Honda Racing

KJ's RR · 05-30-2005, 10:01 AM

From what I've seen this season it seems that Mother Honda is concentrating on the 600 class & the liter is not too important.JMO

What does the board think?

Newfie TLR · 05-30-2005, 10:35 AM

Personally, I don't follow the 600 Class very closely so I can't say, but with the litre bikes, the competition is furious. Agree??

I mean, every year each manufacturer is making changes and upgrades to try to out-do the other. You have the R-1, the 'Blade, the Gixxer and the ZX-10 all in deep competition for the "Win-on-Sunday, sell-on-Monday" store. How many classes can they keep that up in?? Don't forget, for every dollar they put into their racing support, you will pay your share of that when you buy a new bike, and there's only so much to go around..

Look at years ago when the Suzuki division of the J. A. Pan company was supporting the 600, the 750 and the TLR for racing classes. They dropped the TLR for obvious reasons. there was no way they could cpompete with the 'Duc's, so they concentrated on two classes. Now, the competition may be so fierce, they may only want to push the main bankbook at the 600's.

Then again, maybe I'm blowing air out my arse!!!

phobiaphobe · 05-30-2005, 10:43 AM

Did you buy a goldwing?

Nemisis · 05-30-2005, 11:45 AM

While I LOVE watching others do what would make me throttle off and go upright with wet pants I wonder how much it raises the cost of our bikes? The companies do have sponsors.

Newfie TLR · 05-30-2005, 2:18 PM

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Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

Did you buy a goldwing?

Haven't sold the Trumpet yet.

ccwilli3 · 05-30-2005, 5:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Nemisis

While I LOVE watching others do what would make me throttle off and go upright with wet pants I wonder how much it raises the cost of our bikes? The companies do have sponsors.

I'd say that direct competition has no DIRECT correlation with the price of your bike. They have a racing budget and sponsors as well...

What it does do however is make our bikes so much better! Trickle down... The technology per dollar in a modern 600 cannot be touched!

KJ's RR · 05-30-2005, 9:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Newfie TLR

Personally, I don't follow the 600 Class very closely so I can't say, but with the litre bikes, the competition is furious. Agree??

I mean, every year each manufacturer is making changes and upgrades to try to out-do the other. You have the R-1, the 'Blade, the Gixxer and the ZX-10 all in deep competition for the "Win-on-Sunday, sell-on-Monday" store. How many classes can they keep that up in?? Don't forget, for every dollar they put into their racing support, you will pay your share of that when you buy a new bike, and there's only so much to go around..

Look at years ago when the Suzuki division of the J. A. Pan company was supporting the 600, the 750 and the TLR for racing classes. They dropped the TLR for obvious reasons. there was no way they could cpompete with the 'Duc's, so they concentrated on two classes. Now, the competition may be so fierce, they may only want to push the main bankbook at the 600's.

Then again, maybe I'm blowing air out my arse!!!

Suzuki in AMA Matt M is domoinating

In WSB the 1krr is no where in copmpetion from what I've seen in the past couple races. Jake Z & M Dihamel are now on there own W/HONDA USA.

MACI4LIFE · 05-31-2005, 8:02 AM

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Originally Posted by KJ's RR

Suzuki in AMA Matt M is domoinating

In WSB the 1krr is no where in copmpetion from what I've seen in the past couple races. Jake Z & M Dihamel are now on there own W/HONDA USA.

they're not doing too bad in WSB. the last finish was 4th. But yes they should be doing better, and the gixxer is dominating at this stage. Mind you it is a newer bike. we'll have to see what honda comes out with this year. any pics yet BTW???