*BOMBSHELL!!!!* Spies signs with Suzuki MotoGP!!!

And its only Superbikeplanet reporting it (and SPEED but using the Superbikeplanet article as the cite). Makes you wonder...

 

That would be awesome!

 

Ben did say things on his twitter feed....the rest of the hyperbola is in this thread and soup.

 

yeah I am surprised that there is nothing on the RRW site. Is JU mad that Ben gave Superbikeplanet the scoop? Or is it all just a set up? I can't imagine that Ben would joke about that, though. And Ben did tweet a link to the superbikeplanet story, that's how I heard about it.

very strange.

 

Crash.net is reporting it too.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/182285/1/ben_spies_to_leave_yamaha_motogp_team.html

Moto Matters too:

http://www.motomatters.com/news/2012/07/24/bombshell_ben_spies_announces_he_will_be.html

 

John (and David) typically like to talk to the person before they publish stories like that. At least thats been my experience in them posting articles after others.

 

Yeah, but every single report has referenced the email to Superbikeplanet as the source.

 

I head that Toyota is buying Yamaha and changing the name of the company so next year there won't be a Yamaha MOTOGP team.

 

JU and Ben know each other. I am sure JU has Ben's and Mary's phone numbers. Hell, if JU is home today, he could hop in the car and go talk to Ben in person. Maybe he will after the video shoot is over.

Ben, you are causing quite a stir, sir. I assume that's what you wanted.

 

BBC, Autosport and MCN have it as well, although most link back to Soup/Twitter. You'd think Yamaha would speak up if he wasn't leaving unless it's some kind of joke...and it doesn't seem like a well executed joke if that's the case.

 

This is my favorite post in this thread so far.

 

That's funny...

 

What appears to be his facebook has recently updated the main photo, it is now a picture of Ben riding the Yamaha waving.

 

Who knew they were so closely connected.

 

did I say something untrue?

as far as I know, Lake Elsinore is about an hour from Cypress.
And I know that JU and BS have a long history together.

Is this where you slam me for making shit up because you know everybody in the industry and I am some jerk-face anonymous internet dude?

c'mon, if you know something, spill it, mr. connections.

am I a clown to you?

 

Well, seeing as how Papa is friends with the subject of this thread and probably knows the details of what's going on to some extent . . . see the joke yet?

Jerk-face? pretty good insult, I'm stealing it.

Thanks, jerk-face.

 

Wow, somebody's feeling really self-conscious today.

 

no, I just am lousy at typing sarcasm. and/or you have no sense of humor.

so make with the disclosures, mr. personal friend of the subject matter.

 

Yeah, Frenchie Le' Frenchfry, make with facts like Jerk-face said!