News Approved.

As much as I like this news I am thinking was there really a need to start a new thread for it?
It'll just bifurcate the discussion that goes on in motoGP thread.

That's great news! Thanks for sharing. Waiting for all the action in 2012.

Gr8 news

cool...hope riders wont find it tough with all those extra ccs packed below them.Anyway,electronics have come a long way too from the 990cc era...

Valentino Rossi might be all smiles now, considering he has ben making comments in press that he loved the 1000cc more than 800. Hope he will continue to be in moto gp after his contract ends with yamaha.

Slipping sliding best ? will there be no traction control ?

It is good for the manufacturers.

The rider gaining maximum from this decision might well be Nicky Hayden. He was so damn aggressive back in '06, an year before the class was made 790cc.

And what about Launch Control? Will it be present on those 990cc's too?

Personally, I love GP's without launch control. It adds another advantage to the skilled rider, despite some mis-launches (if at all)...

first introduction of 600cc and now this!!

i don't really like this news...cause 800cc is specific to Moto GP!!

if they replace it there will not be any exclusivity!!

you might have not been following MotoGP since earlier days...the premier class of Road racing had 2 stroke 500cc machines before it switched to full time 4 stroke 990cc machines. in 2007 the class was changed to 800cc for saftey concerns over the ever increasing figuers of top speed.
with extensive use of electronic in 800cc machines...the rider involvement in bringing the bike home had been reduced. it was more of a technologically faster bike that made the difference instead of the rider standing out of the crowd.
the 1000cc machines are being brought back to increase the aduience count by offering more variety of winners in a particular season. which is possible by having more similar machines on the grid instead of technology playing the game here.
the extensive use of electronics is also expected to be reduced keeping in mind the development and maintainance cost, which not all teams would easily meet in the past few years.