MotoAmerica Changes for 2019

It is the only track we will go to that Kris has any real experiance at. It may have changed some but he goes really well there.

 

Awesome. Think I’ll make it over there.

 

With the 2mm overbore being allowed, does that raise the concern for crankshaft life. I don't have a lot of SV knowledge, but remember friends racing sb sv's and the ends of the crankshaft breaking off. Does a lightened flywheel help w life?

 

So in that $6k you have...?

- Suspension - $1500
- bodywork, paint, windscreen - $1000 (times 2-3 if you are doing a season of MA?)
- levers, clip ons, rear sets, upgraded brake package (lines, pads, M/C, calipers) case covers, steering damper, etc... $2000
- spares like gearing, wheels, rains, and consumables - $750-$1000

That's roughly $5000 into the bike (for a non-sponsored rider footing the entire thing) then add in the engine build with a 2mm overbore - that has to run $4000-$4500ish?

Bike $7,000
Race parts $5000
Engine build $4000

$16,000 gets the bike dialled in, then all you need to worry about is pit set up, travel, entry fee's, gear, and carpel tunnel from signing all those autographs? That about right?

 

I do not disagree...

 

I saw the competition bulletin about the proposed rule changes, but where is the Ducati stuff mentioned? They allowed the 796 to run at NJMP as a test, no points.

 

MA put out a news article saying the bike would be homologated for Barber. I just checked and the article was edited and that part was removed. Interesting...

 

I've raped a 3mm overbore (700cc) motor for years and it's fine. It has a stock crank that was sent to falicon and was polished and lightened, H beam rods and a lightened flywheel.

 

Where does it need to be mentioned? They left in up to 800cc air cooled (though the 797 is claimed at 803cc).

Not sure if the polish and lighten help with the longevity - but can't do that in MA.

 

Ensuring it's balanced correctly from my understanding does help with longevity and taking some spinning weight off the flywheel does also. Even removing every other magnet on the stock flywheel is better than nothing. I've blow up 3 SV motors over the last 15 years of racing and riding them. 2 I spun the connecting rod from riding wheelies. The other one the trans exploded from a sloppy shift. I've ridden these things both on tours through the mountains for thousands of miles, very spirited street riding, countless trackdays and countless road races.

 

Because as I understand it, Ducati has not provided a bike or anything else to MA for homologation. So it’s not a homologated motorcycle at the moment.

@regularguy I found the article after I posted, I read it carefully and it said the 797 would be homologated. At first I thought they were coming to their senses and homologating both the 796 and 797. Interesting if they are backing away from that, too. It’s too bad, it would be a nice addition to the class.

Absolutely NONE of which matters to me anymore as I am hooked on my SV.

 

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/yamaha-graves-motoamerica-2019/

As some of you know, Yamaha is dropping their Supersport team, but also cutting it's budget by 75% for racing next year.

Graves and Yamaha are going through a divorce, so looks like they might team up with Suzuki

 

Graves Kawasaki!!

 

I’d rather see Attack Kawasaki

The bummer is, if this is happening when the economy is “good”, then what’s going to happen during the next downturn?

 

Just when you think MotoAmerica is on the up and up. DirecTV shits the bed and Yamaha is puling back.

Saying that MA is streaming their coverage this weekend.
https://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/905705/1/motoamerica-reaches-out-europe-youtube-livestream

 

Somehow this is Mongo's fault right?

 

This was inevitable seeing how they’ve been blocked out of just about every provider.

The thing is, for my demographic (millennial), no one has cable tv packages anyway.

 

What Sling channel is it on?

 

Beinsports. it's an extra package for $10