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CN III VOICES L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R "They are great bikes, no doubt, but my goodness they're styling is terribly boring." Misano World Superbike Good on John [Jonathan Rea], the title is on its way. Nothing like somebody crushing the competition. Reminds me of Spies—then the fall from Mo- toGP. How did Sylvain Guintoli end up on a Honda? He should had have known the Honda was not going to be competitive. Jim Clausen Via the Internet James Stewart Re-Signs With Suzuki Good news from the Stewart camp. We'll see how well he does at Vegas in October, and then get down to business starting with Supercross. Before the suspension I was looking forward to seeing how he'd do in outdoor motocross with Dungey, Roczen, Tomac and the "new" guys in the 450 class. Not that I don't love Su- percross, but my own roots are in outdoor motocross, well be- fore Supercross came about. And Eli Tomac should be back and stunning everyone with his speed, so it's shaping up to be an excellent 2016 starting in January. John A. Stockman Via the Internet James can still pull off an- other Supercross or motocross championship in 2016! Bill Wright Via the Internet It will be great to see James come back; sure could use some more competition, [there are] a lot of riders out with injuries, but don't expect too much. Remember, James hasn't won any kind of champi- onship since 2009. Hope he's in shape when he returns. James Bunn Via the Internet Welcome Back Bandit This is a great bike and from what I've read, it'll be less than $10k! Well done, Suzuki. John Leonhardt Via the Internet 2016 Suzuki RM-Zs They are great bikes, no doubt, but my goodness their styling is terribly boring. Doesn't mat- ter for old farts like me, but it seems their marketing people know it's much younger dudes and dudettes than me that buy the majority of 250/450 bikes; I'm pretty sure they care what their bike looks like. Jim Dempsey Via the Internet RC213 Wow. With the release of the RC213, Honda has managed to do the impossible. They made the H2R look like a bargain. Howard Halterman Via the Internet KTM SX/XC First Rides Fifty-eight horsepower out of the 350 SX-F; same weight as a Japanese 250 or less! The Austrians are pushing the en- velope. Maybe for 2017 we will see that direct injection two- stroke from KTM. Sherco and Ossa make one along with lots of snowmobile and watercraft. Mitch Berger Via the Internet Letters to the editor can be sent to voices@cyclenews.com. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Letters should not exceed 150 words and are subject to editing. Anonymous letters won't be considered for publication and each letter should contain the writer's name, address and daytime phone number… Editor P16 Got An Opinion? If you've got an opinion on something you've read in Cycle News. Or an opinion on something you'd like to read in Cycle News… or an opinion on anything motorcycle related, send it in. We want to know what our readers think. Email correspondence to Voices@cyclenews.com. Make sure to include your name and a daytime phone number.