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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 183758" data-attributes="member: 1650">It didnt matter,&nbsp; as it really matters more about the people who make up the support team than the bike any day. I was sitting in the back of a van listening to one of the first guys from America to win a World 500cc MX title,&nbsp; albeit several years before he DID win it.&nbsp; He had this cz then with a decoy on it.&nbsp; Anyway he was considering another sponsorship and mentioned a japanese name.&nbsp; He was asked if he could win on it.&nbsp; He said,&nbsp; &quot;sure. I would just give it to Carl (Cranke) for a couple of weeks and I could win on it&nbsp; It would be the hot bike to have.&quot;Not that it mattered,&nbsp; he was on Kawasakis for a long time,&nbsp; but his last Honda and his Last Suzuki had more in common than his First Kawasaki supercrosser and his last did.&nbsp; What matters more is getting&nbsp; someone who could set it up the way it would work best for him.&nbsp; That has been the difference since I can remember.I should respect Kawasaki more than I do,&nbsp; since they put a lot into amateur racing.&nbsp; I guess their little &quot;affair&quot; with&nbsp; Suzuki kind of sealed the deal with me to view them as serious planners of any kind.&nbsp; The smartest thing they did was to farm out as much of their race developement as they did.&nbsp; To steal a line from a British road racer &quot;I don't think they could develope a cold on their own.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; But then again,&nbsp; who can?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 183758, member: 1650"] It didnt matter, as it really matters more about the people who make up the support team than the bike any day. I was sitting in the back of a van listening to one of the first guys from America to win a World 500cc MX title, albeit several years before he DID win it. He had this cz then with a decoy on it. Anyway he was considering another sponsorship and mentioned a japanese name. He was asked if he could win on it. He said, "sure. I would just give it to Carl (Cranke) for a couple of weeks and I could win on it It would be the hot bike to have." Not that it mattered, he was on Kawasakis for a long time, but his last Honda and his Last Suzuki had more in common than his First Kawasaki supercrosser and his last did. What matters more is getting someone who could set it up the way it would work best for him. That has been the difference since I can remember. I should respect Kawasaki more than I do, since they put a lot into amateur racing. I guess their little "affair" with Suzuki kind of sealed the deal with me to view them as serious planners of any kind. The smartest thing they did was to farm out as much of their race developement as they did. To steal a line from a British road racer "I don't think they could develope a cold on their own." But then again, who can? [/QUOTE]

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