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Team Hammer replacing Yoshimura

Discussion in 'General' started by redtailracing, Dec 13, 2019.

  1. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    There's a rumour now that he will be a Yamaha test rider on their European test team.
     
  2. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    I doubt that'll happen. I just don't see him pushing a bike hard for no real reason. If it wasn't for the back and spine injury, maybe but all those risks just to be a test monkey? I just don't see it.
     
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  3. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner


    I mean it does make sense. Michael Jordan got the same treatment from Suzuki as well. He had the cash to put up but they wouldn't work with him. Amazed he stuck around as long as he did (and CONTINUED with Suzuki) until the end.
     
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  4. 2blueYam

    2blueYam Track Day Addict

    Supporting the team and being the team / title sponsor are not the same thing. If it is factory Yosh Honda SX/MX than that is something different but I don't think that is the case.
    The only manufacturer I see on here is Suzuki:
    http://yoshimura-racing.com/
     
  5. RossK6

    RossK6 Grid Filler

    The MotoAmerica podcast “Off Track” has a really good interview with Chuck Giachetto discussing this and other aspects of running a team.
     
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  6. WANABE RACER

    WANABE RACER Well-Known Member

    Fong!!
     
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  7. Senna

    Senna Well-Known Member

    This was a good listen. The guys do seem a little overly optimistic that guys like Herrin are going to get rides when even the riders are not confident of that at this point, but it’s true that it’s still quite early in the offseason and things are still formulating in the background for a lot of teams.

    I would have liked for them to ask Chuck what their biggest expense is and/or what changes he think would bring more teams in.
     
  8. G 97

    G 97 Garth

    :stupid: Yep
     
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  9. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

    So it was mentioned elsewhere that Lewis didn't have a contract w/ Hammer for 2020. Does anyone know if Fong and SDK did?
     
  10. jksoft

    jksoft Well-Known Member

    According to Chuck on the podcast, SDK definitely does. I didn't catch Fong's status.
     
  11. Shocker

    Shocker Well-Known Member

    I talked to SDK at Homestead back in September and he told me he was racing for Team Hammer on the 600 next year.
     
  12. The Great One

    The Great One Well-Known Member

    SDK and CU made multiple comments about about him staying with the team for 2020 when he did his Moto2 wildcard. If the stars align, it seems like the goal is for him to win in MotoA in 2020 then head to Moto2 full time.
     
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  13. TLR67

    TLR67 Well-Known Member

    Ya know the 2 things that don’t sound right anymore are Contracts and American Racing.... Just sad.... really sad...
     
  14. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

    I wonder if Yosh will be fire-sale'ing any of Toni/Roger/Josh's bikes. I'm thinking probably no since they are a much higher spec than the older bikes that have ended up getting sold to the public like Mladin's old DMG superbike and Toni and Roger's pre-2017 superbikes (I think boccarp has/had one of those).
     
  15. Shenanigans

    Shenanigans in Mr.Rogers neighborhood

    Everything was destroyed. Pics on Facebook the other day
     
  16. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner


    I saw a bit of bodywork and what appeared to be some OEM dirt bikes destroyed. But I have a hard time imagining them doing that with the unobtanium bits. I'm guessing those were probably dismantled and shipped back to Yosh JP (swingarms, clamps, motors, linkages, electronics, etc etc).
     
  17. shakazulu12

    shakazulu12 Well-Known Member

    I remember watching one of the BSB teams talk about how Yosh had individual serial numbers logged on every part, and they were tracked and returned. I don't think they let anything go unless there is a platform change like the bikes mentioned above.
     
  18. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

    Yup, they were selling Mladin's 2008 bike that he raced at the beginning of 2009 before they had his K9 squared away.....and that thing was basically a SSTK 1000 as dictated by DMG's rules of the time anyway.
    https://www.roadracingworld.com/new...up-available-after-the-races-at-road-atlanta/

    Then they sold Roger and Toni's 2016 bikes after they got the new 2017's squared away. Definitely a noticeable amount more goodies than Mladin's old bike up there, but yes it was the older get at that point.
    https://raresportbikesforsale.com/f...1100-factory-yoshimura-superbike-motoamerica/
     
  19. njracer

    njracer Well-Known Member

    You have a link?
     
  20. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

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