The U.S. outdoor motocross championships have always been won by racebikes made in Japan. And lately, starting in 2008 with James Stewart's undefeated season, they have been won by Japanese bikes with brand names that end in "i": Kawasaki and Suzuki.
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| Photo by Michael "FTE" Stusiak |
2008: James Stewart on Kawasaki
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| Photo by Guy B/Vital MX |
2009: Chad Reed on Suzuki
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| Photo by Guy B/Vital MX |
2010: Ryan Dungey on Suzuki
2011: Ryan Villopoto on Kawasaki
Now, with the 2012 championship series starting in less than 10 days, we have James Stewart suddenly Suzuki-mounted. He may be the "ki" teams best hope to extend the streak, considering that Kawasaki's Villopoto will miss the series while he recovers from his supercross injury, and since Dungey is now mounted on an Austrian-made KTM.
This could be the year that the Japanese stranglehold on American motocross finally comes to an end. Or not.
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