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Smittie61984 · 04-29-2008, 09:42 PM

Okay. I'm fairly new to motorcycles and still don't follow MotoGP too much. But I guess they went from 1000cc(From 500cc two strokes) bikes to 800cc bikes and from what I have gathered everyone liked them better due to better handling and such(Not sure on the validity of this).

However I am curious how much the factories (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc) follow in the footsteps of the MotoGP. I know a lot of car technology gets derived from Formula 1(Paddle shifters, suspension, etc)

So I'm curious if hte 800cc bikes from MotoGP could result in manufactures building 800cc race replicas for the street?

Because a lot of people love the GSXR750 but are Honda, Yamaha, and Kawasaki fans. THough I heard Yamaha made a R7 that was only a limited production and in Europe at that.

What's your take?

04-29-2008, 09:42 PM	#1
Smittie61984 I give Squids a bad name Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fly Over State Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd) Posts: 4,742	800cc Race Replicas. Okay. I'm fairly new to motorcycles and still don't follow MotoGP too much. But I guess they went from 1000cc(From 500cc two strokes) bikes to 800cc bikes and from what I have gathered everyone liked them better due to better handling and such(Not sure on the validity of this). However I am curious how much the factories (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc) follow in the footsteps of the MotoGP. I know a lot of car technology gets derived from Formula 1(Paddle shifters, suspension, etc) So I'm curious if hte 800cc bikes from MotoGP could result in manufactures building 800cc race replicas for the street? Because a lot of people love the GSXR750 but are Honda, Yamaha, and Kawasaki fans. THough I heard Yamaha made a R7 that was only a limited production and in Europe at that. What's your take? __________________ lifts - R.I.P.