The Renault team, whilst acknowledging what has been its worst season since re-entering Formula One in 2002, believes that there is genuine reason to feel positive ahead of 2010. However, with their only points scorer of the year moving on to Ferrari, Jean-François Caubet knows that next season's task will not be an easy one.
BMW R63 (1928)
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Technical Specifications| Engine Engine type Bore x Stroke Displacement Valves Compression ratio Max Power Max Torque Carburation system Transmission Final drive Clutch Ignition type Starting system Lubrication Gear ratios | 4-stroke, 2 cylinder flat twin 83 x 68 mm 735cc OHV 6.2:1 24 hp @ 4,000 rpm - 1 carburettor, type BMW Spezial 2 valve 24 mm 3-speed - Single plate, dry-two plates from engine No. 75845 Bosch high voltage magneto ignition - Forced feed lubrication 2.83 / 1.55 / 1.08 |
| Dimensions Frame type Overall length Overall width Overall height Wheelbase Seat height Ground clearance Weight Fuel capacity Suspension (front) Suspension (rear) Tyre (front) Tyre (rear) Brake (front) Brake (rear) | Twin loop steel tubular frame 2100 mm 800 mm 950 mm 1400 mm 770 mm 130 mm 152 kg 12.5 litres Plate spring, 6 laminae Rigid 26x3.5 on 19x3 26x3.5 on 19x3 Drum brake 200 mm External shoe brake at the gearing on Cardan shaft |
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Source: http://www.bmbikes.co.uk
Valentino Rossi: Record breaker
Valentino Rossi won his seventh MotoGP title on Sunday, marking his ninth world championship victory in all three grand prix classes.
Although he has not yet beaten the outright record for motorcycle grand prix wins or titles (see the 'Valentino Rossi's place in history' story) the 30-year-old has the following long list of records to his name:
• Rossi has won more 500cc/MotoGP races than any other rider in history, with 77 wins.
• Rossi has been on the podium 163 times across all grand prix classes, an all-time record.
• Rossi equalled the all-time grand prix pole position record of 58, held by Mick Doohan, on Saturday at Sepang.
• Rossi is Yamaha's most successful rider of all-time with 44 race victories on their bikes.
• Rossi is the only rider to have won at least one GP in 14 successive seasons.
• Rossi has never missed a GP since making his debut in the 125cc class at Shah Alam in Malaysia in March 1996. He has started 226 successive GP races across all classes since; 166 of which have been in the premier-class. Both of these are records.
• Rossi and Giacomo Agostini are the only two riders to have won premier-class titles on both two-stroke and four-stroke machinery.
• Rossi's 373 points total in 2008 is the most points ever scored in a single season.
• Rossi is the only rider to win the premier-class title on four different types of motorcycle: 500cc two-stroke Honda, 990cc four-stroke Honda, 990cc four-stroke Yamaha and 800cc four-stroke Yamaha.
• Rossi's win at the 2004 season-opening GP in South Africa made him the first rider to take back-to-back premier class victories on different makes of bike (Honda then Yamaha).
• In 2004 Rossi also became only the second rider to win back-to-back premier-class titles on different makes of machinery. Eddie Lawson was the first, winning on a Yamaha in 1988 and a Honda in 1989
• Rossi's eleven wins in 2005 is the highest number of premier-class victories in a single season by a Yamaha rider. Rossi is also the only rider to have scored five successive premier-class victories on a Yamaha.
• Rossi holds the record for successive premier-class podiums, scoring 23 successive top-three results from the Portuguese GP in 2002 to the South Africa GP in 2004.
• Rossi finished on the podium at all 16 races in 2003 (Honda), a record for number of podiums in a single season which he then equalled in 2005 (Yamaha) and 2008 (Yamaha).
Source: http://www.crash.net
Although he has not yet beaten the outright record for motorcycle grand prix wins or titles (see the 'Valentino Rossi's place in history' story) the 30-year-old has the following long list of records to his name:
• Rossi has won more 500cc/MotoGP races than any other rider in history, with 77 wins.
• Rossi has been on the podium 163 times across all grand prix classes, an all-time record.
• Rossi equalled the all-time grand prix pole position record of 58, held by Mick Doohan, on Saturday at Sepang.
• Rossi is Yamaha's most successful rider of all-time with 44 race victories on their bikes.
• Rossi is the only rider to have won at least one GP in 14 successive seasons.
• Rossi has never missed a GP since making his debut in the 125cc class at Shah Alam in Malaysia in March 1996. He has started 226 successive GP races across all classes since; 166 of which have been in the premier-class. Both of these are records.
• Rossi and Giacomo Agostini are the only two riders to have won premier-class titles on both two-stroke and four-stroke machinery.
• Rossi's 373 points total in 2008 is the most points ever scored in a single season.
• Rossi is the only rider to win the premier-class title on four different types of motorcycle: 500cc two-stroke Honda, 990cc four-stroke Honda, 990cc four-stroke Yamaha and 800cc four-stroke Yamaha.
• Rossi's win at the 2004 season-opening GP in South Africa made him the first rider to take back-to-back premier class victories on different makes of bike (Honda then Yamaha).
• In 2004 Rossi also became only the second rider to win back-to-back premier-class titles on different makes of machinery. Eddie Lawson was the first, winning on a Yamaha in 1988 and a Honda in 1989
• Rossi's eleven wins in 2005 is the highest number of premier-class victories in a single season by a Yamaha rider. Rossi is also the only rider to have scored five successive premier-class victories on a Yamaha.
