Another MotoGP Engine Tech Thread

More explanations and justifications for the Desmodromic and Pneumatic Valve engines:

http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_news.htm?menu=news&news_id=22111&championship_id=3&section=1

The Jan Witteveen opinion is interesting also........

 

I wonder how long it will be before Repsol switches to the Pneumatic valve engine for MotoGp races...

 

I'm sure that nicky and Dani will be putting many laps on the Pneumatic engine on the Monday's following the first 3-4 GP's. It is my opinion that it will appear sometime around Laguna, at the earliest.....Once again Honda seems to have the tail wagging the dog.....

 

If they're getting decent performance out of the current spring engine, why rush development of the pneumatic engine. I'm not saying that either is better than the other, but since Nicky was able to put in some really good laps on the spring engine albeit in the dry, I'd stick with that. I'm not sure if Honda wants another clutch debacle like they had during the year that Nicky won the championship. I know these bikes are prototypes, but save the development for testing, and place a polished product in the races, it worked for the other brand that starts with a D...