AMA and the Buell 1125RR

I've been following the latest DMG debacle. Perhaps somebody could
answer me a small question I have.

Is it possible to buy an 1125R out of the showroom, and then buy
homologated, legal tuning parts, fit them and arrive at the same machine
as an 1125RR?

If it is, then there's no problem. Buell are simply saving people the
trouble of assembling a pile of race bike parts by selling them as a
package.

If it isn't, then AMA/DMG/Buell are taking the piss and ignoring the
rule book.

end of.

 

Yes. If you have a competition license. I don't see why anyone
couldn't sell a 'race ready' version of their bike, as long as it fit
the rules. Big hubub over nothing if you ask me.

Pete


--
Pete Snell
Department of Physics
Royal Military College
Kingston, Ontario,
Canada

 

Pete Snell notes:

No, if you follow the rule book. As an example, the RR web page
lists larger airbox and intake manifold, prohibited in 2.12 i and iii
of
the rule book. Also, the forks are different, prohibited in 2.7a.

I haven't looked real extensively but the answer is, no, you
can't build one yourself without busting the rule book.
Are the changes of any consequence? Who knows?
Who cares? I might be convinced to watch by the
fact that the anti-christ is no longer winning but doubt
it.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 

That's the point. Except that some stories have it that the RR has parts
on it that are not homologated for the R. Like bigger intake stacks and
different forks.

 

Don't know about the stacks. (bigger or longer?). If the forks are
BPF's, then I believe there is already a TIF in place to allow their use.

Pete


--
Pete Snell
Department of Physics
Royal Military College
Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
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Because the parts would have been outside the rule book?

 

The quote above obviously needs paraphrasing.

A couple of months ago Buell told the AMA that the 1125R could only be
competitive in SBK if they homologated some parts that were outside the
rule book. The AMA Pro officials said they would only approve the parts
if they were included in a street legal homologated motorcycle like
everyone else. But if Buell produced a ready to go race motorcycle
including those parts, they were prepared to rip up the rule book and
homologate it anyway because it still wouldn't be competitive.

 

Julian Bond notes:

Unless they somehow convinced the anti-Christ and his Yosh
crew to ride/tune it. All it would take is a few dump trucks
of cash to get them.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.