Why would Honda go to all the expense of running a V5 Moto GP bike at the TT?
If it won, the response would be "Typical Honda overkill".If they lost, it would take them forever to live it down.
Anyhow, the publicity generated by a TT victory nowadays is slightly more than zilch, but not a lot.
There's lots of bad publicity, but precious little good.I'd love to see the bike parks at all the race tracks filled with Triumph Daytona 600s, as a result of this years Junior result, but I'm not going to hold my breath while I wait.
I love coming to the TT every year to experience the unique magic, but I've long since stopped thinking i was watching anything other than a clubbie event that only gets big publicity when someone dies.