Cal Crutchlow and Takaaki Nakagami each have their own team and their own sponsors within the LCR Honda team. Above all, they have their own machines which turn out to be slightly different, in accordance with the tests carried out by the Briton for HRC.
So of course, what we were able to do with the official photos released by the team is not extremely rigorous: differences in positioning of the motorcycles or the photographer, differences in lighting, optical effects linked to the different decorations, deformations linked to the lens, etc., the causes are multiple so that this work is only very approximate.
However, failing to receive the plans directly from Japan (we always have the right to dream), we will content ourselves with observing the main visual differences between the Japanese machine and that of the British.
The latter has larger exhausts already seen on Repsol Honda type motorcycles. Note in passing the appearance of a sort of silencer on only one of the rear exhaust tubes.
Perhaps more spectacular is the work on the aerodynamics of Cal Crutchlow's RC 213 V.
We observe small appendages at the end of the bubble but above all bulges significantly widening the original fairing in the part going from below the elbows to the knees.
Better visible when the bike only had its carbon dress, these elements seem to be attached to the original fairing.
We also note a sort of support, probably to be able to attach the fins.
