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JGR wont be able to do anything near what the GP team could do and the team in Japan.
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While EVERY other mfg is working their asses off in development to get better.
Throw in the fact that they hired Iannone, who is as talented as they come, but whose style of riding is the complete opposite of what the Suzuki does well. A lot of media (who are sponsored by Suzuki) want to blame Iannone for the poor results this year. But who hired him? If I was Suzuki brass, I'd be firing the team manager or whomever signed off on hiring a guy that you'd have to completely change the bike for. Dumbasses.
Lorenzo's style would've fit the Suzuki perfectly and they likely are championship contenders with him on the bike. But hiring JLo wouldve required Suzuki to spend money. And now we've come full circle to the reason this thread was started. Suzuki is cheap. They arent broke. They're just notoriously cheap.
The bikes are too Damn fast now and are program able with efi.
The future in this sport is going to be electric.
The future in motorcycle sales is third world markets. Not a whole lot of r&d is required to make 400cc and under simple and stone reliable.
Google American motorcycle sales and you will get pages of articles about harley's sales plunging.
Google third world market sales and you will find articles about ktm, jap brands, and even royal Enfield competing for slivers of market share in china and india.
Honda just announced that they have recently made their 100 millionth super cub. They aren't selling a lot of them here.
Looks like Suzuki has made some really good business decisions this year!
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The future in motorcycle sales is third world markets.
Third world electric grids are ready!
I see a future for all outdoor motocross series that has just a KTM factory effort and a bunch of privateers on various Japanese brands. ...If we have outdoor professional motocross in 5-10 years.
BTW, this has been coming for Suzuki since their 2010 decision to let DeCoster go. Karma is a bitch.
If I were Carmichael I would be looking for a new "brand ambassador" gig too.
3rd world countries are where all the sales and profits are. Suzuki jumped on this from the start.
But that is why I think it's so embarrassing that Suzuki penny pinches at the race track.
I dont expect them to field factory teams for R&D purposes. They simply dont need the teams for that anymore. Everything is done in Japan.
I dont expect them to field factory teams for marketing purposes either. Winning on Sunday doesnt translate to sales on Monday. Proven by the fact that Suzuki has actually won a lot in America with Carmichael and Dungey. It never lead to major sales figures.
I do expect them to want to race simply for pride. Racing is important to the Japanese. As is pride & ego.
I cannot fathom a time when KTM doesnt want to race. There was a time when that could be said for every Japanese brand as well.
Since teams change every other part anyways, it's still a very viable platform for a team like JGR.
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