It's always like that ! You may walk around with a camera around your neck 99% of the time, but it is in the remaining period that it will fail you...
So, when, after the sessions in the rain, the new Honda frame which now equips the motorcycles of Team Marc VDS after having been adopted by Cal Crutchlow (see article here), ended up in the washing tub outside the box, we obviously only had our cell phone at our disposal…
We easily recognize that "telephoto level", we do better, but this is nevertheless the first time where we can carefully observe this frame which is gradually equipping all Hondas, with the exception of those of Marc Márquez whose driving requires greater rigidity when braking.
To get an idea of the modifications, and in particular the reduction in the size and thickness of the spars, we are also attaching a photo of a 2014 frame, approximately equivalent to the one Marc Márquez uses today.
We will also note that it seems less rigid than that of the road RC213V-S…
(Watch exceptional video here)
