Fast Eddie
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Indeed, I can’t really imagine what 220bhp and 130kg is really like to ride. Like nothing else we could possibly imagine I guess.Watched that yesterday. Very cool. He stated all the superbikes he'd ever ridden were mere mopeds against the Creighton.
Was wondering if the on-board footage showing the MC & Clutch reservoirs with all the fluid sloshing about, aerating etc would be any concern? Are these ever fitted with baffles or made much taller/narrower to reduce risk of bubbly fluid reaching the cylinders?
'The CR700 (which will not be road legal or approved for racing) will cost £85,000, but a less expensive road version (at around £45,000) will follow in the spring of 2024. “That will be a limited edition of 250,” added Cardozo, “but we could make 500 if the demand is there.”Obviously the CR is not meant for road riding, the enviro emissions specs alone would negate any chance of being approved. Also, not eligible for existing GP classes I presume?
So what is the business plan here, just an upper gentry's play thing for closed circuits?
If so, kinda like the Astin Martin DB 5 Bond car remake. Not road legal and 3 million pounds to have one.
Yes that is true. But also, as this ain’t no ordinary rotary engine, it’s likely to have different power characteristics to your normal 1000cc 4 cylinder SB.Martin did say he would need to adapt his riding style to get the best out of the bike. Have heard one of the biggest changes for pushing a rotary bike hard is the lack of engine braking.
The issue is how do you measure the capacity, there are effectively 3 combustion chambers on each rotor as you get 3 firings per full 360 rotation of the rotor which makes it 2100cc not 700cc if you follow that view.Also, not eligible for existing GP classes I presume?
IMO it is indeed a 2100cc.The issue is how do you measure the capacity, there are effectively 3 combustion chambers on each rotor as you get 3 firings per full 360 rotation of the rotor which makes it 2100cc not 700cc if you follow that view.
But there are alternate ways to look at it, ie firing points per 360 of crank (2 stroke) or 720 of crank (4 stroke)
Modern Moto GP bikes are.157kg min and ~240 hp. So, that is what it is like on a track.Indeed, I can’t really imagine what 220bhp and 130kg is really like to ride. Like nothing else we could possibly imagine I guess.
Fun on a drag strip, but ‘challenging’ on a race track.
I‘ve ridden Cadwell a lot, but when I watched the on board footage I hardly recognised the track… the straights seem a LOT shorter than the Cadwell I ride !!