WSB Champ

[Finn]

Hmmm, you lads are being very quiet about this. Must be very embarrassing for all you Sugookie riders out there. Toseland's bike isn't even a real factory ride to rub salt in the wound.

GO THE MIGHTY HONDA!!!

[James Deuce]

Actually none of the Japanese teams are official factory efforts. Alstare Sugookie (sic) is run out of Belgium. Kawasaki is run as a tax dodge out of San Marino and Yamaha Belgarda is Italian. Ten Kate Honda is run out of a show room in Holland. Ten Kate do ALL their own development work though. They just get crated bikes and do their stuff.

Mr Toseland deserves it though.

[SPman]

Mr Toseland deserves it though.


But didn't Nori put in a brilliant late season charge - once again the bridesmaid - is he going to be the 2000's Aaron Slight?

[Bykmad]

If only Mad Max hadnt taken Haga out mid season????????????

[BarBender]

If only Mad Max hadnt taken Haga out mid season????????????

Yep....That was the incident that buggered it up for Nitro

2 point off in the end.

[boomer]

Hmmm, you lads are being very quiet about this. Must be very embarrassing for all you Sugookie riders out there. Toseland's bike isn't even a real factory ride to rub salt in the wound.

GO THE MIGHTY HONDA!!!

nothing to do with the bike.. all down to the Sth Yorkshire boy :yes:


wd JT

[merv]

He was lucky to get enough points after being punted off track by Lanzi and the Ducati in the first race when he had done well and scored pole.

[Deviant Esq]

Well done JT, well ridden, very well deserved. He didn't really have the bike under him on some race meets - as witnessed again at Magny Cours - but he made it count when he did have a good package and performed well enough when he didn't. Still, feel sorry for Nitro Nori as well - he really deserves a WSBK crown I reckon.

What do you think it's going to be like next year? I have a funny feeling that the Ducatis will absolutely romp. Rule changes in favour of their V twin (when they're already pretty darn competitive) will own the opposition.

[Pussy]

As a longtime Suzuki owner/rider, I would still prefer to have seen Nori clean it up on the mighty R1

[98tls]

Well done JT, well ridden, very well deserved. He didn't really have the bike under him on some race meets - as witnessed again at Magny Cours - but he made it count when he did have a good package and performed well enough when he didn't. Still, feel sorry for Nitro Nori as well - he really deserves a WSBK crown I reckon.

What do you think it's going to be like next year? I have a funny feeling that the Ducatis will absolutely romp. Rule changes in favour of their V twin (when they're already pretty darn competitive) will own the opposition. Agreed,never uinderstood why the japs dont tell Ducati to piss off and have have there own super bike series,am picking alot more people would watch that than Ducati racing.........:yawn:buggered if i know,maybe them and Buell could have there own little get-together,each time one of them won the other could stamp there feet and cry like greg murphy does and they would change the rules to suit

[Morcs]

nothing to do with the bike.. all down to the Sth Yorkshire boy :yes:
wd JT

Arent yorkshire boys inbred?

But that aside, GO HONDA!

[boomer]

Arent yorkshire boys inbred?

But that aside, GO HONDA!
No, just beaten as children! And subsequently confused... Hence they've ridden honduh's but soon realised they're for poofs ;) and moved on! Let's see him kick ass in the GP on a 1200 duc

[Pussy]

No, just beaten as children! And subsequently confused... Hence they've ridden honduh's but soon realised they're for poofs ;) and moved on! Let's see him kick ass in the GP on a 1200 duc

GP on a 1200?? I don't think so

[Sanx]

No, just beaten as children! And subsequently confused... Hence they've ridden honduh's but soon realised they're for poofs ;) and moved on! Let's see him kick ass in the GP on a 1200 duc

Or even an 800 Tech-3 Yamaha :msn-wink:


Actually none of the Japanese teams are official factory efforts. Alstare Sugookie (sic) is run out of Belgium. Kawasaki is run as a tax dodge out of San Marino and Yamaha Belgarda is Italian. Ten Kate Honda is run out of a show room in Holland. Ten Kate do ALL their own development work though. They just get crated bikes and do their stuff.

But Alstare Suzuki has financial and technical backing from the factory. Yamaha Belgarda has financial backing from the factory plus technical backup from Yamaha Racing. Kawasaki also have financial and technical backing from the factory. Ten Kate get limited financial backing from Honda Europe (not the factory) and no backup at all from HRC, to the point they even canned the HRC traction control system in favour of the English PI unit.

And of course - just to rub it in further to all the Suzuki fanboys - the World Supersport championship went to Ten Kate and Kenan Sofuoglu, who finished with more than twice the points of the Broc Parkes on his R6. 13 races: 12 podiums including 8 wins.

[boomer]

Or even an 800 Tech-3 Yamaha :msn-wink:



But Alstare Suzuki has financial and technical backing from the factory. Yamaha Belgarda has financial backing from the factory plus technical backup from Yamaha Racing. Kawasaki also have financial and technical backing from the factory. Ten Kate get limited financial backing from Honda Europe (not the factory) and no backup at all from HRC, to the point they even canned the HRC traction control system in favour of the English PI unit.

And of course - just to rub it in further to all the Suzuki fanboys - the World Supersport championship went to Ten Kate and Kenan Sofuoglu, who finished with more than twice the points of the Broc Parkes on his R6. 13 races: 12 podiums including 8 wins.
So who won the manufacturers title?


And for us plebs on the road, the honduhs still the girls bike


Honduh fan boy?

[Sanx]

So who won the manufacturers title?


And for us plebs on the road, the honduhs still the girls bike


Honduh fan boy?

Yamaha won the manufacturer title in SBK. Honda in SS.

Yep, Honda fan-boy and comfortable with my sexuality. Unlike some people, who chop and change <_<

[cowpoos]

. Ten Kate get limited financial backing from Honda Europe (not the factory) and no backup at all from HRC, to the point they even canned the HRC traction control system in favour of the English PI unit.



errr nah...sorry bro...dispite internet gossip...ten kate get alot of HRC support...they also have team KR's [kenny roberts motogp team] design and build them a swing arm.

and the kawasaki team as of 2006 is essentually a full factory team.


as for what I reckon about the championship...a honda won...who gives a shit...it just shows if you can throw shitloads of money at any bike they can go fast at that level...and finn...ruminate of this...how well does honda go in 1000cc superstock racing and limited modification superbike racing [like in NZ]???? thats right...shit!!! why?

[James Deuce]

Ten Kate don't get HRC support. They get support from Honda Motorcycles. Ten Kate do all their own development, independent of HRC. HRC is a separate corporation to Honda Motorcycles.

[k14]

how well does honda go in 1000cc superstock racing and limited modification superbike racing [like in NZ]???? thats right...shit!!! why?
Because the only guy racing one was on a 2 year old model and did most of the rounds with a broken ankle...