Who's Got Jordan? Honda And HRC? Suzuki And Yosh?

[fourandsix]

I just wanted to say that once MJ entered the motorcycle arena and Tez is associated with it they both are fair game for rumor mills and silly season speculation. I have seen the same statements made about , almost every factory rider in the last ten years.I think they are fair game just like all the other big names in the race business.Jim

[Super Dave]

Yeah, what Jim said.

I find if funny that lots of people think there's a whole of of Michael Jordan's money in this.

Come on...

If Michael is really interested in something, he makes some calls, and the money flows from companies that want to be associated with him.  Regardless of whether he has success or failure, the money will flow.  Where's the risk for MJ?

Good decisions don't even have to be made.  

Hey, I'm just on the sidelines, but, in my general experiences, I can see some pretty poor decisions being made in, on, and around things in the camp.

How's that relate to all you club guys out there?

Well, did you ask for sponsorship from someplace?

You've got companies in the motorcycle industry stumbling all over each others feet trying to get in on this swing.  You're probably not going to get much when all the money goes to one team or another vs your big discount off of retail.

But racing used to be about winning and doing really well, not always about a marketing campaign before you showed something of value.

The speculation will continue.

As it should.

That's what they want.  

You've got people in that organization putting both feet in their mouth about things.  Hey, any press is good press right...LOL!

[motomadness]

Wow Super Dave!

[Super Dave]

On the other side...

I think MJ does really think this is cool.

Baseball is something he can do.  Hey, he actually made it to the big leagues...minor, but how many people ever did that?

He's ridden a motorcycle.  He's tried to go faster.  He's ridden with some pretty impressive people now.  He has a working understanding about the mental atributes of a professional from his own experiences and from being around people of other professional sports.

What I do see is that the American press does not seem ready to embrace his current endeavour.  Little things here and there, but no burst by his sponsors or any media outlet...I guess we're still thugs on bikes yet to the general media.

I'd be curious what MJ noticed when he was in Europe.  Some one got a line to MJ?  Might be more beneficial for MJ to have a team in Europe.