BMW in MotoGP

Originally Posted by Itching 2 go

the engine will be a smaller capacity? will this not help? smaller pistons? lighter engine internals? could it not work with an 800cc better than it ever did on a 990cc?

Sure but everybody else has the same capacity limit. So all the things that may benefit a triple engine will do the same with the V4 and V5 crowd.
One thing I just thought of, is that if it's a V3. I wouldn't have a previous engine to weigh it against.
Food for thought, but on road bikes it's pretty much a given that less cylinder engines need more cubes to produce the same power as a 4 cylinder.
I guess that's why Triumph launched their 675 pitched against the 600cc IL4s.

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Do they velcro knee sliders on to their cylinder heads?

The boxer cup bikes from a couple of years back had carbon fibre cylinder head guards. They were still grinding the heads on the tarmac even despite this at Donnington



I'd like to see BMW in motogp and maybe a reduction in some of the satelite Honda teams.

Originally Posted by Razor

A competetive triple?
Aprillia and Proton have both tried, I don't see them having much success with that engine configuration unless they know something that everybody else doesn't...

Well the Aprillia was never short of power - could have got it to work if it wasnt so vicious. And remember, this is an 800cc engine, not the 990cc engine.