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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop
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3) Negative... the RC45 handled better than the Ducati...
Quote Alan Cathcart a respected racer who has the privilege of being able
to test all the top race machines for public consumption. This highly envied
position allows him to give readers an insight into the real differences
between makes, and even between years. This is revealed in his articles for
Motorcycle Racer magazine, among others. Below are some of the salient
comments on Colin Edwards' 1999 World Superbike RC45, when Alan was
given the chance to test it at the end of the 1999 racing season."
"The next day shone, and it was time for a track test I'll always remember.
That's not just because I ended up doing a lap time that brought smiles and
compliments from HRC race staff, but because of the qualities of the bike I
did it on - arguably the finest Superbike I've yet ridden. And, yes - this was
less than a month after I'd ridden Carl Fogarty's world champion Ducati, so I
do have a valid basis for comparison."
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So why then wasn't Edwards able to win the title in 1999 (or any other year for that matter) on the RC45? Was is because Fogarty was so much better a rider that he was able to beat Edwards and the superior Honda on the inferior Ducati? Its also interesting that Colin was only able to finally win his titles on a V-twin.