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There’s good reasons why it went away
This would level the playing field...AND slow the racing down where people aren't ending up in the hospital.
Flame on.....
Add the fact that bike advancement would slow way down
The Factory (Works) bikes are unfair to the rest of the riders and would actually hurt the sport at this time. The stock bikes are so good nowadays, that it’s unnecessary to build bikes that would ruin the budgets.
The money they were spending on these one-off bikes is now being paid to the riders on the Factory teams. They can’t afford to do both.
I was
And manufacturers did very little to their production bikes to make sure their "works" bikes had a HUGE advantage. IF YOU were around during this time you would know this very well.
Your comment is like telling a Native American to trust the Government.
We have the best bikes available at the dealership BECAUSE of the production rule.
Many privateers or small teams did well. I gave an example of Moates winning the USGP for the first time. Beating the factory riders on works bikes. Yes, the best riders will always win no matter what bike they are on.
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To your point about slowing down the racing....I totally agree. Track design needs a new look. I'm tired of the "practiced to death gymnastics" we're seeing in SX.
So it was not true privateers could not compete. The production rule is very convoluted these days anyway. Special 'works editions' that KTM does etc. Webb removing a bracket from the frame? Was it legal?
Why not just end it? Let the best team build the best bike and let it be exotic. Would be very cool to see.
It's so fucking simple. It's been a 25 year shitshow !!!! MX Sports ain't doing it until DC retires, crades the balls of the manufacturer's, follow the money,.
And yes, the works bikes days were very cool. Cycle News would even do articles such as, "We rode the factory Honda works bike!" That was a big deal seeing those bikes at the races. Great for fans and even us guys who had to ride against them.
The KTM “Factory Edition” bikes are all bling, no performance advantages.
The Honda “Works Edition” bikes are mildly ported heads and some bling.
The Kawasaki 450 special editions are pretty much the same deal, no comparison to a Works bike.
This will be my last post in this thread, but good luck with your pursuit to bring back the Works bikes.
The fallacy of "keeping costs down" by using production base bikes has gone out the window with the addition of Factory Editions.
Works bikes will bring in more bike manufacturers like Beta, Triumph, TM without the restrictive AMA homologation rule.
Works bikes will wipe out the stagnation there is in the sport with boring production bikes - technologic advancement should be race tested and celebrated as a key element in the sport.
If one bike company can build one model to be raced as three different brands, then another company can build one-off works bike to race test their unique ideas as a single entry. The barrier of entry should be open to all who want to compete, no matter the size and not filling the field with cookie-cutter models.
Works bikes are a Dream . . . the dream of what is possible with a little imagination and ingenuity.
A Racer's Dream of racing the most innovative machine on the planet.
A Dream of the paying racing fan to witness something great other than seeing the same SX-F model in their garage circle the track.
Make Motocross Exciting Again . . . Bring back the Works Bikes . . . Let's Dream Again!
Think we used double the amount of everything that year, and had to buy half of that up front for logistics reasons.
So its a no from me.
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