Honda's 800cc RCV breaks cover

[GixerGaz]

Even Dani looks big on it!

[Motomoik]

Ooooooooooo a sweet looking honda! Want one, but looks like it'd be a Honda wedgie!

[Tink]

Yep looks nice !!

I heard that the seat unit was soooooo small they had to make the hugger larger so that they could bung a number on it !!!

[OGM]

Bugger me, that looks good, but if Dani looks big on it, it mustn't be much larger than a minimoto.

[bol10x]

Definately looks good for a onda, the seat looks that small if they ever made a road going version i'd need 2 seats :lol::fart:

[chad1965]

Looks nice but it's so small if i sat on it it would probably dissapear up the crack of my arse never to be seen again.;)

[rocketdogbert]

At least it's black. Weird looking otherwise, but I expect I'll get used to it:D
John

[trackdayrider]

sooooo. They have built a bike around Dani and Hayden has just re-signed a 2 year contract ?

DOH !
http://www.motoliam.com/photos/ML1422-thumb.jpg
http://www.motoliam.com/photos/ML1417-thumb.jpg

[trackdayrider]

http://images.motogp.com/multimedia2/490/490642_43323.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2002/yamaha800pn8.jpg

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[trackdayrider]

Wonder what the engine configuration is ?

Is that a rear cylinder head in front of the fuel tank ?? under the seat ?

V4 or some variation of a V4 ?

http://www.motoliam.com/photos/ML1423.jpg

[trackdayrider]

This from Crash.net
In answer to my previous post :D

Honda has revealed that that its new 800cc machine, which made its first public appearance during testing at Motegi on Monday, has a V4 engine.

The machine, to be raced in the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, has been the subject of much speculation - with Honda keeping its engine design secret right until Monday's test.

Honda currently uses an adventurous V5 engine configuration for its 990cc RC211V, but will now join its rivals in switching to four-cylinders for 2007. Ducati and Suzuki already use a V4, whilst and Kawasaki favour an inline-4 layout. Honda's MotoGP rivals are all set to use scaled down versions of their existing 990cc engines for the first year of the new 800cc rules.

The bike (http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~Honda-800-breaks-cover--V4-engine-~cid~6~id~137909.htm#) was given to factory Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa (http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~Honda-800-breaks-cover--V4-engine-~cid~6~id~137909.htm#) for the first time on Monday, while championship leading team-mate Nicky Hayden (http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~Honda-800-breaks-cover--V4-engine-~cid~6~id~137909.htm#) concentrated on improving his 990cc machine for the upcoming title showdown with Valentino Rossi (http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~Honda-800-breaks-cover--V4-engine-~cid~6~id~137909.htm#). Honda test riders Tady Okada and Gaku Kamada were also present.
By the end of 30 laps, Pedrosa had recorded an impressive time of 1min 48.210secs - just 0.4secs slower than his fastest 990cc lap in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix and 0.37secs faster than Rossi's Monday best on the new Yamaha 800. However, Pedrosa was 0.8secs slower than the Bridgestone shod Ducati 800, in the hands of Sete Gibernau.

"The first feeling is that the new bike runs well and this is very important - it works normally and everything feels fine," said Dani. "The engine character feels a little different and this is to be expected but the package is quite similar to the RC211V. Some things about the bike feel smaller and the rear seat is much shorter which makes the whole bike look more compact. The bike has some characteristics which are a little more like a 250cc but it's still a MotoGP bike. The lap time today is quite good for a first test but it's too early to say whether it will be faster than the 990. The cornering speeds feel very similar to the RCV – though the corner speed at Motegi is very low because there are many hairpins, so it's very difficult to say definitely whether it'll be quicker. This was a good first test though."

Yamaha's Colin Edwards was the fastest rider on Monday, setting a 1min 46.68secs with the 990cc M1, while Gibernau was a head-turning second fastest overall on his 800 debut. Hayden was fourth quickest, behind Kenny Roberts Jr, but - unlike team-mate Pedrosa - will continue testing on Tuesday, when he will get his first taste of the Honda 800.

[trackdayrider]

Here's the Ilmor...
http://www.ukbikershomepage.trackdayriders.co.uk/images/ilmor.jpg

[gixxer6tomo]

it was full sized.......... but some yts mechanic washed it with HOT water......... :lmao:

[OGM]

Got to say, the Honda is the best looking bike.

[SDM]

Got to say, the Honda is the best looking bike.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :b2: :lmao: :lmao: