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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

Honda is super happy with V4 in MotoGp

Oh really Larry?

Originally Posted by Mat Oxley in RRW

Dovizioso has been quite critical of Honda's 2009 RC212V MotoGP bike. He believes the basic architecture of the bike is wrong and the only way ahead is to start from zero, new engine, everything.
"The balance is completely wrong between the front and the rear" Dovizioso says. "The balance is one of the biggest problems, every race its the same problem. The bike moves around, the movement comes from the rear because the engine weight is not in the perfect position." For now, Dovizioso is doing everything he can to improve the 2009 bike such as switching to ohlins suspension.
Of course, Dovi isnt the only one who complains. Teammate Dani Pedrosa also speaks his mind when discussing the RC212V. Pedrosa's biggest bugbear is the engine's peaky power delivery: though maybe that shouldnt be a surprise because the RCV almost certainly has more horsepower than any other MotoGP bike.
Both Dovi and Pedro are analytical riders with precise and economical riding techniques, which is exactly whats required with the current breed of 800cc MotoGP bikes which demand riders to stay smooth for high corner speeds. But until Honda engineers improve the RCV, it seems, neither has a real chance of fighting for anything more than occasional wins.