'Big bang' puts Checa in high gear.
Carlos Checa claims he is still getting to grips with the new configuration YZR-M1 engine that the four Yamaha riders raced for the first time atꦐ South Africa.
The 'big bang' engine groups the power pulses closer together, allowing the rear tyre to recover traction betwe🤡en each salvo - and was used to dev♌astating effect by Checa's Welkom winning team-mate Valentino Rossi.
Carlos Checa claims he is still getting to grips with the new configuration YZR-M1 engine th🦩at the four Yamaha riders raced for the first time at Sout🐟h Africa.
The 'big bang' engine groups the power pulses clo🅘ser together, allow✃ing the rear tyre to recover traction between each salvo - and was used to devastating effect by Checa's Welkom winning team-mate Valentino Rossi.
"(The big bang engine) feels like you're using a high gear all the time - but a hౠigh gear with lots of power," explained the Spaniard. "I'm still learning the new engine and need more time to work out how it affects ty🥂re life."
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exi🌠t story and Ma♈rc Marquez’s injury issues.
