Excuses, excuses, excuses. Last year, Honda got beat "because Japan moved too slow," and this year they are getting spanked because "it's a learning curve." Whatever. That is the beauty of racing - the BS is obvious.
Last weekend, Jason DiSalvo qualified on a Superstock R1 faster than all the Honda Superbikes, except Miguel.
You can change the rules, change bikes, whatever. Yoshimura Suziki, through 2 revs of the 750, 2 revs of the 1000 and wholesale changes in the team, continues to dominate.
BTW, I have been a Honda lover for a long time, so this is no Honda-hater bashing here, more like toughlove.
I just want to see the Hayden bros, DiSalvo, Yam and Kawi join the fray. Just as it is, they'd be competitive on their Superstock bikes.