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These were so trick, but how would it fare today?
Would this be competetive today?
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No disrespect. I'm a huge Honda fan and vintage dork.
I'd love to see a comparison/test of it against a 2017 KTM 250 and YZ250!!
https://youtu.be/2GE5dQwAgyI
I saw a guy up at woodland WA on a scamble race day.....get fteakin' 2nd in the " A class " on a 74' Elsinore! A lot of modern bikes behind him. He was flat out hauling ass on that thing.
The jumps are what have changed this sport and made older bikes obsolete. Round the track out a bit like the old days....and shit YES that Honda would be competitive in the right hands.
Ever watch a great rider rail turns on vintage bike? Can make some fast dudes look stupid.
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A Thirty Five year Old bike.
Better still would be the 84 /85 and the GP 86 versions, with discs and the even more advanced Electric Power Valve control ( that 82 I think already had that).
Those, set up specifically for a current high level rider, with modern suspension internals advances, and PV / Ignition advances as we see with GET etc, would be competitive against any 250 of today.
Gorgeous, Very Special bikes.
Rumor is some 450 dudes didn't like getting passed by a 37 year old bike.
How bah dah?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVdED0zolo
The bikes are definitely fast but I would have to believe the advancements in suspension technology are really where you'd see the difference between older bikes and a production bike today.
Thing is. We always here 90% rider, 10% bike etc... that's true to be like "This" fast... ie, if the bike is pretty well right, it's up to the rider. So, if that thing could go as fast as RJ back then, well yeah it could go very fast now.
Past that, when all the riders start getting close in speed, setup, performance, an advantage here or there, and the rider's overall comfort, is what lets them push, and consistently so...
Watch some of the old races with Ward and Johnson, and etc. if you took them from their time period and sat them on a 450 at Oakland they are not going to make the main. The tracks have changed significantly. Riding styles have changed. Given enough time they would adjust. They are great riders and tops in our sport. But the tracks and styles have changed so much over the last 20-30 years.
Also it is very wide and the seating position is wierd but the low end power is decent.
This is fun to watch.
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