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Originally Posted by TrickLidz
To play devil's advocate, and in Larry's defense (I can't believe, I'm saying this...) does it say anything about Rossi staying with Yamaha on the I4.....or just that he's staying??
Maybe, he knows something we don't...(Rossi, I mean, not Larry)  |
Nice sentiment but that's it.
Yamaha has won two titles with the I4 in Moto GP and has been in contention since inception despite debateable deficiencies in the I4 platform. If Yamaha was truly going to consider switching it would have to see an across-the-grid dominance by the V4. Honda's lack of success with the V4 is what is keeping Yamaha from going down a more costly and new path, ironic isn't it. Rossi and team-mates, factory and satellite, pace and level of contention on the I4 this season will see Yamaha remain true to its company mindset - build the bike buyers identify with and can ride not the bike dreams are made of which is the only place we will ever see a market competitive V4 from Honda.
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