wishy thinky

I think that if mixing the races start right away, the respective riders would absolutely do well in their environments. Mixing MX and road racing would be silly. But TT and MotoGP are ~200 mph races. Mixed martial arts is more popular than single martial arts; I can't think of a single judo tournament that is done outside of the Olympics purely for entertainment. Not including such things as bumpy road surfaces, chance of going airborn at over 100 mph, shadows over the roads of the TT race, etc. the real difference between the TT and MotoGP are the riders. I think of the TT racers as more of self made street artists vs the MotoGP as hand picked and well groomed, well paid professionals. Each of the two races seems to be able to claim as the fastest. I wouldn't mind seeing the question settled, realizing that chances are slim as there is no incentive for MotoGP to go to thr Isle. If the incentives and rewards are there, the differences would be reduced over time. I think that the TT racers would adapt easier to the safer track environment than vice versa. But the truth is, personalities and rivalries make for entertainment. I had no knowledge of times gone by, but the thought of Guy Martin mixing it up with Marc Marquez is something I'd stay up to watch.

I keep thinking it would be a blast to have mixed racing twice a year to determine the champion racer(s) of the year by requiring the TT and MotoGP racers to race each other. One race would be at the Isle and the other would be at a Moto GP track. It would be like the golf majors that make the players from the Euro tour, asian tour and PGA to play each other, or the Major league baseball world series where the NL and AL play each other... I wonder if the salary charts would get adjusted as the sponsors realign. That said, not sure how many races the TT racers do vs the ~20 motogp races. Some rules would have to be adjusted to equalize the bikes? Haha. Maybe motocycle racing's popularity could go sky high.

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if the cover might break loose or that it might feel unsteady mid-corner because I can grab it and wiggle it in the showroom. I don't understand why Honda thinks the cover is necessary, but the current design allows the cover to hide wiring that is routed on the outside. If I get a chance to stand next to Marquez's bike, I'd like to see if it has a plastic cover or not.

Does anybody have experience hanging off the cbr1000rr? The plastic tank cover is not rigid like a metal tank. What does Joe Roberts do? Does he apply grips to the plastic cover and ride like normal or replace the plastics with something more substantial?