WSBK » Laconi back to Ducati with DFX

What happened to the "technical partnership" with Suzuki - a company that can occasionally podium in Motogp and are title contenders in WSBK with the right riders?

Maybe they should just borrow one of the suzuki's and paint the fairing green...

I'm a little ourt of touch with motocross now, but the first generation (at least) of 450 4-stroke mx bikes were a joint venture between kawasaki and suzuki.

With motocross it is a lot more about the rider than the bike, so someone like James Stewart could mask any flaws anyway.

Just look at club racing: I want to race 600 superstock next year and when you look at the paddock how many green machines do you see?

They really need to up their game: I think it's only those who have grown up with Kawa that have brand loyalty and continue to buy them.

400cc to 600cc to 1000cc for road.

KX 60, KX80, KX125 etc etc

Time will tell- ten years maybe?

They actually make some nice cargo ships, I havent sailed on any yet but would imagine the performance is similar to the motogp bike

It's good news for Laconi to be back on a Ducati. As far Kawi it's perplexing because as noted they are a very large company with lots of money so you'd think they would put the money into R&D to make winning bikes. My guess is that upper management is content with having a presence in these series without really being competitive. To my understanding the cooperation with Suzuki has ended but it was only for dirt bikes and maybe cruisers not sportbikes. I second the idea on them getting out of all other roadracing series to concentrate on one effort. I'd concentrate on WSB.

yeah id follow wsb too if i was them. they have won there before.

Shame really, the ZX10 has one of the quickest of the litre bikes yet it handles like the titanic! More time required in the chassis and less on the dyno is the way forward in the green factory IMHO

I wonder how kawasaki do in drag racing? never bothered to watch it though as it looks a little dull