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An aside related to the Ducati vs. RC51 conversation:
Several years back, on of the mags interviewed professional riders, having them talk about "body steering" vs. "countersteering" motorcycles. Many riders were religious devotees of the one method or the other.
Colin Edwards said something like: "Body steering, countersteering, there's no one way, you just ride the shit out of it!".
That's how I see these different approaches. DOHC multivalve works. larger-displacement OHV V8 works. Coil springs work. Leaf springs work. Desmodromics work. Non-desmo works. Hell, even rotaries work (sort of)!
I'm for continuing development of all of them.
It will be a sad world when the absolutists take over and variety is forbidden...
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