Written by Martin Hodgson.
The great American writer and 1949 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, William Faulkner once said of the past, ?History is not was, it is.? Having lived through two world wars, the great depression and hailing from the deep south of the USA he had seen more history than most ever will. But he was always well aware never to believe one?s own hype nor unchecked bold claims. So while Honda, Ducati and Aprilia have used V4 engines to great success in MotoGP and WSBK with supreme technological achievements, you have to go back to the dark times of the Great Depression to find their inspiration.
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