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This may of already been addressed, but Suzuki admitted they gambled on only signing one rider... Lets just say he is out with the knee injury, do they fold up for the year and save the money, or who could possibly fill in?? I don't see them getting a replacement that would actually be worth them spending the money to go racing.
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Derpin' DJ 1/6/2013 11:41pm
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Dunno what they'll do for SX. But there are options for the outdoors
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rhargrave431 1/6/2013 11:45pm
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They do, but even so, financially speaking though, they are already hurting bad. Top. 10 doesn't sell bikes. Not arguing, just a thought. Don't burn me to hard
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FIREfish148 1/6/2013 11:54pm
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Too*Grinning

Bubba will be fine. He got 8th place and rode at like 30%.
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rhargrave431 1/7/2013 12:03am
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Ha damn it!! I'm huge on my "to, too, two" etc. we will see in a few days what the real story is. I'm not making shit up or being that guy. I'm just kinda speculating and getting your opinions.

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jndmx 1/7/2013 3:27am
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rhargrave431 wrote:
This may of already been addressed, but Suzuki admitted they gambled on only signing one rider... Lets just say he is out with the knee injury...
This may of already been addressed, but Suzuki admitted they gambled on only signing one rider... Lets just say he is out with the knee injury, do they fold up for the year and save the money, or who could possibly fill in?? I don't see them getting a replacement that would actually be worth them spending the money to go racing.
Yeah gee I wonder who they could possibly throw their support to......hmmm if only there was a rider on a Suzuki that had good results at the opening round.

Too bad there isn't a guy riding yellow that grabbed everyones attention at A-1 to put some support money behind.

Yep if they could find such a guy he would surely be a Rockstar.......
mototed 82 1/7/2013 4:18am
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i would think it depends on the contracts signed and budget all ready set out ? however no disrespect to james but someone in suzuki must have thought up a "plan B" perhaps thats why there was no second rider to start off with , if the season keeps going like round 1 id reckon the #9 will be filling in somewhere soon
wired4speed 1/7/2013 4:27am
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Suzuki privateer bikes are also getting a lot of press. Alessi finished in 2nd place in the outdoor series and Milsaps takes the first win of the sx season with Alessi looking comfortable on an sx track too. If Stewart stays healthy there could be 3 Suzuki's in the top 10 in supercross. If Alessi would just scub a little then Suzuki would have 3 bikes in the top 5.
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Paul333 1/7/2013 5:00am
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Yeah, I would say Suzuki gambled. If and when JS7 misses substantial time and let's face it that will happen again in 2013 the factory hauler will be empty. Luckily they have Rockstar to carry the flag. While Alessi gets them some positive press it's probably minor because the bike is purposefully white/red to support their sponsor and not Suzuki.

In my opinion Kawasaki is in a worse position in the 450 class. With the demise of the JWR team and Pro Circuit focusing back on the 250 class completely for Supercross there were only 3-4 Kawasaki’s that I noticed in the field. I think only three made the main event. Two of them were from the factory team. God help them if they get some injuries.

Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, and KTM are all in a far better position than Kawasaki because they have several organized teams running their bikes AND in the brands easily recognized primary colors.
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Flip109 1/7/2013 6:31am
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I said it in another thread a few weeks ago but they shoulda signed IT9 as a test rider until bubbles went down again. SMH
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avidchimp 1/7/2013 8:03am
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The Yosh/Suzuki team doesn't have an outside sponsor who is paying the bills and demanding race exposure.

If James is out for a prolonged amount of time, that truck will be parked after the west coast swing, one would think, that is.
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ga_pike 1/7/2013 8:14am
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Just for shits and giggles... who is available to replace Stewie if they were to go that route?

Could IT9 ride for them? Bring up one of the Rockstar 250 guys? Move an RCH guy?
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peelout 1/7/2013 8:14am
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Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race.

i think they'll be just fine.

what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it has been stated that team is a factory suzuki backed team.
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ga_pike 1/7/2013 8:20am
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peelout wrote:
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race. i think they'll be just fine. what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it...
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race.

i think they'll be just fine.

what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it has been stated that team is a factory suzuki backed team.
I think that's the question now though. You don't see them calling it "Rockstar Suzuki" anymore and there are no Suzuki logos (except the clutch cover) on Davi's bike.

Not disputing you because I don't know, just pointing out that's what everyone has been questiong... is this still a "factory" team?
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Markout 1/7/2013 8:29am
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peelout wrote:
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race. i think they'll be just fine. what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it...
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race.

i think they'll be just fine.

what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it has been stated that team is a factory suzuki backed team.
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I think that's the question now though. You don't see them calling it "Rockstar Suzuki" anymore and there are no Suzuki logos (except the clutch cover)...
I think that's the question now though. You don't see them calling it "Rockstar Suzuki" anymore and there are no Suzuki logos (except the clutch cover) on Davi's bike.

