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zuki Clutch Assist system, which
works as a slipper clutch and offers lighter pull.
The new 'Strom also gets an
updated exhaust system, adjustable traction control and fully adjustable forks. ABS is now standard equipment. It holds 5.28
P31
gallons of fuel and curb weight is
listed as 502.6 pounds. Suzuki
has not yet announced a delivery
date or an MSRP.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS FOR MOTOGP?
M
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
otoGP should inEven in MotoGP, where
troduce a minimum
riders only now and then use
weight limit for bike and
full throttle for any length of
rider, as pertains in Moto2
time, smaller and lighter ridand Moto3, according to
ers had an advantage, he
Valentino Rossi's crew
said. The comparison bechief Jerry Burgess – estween Rossi and Pedrosa is
pecially with the looming
telling: the diminutive Spancut of almost five percent in
iard weighs 112 pounds and
fuel allowances.
stands 5' 3"; Rossi weighs
"If it is right for those
35 pounds more and is
classes, why not MotoGP,"
eight inches taller. By comBurgess said, pointing out
Should taller and heavier riders like
parison, Marquez is 130
that a diminutive rider like Dani Valentino Rossi (left) get a break to stay pounds and 5' 6"; Lorenzo 143
Pedrosa and to a lesser extent even with smaller riders like Dani Pedrosa pounds and 5' 7". Moto3 has a
(center) in MotoGP?
Marc Marquez have a natural
combined bike/rider minimum
advantage. "It's obvious, that if you have a certain weight of 148 kg (325 pounds), and Moto2 215 kg
amount of mass it takes a certain amount of energy (473 pounds). MotoGP minimum weight is for bike
to accelerate it."
only, at 160 kg. (352 pounds).
Michael Scott
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
YOSH PEDAL RIDE A SUCCESS
T
he inaugural Yoshimura Suzuki Pedal Laguna
Seca bicycle ride went off without a hitch on
Thursday, September 26 - prior to the World and
AMA Superbike rounds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - with the ride attracting some 40 riders.
Held on a picturesque day on the Monterey
Peninsula, riders completed a lap of Laguna
Seca before heading down to the coast for what
was a 23-mile ride. The ride was open to anyone
and among the road racing stars who took part
were Martin Cardenas, Chris Clark, Jules Cluzel,
Blake Young, Josh Hayes and JD Beach.
