I guess it is a bot the same as asking if F1 should be spec like GP2 and GP3, but I think there are some differences, mainly that there are no MotoGP teams that only do racing without manufacturing family transportation. Last team that did that was, I think, Kenny Roberts that folded 2007. Currently there are only 4 bikes capable of winning a GP, unless something out out f the ordinary happens. Last extraordinary time was 2009 when Dovizioso won on... oh wait, he was on the factory Honda that race. Up until 2012 we had six bikes that could win, or rather five, when Stoner made some amazing performances on the Ducati, but Ducati has since then stepped down into the "Open" class and are no longer a force to be reckoned with. Next year Suzuki will enter again, but I doubt many will bet on them winning a GP first year.
Old days will never come back, but it is not only that there are only 4 bikes competing, I think another pr,problem is that the regulations and testing makes the relative performance of the bikes quite static over the season and that gives little hope for anyone who's hero, or team, turns out being behind at the start of the season.
Me myself is torn. I like development races, but when those races becomes so expensive that you only have two manufacturers that can afford it I think a border has been crossed.
Edited by ardbeg, 18 August 2014 - 16:32.