04/07/2008 09:29. When asked about reports that DMG will adopt World Superbike rules for the headlined Factory Superbike class in the 2009 AMA Superbike Series, Mel Harris, American Suzuki Vice President of Motorcycle/Marine Operations, said he saw a "foundation or platform" between the factories and DMG "coming closer."

"I think that we here at Suzuki would feel comfortable about that (running a World Superbike-spec class in the United States)," Harris says. "It makes the bikes the same spec, the same rules, around the world. As we look toward the future, that would be the way to go. I think it would make it much easier for all of us to conform, to do things that everyone else is doing. I think it's a good direction and good vision to be heading."

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