation of neutral), the article seems to say that the lever is to put the bike into neutral.
 
elitemafia
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Super secret neutral gear tech is how Marquez keeps winning.
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Angel Gear for rolling into corners and downhill to save fuel...
 
Yes, the position is the same as old Doohan's thumb brake, but it isn't.


Rossi said it is a lever to put the gearbox in neutral.


How does he know? Well, he just tested Yamaha's seamless box recently and they must have installed something similar, I imagine. 


And yes, 'crazy' is a mistranslation for 'folle' (which also means 'crazy' in Italian, but not in that context where it means 'idle').


Hurrah for Google Translate! :)
 
Big Jorge
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Its a button to unleash Marcs pheromones on to the watching public resulting in instant boners. 
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Pheromones? Hmmm. Now Marc will win a couple of titles on the fantastic Honda, and Jorge will insist more and more that he wins only because he has the best bike; Marc then will switch to Yamaha, and Honda in turn will hire Jorge: then even with swapped bikes, Marc will continue winning.


Deja Vu! Better get over it now... :)
 

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