If you think a production-derived bike is just a simple derivation of the standard bike then you’re wrong. If anything, it was more the fact that, accused of being (almost) a 1000cc, the Bologna twin suffered due to various regulation changes, made once the season was in full swing.Ī change here, a touch there, adjustments above, adjustments below.

Sure, the R6 inline four is a safe bet in the 600 class and the same applies to the 'dated' but well behaved ZX-6R, while the 765 three-cylinder put in an interesting debut performance and the F3 800, also three-cylinder, made solid progress.īut why did the Panigale fail to win even one race? Was it down to the riders or teams? No, we don’t think so. And so to the crux of the matter, in that Yamaha, Kawasaki, Triumph and MV Agusta all scored at least one win during the 2022 Supersport season.