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Old 04-29-2009, 09:46 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by TIGGER View Post
They are racing a V2 1000 cc bike against 600 cc I4s so yes, they do belong on this list for now anyway. I hear what you are saying and I agree that Aprillia is better than Buell or Ducati in that respect. I still give the most props to BMW. They are a huge corporation and I believe were a sponsor at one time. They probably could have managed to muscle their way in with a 1200+ cc boxer engined bike if they had wanted to but they chose to build a bike that would be competitive without having a 40+% cc advantage written into the rulebook.
aprilia's ama effort is a stopgap measure, racing what they have now in what classes it slots into. they've already stated that they're switching to rsv4s next year. which definately wont be up against 600s
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