Hidden from view are many other trick components such as lighter pistons and a dry clutch assembly. Sensors feed the engine management system data on everything from acceleration force to lean angle. Mondial plans to launch with 250 street versions of the racer to be sold through the internet. He commented that the injector system was in need of more development. The main problems seem to stem from the need for Mondial to produce the bike in one basic state of tune in order to homologate the bike for WSB action, whereas Honda can produce genuine road-tuned motors and merely homologate a race kit.
Sensors feed the engine management system data on everything from acceleration force to lean angle.
This is all especially interesting since Honda has recently been trying to dispel rumors that they will quit World Superbike soon, perhaps as soon as the end of the present season. They even circulated a press release from their European headquarters during the Valencia round denying that any plans exist to leave the series. However, the rumors persist and sources close to Honda suggest that there is no long term future for Honda's involvement in the sport as a full factory team, especially given the amount of resources they've obviously been channelling into the new 4-Stroke GP format. They've already shown their V5 four-stroke GP engine to the world and you have to wonder why they'd need to stay in WSB in the light of the new GP rules. The carbon-fiber swingarm is a thing of beauty.