every single nut and bolt for ways to get down to the minimum weight limit.He Ain't Heavy ... EnoughAnd the current weight limit of 148 kg is pretty low for a multi-cylinder four stroke. Even during the 990 era, the factories had trouble getting

. Chris Vermeulen rode a superb race in the downpour at Le Mans to take his first victory in MotoGP, and the first ever four stroke victory for Suzuki, their last win dating from 2001, when Sete Gibernau piloted the RG500 two-stroke bike to victory

the festivities ablaze. Valentino Rossi returns to Mugello with a record rivaled only by Mick Doohan. The Doctor has won the last 6 races in a row here at the Tuscan track, and has not lost on a four-stroke GP bike. The last time Rossi lost here was in 2001

strokes of the Shang character, resembling an upside-down capital T with a short stroke to the right halfway up the stem of the T, plus small serif-like embellishments on the top and the right of the character, do not translate at all easily

, whose bike had roared slowly off the line in a cloud of smoke, in the misconception that it was a two-stroke 500 instead of a Ducati 800cc four stroke. But even Elias was soon back with the pack, the temporary glitch having magically sorted itself

poor results on the Suzuki during the four-stroke era. Kurtis Roberts, however, is keen, and is sure to make a go of riding the bike. The team were slated to be joined this weekend by Jonny Rea, currently riding a Honda in British Superbikes, but Honda

put in the slowest lap ever achieved on a MotoGP bike. On the Wednesday, they were joined once again by the riders, and the 2007 season started in earnest.And the return to testing has not been so keenly anticipated since the return of the four-strokes

have a couple of jokers up their sleeves.But judging by history (a noble goal, at a track so rich in it), Casey Stoner, and everyone else, will have their work cut out for them trying to keep up with the Yamahas at Le Mans. Since the start of the four-stroke

the possible consequences of the rule changes, first to the four strokes, and then by reducing the capacity. And although it would be going too far to claim that the manufacturers were aiming at increasing costs, they were fully aware of the fact that any

back to 3rd place, Marco Melandri decided to settle for 2nd, his best result of the season, and valuable points in the championship, leaving Chris Vermeulen to take his first win in MotoGP, Suzuki's first four-stroke win, and their first win since