Bayliss and apples to apples
I believe there will always be racing for twins. I feel in general, especially for the less skilled racers, and i'm one of them, a twin is easier to race. For example, you generally don't lose a bunch of places because you missed a shift like you can with an I-4, especially of the 600cc variety.
I think Bayliss is the best racer in World Superbike.
I think its great ducati succeeds in this series.
its still imprtant when trying to logically establish the superiority of an engine configuration to consider the following fact in SBK:
Since 2004, to balance out the performance of the various engine configurations, differentiated levels of preparation have been permitted. Twins and triples up to 900 cc are allowed to change all the rotating parts in the engine (meaning that only the crankcase, cylinder heads, cylinder blocks and the number of cylinders must remain the same as on the standard bikes). Four cylinder machines are required to use a larger number of roadgoing components (including the crankshaft, and valvegear, etc.).
It's all about a level playing field within a class, and not in my opinion that twins are superior to I-4s. Or the I-4s are superior to twins.
Some folks love to race and ride twins. Others prefer I-4. And then at the professional level you ride what you can get paid to ride.
I wonder if there might be something about the twins power delivery that is better with the Pirellis, but I doubt it. I think Bayliss just gets his bike.
He is the best in the series.
I wish CE had gone back to the series to renew the rivalry one last year. That woulda been cool.
And i would love a 1098 despite how I feel about racing ducs. Now if she who must be obeyed could be convinced.
regards
ed