What suspension components is Christian Craig using?!

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tek14 12/8/2016 1:51pm
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New showa A-kit should come with some new black coating. Also new WP line is black.. but as others on KYB.. ML knows?

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jj welks 12/8/2016 2:06pm
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Please make them stay like that Geico
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Showa.

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ML512 12/8/2016 2:13pm
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He's on Showa components, which are selling black forks this year for kit components. The rest of the team is on KYB components.
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zehn 12/8/2016 2:18pm
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looking clean AF
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TriRacer27 12/8/2016 2:24pm
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Just saw that on IG.

Best looking Geico bikes in years. Very clean and trick looking, especially with the black forks.
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davistld01 12/8/2016 2:49pm
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Olson wrote:
Showa. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/12/08/163398/s1200_Skarmavbild_2016_12_08_kl._23.12.24.jpg[/img]
Showa.

Damn, that's a good looking bike. Needs a black seat tho...
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mx621 12/8/2016 3:09pm
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Curious to what kinda influence dv12 has on Craig this year. I know dv isn't part of the team or has any say on what parts they use.... but...
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ricko 12/8/2016 3:23pm
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For sure badass looking. Love that look.
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slipdog 12/8/2016 3:30pm
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ML512 wrote:
He's on Showa components, which are selling black forks this year for kit components. The rest of the team is on KYB components.
So the big Q is are they coil or pneumatic?

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hvaughn88 12/8/2016 3:40pm
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Olson wrote:
Showa. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/12/08/163398/s1200_Skarmavbild_2016_12_08_kl._23.12.24.jpg[/img]
Showa.

davistld01 wrote:
Damn, that's a good looking bike. Needs a black seat tho...
Nooooo!!!!!! That red seat looks badass!
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GrapeApe 12/8/2016 3:49pm
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davistld01 wrote:
Damn, that's a good looking bike. Needs a black seat tho...
Dafuq?
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Homey55 12/8/2016 4:32pm
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I remember those from the Stewart JGR days...
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davistld01 12/8/2016 4:38pm
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davistld01 wrote:
Damn, that's a good looking bike. Needs a black seat tho...
GrapeApe wrote:
Dafuq?
Come on, Ape...to blend with the black tank/upper portion of the Geico graphics.
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MX114 12/8/2016 5:26pm
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Sick look on the bikes for '17
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smv ryder 12/8/2016 5:34pm
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My guess is that the 450's are running Showa and he may be riding one soon.. Maybe that's the reason?
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Xeno 12/8/2016 5:48pm
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Those bike look soooooo good!

Don't they use a low-profile fuel cap?
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ML512 12/8/2016 6:22pm
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smv ryder wrote:
My guess is that the 450's are running Showa and he may be riding one soon.. Maybe that's the reason?
No... So when Jeremy Martin joined the team, Geico Honda re-evaluated their entire chassis and handling side of things. After losing Smith, it seems like they wanted to make sure they weren't missing something. So when Jeremy came on board they let him test KYB air, spring, and some stuff from Showa (I heard they even tried WP)... Jeremy ultimately decided to stick with KYB and run spring. During this evaluation period, other riders on the team participated (I believe all of them) and Christian Craig did the same comparisons. In the end, he chose Showa twin chamber spring forks for his bike. So for 2017, most of the team will run KYB (not sure the air vs spring ratio) while Christian wants to run Showa.

Also, the production bike is using Showa, but the factory 450 squad is still using KYB PSF1 air...
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motokawi818 12/8/2016 6:30pm
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They look styled very similar to the new 17 450s. Off red seat, black in the shrouds, and the red from the side panel into the shroud. The 17s have a little more white but pretty similar.

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