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If I had a lot of money, I would do the exact same thing. The factory riders are representing their brand so of course, they will offer a big salary to an existing champion for a higher chance winner.
Time will tell with the new 250 making it's appearance next year and A-Mart supposedly running one for JGR??
I really don't think its the bike. JGR has all the tools that the other factory teams have. There bike is more than capable of winning a championship.
They haven't hired a championship rider yet (other than JS7)
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Honda CRF450 has won TWO outdoor Championship and ZERO Supercross Championships.
That's 8-2 in favor of Suzuki over Honda. As a matter of fact, the RM-Z450 has the most 450 outdoor titles of any brand since 450s came out.
Suzuki - 5
Kawasaki - 4 (possibly 5 after 2018)
KTM - 3
Honda - 2
Yamaha - 1
It's not the bike. It's the riders. When top riders have been on Suzukis, they have won. The top riders win regardless of brand.
Lets say factory teams improve the bike by 30%. If ktm and honda start at 70% stock and zook is 60% stock, they wont hit 100% like the other brands. The rider has to make up that 10% to win. Theres limits to how much bikes are improved from the base model. If that wasnt the case then theoretically you can make a 2008 more powerful than a 2019.
IMO, the only thing suzuki needs to figure out is to lose some weight. The motor is a very good smooth linear powerband that doesn't pull your arms out with an excellent handling and cornering chassis. So, I do feel it is a well rounded bike compared to the others.
Suzuki spends the majority of their R&D money on the GSXR and I don't blame them when that is their main source of revenue in the states followed by their marine motors.
They are very innovative, I think they are great at manufacturing and collecting data. Maybe they are missing out on the rider? If the rider says it feels one way and the team says..nope our data says this. Then it starts to make the rider second guess themselves.
I think they try to apply the same methods of success from nascar to supercross/motocross. The problem is the amount of variables in our sport. Nascar has a lot don't get me wrong, but as far as I know they don't currently have a way to replicate a race on the dirt bike like they do with the car.
Eventually they will figure it out. I think they will break new ground in some area which will give their riders a pretty significant advantage. At that point they will attract another big name rider who will be willing to work with them. Are they making a push towards a top rider again? Or is Weston their #1?
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