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[oldironnow]

Last competition for the XR750 ?

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/american-flat-track-halbert-taking-xr750-for-final-run-at-season-finale/


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[motogrady]

oldironnow wrote

Last competition for the XR750 ?

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/american-flat-track-halbert-taking-xr750-for-final-run-at-season-finale/


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One can see why the new bike might run a little better.

[hacksaw]

With a rev limiter?
That’s BS!
Big brother racing. Ruining the only racing that’s actually interesting to watch . Not that I get to see it anyway.
What’s a little valve float amongst friends?

[oldironnow]

AFAICT, Harley's XG750 has always struggled, and continues to struggle.
It's not even sold anymore, and what is running under the Vance&Hines banner is highly massaged.

Currently, HD riders are in fourth and tenth AFT rankings.
There's a lone KTM out there, and the rest of the top-tier are on Indian.

My bare understanding of the deal is that there was a schism of thought back in the early '20-teens' when the series organizers said they were switching to a production-based series, so HD got in line with that thought.
But Indian rolled out a pure-racing motorcycle, and then the series never changed.

https://www.cycleworld.com/is-indian-ftr750-really-that-good-is-harley-davidson-xg750r-really-that-bad/


https://www.americanflattrack.com/assets/view/28694/2025-AFT-SuperTwins-Redline-Technical-Rules-2024-08-16.pdf

[motogrady]

If I remember correctly the Indian factory racers had a massive crank.  It helped them hook up traction wise. They only went into the racers that were needed to make the homogeneous rule.  
I don’t know what it is, 200, 400, are supposed to be available to the public.  In Pro motocross I think it’s 400.
If Indian did make 400 true racers, and half are already gone to pasture, seems they should be getting awful scarce.  

Another Pro motocross rule is no bikes over 5 years old.
What if at all AFT deems could also be a concern to Indian.  

That HD got caught with their pants down, eh.
It’s not like they have never played with the AMA in the court.

Remember when Honda quit back in the 90’s?
It wasn’t because they wernt winning.

[motogrady]

Did someone say AMA Flattrack?

https://youtu.be/RU2HUBE7hHs?si=Zl4noXBkqT86TMqa

Ps.  Take a quick peek at the comments.  

[hacksaw]

I am a dedicated anti ama rider.

[Fatfatboy]

About time Yamaha steps up.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1055699/1/yamaha-confirms-v4-engine-plans-motogp

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

About time Yamaha steps up.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1055699/1/yamaha-confirms-v4-engine-plans-motogp

Thanks for that link.
I hope the I4 survives !

[Fatfatboy]

I think it will take some serious mahou to keep it alive and winning.
Of course Honda has a V and the aren’t winning any awards either.
What is it that the Euros have figured out the the land of the rising sun can’t grasp?

[Fatfatboy]

Jack Miller gets a ride in 2025.
He will be joining Olivera at Pramac Yamaha.

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2024/09/19/jack-miller-joins-prima-pramac-yamaha-factory-team-for-2025/508472

[motogrady]

Fatfatboy wrote

I think it will take some serious mahou to keep it alive and winning.
Of course Honda has a V and the aren’t winning any awards either.
What is it that the Euros have figured out the the land of the rising sun can’t grasp?

Something along the line of The Harley Davidson Syndrome maybe?

So effin’ big they can’t see small stuff?

[whatarush]

I finally got time last night to get caught up on WSBK Aragon rd. Wow!!! I believe it was the best rd so far this season. IMO the SS300’s is the class to watch. With 18? bikes all within a second with 3 laps to go.

[oldironnow]

I just got into the Aragon round last night.
Race 2 of both SSP300 and SBK.
Great races.
That 300 class is my favorite !

[oldironnow]

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/cory-texter-promotions-launches-new-amateur-flat-track-series/

Florida
Ohio
Ohio
Illinois
South Carolina

[Fatfatboy]

The Maniac is returning at Malaysia GP taking Di Gi’s place as he goes for surgery.

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/iannone-set-to-replace-di-giannantonio-for-motogps-malaysian-gp/10663863/

[whatarush]

It’s official, Barcelona will hold the final round of MotoGP Nov. 15-17th

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2024/11/05/barcelona-to-welcome-the-2024-motogp-finale/512656

[oldironnow]

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/1308/finally-some-encouraging-news-roberts-starts-motoa-talent-cup-program-with-aft-star-kody-kopp




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[oldironnow]

Could MotoGP have it’s next season’s reality massively altered?
Might BMW get a spot, or two, or three, or even four, on the grid?

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/1310/ktm-bloodbath-continues

[Fatfatboy]

I've wondered why KTM has even played in the GP game since their own CEO has stated that they won't make a powerful sport bike for the road. Seams a waste of money. BMW makes more since.