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Originally Posted by Ebbs15
no prior to that... the I4's were getting killed by the Vtwins... hence honda racing the RC51 and not the 954...
then the I4's took off and started whoop'n on the V-twins... now the playing field is about level with the V-twins given 200cc's extra.
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I seem to recall the rules being that the i4s were either unrestricted 800ccs and or 1000 with restrictor plates when Hayden was "kicking" everybody's ass.
Edit: The 1000cc I4s weren't even allowed in 02 it seems..
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/ar...hp/t-7646.html I know it's not quite a technical source, but it's a list for the 03 rules, and it seems the 1000s were being introduced that year.
Soooo.. Honda wouldn't have been allowed to race the 954 when Nicky won the championship.