Hondas not POS anymore?

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2015 11:56am
a few wins this season, 3 Hondas in top 5 of 450 class in the last round....they seem to be a lot better this year....HRC involvement has made a big difference?
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Since when was a Honda (let alone factory) ever a piece of shit?
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I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll since then!
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Grizz wrote:
Since when was a Honda (let alone factory) ever a piece of shit?
been posted here for the past few years that they were....
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slipdog wrote:
I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll...
I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll since then!
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kiwifan 1/25/2015 4:32pm
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slipdog wrote:
I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll...
I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll since then!
hahaha thats gold
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kiwifan wrote:
been posted here for the past few years that they were....
Don't believe everything Chad Reed says...Silly
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Don't forget to tip your waitress... Tongue
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kiwifan wrote:
been posted here for the past few years that they were....
Xeno wrote:
Don't believe everything Chad Reed says...Silly
lol!!!!!
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Xeno wrote:
Don't believe everything Chad Reed says...Silly
There's a bridge burned to the ground. You will never see 22 motorsports with any kind of support from factory Honda.
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Xeno 1/25/2015 4:47pm
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Yeah, it must be the bike because when guys switch to another brand their results improve...
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mxrose3 1/25/2015 4:47pm
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Xeno wrote:
Don't believe everything Chad Reed says...Silly
Its no secret that Chad didn't like the Honda. Other riders gel with it just fine.
Milsaps hated the KTM. Stewart hated the last gen Yamaha. To each his own.
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in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go kyb. seemed to work
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Actually, I'm excited to see what Gautier Paulin does on the HRC bike.
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in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go...
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go kyb. seemed to work
I think 1 or two are still on Showa...? Can anyone confirm?
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kiwifan 1/25/2015 4:52pm
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Actually, I'm excited to see what Gautier Paulin does on the HRC bike.
I agree!
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kiwifan 1/25/2015 4:53pm
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Xeno wrote:
Yeah, it must be the bike because when guys switch to another brand their results improve...
lol I still think HRC's involvement has made a positive difference this year
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brimx153 1/25/2015 4:58pm
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brimx153 wrote:
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go...
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go kyb. seemed to work
kiwifan wrote:
I think 1 or two are still on Showa...? Can anyone confirm?
Seely is

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brimx153 wrote:
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go...
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go kyb. seemed to work
kiwifan wrote:
I think 1 or two are still on Showa...? Can anyone confirm?
Love the convenient posting and potshots from haters to not point out Barcia basically left cause he wasn't getting on with the bike... Honda offered him a deal and his social media comments at the end of the nationals when Trey changed to KYB and started picking it up...

Eli has only just settled on a suspension change, same as Trey... He said over and over he wasn't gelling with the bike.

Seely is still on showa.
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Xeno 1/25/2015 5:01pm
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kiwifan wrote:
lol I still think HRC's involvement has made a positive difference this year
I agree.
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id buy a new 08 Honda in the morning . great bike .
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kiwifan wrote:
a few wins this season, 3 Hondas in top 5 of 450 class in the last round....they seem to be a lot better this year....HRC involvement...
a few wins this season, 3 Hondas in top 5 of 450 class in the last round....they seem to be a lot better this year....HRC involvement has made a big difference?
They struggled with the new Showa components and now they use KYB. Notice the way Trey went from top5 to running up front the last 4 races outdoors? that was the change. They also are getting a lot more helpand input from Japan, something that hasn't happened in years.
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brimx153 wrote:
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go...
in fairness barica ,tomac and reed all complained about the Honda . and I am sure trey did too . was a big move to go kyb. seemed to work
kiwifan wrote:
I think 1 or two are still on Showa...? Can anyone confirm?
Crush wrote:
Love the convenient posting and potshots from haters to not point out Barcia basically left cause he wasn't getting on with the bike... Honda offered him...
Love the convenient posting and potshots from haters to not point out Barcia basically left cause he wasn't getting on with the bike... Honda offered him a deal and his social media comments at the end of the nationals when Trey changed to KYB and started picking it up...

Eli has only just settled on a suspension change, same as Trey... He said over and over he wasn't gelling with the bike.

Seely is still on showa.
tottaly agree . and I also think barica leaving had a big impact in Honda going to KYB . all the riders had trouble but reed gets bashed because he said it out loud . it s not like he did nt back it up by winning on the kawi .
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brimx153 wrote:
tottaly agree . and I also think barica leaving had a big impact in Honda going to KYB . all the riders had trouble but reed...
tottaly agree . and I also think barica leaving had a big impact in Honda going to KYB . all the riders had trouble but reed gets bashed because he said it out loud . it s not like he did nt back it up by winning on the kawi .
Maybe the other riders said it to the people who mattered. (the team)
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slipdog wrote:
I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll...
I think I remember something about Trey switching to the '93 frame at the end of the outdoor series last summer. He's been on a roll since then!


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tottaly agree . and I also think barica leaving had a big impact in Honda going to KYB . all the riders had trouble but reed...
tottaly agree . and I also think barica leaving had a big impact in Honda going to KYB . all the riders had trouble but reed gets bashed because he said it out loud . it s not like he did nt back it up by winning on the kawi .
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Maybe the other riders said it to the people who mattered. (the team)
you don't think reed said it to the team a lot first ? plus barica and tomac did a lot of complaining outside the team too
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Heck yeah! Got my 93 frame in yesterday! One question, where do you put the power band in a 4t?
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#991 wrote:
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Seriously? What if Yamaha thought the same thing....ah just develop our great 2 stroke, it can't get better than this. "Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress." ~Robert Brault

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