WHY Kawasaki LEFT WSBK?!

[@MisterShifterYT]

Do you think with Kawasaki & Bimota working together in WSBK, will they be champions once again? 🫣 Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

[@KMRF510]

Give them back there RPMs

[@itsmeagain1745]

Probably not until they have a competitive V4 engine. The inline 4 doesn't seem to cut it anymore on the stop-turn-accelerate GP circuits.

[@PieterJongenburger]

@@MisterShifterYT inline 4,s can and do produce the power, however it is more to do with the length of the crank and the loss of agility due to the physics of that. Changing direction is impeded/ reduced, due to the mass of the reciprocating components. Several manufacturers developed reverse rotation engines to counteract this in respect of wheels etc. J R and Kawasaki won 6 in a row, best ever, so the powers that be(Dorna) restricted Kawasaki by reducing their rev limit by 1000 below Ducati. Yamaha and Honda were also limited, but not as much. Considering they were all 4 cylinder 1000 cc engines, how can this be considered as feasible. Bullshit. I don’t know why all the other manufacturers have wasted their resources by staying there. One horse race by strangulation. I can’t even be bothered watching anymore.

[@Reaperzx6]

@@itsmeagain1745 bmw proved otherwise, if Kawasaki was allowed their full engine power and actually innovated on the zx10rr more often like how bmw does on the m1k they could take back the championship

[@shahrukhshaikh2737]

The reality is Kawasaki is leaving from everywhere...

[@jaknohi1909]

Yea why cause the clowns who make rules are puttin restrictions on them more than any other manfactuerer... its engine design is 2nd to none tht piece of sh...t v4r an ducati are full of sh...t if its soo fast why kawasaki recieve a 500 rpm limit in 2019 20 21 22 23 an still f..kn in 2024 it has the lowest Rpm limit while ducati has the highest. Kawasaki 15.100 vs ducati 16.100 u tell me.

[@PieterJongenburger]

Of course they are. Cannot compete with uneven playing field.

[@andikardian9014]

British superbike?

[@prayanjaltomar752]

Every bike company is focusing on small displacement bikes.This year every major company launched 400cc bike .Truimph,Royal Enfield ,Honda,Aprilia

[@Bluepilled-c5t]

That’s a fantastic thing really. Best bike I ever rode was a 400 Ducati SS.

[@NudaMan]

I stopped paying attention to new bikes once the Rs660 came out 😂 such a joke! I’ll be riding my early 2000’s liter bikes til I die!

[@yasinaricioglu8751]

What exactly disappointed you?

[@AkachiGP]

With the new Bimota partnership, Kawasaki will be able to easily make changes and develop their bike to be more competitive, the Bimota might end up being more of a prototype bike than the ZX10RR. I just see this as a way for Kawasaki to get around WorldSBK rules, without the commitment of making the same expensive performance updates to their current bikes

[@KMRF510]

There revs were taken away back in 2016 to slow them down. All they have to do is give them back there revs.

[@AkachiGP]

@@KMRF510 I think they must have gotten that back already, it's just that while WorldSBK was sandbagging the Kawasaki, BMW and Ducati made big steps with their M1000RR and V4R.

[@KMRF510]

@@AkachiGP No Kawasaki rev limit is 15,100 everybody else is higher

[@AkachiGP]

@@KMRF510 i didn't know this

[@melchiorstrauss549]

Kawasaki, like all Japanese manufacturars,as well as all the others, have to make money to survive. Why spend a lot to make a good bike just so that micky mouse dorna/fim can castrate them. They only want Ducati's on the track to dominate with Spanish and Italian riders. Ducati has a history of racing with other companies money as well as separate rules for them to have an advantage on the competition. Currently Volkswagen/ Audi owns them and pay the bills for new production lines, development etc. Wont be surprised if it is German tec as well. Ducati are riding on their backs and pretend to be this Italian masterpieces. As a company, they could not survive on their own and was always the property of somebody else, like most Italian motorcycle brands. Most Ducati fans have never owned one or even ride on one because of the high prices, running cost and unreliability. Ducati is just a name used by Volkswagen to write off a bit of tax money. Nothing wrong with it, its good business but for Ducati to pretend to be something they are clearly not is BS. Bimota,another failing Italian brand is now under Kawasaki's wing to survive. If they use it to get one up on Dorna, why not.

[@jhom_x]

Very well, said.

[@IslandArt61]

This did not explain WHY they are leaving as the video title says.

[@valegrazie4659]

Missing your videos man 😢😢 I hope they can win once again wsbk with bimota, truly the v engines are dominating the scene, i will surely miss having a green bike on the gird

[@davidciesielski8251]

Well, dorna should be very proud...

[@kunaii_cs]

Sad to see them go, hopefully Kawasaki will be back in the future. Go Team Green 💚

[@topolm]

Isn't Bimota majority owned by Kawasaki? This looks just like a name change with better frames.

