When the rules changed to favor 4 cylinder bikes and few years back,
Yoshimura and Suzuki had already paid their dues so to speak and so were a
jump ahead. Then thru hard work they have kept the edge, not to mention they
have hired and groomed the best riders. This is all good for them but does
make for boring race win results.
"Bob Nixon" wrote in message
> After watching the AMA Superbike race today it struck me that there's
> more going on than just Maladdin & Spies's talent. The Yoshimira
> Suzuki team is so much faster than the rest of the field and that
> makes for a boring AMA series. OTOH, watching WSB, as much as I
> dislike Honda Racing, has pretty much been an even playing field with
> Honda, Yamaha Suzuki, Kawasaki & Ducati all in the top ten finishers.
>
> I'm a Suzuki fan but either Honda & Yamaha have gone to sleep (no real
> support) or the Yosh team just has it all over everyone else and that
> just doesn't make sense.
>
> On the street, Suzuki has the best showroom racing bikes but I think
> Honda has the best streetable mchine this year. Hell, you can almost
> take a stock GSXR1000 to a CCS race and if your a very good rider, can
> win races.
>
> The 600SS replica's seem to all be pretty competitive right off the
> floor. I just would like to see how the new 675 triples do against the
> 600 I4's in AMA competition. I'm sure someone would pick them up "as a
> team" if the damned AMA would just allow them to run with the SS class
> and not just formula extreme.
>
> Bob Nixon.
>
FAQ
Search
Profile
Private Messages
Log in
