400cc Return to Moto GP Class?

Little Loris · Post by **Little Loris** » May 4th, '07, 09:33

Harold Bartol of KTM has been quoted as saying he'd welcome a 400cc class in place of 250cc bikes in years to come. I can't tell you how long I've waited to hear that from someone at Moto GP level!

I think it'd be an awesome idea and would hopefully make for some attractive racing - not that 250cc is anything but.

What does everyone else think?

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » May 4th, '07, 09:52

I like 250's ... very entertaining racing !!

However, i would like to see 400's too ... tough one !

Maver-Nick · Post by **Maver-Nick** » May 4th, '07, 12:37

250cc was the obvious split between the 125cc and 500cc when that was the biggest class...

Since it went up to the big class of bikes, I agree that 400cc would sit better between 2, as there's not a great deal of difference between 125 and 250...

age · Post by **age** » May 4th, '07, 17:46

We should have Four stroke 250 in place of 125 and 450 four stroke in place of 250 as they have in Moto X

Age

Post by **TLS-Moose** » May 4th, '07, 18:33

I say keep the stink wheels ..... much better for honing racing skills and cheaper for the teams to run too

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » May 5th, '07, 06:43

Have both 250 strokers and 400 4/. = More bikes to watch

deej · Post by **deej** » May 5th, '07, 17:21

theres not enough money to run 250 strokers and 400 4's. i personally think a 400cc 2 stroke would be the way to go,a real racers bike and would probably be as quick as a 800il4 round some circuits.
i love the smell and noise of those 250's. i can remember sitting in the grandstand above the pits at donington gp last year smelling the fumes as the bikes were being warmed up in pit lane.