This should clear up the Yosh crankshaft issue

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If you think about it, if Spies and Mladin are doing 1.5 to 2 minute faster lap times per lap than the other factory guys
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I know the AMA times aren't close, but damn, that's a huge gap per lap! 

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Oops, I meant 1.5 to 2 SECONDS per lap faster. 

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Yoshimura Suzuki has been in a class of it's own since Superbikes went to i4 1000s.
I beleive they've probably been using modified cranks the whole time.  So has Honda and probably everybody else.  (Josh Hayes' Erion Honda FX bike was also DQ'd in the Daytona 200).  I think they've turned a blind eye to it in the past.

But I also don't think it's the sole reason for their success.  I think it has a lot to do with Mat's skill as a development rider and Yoshimura's decades of experience with Suzuki superbikes.

It's the same situation with Valentino Rossi and Jerry Burgess.  Burgess has been developing Honda, then Yamaha GP bikes for a long time.  Wtih Vale's feedback, they can win on anything.

Same thing with Troy Bayliss and the factory WSB Ducatis

Go Nicky!  I think he's going to be happy on the Ducati.  I'll bet they build a bike that fits him.

There's rumblings of a return to 990 cc in MotoGP.  Less torque and lighter weight have resulted in higher corner speeds, more crashes and more injuries.    I hope it happens.