New kit for MotoGP 2013

[Speeddog]

Seems there's been some changes over the winter....



Some rather fluffy analysis here:
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2013/02/whats-the-deal-with-the-yamaha-m1s-new-triangle-frame/

And a bit more thoughtful analysis here:
http://gpone.com/albertocani/2013/02/12/tecnica-la-sinuosa-m1-e-la-spigolosa-honda-cosi-uguali-cosi-diverse/
Plug into Google Translate to get the slightly awkward normal service.

[Raux]

LMAO 

Yamaha is using the front of the Ducati GP framless and integrated it into the beam frame.. 

[Triple J]

LMAO 

Yamaha is using the front of the Ducati GP framless and integrated it into the beam frame.. 

Meaning it's really nothing like the Ducati frameless concept. 

[Raux]

Meaning it's really nothing like the Ducati frameless concept. 

meaning they one-up'd ducati... oh thanks for the idea you can't figure out, we'll take it and improve it.

[Triple J]

meaning they one-up'd ducati... oh thanks for the idea you can't figure out, we'll take it and improve it.

Not really. The Yamaha still has a frame connecting the headtube to the swingarm, whereas the D16 used the motor as the connection without a frame. Increasing the area (i.e. moment of inertia) of the head tube connection to allow for a thinner wall and also an overall stiffer structure isn't the same thing as eliminating the frame altogether. This would have happened regardless of what Ducati did, as it sounds like a more compact motor makes it possible.