2026 | MotoAmerica | Silly Season

They talk about MA silly season at about the 1:25 hour mark.

 

So, nothing on the Honda big time return to superbikes for ‘26?

 

It’s in the V4 announcement section.​

 

He's still breaking track records, just appears to be held back physically for the distance. I hope he can rehab and get back to top form.

 

Yeah, I expect the long rumored Yoshimura, progressive insurance, Red Bull Honda superbike team long before the V4.
Shit, I expect ‘toe to land a chick before the V4.

Bah, dumpt duh.

 

As a Jake fan, I'd love to see him on a Hooligan this season. I am also a Hooligans fan and him on one would be awesome. Maybe that would be easier on him physically.

 

I expected this announcement

 

So HSBK gets to run the #1 plate again…. Cheeky bastards .

 

Panamerica now has to use the sportster airbox cover and velocity stacks in the latest bulletin.

 

I thought they had to do that already. At least in 2024 they did.

 

They managed to ditch the Sportster stacks pretty early on, now they're being brought back, in the world's worst worded tech bulletin. I expect someone to argue this one, they leave the text at the start of the rule that the following must stay as homologated, airbox lower, snorkel, velocity stacks, seal... and then a few lines below update the book to say you have to use the Sportster velocity stacks. Fix the first part to match please! There are a bunch of places where rules step on each other, make it easier on yourselves folks and treat the rule book as a unified entity, not just individual independent lines. This should have a bit of an impact, though based on the first year of the Pan Am when there was a mix of legal and not legal airboxes at Daytona it didn't seem like a MASSIVE difference?

 

Superbike Unlimited released their NJ round video on YT. It sure sounds like Freddy intends to be back in SBK in 2026.

 

With the rumors above, its a little disappointing. Having 4 Ducatis seems like its going to turn into the Ducati cup like MotoGP and that will suck. This year was a great mix of brands fighting up front. Was very balanced. Lets see how these rumors pan out.

 

A BMW won the title and Yamaha won several rounds this year. There was a Ducati in the field.

 

Yea but sounds like some of those riders and/or teams are going Duc next year. I’d agree with you if it was 3 Ducs getting added. But sounds more like they’re both replacing and outnumbering other efforts. So I kinda get his sentiment.

 

What's disappointing is that every manufacturer who makes a bike homologated for the class is not stepping up to the plate to compete and work to win next year's MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.

 

I agree with this. They all have the know how, I don’t knock Ducati for having the best machine. Shit, the same could be said for Yamaha with CB6 and Gagne were whooping ass.

 

I don't think we'll have a Ducati parade next season. New bike (right?), new riders, two new teams.

 

Cam and Benjamin on the Warhorse superbikes.

 

Ben Smith from the Flo4Law team?