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No it's not. More riders choose Honda than any other brand. At Red Bud of the 80 bikes that qualified in both classes, 30 were Honda and earlier in Supercross one round had 25 Hondas out of the 44 bikes.
Suzuki had 4 bikes, out of 80 at Red Bud.
But I wouldn't say RCH is a outfit capable of winning a title. The bikes are nice and the equipment is good. But I have my doubts as to potential of the team. Ken left a very professional situation for what largely amounts to a toy for RC & Hart.
I hope Ken can stay focused and not get too distracted while with that program. If so, a championship is doable. But it will be a damn tough task.
When was the last time, if ever, a private or satellite team won a 450 championship?
JGR hasn't been able to do it. And they are as professional as it gets.
FC? A satellite team and they still havent done it.
Two two? Came close.
Rockstar? Almost with Davi.
MCR? Might not even do it in Canada by the looks of things.
Private & satellite teams are better than ever these days. But still haven't gotten over the hump.
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But if given the choice, with budget not being an issue, I think the Suzuki is pretty well favored by most riders. I wouldn't bet against it.
I may just have to get one on principle.
The Zooks are great bikes. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fishing. It's been steadily refined each year since the beginning. Has the best aluminum chassis. And in race trim, might be the lightest of any brand.
As far as equipment is concerned, the switch to Suzuki is a lateral move at worst.
every worldchamp who's moving to merica is expected to win.
As for the contingency programs, Suzuki has always offered the best programs around, not Honda~
On the flip side of that argument, when was the last time Factory Honda even came close to winning a 450 title in the post-RC era?
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Arguing about whether RCH can support a championship effort is the same as doing the same thing about Yoshimura Suzuki. You can form your own opinion about that, but I say Kenny is in great hands.
Two years ago, you had Larry Brooks and Jeremy McGrath team up on leased factory machinery, kind of the same deal as exists at RCH. Everybody back then said it was a sure fire combo, and everybody was sure that Shorty was going to be top five with all that experience and backing.
Now I think Kenny is far more capable than Andrew, in fact he may be the best rider in the world as I write this, but the formula is still the same as the LB-MC team.
Then, as now, a large casino was involved, and then out of the blue the Indians closed the checkbook for whatever reason.
So, if history repeats itself and the bills fall in the team owners lap to pay, how long will full staffing and unlimited spending occur to produce a winner?
Someone said it earlier, KTM is a business, and that business is to sell motorcycles. RCH is a hobby for a couple of wealthy guys who still want to stay in the game instead of staying home doing nothing.
If Carmichael had gone all the way in Nascar would he be doing this now?
As for parts ill post a break down of regularly used oem replacement parts between the two bikes when im back at my computer, they are not far apart in pricing so whoever is telling you that is full of B.S
When McGrath and Brooks could not find a sponsor to float their boat it sank. RCH may do just fine but it is risky to assume they are going to be around for a long time.
Hope Kenny's contract has personal guarantees from the owners of RCH.
You are comparing apples and oranges between the two teams however, look at the support that Rch racing has, look undernieth the tents, they have as much or more men then most factory teams underneith their tents that know a thing or two about this industry. There is a huge reason for that! You think Chad Reed would have taken months of thought over cutting his own twotwo racing squad last year to move over to Rch if they had nothing to offer?
Rch is not in hot water, they have plenty of backing and have the talent under the tent to put a #1 caliber rider on their bike.
Consistency is key to any teams success and thats what Rch has shown over the past couple years. They have developed that program to house any top level rider in our sport and will show some muscle next year.
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