WSBK 1000RR variances

ccwilli3 · 07-21-2005, 2:12 AM

Anyone else notice that in BRNO, the ten kate hondas and others were same, still "kit" bikes. Anyone else also notice that chili's team, their bikes had the HRC works swingarm on it? Much beefier, like the 2004 AMA factory bikes...

Wonder if they got those outside of their usual channels for parts? They seemed to be the only Honda team running the works swingarm from what I could tell...

tnarinen · 07-21-2005, 5:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ccwilli3

Anyone else notice that in BRNO, the ten kate hondas and others were same, still "kit" bikes. Anyone else also notice that chili's team, their bikes had the HRC works swingarm on it? Much beefier, like the 2004 AMA factory bikes...

Wonder if they got those outside of their usual channels for parts? They seemed to be the only Honda team running the works swingarm from what I could tell...

BBoz was running kit swingarm earlier this year, not sure if he still is. Also, there this rumour that Harris has been making beefier swingarms to some teams running 1000RR's in BSB, so those new swingarms in Klaffi bikes could be from Harris too.

ccwilli3 · 07-21-2005, 9:17 AM

very well could be harris then! They did appear to be a bit different from the works ones of last year, but they were def a lot more beefy than the stock one...

And b boz was so far back, who knows what he's running, I didn't even get to see him on TV other than the warmup lap...

Crash · 07-21-2005, 11:29 AM

I noticed that as well, but I couldn't tell what the deal really was. I just think that Honda made the wrong call this year. Only in BSB are the Honda's really any good. If Ten Kate can't get those bike winning with Vermulin at the helm, something is wrong with the bikes. Forget AMA and BBoz, they are all going backwards.