I don't know. IMHO the 800cc bike has more power and weighs less than a WSBK bike... I'm not sure how even more power will make him "comfortable". I think the differences are in the chassis and the electronics.

Oh well, that takes care of that...

Spies claims the 800s don't have much torque.

Hmmm... I didn't know that. I wonder what the dyno says? I wonder if it's not because of the electronics? I find it really hard to believe that a MotoGp engine makes less of anything when compared to a WSBK engine. Unless it's on purpose.

Power is all about control or traction and how its delivered. Ride a 250 ninja on ice and tell if 30 hp is too much.

The heavier WSB bikes have full electronics and sticky but spec rubber. Their HP can be tuned to within 10-15 hp of a moto GP bike but it gets uncontrolable at that level.

the GP bike has less torque to upset their really great tires but more hp and electronics in play can seem easier to control.

Not all that long ago, historically speaking, a 750 was a Superbike. I remember when the Canadian racing rules changed and Francis Martin went out for qualifying on his new Gixxer 1K. A back marker didn't abide by the gentlemen's agreement that only the top ten would be on-track for the last ten minutes of times qualifying. Francis gave it a *bit* too much throttle coming around the outside of him, damned near highsided himself into next week, but somehow saved it enough to ride it the hundred yards across the grass and into the track fence.

I bet more than half the MotoGP field can't wait to get back on 1000s.

More important than displacement is the 6 engines per season rule. What crap. No rider wants to ride an engine thats been de tuned for reliability over the course of 2 race weekends or better...

Is that 6 engines total or is that 6 engines per bike? There are usually teams of 2 riders, each rider having 2 bikes plus maybe a back up engine or 2. If you have a bad weekend you could go through the entire allotment in 1 weekend if it's 6 engines total per team.

I heard per entry, so 6 for Stoner, 6 for Hayden in Ducatis case. I heard mention that most times when a bike crashes, especially if it eats gravel the engine is fragged. So you may get by on your backup bike for the weekend, but frequent offs could leave you without engines at the end of the season...