800cc

Burn them then crush them.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88620

Yamaha plan to continue racing 800cc YZR-M1 in 2012 By Matthew Birt - MotoGP 25 February 2010 14:51 Yamaha intends to continue racing its prototype 800cc YZR-M1 machine in the MotoGP world championship in 2012, MCN can reveal. The Japanese factory is the first of the big four to signal its...

Carmelo Ezpeleta, the CEO of MotoGP commercial rights-holder Dorna, defends the much-criticised move to 800cc three years ago - even as the premier class prepares to re-instate 1,000cc from 2012... After Valentino Rossi described the switch from 800cc to 1,000cc in MotoGP as 'the biggest...

http://www.motomatters.com/news/2009/11/07..._from_2012.html

According to M. Oxley (In RRW) Ducati is planning to field an 800cc Triple in Moto GP in 2010. The engine was developed by Ferrari F1 and is to be supplied by Oral Engineering. I haven't seen any confirmation of this elsewheres. Anybody?

CORRECT Vale Rossi: 800cc MotoGP biggest mistake for 15 years Valentino Rossi has labelled the decision to cut MotoGP engine capacity from 990cc to 800cc for 2007 as 'the biggest mistake in the last 15 years'. In an interview with Dennis Noyes for Spain's Motociclismo publication, the reigning...

http://www.crash.net/motogp/News/145455/1/...s_990_best.html .... even on inferior tires

The most boring racing in at least a decade f you’ve been getting the sneaking feeling that MotoGP racing ain’t what it used to be, you’re dead right. With just one race left to run in the 2008 season, the premier class has not had a SINGLE race decided by less than a second. Contrast this to...

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Hey guys, first thread here, so I might aswell make it an interesting one. I was searching on Youtube and stumbled across some 800cc testing footage, not sure if you guys have seen these, but the first is a mixture of bikes, and the second is Pedrosa on the new RC212V...

Repsol Honda Team unveils the new RC212V Dani Pedrosa talks about the new RC212V 668:attachment] As the culmination of an unforgettable weekend, with Nicky Hayden winning the MotoGP World Champion title, which was awarded to the North American rider last night in Valencia, the Repsol Honda Team...

Followed Ducati's lead. Click on the link for the full story, and pictures. http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~FIRST-PIC...6~id~135993.htm

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/nav?page=mot...ry=SPORT_MOTOGP MCN, the most reliable source of rumors figures this might be a new MotoGP bike, maybe?

What will the new rules do to the individual speed of the riders. We will get less drivability through a sharper power curve, lighter rotating parts and more turnable bikes. Who has the most to gain on this? This is my list and as you see I don't pick any winner. - Rossi's excellent power...

Any of you guys know what the factories are doing about this 800cc rule? I can only get sketchy details and rumours. I suspect the manufacturers are being tighter than a ducks butt when it comes to info, and so they should be. Its gonna cost them all millions in R&D, and they have habbits of...