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(admitted recent orange convert who isn't going back)
did you think they just pulled the number "400" out of a hat for the first run of Dungey replicas?
and as far as them being available before supercross for other people...there are other special requirements for bikes that are homologated earlier than the model year it is marketed and manufactured as.
this is right from the rule book...
"Early Model Homologation Requirements
When a manufacture intends to homologate an early model release (I.E. a 2013 model
released towards the end of 2012 and competing in the 2012 season), the following
applies:
The homologation application, supporting documents and conformation of all
control parts must be received by AMA no later than 15 days prior to the first
event that the model will compete in.
Minimum quantities which must be available through US dealers:
All Manufacturers – 400 units per model.
The model must be available through US dealers at the time of the homologation
application. Importation quantity requirements must be completed within 90 days
of the homologation application date."
Nice job on the interview Steve.
How many homo specials have been available at the start of the season the past two or three years?
When have the Dungey replicas actually been on the dealer floors ready for delivery, May? Sitting in a shipping container at the Port of Los Angeles doesn't do Joe Privateer much good.
Which from the homo rules, you should be able to.
missed one
Pit Row
no matter when people actually get their hands on them, you are still wrong. they are fully homologated. no rules being bent or abused, just the good old fashioned homologation rule that was implemented in 1986. every brand could do what KTM is doing every single year.
But good luck finding one when Dungey debuts his. I have never seen one even remotely close to when he has his.
They sure do push the limits.
Personally, I think that each mfg should be able to run a works bike every 5 years or so.
Can-am, Group B rally, and unlimited hillclimb are the classic examples of "anything goes" motorsport. In Can-am and Group B, it just got too dangerous. Still, some of the coolest and most innovative machines ever.
KTM is simply leveraging their ability to produce much smaller qty. of bikes to the benefit of their race teams AND the consumers.
What would you have the AMA raise the homolagation # to if 400 is too little? 1000, 3000??? Some Japanese mfg. are having a hard time meeting those numbers now days.
And for the record, I never stated that that any rules were being bent or abused. The numbnuts at the AMA wrote the rules and KTM is just following them.
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