I know you are talking about ATV's, but.........

The mighty team Honda won everything buy stealing the best riders in the world, Like Mcgrath, Carmichael and in a few years they will sign Bubba. It's not because their products are better, they haven't been "better" for 20 years. It is just that Honda's wallets are deeper than say.... Kawasaki's. I think Honda builds a high quality product, but to say it is better as a whole than the competition is just a lack of knowledge.

 

Back in the mid 80's, Honda's dirt bike MX team consisted of Ricky Johnson, David Baily, and Johnny O'mara. At that time, they were pretty much the best. For quads, they had Marty Hart, Steve "Too tight" Wright, and Steve Coe? Those guys had done very well with three wheelers and transferred that to the quads. Honda was a pretty powerful team in both venues.

Now as far as money, you're right. Honda has the biggest budget and can hire sucessful riders away from other teams. Hopefully Stewert will show some loyality and stick with Kawi, but who can blame a guy for trying to do the best he can for himself?

Like I said previously, if you look at Baja, Honda has outspent everyone to win the race.