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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop
I have a Colin Edwards quote and he sounds elated...
"I was at Yamaha so long I didn't know any different. I rode the RC45
at Suzuka in December. As I rode from pit lane I thought 'no wonder I
can't beat this...' It's super smooth, so much power and no big hit,
no jolt, just seething--the fastest thing I've ridden and totally
accommodating. You can carry corner speed or point and squirt--feels
like there are a number of ways to ride it"
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With all due respect, he was basing this comparison after years of struggling on the YZF750 which was vastly underpowered vs. the RC45. Edwards was always a very positive, enthusiastic racer and he predicted numerous championships for himself on the RC45 which never materialized.
I'm not saying the RC45 was a bad bike. I was stoked when JK won the title in '97. It just never delivered an equitable return on its cost/investment as compared to the Ducatis of that era which were less powerful and less sophisticated.