[@Reaperzx6]

yeah Kawasaki makes really good engine tech the problem is they aren't innovating with the frame each year their bikes use the same exact frame between generations and they haven't adopted more extreme aero like bmw but bimota knows how to make a good frame and uses aero so that's where they come in

[@KMRF510]

Kawasaki are aloud less revs than any manufacturer 15,100 rpm

[@Reaperzx6]

the competition was angry that kawasaki made a powerful engine that could be made to rev even higher for more power so forced it to be cut back its pretty stupid considering ducati has an 16000rpm v4 that could do 18k if it wasn't for restrictions

[@yabby6550]

Bimota produces expensive high end products to sport bike markets. The product can be tailored more for racing than mass production. Bimota has concentrated more on frames, suspension etc. Kawasaki is an expert in engines. Both technically and market sense marriage looks good. Maybe we’ll see green Bimotas in the future 😅

[@stephenhuskisson2230]

how silly are you, kawasaki have shares in bimota, , and its about building a one off bike to beat the rules. and only have to make so many , 150 i think, not thousands like the zx 10, this will be a top bike and be a top spec

[@anotherpointlessvideo3654]

the era of 1000cc bikes has come to pass

[@80z1r]

There are several factors against Kawasaki in WSBK. 1 The engine is based on a design/engineering that goes back to 2004. 2 The current chassis is 90%+ based on the 2011 model. 3 WSBK implemented the so called "RPM Balancing" rule to achieve competitive fairness, albeit to penalize Jonathan Rea and KRT. 4 Kawasaki is the only brand on the grid not covered by a major automotive manufacture, a source of r&d funds. If I am not mistaken Toyota owns at least 5% of Yamaha.

[@PieterJongenburger]

@@80z1r I believe Yamaha does a lot of r&d particularly head design and development for Toyota so there are ties there.

[@TasDevils15]

This is exactly why they've changed to bimota to have a more high end and expensive bike that will be more competitive, as an expensive ninja likely wouldn't sell

[@ancogbernard]

Bimota is the luxurious kawasaki. 🤣 Cause kawaski is the majority share holder of bimota. 🤭

[@notno.11]

Just like their marketing instead of update the current Ninja400 they released Ninja450 lmao

[@meew-y9p]

Goodbye kawi😢

[@badboyvr4]

I hope Bimota comes up with a design that's good looking and pleasing to the eye. Their current lineup of street bikes is hideous to say the least.

[@PieterJongenburger]

The reality is that after winning six in a row the power that be decided to handicap Kawasaki by reducing their rev limit by 1000 rpm below Ducati. How is this even a thing. Total farce in my mind. Yamaha and Honda also have rpm restrictions below Ducati although not by the degree. That would probably equate to 20 kph with equivalent gearing so the only way to make that up is with a change of gearing and a loss of acceleration. May the best bike win. Bullshit!

[@친구야나도간다]

Goood to watch. Welcome back. Hahahahahaha

[@bubot17]

Wow, this is new to me, this partnership will be a great one❤❤❤

[@robmarsh9442]

Kawasaki hasn't left world superbikes at all....kawasaki knew what they were gonna do when they bought bimota years ago....kawasaki knew back then they had the engine and so knew bimota could build a well handling chassis and bike around it for that's what bimota do...(research bimotas history)...its a perfect recipe for success........bimota have been working on his project since kawasaki bought 51% of their company....etc ready for a big shake up in 2025 inwsb

[@mejus161]

Kawasaki will be leaving earth soon too. Smh

[@markbutcher5792]

Great video 🏍️🏍️🏍️ The motorcycle racing landscape has changed so much in the last few years. Honda and Yamaha dominance in Moto Gp plus a few good years for Suzuki, now the European bikes Ducati, Aprillia and KTM. Kawasaki dominance in world superbikes, and now Ducati and BMW. Even the superbike/senior TT used to be won by Honda quite often is now a BMW class.

[@christopherpalmer4243]

Big bike sales have dropped

[@IN_ZANE_]

Rea is pronounced Ray not Ray-A

[@sbsb4995]

Yamaha is too slow

[@prof.2248]

WTF Kawasaki is banned really againts Europen brands, sad

[@stevedavies-pp7dp]

The new kid on the block is BMW , wait n see

[@aslkdjfzxcv9779]

:-(

[@novacounciloutsdrs4770]

Technically they didnt leave if its called Bitmota By Kawasaki lol. That's a power move. Theyre using someone else to do the actual work. Kawasaki has 3 electric bikes.. thats where theyre going. I own a Kawasaki Ninja and im planning to go with Suzuki next.. not because of my Ninja being bad, but because I would like to own more than one brand.. just like Kawasaki is doing currently.

[@thetonetosser]

What is this kak?! Bimota is part owned by Kawasaki so itsa natural step forward. Kinda free's Kawasaki up to enter MotoGP again in 2027 for the new regulation changes.