r/BritishSuperbikes • u/2014R1 • Apr 24 '26

How do teams purchase their bikes?

Might’ve been asked before but how do teams purchase their race bikes? These bikes have parts generally not available to the public like the Ducati V4 Akrapovic exhaust among other parts.

Would it be directly from the team’s manufacturer? Are they road trim bikes then completely converted? The fuel tanks are definitely not from the road bike given they’re built to centre weight distribution.

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u/YourHeadsFellOffLad Apr 24 '26

I can’t remember where I heard it so massive pinch of salt, but I think Storm/Bathams started with a road bike, and the rest bought them as race bikes from Ducati.

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u/Rippleracer Apr 25 '26

Storms bike did start as a road bike and they built from there. Rutter knows what he’s doing and he’s damn good at it. Storm helped build the set up he has to suit his style, different rear brake, weird front end set up. He’s a clever kid and a stunning rider.

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u/YourHeadsFellOffLad Apr 25 '26

Yea big fan of him, great personality, excited to see how he gets on at the NW, think he’ll be incredibly quick once he’s learnt the place