Comments on: Honda Leaves AMA Board – Buell Backlash? http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/18/honda-leaves-ama-board-buell-backlash/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Thu, 24 May 2012 12:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Doug http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/18/honda-leaves-ama-board-buell-backlash/#comment-6447 Doug Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:42:48 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=873#comment-6447 sometimes the best improvements come after major errors. on another note...All of the fallout of the AMA catering to Buell is placing more & more pressure on Buell to be successful sometimes the best improvements come after major errors.

on another note…All of the fallout of the AMA catering to Buell is placing more & more pressure on Buell to be successful

]]> By: C.J. Luke http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/18/honda-leaves-ama-board-buell-backlash/#comment-6445 C.J. Luke Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:12:46 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=873#comment-6445 I can tell you what I don't want to see...the AMA disolve into insignificance. Hopefully, those powers in the AMA that were pursuaded by Harley/Buel to break the rules and let Buel in...will see the error of their ways. Ever since the MotoGP that ran in the U.S. last year with such a great fan turnout and T.V. coverage, I have been telling myself that with the motorcycle becomming so popular in the U.S. that maybe....just maybe...we would begin to get some decent coverage (TV and Press) that would interest the business world in some sponsorships, and finally get motorcycle racing into the main stream like it is in Europe. It doesn't matter if you are a Honda fan or not...and I'm not... the AMA cannot afford to have Honda walk away from the table. I can tell you what I don’t want to see…the AMA disolve into insignificance. Hopefully, those powers in the AMA that were pursuaded by Harley/Buel to break the rules and let Buel in…will see the error of their ways. Ever since the MotoGP that ran in the U.S. last year with such a great fan turnout and T.V. coverage, I have been telling myself that with the motorcycle becomming so popular in the U.S. that maybe….just maybe…we would begin to get some decent coverage (TV and Press) that would interest the business world in some sponsorships, and finally get motorcycle racing into the main stream like it is in Europe. It doesn’t matter if you are a Honda fan or not…and I’m not… the AMA cannot afford to have Honda walk away from the table.

]]> By: aaron http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/18/honda-leaves-ama-board-buell-backlash/#comment-6442 aaron Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:57:27 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=873#comment-6442 ouch. think we'll see any more action before the race? I've said before, I don't really follow the ama (at least once the other race seasons start up), so I may be wrong with my next statement. wasn't honda the only team to take the formula xtreme seriously with a decent factory effort? if suzuki and kawasaki and yamaha continue to focus on supersport/superbike and ducati spends money on superbike only, and honda does something drastic like pull the riders at daytona... would that leave buell as the only "factory" team? what chance would privateers have? could standing up for the little guy (buell) end up crushing the chances of the "little guys"? (the independant teams) maybe the easy way out would be to throw firestorm bodywork on the xbrr? that would be good enough for me... daytona is the most important race of the year for marketing and prestige purposes, but a boycott could make that a non issue- like ferrari's F1 win at indy last year...what was that worth? ouch. think we’ll see any more action before the race? I’ve said before, I don’t really follow the ama (at least once the other race seasons start up), so I may be wrong with my next statement. wasn’t honda the only team to take the formula xtreme seriously with a decent factory effort? if suzuki and kawasaki and yamaha continue to focus on supersport/superbike and ducati spends money on superbike only, and honda does something drastic like pull the riders at daytona… would that leave buell as the only “factory” team? what chance would privateers have? could standing up for the little guy (buell) end up crushing the chances of the “little guys”? (the independant teams) maybe the easy way out would be to throw firestorm bodywork on the xbrr? that would be good enough for me…

daytona is the most important race of the year for marketing and prestige purposes, but a boycott could make that a non issue- like ferrari’s F1 win at indy last year…what was that worth?

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