We were just informed that current E superstock rules will remain in place for 2024 . The RS457, CF Moto 450SS, and the Ninja 500 (451cc) will be classified as D class bikes and will not be eligible for ULW Endurance. Robem Engineering will push forward, develop the bike and race it in D class. It took a while for the Ninja 400 to get into E class so we'll see what happens once the new bigger displacement bikes gain more popularity
It's about 2 grand in parts to stick the 3 mil 2024 Ninja 500 stroker rotating assembly into the 400 engine. I looked into it because some ULW cheater already considered doing it
Yep, just like the 400 it takes having the actual bikes show up. Currently I've seen none of those three models on track and not going to hurt a very popular class by changing the rules for a bike or bikes that could easily be dominant. Can absolutely see changing things up for 2025 if people buy the new ones and put the 400's into F like I did when the 400 came out.
Not an easy time with the manufacturers not sticking with the traditional displacements, and I can only imagine it will get worse. Balancing bikes definitely not easy and not cheap to enforce! Thanks for taking the time to look into it. We'll have Hank blasting around on it in D super..
Seems like most of the youtube content on the 457 is from India. FWIW one of them tested the 457 vs the Ninja "500" and the 457 was a full second faster 0-60.
There will be an RS457 Trofeo Cup in Italy. It will run within the Coppa Italia racing series, which is like WERA in Italy. The plan is to have a race in September and October this year, then a full series in 2025. Instead of Trofeo bikes, there will be a Trofeo kit which consists of a SC Project exhaust, race ECU, bodywork, key delete and left side switches. Might be a few more gadgets with it. The kits are suppose to be available soon. Price is approx $2500. Here are some pics of the RS457 Trofeo kitted bike on display this past weekend at Mugello:
Ooohhh me likie! I was pretty excited about the RS660, rode one for a full session at PTC, liked it alot, the auto blipper up me and the owner could never get it to work right. His wife however said she never had a problem. Downshift with rev-match and slipper was a beautiful thing. It was so smooth I could shift late throwing it in and it would remain stable. It felt heavier than my kitted Ninja 400 and track only 300 but I liked it and could have got use to it, just not the price. I was excited about the ZX4RR, but disappointed when I saw the price, and at that price what you got with single piece frame of steel(so no removable subframe), steel swingarm, forks with preload only and restricted ECU. I rode one for a full session as well at PTC and it was fun, the auto blip up and down worked beautifully with no issues, it sounded nice, but compared to the 400 with exhaust, stacks, ecu flash, etc. at 50+ hp the 4RR does not make sense for another 4-5k. Plus we are starting to see the motors grenading due to what some believe is oil over heating but temp guage showing normal temps. Race bikes, street bikes, even one that was babied, never raced, wrecked or wheelied and Kawi performed maint. So that seems to be disappointing. I am sorta excited about this, but a little skeptical. If it feels like the Ninja 400, is affordable $5- upper 6k range and does not destroy itself inside out this could be my next bike, if I manage to keep a day job that pays decent.