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Jason Lawrence.

It's just not a prime time broadcast sport. As fans we think of it as big and important, because it is to us, but it's a tiny sport, with a tiny following. I went to the MotoGP at Silverstone last weekend, which itself has relatively small following as major broadcast motorsports go, and it is leagues ahead of the motocross and supercross program, both in the US and the GPs. Attendance there was around 50,000 I believe. Compared to the F1 at Silverstone, which is a sell out at 160,000. The Monster Energy arena part at the MotoGP was larger...

Pic for reference of the size of the double.

Most teams these days just have one engine package. On the 250 side you might see a cam and mapping change between SX and MX season, but the majority of 250 teams have all their guys on the same package. 450s are mostly the same, Lawrence and Sexton are a rare exception to that. Some teams also have a high-altitude package. Which could be a small change such as a lighter flywheel, different mapping, and fuel. Some teams bump their compression at high altitudes with either a different piston or decking their cylinder/head a bit more. What could be different...

At a wild guess I expect ECU mapping and exhaust are gonna be the main ones, then cam profiles and porting and maybe even compression and valve sizing in more extreme cases? I guess using stock engine castings remove any super techy stuff like actual valve angle, though those are probably absolutely dialled from the manufacturer. Though didn't Kawi change their OEM valve angle on the '23 KX 250? Interested to hear about this also, good thread. Is there still a lot of scope for changing gearing internally for preference? I remember a few teams having trick gearsets like Pro...

Here's the other side so you don't have to wait,

I'm so sick of marketing dorks thinking they're up to something. What a lame way to intro.

Shit like this just pisses people off.

Its 2042 .... AND THIS IS THE BOLT WE USE TO HOLD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT ON..... JOIN US NEXT MONTH TO SEE HOW WE FASTEN THE LEFT SIDE.

Most ppl got the impression that they were going to reveal the bike today, so they under delivered. Being disappointed with their wet fart roll out does not equal ppl wanting to see them fail… at all. In fact the reason its so disappointing is because ppl were so excited to see it.

I just want to see the bike already. I’m fine with the way they are releasing in sections, but I really feel they should have started this 1-2 months ago and releasing the bike by now instead of just starting.