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Started by DarkMonster620, August 14, 2010, 02:43:50 PM

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DarkMonster620

August 14, 2010, 02:43:50 PM
The Grand Prix Commission, in a meeting held on August 14 in Brno (Czech Republic), unanimously decided on a number of issues, ... "from 2012 the 125cc class will be replaced by Moto3, this has been approved in principle by all the members. The MSMA gave a majority approval and the rest of the members â€" the FIM, IRTA, and Dorna â€" have all approved. The basic concept is a 250cc, 4-stroke, one-cylinder engine with a maximum bore of 81mm. The aim is to make this category more competitive and cheaper. Our idea now is to make it a multi-engine category and not a single-engine class. Many things are still to be discussed but it is to be implemented for the 2012 season."

81 is the number...
Carlos
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ducpainter

#1
August 14, 2010, 02:54:49 PM
It wasn't broke...
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fastwin

#2
August 14, 2010, 02:56:29 PM
I knew it was coming but I HATE reading about it. >:( I am going to miss 125GP as much as 250GP. Sad.

ducpainter

#3
August 14, 2010, 02:59:43 PM
It's the same as hippy hating. ;D
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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DarkMonster620

#4
August 14, 2010, 03:05:34 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 14, 2010, 02:54:49 PM
It wasn't broke...
Quote from: fastwin on August 14, 2010, 02:56:29 PM
I knew it was coming but I HATE reading about it. >:( I am going to miss 125GP as much as 250GP. Sad.

Yes, it wasn't broke and I will also miss the very distinctive sound from 2 strokes, at least I can purchase a Suzuki AX100 2 Stroke for less than $1K...
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AM
Ducati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Drunken Monkey

#5
August 14, 2010, 10:15:35 PM
Good riddance.

Where were you guys when they stopped making two strokes for the US market?

Also, I am bitter. And if I can't have a two stroke, nobody can  [evil]
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desmoquattro

#6
August 15, 2010, 06:35:47 AM
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'09 KTM 690 SMC (Thumpy)
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'01 900SS, custom yellow, (The Bumblebee)
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zooom

#7
August 16, 2010, 11:16:56 AM
what I love is that the engines are to be less than 10K euro's and yet have to last 3 races....

so...do they want these guys to ride a rolling grenade or what?...
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desmoquattro

#8
August 16, 2010, 11:20:55 AM
Quote from: zooom on August 16, 2010, 11:16:56 AM
what I love is that the engines are to be less than 10K euro's and yet have to last 3 races....

so...do they want these guys to ride a rolling grenade or what?...

They want more entertainment:
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'09 1198s,red, (Il Diavolo Rosso) 
'09 KTM 690 SMC (Thumpy)
'04 Yamaha FZ1, The Blue Cockroach
'01 900SS, custom yellow, (The Bumblebee)
'05 MS4R, blue

derby

#9
August 16, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: zooom on August 16, 2010, 11:16:56 AM
what I love is that the engines are to be less than 10K euro's and yet have to last 3 races....

so...do they want these guys to ride a rolling grenade or what?...

no, they don't.. hence "have to last 3 races".
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ducatiz

#10
August 16, 2010, 11:33:56 AM
It was only a matter of time -- so many countries have banned 2 strokes for road that the market is just not there.  I don't think anything over 50cc is legal in the US anywhere, and California even that is gone.

Enjoy them while you can...

There is a Mito 125 for sale on CL in S Carolina if anyone wants.. Looks very fun....
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desmoquattro

#11
August 16, 2010, 11:36:42 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on August 16, 2010, 11:33:56 AM
There is a Mito 125 for sale on CL in S Carolina if anyone wants.. Looks very fun....

Scuderia West in San Francisco has had one for sale forever. Cool looking bike.
My Vices
'09 1198s,red, (Il Diavolo Rosso) 
'09 KTM 690 SMC (Thumpy)
'04 Yamaha FZ1, The Blue Cockroach
'01 900SS, custom yellow, (The Bumblebee)
'05 MS4R, blue

ducatiz

#12
August 16, 2010, 12:06:07 PM
Quote from: desmoquattro on August 16, 2010, 11:36:42 AM
Scuderia West in San Francisco has had one for sale forever. Cool looking bike.

Street legal?  how much??
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

desmoquattro

#13
August 16, 2010, 12:12:35 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on August 16, 2010, 12:06:07 PM
Street legal?  how much??

Dunno and Dunno. I may pop in there in the next few days though, and I'll ask.
My Vices
'09 1198s,red, (Il Diavolo Rosso) 
'09 KTM 690 SMC (Thumpy)
'04 Yamaha FZ1, The Blue Cockroach
'01 900SS, custom yellow, (The Bumblebee)
'05 MS4R, blue

Bill in OKC

#14
August 28, 2010, 12:10:23 AM Last Edit: August 28, 2010, 12:14:13 AM by Bill in OKC
Moto2 gave me the motivation to get my own 2 stroke.  A 1975 550 Suzuki needing some TLC.  I just got the crank back today from Bill Bune up in MN.  Freshly rebuilt, this 2 stroke will be on the road for years.   Thanks Moto2!
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