Featured In the July 2020 issue of Roadracing World:
A V4 MotoGP bike makes its lap time using its horsepower accelerating out of turns and on straights, then by braking very late into acute V-type lines through corners. An I4 makes its lap time by using its superior corner speed, carving sweeping U-type lines
through corners.
Obviously not all V4 MotoGP bikes (Honda’s RC213V, Ducati’s Desmosedici, KTM’s RC16, and Aprilia’s RS-GP) are exactly the same and neither are the I4s (Suzuki’s GSX-RR and Yamaha’s YZR-M1) exactly the same. The aim of this story is to compare the baseline positives and negatives of each configuration …
—MotoGP’s Biggest Battle: V4 Versus I4, MotoGP Analysis, By Mat Oxley
When MotoGP engineers sit down to design a new bike, the first thing to decide is V4 or I4 (Inline Four). It’s not an easy decision, because the configuration that cuts the fastest lap times isn’t always the best for winning races. MotoGP Editor Mat Oxley looks at each and outlines the good and the bad — and it’s all in the July issue of Roadracing World!
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