• Rossi holds the record for successive premier-class podiums, scoring 23 successive top-three results from the Portuguese GP in 2002 to the South Africa GP in 2004.
• Rossi finished on the podium at all 16 races in 2003 (Honda), a record for number of podiums in a single season which he then equalled in 2005 (Yamaha) and 2008 (Yamaha).
Source: http://www.crash.net
Cagiva 125 C 12 R Freccia
Technical Specifications| Engine Engine type Bore x Stroke Displacement Valves Compression ratio Max Power Max Torque Fuel system Final drive Gearbox Clutch Ignition type Starting system Battery | Liquid cooled, single cylinder, two stroke 56 X 48 mm 125 cm3 - 13:1 23 hp @ 10100 rpm 20 Nm @ 10100 rpm Dell'Orto Carburetor Chain 7-speed - - - - |
| Dimensions Frame type Overall length Overall width Overall height Seat height Wheelbase Ground clearance Weight Fuel capacity Suspension (front) Suspension (rear) Tyre (front) Tyre (rear) Brake (front) Brake (rear) | - - - - - - - 123 kg 4.3 gallons Telescopic forks Single Shock with rising rate linkage preload rebound 100/80-16 120/80-17 Single disc with 4 piston caliper Single disc with 2 piston caliper |
Image: http://www.evahakansson.se
Cagiva 750 Elefant (1997)
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Technical Specifications| Engine Engine type Bore x Stroke Displacement Valves Compression ratio Max Power Max Torque Fuel system Final drive Gearbox Clutch Ignition type Starting system Battery | Air cooled, four stroke, 90 degrees L-twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 86 X 61 mm 748 cm3 2 valve per cylinder 9.3:1 60 Hp @ 8000 rpm 47 Nm @ 5500 rpm Carburetor Chain 5-speed - - - - |
| Dimensions Frame type Overall length Overall width Overall height Seat height Wheelbase Ground clearance Weight Fuel capacity Suspension (front) Suspension (rear) Tyre (front) Tyre (rear) Brake (front) Brake (rear) | - - - - 836 mm - - 188 kg 6.3 gallons Telescopic forks Single Shock with rising rate linkage preload rebound 100/90-19 140/80-17 Single 296mm disc 4 piston caliper Single 240mm disc 2 piston caliper |
Photo: http://www.comparis.ch
Honda Pantheon 150 (2006)
Technical SpecificationsHonda Pantheon 150 (2006)
Picture: http://www.scenicreflections.com
| Engine Engine type Bore x Stroke Displacement Valves Compression ratio Max Power Max Torque Fuel system Final drive Gearbox Clutch Ignition type Starting system Air cleaner Battery | Liquid-cooled 4-stroke SOHC single 2.3x2.3 in (58 X 58 mm) 150 cm3 - 11:1 17/7000 (Hp)RPM 12.8/6500 lb-ft/RPM (17/6500 Nm/RPM) PGM-FI V-belt matic Automatic Automatic, centrifugal - - - - |
| Dimensions Frame type Overall length Overall width Overall height Seat height Wheelbase Ground clearance Weight Fuel capacity Suspension (front) Suspension (rear) Tyre (front) Tyre (rear) Brake (front) Brake (rear) | Underbone; steel tube 82.3 in (2090 mm) 28.9 in (734 mm) - 30.3 in (770 mm) 58.7 in (1491 mm) 5.7 in (145 mm) 308 lbs (140 kg) 2.5 gallons 33mm telescopic fork, 85.7mm axle travel Dual-damper unit swingarm, 98.1mm axle travel 110/90-13M/C 130/70-12M/C 240mm hydraulic disc with combined three-piston calliper, drilled rotor and sintered metal pads 220mm hydraulic disc with single-piston calliper, resin mould pads and combined brake system |
Picture: http://www.scenicreflections.com
Honda Pantheon 125 (2003)
Technical SpecificationsHonda Pantheon 125 (2003)
Photo: http://www.bikez.com
Source: http://www.autoevolution.com
| Engine Engine type Bore x Stroke Displacement Valves Compression ratio Max Power Max Torque Fuel system Final drive Gearbox Clutch Ignition type Starting system Air cleaner Battery | Liquid-cooled 4-stroke SOHC single 2.1x2.3 in (53 X 58 mm) 124.6 cm3 - 11:1 - 9/8.5 lb-ft/RPM (12/8.5 Nm/RPM) PGM-FI V-belt 4 Speed Automatic, centrifugal - - - |
| Dimensions Frame type Overall length Overall width Overall height Seat height Wheelbase Ground clearance Weight Fuel capacity Suspension (front) Suspension (rear) Tyre (front) Tyre (rear) Brake (front) Brake (rear) | Low-deck mono-backbone; rectangular-section steel tube 82.3 in (2090 mm) 28.6 in (726 mm) - 30.2 in (767 mm) 58.7 in (1491 mm) 5.7 in (145 mm) 308 lbs (140 kg) 1.9 gallons 33mm telescopic fork, 85.7mm axle travel Dual-damper unit swingarm, 98.1mm axle travel 70/100-17M/C 80/90-17M/C 240mm hydraulic disc with combined three-piston calliper, drilled rotor and sintered metal pads 220mm hydraulic disc with single-piston calliper, resin mould pads and combined brake system |
Photo: http://www.bikez.com
Source: http://www.autoevolution.com