MotoGP versus WSBK and vice versa is a never-ending debate over which category represents more motorcycle racing than the other. Does legitimacy go to the discipline offering expensive prototypes or to the one which lines up machines with a series base that can be purchased in dealerships? To decide, you have to study the price-performance ratio, which is also a sensitive subject that Kawasaki does not hesitate to bring up. The Akashi factory would have even considered making a wildcard with its ZX-10R in the Grand Prix to show all the merits of its sporting policy entirely dedicated to the World Superbike… To get a more precise idea, here is an interesting video…
An identical route, in this case that of Jerez, and two champions at equal level since each of them crushes their area of skill. On the one hand Marc Márquez with his Honda RC213V and on the other Jonathan Rhea riding his Kawasaki ZX-10R. At the finish line, the Honda is in front, and that's fortunate given its design. Its carbon brakes and its state-of-the-art electronics are elements that the Kawasaki does not have. She can possibly take advantage of her formidable Pirellis in qualifying mode.
Now, does the difference in the clock justify the difference in the budget put on the two bikes? That's all the question...
