Comments on: New Superbike and Literbike Racing Rules http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:34:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: FredM http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-128596 FredM Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:26:56 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/#comment-128596 I wish that they would put together rules that required truly stock "open-class" bikes with nothing changed but tires and removal of street paraphernalia. I don't want to know what a bike will do with racing fuel, massive changes to the engine, modified chassis geometry (e.g. rake), different brakes, and carbon fiber body panels. I want to know what the one on the showroom floor will do. If manufacturer X builds the fastest bike, then don't penalize them with additional weight, restrictor plates, etc. And get rid of the horsepower limit. Just require that the engines be factory stock and not balanced, blueprinted, massaged, or tweaked. I don't want to encourage the manufacturers to sell us a bike on Monday that shares nothing with Sunday's race bike save the name and appearance. This would have the added appeal of making racing affordable and leveling the field for privateers. If a privateer can go into a dealership and buy the exact same bike being raced by the factory, then it all comes down to the rider. I wish that they would put together rules that required truly stock “open-class” bikes with nothing changed but tires and removal of street paraphernalia.

I don’t want to know what a bike will do with racing fuel, massive changes to the engine, modified chassis geometry (e.g. rake), different brakes, and carbon fiber body panels. I want to know what the one on the showroom floor will do.

If manufacturer X builds the fastest bike, then don’t penalize them with additional weight, restrictor plates, etc.

And get rid of the horsepower limit. Just require that the engines be factory stock and not balanced, blueprinted, massaged, or tweaked.

I don’t want to encourage the manufacturers to sell us a bike on Monday that shares nothing with Sunday’s race bike save the name and appearance.

This would have the added appeal of making racing affordable and leveling the field for privateers. If a privateer can go into a dealership and buy the exact same bike being raced by the factory, then it all comes down to the rider.

]]> By: easyrider650 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-128405 easyrider650 Sat, 31 May 2008 20:45:45 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/#comment-128405 That's awesome. I hope we see teams move outside the big four, because this could really get exciting. That’s awesome. I hope we see teams move outside the big four, because this could really get exciting.

]]> By: motoxyogi http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-128299 motoxyogi Fri, 30 May 2008 16:38:58 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/#comment-128299 @aaron Probably because there are not enough units imported to the us, but then that doesn't explain why the s1000 is in there. I think they were designed with WSB in mind rather than any national race championship. Love to see if anyone will take the 312r. @aaron
Probably because there are not enough units imported to the us, but then that doesn’t explain why the s1000 is in there. I think they were designed with WSB in mind rather than any national race championship.
Love to see if anyone will take the 312r.

]]> By: aaron http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-128289 aaron Fri, 30 May 2008 14:02:45 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/30/new-superbike-and-literbike-racing-rules/#comment-128289 I wonder why the 1200cc rc8 is included, but the 1200cc ducati 1098r is not. the 1098s gives up 100cc to the ktm. I wonder why the 1200cc rc8 is included, but the 1200cc ducati 1098r is not. the 1098s gives up 100cc to the ktm.

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