How the Honda RC213V 90° V4 Engine Makes Us Rethink the Problems with the Ducati Desmosedici

Just over 18 months ago, I wrote a long analysis of what I believed at the time was the main problem with Ducati’s Desmosedici MotoGP machine. In that analysis, I attributed most of the problems with the Desmosedici to the chosen angle of the V, the angle between the front and rear cylinder banks. By sticking with the 90° V, I argued, Ducati were creating problems with packaging and mass centralization, which made it almost impossible ...

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