<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (michaelm @ Jul 15 2008, 04:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I actually agree with pinky that being given a factory bike and being on the factory team are not necessarily the same.
I wouldn't say it is particularly significant as the the "official" Aprilia team weren't first Aprilia in the world championship in 04 or 05, nor are they top Aprilia now. A factory bike is a factory bike and Casey's rode them in all but his rookie season (2002) before he entered motogp.
I wouldn't say it is particularly significant as the the "official" Aprilia team weren't first Aprilia in the world championship in 04 or 05, nor are they top Aprilia now. A factory bike is a factory bike and Casey's rode them in all but his rookie season (2002) before he entered motogp.