Found this to be pretty interesting.. http://www.roadracingworld.com/news...s-for-remainder-of-british-supersport-season/ I can't remember him riding anything other than a Suzuki. Hopefully this moves gets him to the front over there. Sounds like he likes the bike.
What is it that makes the R6 so much better than the other bikes? I know the CBR has head/valve limitations that hurt it. The Triumph seems to do okay but it's hit or miss. But nobody is even riding the ZX6 or the GSXR in DSB though.
not exactly sure, but it has to be related to the out of the box geometry and chassis? i think it is one the most developed 600s out there as well. there has to be more to it than just personal preference.
In the US the R6s kick butt in DSB and the GSXRs in SS. In WSS the CBR's and the ZX6's are the bike to have now it seems. What a bunch of goofiness.
yeah, but yamaha sort of pulled out of WSS.. and Sam Lowes competed and won last years championship on a non-factory R6. they probably had factory support though.
Saw the announcement yesterday on Keith's page. Not surprised. Suriano took Suzukis to World Supersport and they might as well have burned a pile of money in a barrel instead.
pretty sure it only seems that way in WSS cause factory yamaha chooses not to be there. A few years back, they dusted off a couple of older r6's, and if i remember right, did really well.
I've been pretty impressed with MV's effort on the 675. Seems like all of the platforms can do will with enough of a budget to make it work. Shame that those Suzuki's never win championships DSB.......oh wait
I think it was Crutchlow's old R6's they pulled out of closet somewhere and put Scassa and Davies on and off they went. :up:
He did win the championship in 2011 on Crtchlow's bike. In my opinion they (R6) would be a top contender/Champ, if they were back in the series.
Ever think the guys riding them and the teams tuning them might make a difference no matter what the logo on the tank is?
I think the reason the R6 has so much more success than the others is because the base bike is obviously very good and easy to go fast on (born well...) and because the best tuner with the most resource has spent so much time and money on it over the years that it's basically that much more developed than anything else, at least in North America.
The only thing clear in British Supersport is that Triumphs run the show, there seem to be all the other guys near the front (Appleyard Yamaha, Martrain Yam, Gearlink Kawi, even Taylor Mackenzie on the Tyco...). Or Smith's Tri have Gowland and McConnell, 2 incredible riders. Or both. But I do know that weight limits for all machinery in BSS is the same (161kg), regardless of displacement.
To a point, yes. Rispoli did well in SS, came to DSB and was midpack on the same bike. Eslick and Cardenes won championships on the GSXR while Westby podiumed a few times and won a race or two on exactly the same bike. But aren't most of the front running R6's in DSB either Graves or Graves built bikes?
i don't believe the RoadRaceFactory bikes are. i believe they are independent.. i could be wrong though. i know Meen is though.