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KTM has to have to have 400 untis in the country for sale by the end of May for it to be legal.
if not how will they be able to bend the rules to be able to race it?
I for one think the bike won't be a huge advantage but I think it has a lot more potential than some are giving it credit for....Not only will it be a lot lighter and MA is around 160 right? But as a works bike straight from the factory with some engine work it WILL produce just as much HP as the 450's plus be easier to handle and ride. IMO Caroli will dominate on it once the GP's are in full swing and if MA doesn't do well and blames the bike for being a 350 rather than a 450 then it will just be an excuse. A PC 250f can almost run the same laptimes as a 450 outdoors in some tracks ....why not the 350?
And although he seems to be in great shape, because he is of 'smaller stature', I should think it would be easier for him to muscle the 350 around ... as well as less tiring over the course of a full moto. It should also be more agile and able to cut / grab lines that would be more difficult on the full 450.
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Disadvantage for Alessi.
"I for one think the bike won't be a huge advantage but I think it has a lot more potential than some are giving it credit for....Not only will it be a lot lighter and MA is around 160 right? But as a works bike straight from the factory with some engine work it WILL produce just as much HP as the 450's plus be easier to handle and ride. IMO Caroli will dominate on it once the GP's are in full swing and if MA doesn't do well and blames the bike for being a 350 rather than a 450 then it will just be an excuse. A PC 250f can almost run the same laptimes as a 450 outdoors in some tracks ....why not the 350?"
Explain to me how the 350 will produce the same power as the 450? Even if they could get the peak horsepower similar, the torque curves would not even be close. Like the old saying in drag racing goes "Theres no replacement for displacement."
Now im not saying that the bike would produce slower laptimes, the lighter weight will help with corner speed, but like tommycroftsbarber wrote "Imagine the Glen Helen start. . ."
I understand peak HP should be easy to match with some minor engine work but the torque numbers? I believe that factory KTM shouldn't have any problem building a motor that will be more than competitive....If I have read correctly in the past, most top level pro's run their 450's mostly stock in the engine with mods only designed to move and put the power where it best suits the rider's style.......That 350 will be more than enough to win any outdoor race it is entered in. I for one would much rather ride a 350 than a 450 after riding 250f's a big boire 280f and a 450 all of the same brand the 350 would be the ideal engine for me.
would a 300 2 stroke be a match for a 350 4 stroke?
would be intrested in a test of the 2 heads up that
would be good.
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