Triumph to ‘focus’ on Moto2, MotoGP ‘a whole different ball game’ MotoGP
The grand prix classes feature exclusive technical suppliers in areas such as tyres, fuel and electronic components, but Moto2 - which replaced 250cc in 2010 – is unique in using a single engine supplier.
“In countries where MotoGP is very popular - Southern Europe, Indonesia for example - the awareness of Triumph as a brand has increased significantly from our involvement in Moto2. “With all of our road bikes, we do quite a lot of track endurance testing using current and ex-British Superbike riders. They're all good riders. But they’re not riding as hard as these [Moto2] guys, I can tell you that!
“We're seeing the engines being quite heavily abused, overrevved to 15,300, and that's something we never see on a road bike,” Sargent said. While spotting signs of weakness or wear during an engine rebuild has obvious R&D benefits, Sargent explained how Triumph also learns from the ‘brand new’ parts.
“But we could show it’s the same component that we've been using in Moto2 for the last three seasons, that we know can live to over 15,000 RPM on a regular basis with no issues.
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