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Honda's engine dilemma continues...

Wednesday, 6th February 2008

"Before I would have said 'yeah sure, we'll race the pneumatic-valve at Qatar', but now maybe we're going to be on valve-springs" - Nicky Hayden.

"My guys are working really hard. Everybody says 'it must be so hard for the riders, riding around Sepang in the heat all day' but honestly we've got the easy part!" he smiled. "The team has worked really hard here - and I appreciate that - even though we've still got work to do. We'll just keep trying to chip away."

Pneumatic-valves already control combustion-gas flow for the Suzuki GSV-R, Kawasaki ZX-RR and the latest Yamaha YZR-M1, while Ducati uses its trademark desmodromic valve system - making Honda the only factory team still running valve-springs.

The satellite Honda teams will get their first taste of the 2008 customer RC212V engine, with which Repsol Honda finished last season, at the official Jerez test.

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