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Originally Posted by Old Baldy
And Larry, Rossi is looking for a competitive package, not only one part of the package. That includes the very components that are letting him down now - including not only the motor, but the tires, the traction control, the reliability, the fuel consumption control and everything else that determines the success of the mechanical package. He wouldn't be interested in a fabulously powerful and smooth V-4 motor if it resulted in abbike with crappy handling, or if the traction control systems allowed the tire to burn itself out halfway through the race, or if it kept dropping valves, etc, etc, etc.
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True but a competitive package begins with the basic engine architect...
and out of the two architects battling for supremacy... one is going to win
the other is going to wane...
The V4 is most appealing to the engineers because:
1 hooks up better and needs less traction control...
2 is easier on the contact patch...
3 narrow profile eats less gas while still producing the highest top speeds...
4 smallish crankshaft produces less of a negative gyroscopic effect...
In short the Inlines have changed the most to stay up the Vs whereas the
Vs have changed the least...