Official 2019 MotoAmerica silly season thread.

IDK. $14,200 in 1994. It’s a 95 MY when Cagiva still owned them prior to TPG buying them. It’s a Varese model. Evidently a fire broke out at the Bologna plant so Cagiva moved production to Varese so it’s a hand built production which is kind of neat. But for sure it’s value bottomed out long ago. I should have bought the Honda RC45 I was looking at the same time for $18,000. Those go for over $24,000 today.

 

Cam and Garrett confirmed: http://www.roadracingworld.com/news...malubeyamaha-factory-superbike-team-for-2019/

 

No mention of Graves at all.

 

Suzuki one bike team. Bet on it?

 

Bet on what? Yoshimura with only one rider? Graves with a Suzuki? Only one team running Suzukis?

 

Yosh Suzuki

 

Yoshimura BSA.

 

My understanding is they haven’t been involved with the Superbike for years (if ever?).

 

There was a post on Social media of KWR testing a V4... not sure if it was for fun or actually for testing...


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Just testing. Kyle came on here and said a dealer let him ride it. Nothing more to it.

CU mentioned in the MotoAmerica podcast last week that they are working on putting together another Superbike and are waiting on marching orders about Jake too (sounds like he’s under Suzuki factory development contract, not a Team Hammer contract). Depending on things, it could be Valentine and Jake next year on M4 / Team Hammer Superbikes.

 

I wouldn't bet on that.

 

What's the latest with Gagne? Anything spinning on the rumor mill?

 

Elias made a post on instInsta alluding to being angry/upset. Not sure what, if anything, is behind that.

 

I took it to mean he's pissed he didn't win the title last season and he's focusing on this one. Just kind of a series of statements starting with him ripping the number 1 off his bike first thing in testing.

I'm also probably way too buzzed and reading into this too much

 

The only thing Yosh seems capable of posting is dirty bikes. Other teams are solidifying and they're still screwing around. Pony tail dude or whoever is at home office needs to get a move on.

 

How crazy would it be if Herrin nerfed Toni out of a ride?

 

No.

 

Pro racing in the US is going to shrink to nothing in the near future. The costs are spiraling out of hand. We seem to be concerned to be a feeder series to Europe. The next great American to go overseas and win like Spies probably isn't even born yet.

 

What crawled up your ass in the middle of a Saturday afternoon ?

Asking for a friend

 

Nothing really , just reading this thread depresses me , look at the lack of participation at pro races . I give motoamerica credit for trying , I just don't see it going anywhere.