Changing either will give you more or less cc, but each way will give you a different engine character. Long strokes tend to be more torquey but won't rev as high due to piston speed. Short strokes will give you more rpm and therefore more BHP for a given cc.

Yeah but dark tint is way cooler. Come on you know that Kwacky

It's not about what you can see it's about how your seen

... over cooking the corners! It really shows how easily it can be to get these wrong! Scary really it's not like there's any sheep getting in the way, or pedestrians or broken down vehicles...bar the ones who crash!

Bet you are Blade. Get away from the norm for a while and really relax...well relax in a non work way at least!!

How many riders do you reckon VR will get past in the first two laps? Half the field or more? Will the Italians move out of his way?

Much will depend on the weather i guess. If it rains he has a good chance still.

Oh by the way Dani Pedrosa won the race, you may have missed this,

... get tangled up with someone who he slagged off a few days before and has nothing to lose? Poor judgement and pretty stupid of Rossi, whichever way you want to look at it.

Personnaly I still think he can do it,at Valencia you will see riders move out of his way at the start

Tricky wrote:measured valve clearances on the cbr600, some are way out, roll on shim lottery time.

I'd be interested in mileage as well Tricky

measured valve clearances on the cbr600, some are way out, roll on shim lottery time.

Packing and leaving for the Pyrennes :) :? But isn't it a little early for decent snow coverage mate.? Either way, have a great time all of you, & please don't mistake my glib comments as poorly disguised jealousy. ;) Driving and sightseeing this time. Not climbing this time. ...

Well he would say that wouldn't he,wait until Rossi is out the way and retired and mm starts riding recklessly around Jorge for a championship.lets see how long the friendship lasts then

... :? But isn't it a little early for decent snow coverage mate.? Sounds like a very romantic destination Mr Blade, your good lady's choice.? Either way, have a great time all of you, & please don't mistake my glib comments as poorly disguised jealousy. ;)

I think if he starts at the back of the grid at Valencia you will see a sea of riders move out of his way
I love Rossi but do agree its time for him to hang up his boots

Duke, you can't compare them. Today Rossi is the one ahead, he looks for MM, drifts wide, MM dinks towards Rossi and Rossi reacts.

In your clip MM is going way too fast and hot into that corner.

... rider and the second is a hoon rider! Afraid to say it but it's not the first time.I have heard this. His advice was pretty simple, practice 1 way, the advanced way. He did however love it when in the nationals pace was good postioning was flawless and also was fun! When I was in a built up ...

Kwacky wrote:People are arguing that Marquez should have stayed out of the way. That spoils racing.

Stuff that, every race on its merits, we don't want it going like F1

People are arguing that Marquez should have stayed out of the way. That spoils racing.

OMG. Sad way for Rossi to finish a race.

I do think he was pushing Marquez away and it happened on accident, but I think he should lose some points at least.

Sadly Rossi has always had a ruthless streak....

It's certainly ' out of the box' thinking.

The MotoGP rules limit radical design in a big way but this is definitely a new way of trying to go faster.