what's with the clunky, chunky cylinder head cover things?.
this frame design is utilized in motoGP bikes, serves for stiffer frame which will handle the grunt this engine puts out..
frame also needs to hug the engine for added rigidity in cornering, acceleration and coming down off wheelies and such, the engine actually becomes a structural part
of the frame on these bikes, it also allows for the tank to be dropped further into the bike, which gives you room to move up close when cornering at high speeds.
believe me it aint for looks, its all there for a reason, functionality required on motoGP bikes
unfortunately when enthusiasts spend years requesting a motoGP bike for the streets, they never stop to analyze how motoGP bikes are built or why.
central air intake requires the air box to go right through the frame, so it cannot sit low as in older bikes, this means the engine needs to be dropped
further into it, you cannot use the older method of engine mounting as it would just dangle. the fact that it will be hugged by the frame means you
actually need chunky bits to hold it there and that is where the added strength comes from... it still gets attached by 4 points as usual but the result
is a much stiffer package which does not require so much damn welding in place... it is both stiffer and yet still allows for proper flex required..
Suzuki used this style of frames on the Gixxer 1k back in the day and they split down the middle when coming down from wheelies.... not good.. :no
try to look at the bits from a structural point and less from aesthetic points... its a race bike, not something you would keep in a glass box :lol
this picture makes it way easier to understand what is going on... as everything is exposed... plastic bits are there to dress up the package :thumbup
the only thing that bugs me is the lack of symmetry. makes me sad.
should make you happy, from an engineering point of view, you're getting caught up by lack of usual visual hints which allowed you to look past the limitations of previous designs...
which were designed to be road bikes, 1st and foremost... fast as fvck yeah but road-bikes... yamaha is tired of seeing road-bikes running around on tracks :lol
anybody who has spent years looking at pure race-bred bikes is having a wet dream looking at this bike... its your perspective that needs to change.. not the bike :fact
