Big Bang theory?

[Whosthedaddy]

What was the difference in the Big Bang R1 versions over the previous models?
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[wristjob]

normal 4 cyl goes bang bang bang bang.
big bang goes BANG space BANG space
r1 crosplane goes b,b,bang bang

[Whosthedaddy]

Sounds like good for the track but not for longevity on the road?
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[wristjob]

[P.]

Still the same amount of fire. Just delivered differently. It'll be fine. Non conventional doesn't mean less reliable.

[Teflon-Mike]

Principl comes from the track; late 90's 4-cyl 2-strokes, that firing every revolution have power pulses akin to a V8, ie very smooth, two bangs happening a rev, over lapping, and equispaced.

Suggestion was that the almost trurbine smoothness of power delivery was contributory to the large incidents of high-side slides, and that the almost constant application of force to the wheel, meant that the motor was actually less responsive to changes of throttle, and so was the grip, more the predictability of grip; altering the firing intervals to achieve bigger pulses ad longer gaps between them, more akin to a V-Twin or single was supposed to make them more tractable and predictable, and make the 'power' more useable; which had bee Yamaha's claimed reason for success over Honda, who had for sucessive seasons always had ore power, but not won races on it. Yamaha's theory was that it wasn't about how much, but how useable, and had sacrificed peak for usable... Honda's reply was to make the ore, and try ad make it useable.. hece the big-bang motor's that took Doohan from serial crasher to seriel winer, in a season.

So whatever the theory, practically it did seem it work.

As to the question of reliability; was interesting that when the big-bang motors helped make the Honda's handle, and started leavig the Yam's and Zooks like they had thier own lane; I thik Suzuki were caught with a tape recorder in the pit lane and an osciloscope, tryng to fathom the Honda firig order.. and copied it by re-timing the cranks o ther engines... that then started chucking con-rods! So emprically, not great for engie longevity... And honda did comment that they had had to do a lot of engineering to make the motors hold together with the revised firing intervals.

Making a motor or tractable; implication for a very high powered ad relatively light road bike, would suggest it could have similar ad potentially more advantage, making the machine more manageable... but MEH! If you are riding that close to the ragged edge on the public road, it's unlikley to save many from crashing!
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[P.]

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