Could be a cool bike for an aprilia cup style class. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/25august05_kawasakirumors.htm
yeah, you're right. It doesn't look like rossi and the boys are enjoying theirselves at all any more.
It doesn't sound like it's going to be a tz250 chassis with a yzf450f motor or anything but it should be cooler than a ninja 250 and maybe even fun for some tight competition. There were a lot of big names that came through the aprilia cup series. 'Just sayin' it could be neat.