Not disputing you because I don't know, just pointing out that's what everyone has been questiong... is this still a "factory" team?
Davi didn't say Suzuki once in an interview, and as someone else pointed out in a different thread the oil filter housing is different than Bubbas, and the RCH bikes. Is it a factory supported team? If not, and if Bubba is hurt, they better get on the phone and throw some support behind them.
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mx_579 1/7/2013 8:33am
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There definitely be some designation between a true privateer and big private teams. Maybe call them a semi team. Can have a double meaning, theyre semi-factory/privateer and they work out of a semi rig... It looks like Rockstar would be a semi team because they don't have any logos. If that is the case, it would be a good idea to change that to more of a factory deal like RCH is. Honda did it with Reed a couple years ago and it looks like it worked out fine.
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peelout 1/7/2013 8:40am
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good points.

i just recall reading the Rockstar team was a factory backed outfit.
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SEE ARE125 1/7/2013 8:55am
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I'm thinking they were a factory supported team, but I'm not sure if they still are. Maybe Suzuki can only afford to support one "privateer" team and they moved their resources to RCH? On the flip side, JS7 did congratulate his "team mate" DM18 on his victory. Not sure JS would call him his team mate if there wasn't some sort of factory support. I imagine Tickle and Hill would also be considered his team mates. If Suzuki isn't supporting them, I wouldn't be running a yellow fender, even if it does go with the Rockstar color scheme.

Only Suzuki logo I see is on the clutch cover. Not on his gear or the bike anywhere. Noticed that Makita is still in the game though.

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unknownmxr 1/7/2013 9:25am
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Not exactly a big endorsement for the backwards engine. Not one blue bike in arenax WTF. I am not a yami hater, but WTF
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malachi177 1/7/2013 9:47am
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Not the most flattering pic of Millsaps there Laughing
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mjskier 1/7/2013 10:09am
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I always thought that established factories teams spending big bucks on riders is a bad investment:
If they win, everybody knows it is the rider, not the bike. (How many fans thought that Honda was buying championships when they got Ricky?)
If they do bad, everybody rag on the bike (Yamaha isn't looking too good lately)
The current exception is KTM: Dungey won an outdoor when most people were betting he was screwing up his career by going orange.
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SEE ARE125 1/7/2013 10:14am
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malachi177 wrote:
Not the most flattering pic of Millsaps there Laughing
Yeah I noticed that after I posted it haha
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Coyote 1/7/2013 11:12am
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peelout wrote:
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race. i think they'll be just fine. what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it...
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race.

i think they'll be just fine.

what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it has been stated that team is a factory suzuki backed team.
RockStar's not factory. On Broc Glovers radio show interview Sunday morning Davi said every part on his bike could be purchased and he considered himself a privateer...damn good one at that. Congrats to him and Trey for the show they put on!!
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...that corn dog sure looks tasty.
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jhansen510 1/7/2013 11:49am
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Not factory supported anymore. They were the factory lites team in 2011 and 2012. I dont know if the lites bikes still get support and just not the 450 program, but I am sure the 450 is not running factory stuff. That said, most of the stuff is the same. Hes just not getting a factory tranny, ignition, etc. I think 450's put out enough power and he is going to do great on this team! Looking good back on yellow!!!
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wired4speed wrote:
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That 72 win record gets farther out of reach each season.
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jtomasik 1/7/2013 12:12pm
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Not much of a showing for Yamaha, either:

Monday's Yamaha Wake-Up Call


Kinda ironic Yamaha sponsors a piece called, "....Wake-Up Call", and their machines are almost non-existent in the results, even less so than Suzuki. Maybe it's a wake-up call for Yamaha? I think another poster here already made the comment about the reverse engine thing....
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peelout 1/7/2013 12:21pm
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peelout wrote:
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race. i think they'll be just fine. what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it...
Suzuki had a factory rider that won the race.

i think they'll be just fine.

what killed me is when Ralph called Davi a privateer. it has been stated that team is a factory suzuki backed team.
Coyote wrote:
RockStar's not factory. On Broc Glovers radio show interview Sunday morning Davi said every part on his bike could be purchased and he considered himself a...
RockStar's not factory. On Broc Glovers radio show interview Sunday morning Davi said every part on his bike could be purchased and he considered himself a privateer...damn good one at that. Congrats to him and Trey for the show they put on!!
yeah, clearly i was wrong and figured it out a few posts later.

thanks for the heads up
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ga_pike 1/7/2013 12:25pm
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peelout wrote:
yeah, clearly i was wrong and figured it out a few posts later.

thanks for the heads up
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