[Ducati] SBK homologation rules

Tue Jun 19 18:20:00 EDT 2007

I think the big downside is that more boutique brands will not be able to
compete.  I thought it was cool that Bimota won the championship a bunch of
years ago.  You'll never see that again with the new rules.

Ciao,
Victor
Buckeye, AZ USA
2004 MV Agusta Brutale
www.RaginPitBull.com
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Subject: Re: [Ducati] SBK homologation rules

Exactly Alex!  The specials will have more of the performance meaty  items
on 
them and the trinkets and niceties will be left off in order to keep  the 
homologation bike prices from going stratospheric. Still, in order to keep
the 
bike competitive the needed items, titanium rods etc. will push special bike

prices into the range of maybe MV specials, $45k and up.  That's bad for
those 
of us who don't have that kinda dosh laying about but I suspect they will  
sell even if some of them end up languishing for a while.  

Course it could end up hurting Ducati if they have such a difficult time  
selling them that they end up having to sell them at a loss in order to go  
racing. That might mean increasing costs on the rest of the lineup to
compensate.  
I can see the number crunchers working overtime already.

Cheers,
W

In a message dated 6/18/2007 7:44:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
aortner264789mi at comcast.net writes:

What  they won't have is the silly stuff that the rules allow them to change
so  the bike buyer will get the real stuff that Ducati isn't allowed to
change.  Better rods and trick cams for example while you won't see carbon
body work  or Ohlins forks which all the manufactures can put on their
bikes.

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