How System 1 has pushed MotoGP’s modifying mother nature

The past fantastic contribution of Japanese producers to top-degree MotoGP level of competition was the seamless gearbox, introduced by Honda in 2011. At the time, it was a groundbreaking innovation in MotoGP. But the process, which allowed seamless shifting, experienced been applied in Method 1 for many years and HRC engineers simply just adapted it to the bikes.

Ahead of the conclude of that identical year, Ducati experienced managed to copy and incorporate the seamless system, though wanted additional than a yr to perfect the alter. Yamaha didn’t have it until 2013, while the rest of the makers could not end developing it right until two a long time later.

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