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RE: [ST] New Daytona problem (superbikes)



>Unless the rules have changed, I thought that >Superbike racing dictated that
>a bike's capacity could be at most
>* 750cc 4cyl
>* 900cc 3cyl
>* 1000cc 2cyl
>so the trumpy can't get a start being a 955 and all.  
>Always wondered why they cut the engine's dimensions >in a way that ruled it out of competition,

David, 
Press reports at the time of the original Daytona's release said 900 was the planned capacity but it was changed to 955 to make the horsepower competitive with the Fireblade of the time.

Darren Mason.
2000 ST.
Melbourne, AuSTralia.


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