I remember Wetty getting a trophy once, claiming that he was proof that you CAN buy speed, having just had his suspension significantly upgraded. And his motors are fast precisely because they are expensive.
There's a happy middle ground of course, but to simply accept that you can't improve your laptimes by upgrading your equipment is naive. Some bikes are better in stock form than others, but once you do the usual smallish upgrades that any racebike would get (exhaust, suspension, ECU, brakes), then they become much more similar in comparative performance.

That said, some bikes really suit some people, and others suit other people. Aprilias suit me. Beemers don't. Interestingly, the people I know that love racing Beemers, don't really like the Aprilia!! Horses for courses.

Is any one brand a clear winner? Nope. Does one brand suit somebody much better than somebody else? Absolutely! And life would be boring if it were any other way


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