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Originally Posted by dabyabby
Actually the Honda V4 is not the stellar success in modern MotoGp as some of you think it is!!! Actually the better configuration for Honda is the V5!!!! |
That's because Honda's investment in the RC45 paid off as equity in the RC211V V5...
Ducati sat out the first year of MotoGp buying into Piero
Ferrari's High Performance Engineering concern because they had 0.0
invested in a V4 design... Suzuki also struggled because they also had
0.0 invested in a V4 design... Kenny Roberts thought he could whip a
V5 with the help of some very talented Formula One veterans but
without any prior V4 investment their design suffered high internal
friction... you have to put your dues in MotoGp engine design and that
is where Honda's RC45 paid dividends...