Official 2019 MotoAmerica silly season thread.

I understand how Ducati is choosing to spend their budget and I do not disagree with what you and Jeff are saying. However, I believe that they could choose to spend what budget they have differently and it may have the same return value to them. It is too bad that they do not have the manufacturing capacity to build more Multistradas to bring in. I think we have established that many of the people that post on here have Multistradas and Hypermodards, but here they are on the Beeb. Perhaps sponsoring a team that has huge grassroots support would help them sell their entire model line up. I don't know, something about branding, brand awareness and the rest of that marketing stuff, Kind of like Ducati underwear and socks.

 

Serious question - what's the motivation/benefit to run this platform with no potential for factory support (now or in the future)?

I ask because KWR seemed to have a very good program going with the Yamaha and I assume tons of data/setup info available not to mention familiarity with the bike etc.

I hope for nothing but the best for KWR regardless, glad to see another brand on the grid.

 

Ducati doesn't have any issues with brand awareness. They are going the way of Ferrari with limited availability and maximum profit on each unit... Polar opposite of the other mass manufacturers

 

Mark, you think Yamaha (and Graves at the time) just gave you the info? Graves charged you for everything if you went to them for support and it wasn't cheap.

Some of the teams running Yamaha just didn't bother with them and did their own thing.

 

I have no doubt they (KWR and others) paid well for any Yamaha/Graves support. My thinking (question more so) was after several seasons and a developed bike and program - why "start over from zero" with the Ducati?

And again - a totally serious question.

I can barely get my club bikes prepped each winter for February let alone imagine why a pro team makes the changes and decisions they do.

 

We all know Kyle is an great dude and fast guy running his own program. It's always hard starting over no matter what. I give him major kudos for jumping on the Duc .There was no way he would or could ever get the same support as the factory guys or even say Attack. At least now he won't have to worry about being on the same bike at everyone else and knowing he's at a disadvantage. The potential is higher on the V4R than any R1 he could have built IMO. If he can extract it, I think he's easily top 5.

 

I'm guessing this....thinking back to what Larry Pegram had to go through in order to make his Ducati 1098R competitive back in the DMG SBK days. Not that it can't be done, just that the bills need to be paid for.

https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/blogs/superbikes-larry-pegrams-ducati-1098r-almost-factory

 

I'm more excited that KW is going to Doo-cat-heee than if stayed with Yamaha. I'll actually pay more attention to how he does.
Like the kid but this year, I want him to kill it.

 

Not mention there's already a million Are-Juan's on the grid already since the revamped '15 came out. There hasn't been a Duc on a the grid since Huntley Nash's Panigale 3-4 years ago.

 

Running the Duc means that Kyle automatically gains a fan base in those that are brand loyal to Ducati. He's savvy enough to use that to his advantage.

 

Sadly Ducati won’t win much, field is too stacked already with Yamaha and Suzuki power house efforts.

Truth

 

We will see.... I would love to see 33 put that thing up top...

 

But it's the best bike ever created in the history of the world!

 

Wheres the TV announcement? I wanna know if ill be able to see Kyle kick some butt on the red bike.

 

KWR Ducati T shirts in every Duc dealership.
I'll take one.

 

Might be the smartest thing you’ve ever posted.

 

An accident, I am sure.

 

A first year bike with zero factory help and no data from the previous year of WSBK racing means they will be chasing everything.

 

And Yamaha and Suzuki have a year or more of data to fall back on.

So if he does well then hell yes we need to blow up the beeb with his results!