2013 crf 450?

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Flatliner 10/22/2011 7:26am
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I dunno, innovation is neat, but the package they have right now is pretty darn good.
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Faceaz 10/22/2011 7:50am
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I doubt that's 2013. That looks like the Japanese series where experimental things are often tried. Don't know what adding an extra foot to the exhaust would do, but the cylinder, head & aluminum tank look pretty trick.
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this is the reason why martin-honda is the factory honda team ......
its up to them to work directly with japan and find out the best way to go with their bikes........
the exhaust system is one of the crucial components on the race bikes these days, being able to pass sound test without loosing any power is in fact a mission for the mx teams.....
i guess the production rule that ama imposes makes it easyer for us teams, they only have to fine tune what the factory produces......not much experiment work for them........
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cmx152 10/22/2011 8:12am
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This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever makes it to production Wink . Like when Honda ran their downhill bikes in the world championships, they have never made a mountain bike for retail, it was all just for testing

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Faceaz wrote:
I doubt that's 2013. That looks like the Japanese series where experimental things are often tried. Don't know what adding an extra foot to the exhaust...
I doubt that's 2013. That looks like the Japanese series where experimental things are often tried. Don't know what adding an extra foot to the exhaust would do, but the cylinder, head & aluminum tank look pretty trick.
Look how big the silencer is, if they didn't wrap the header like that it would sticking way out the back like a wheelie bar
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sbarrington314 wrote:
[IMG]http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc135/sbarrington114/Untitled11.jpg[/IMG]
hilarious!
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stillwelding 10/22/2011 9:50am
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It's compressing the pipe into a shorter area, allowing the exhaust canister to be closer to the center of mass. By the way, really love that color scheme.
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cmx152 wrote:
This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever...
This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever makes it to production Wink . Like when Honda ran their downhill bikes in the world championships, they have never made a mountain bike for retail, it was all just for testing
I remember seeing an old mountain bike action magazine or maybe it was MXA?? it was a honda downhill mtb with a 6-speed tranny and showa suspension that looked like it was off of a CR85!
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cmx152 wrote:
This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever...
This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever makes it to production Wink . Like when Honda ran their downhill bikes in the world championships, they have never made a mountain bike for retail, it was all just for testing
mxpunk wrote:
I remember seeing an old mountain bike action magazine or maybe it was MXA?? it was a honda downhill mtb with a 6-speed tranny and showa...
I remember seeing an old mountain bike action magazine or maybe it was MXA?? it was a honda downhill mtb with a 6-speed tranny and showa suspension that looked like it was off of a CR85!




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[img]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303790_264547046920428_100000954033287_735969_2043297410_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/314388_264547930253673_100000954033287_735971_78642275_n.jpg[/img] J-law masa took these...


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Can't wait! I was one of the first in line for the '09, (180 hrs. on it now), and I will be one of the first to get this one, also!!!
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shredder23 wrote:
Looks like aluminum tank too.. unless martin honda has been running them before
nytsmaC wrote:
Good eye! If you see an aluminum tank on a pre-production works bike you can bet the farm it will be on the production bikes next...
Good eye! If you see an aluminum tank on a pre-production works bike you can bet the farm it will be on the production bikes next year.
Is someone being a little facetious again ! ha ha
mx_phreek 10/23/2011 6:27pm
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Dont like it, ugly and just seems wrong with exhaust on wrong side
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shredder23 wrote:
Looks like aluminum tank too.. unless martin honda has been running them before
nytsmaC wrote:
Good eye! If you see an aluminum tank on a pre-production works bike you can bet the farm it will be on the production bikes next...
Good eye! If you see an aluminum tank on a pre-production works bike you can bet the farm it will be on the production bikes next year.
Ahhhh " Im going to sort of uhhh (hand twisting fmo side go side)....disss-agree with you on that "Peter"") A lot of teams even honda have ran alu-mini-uuum tanks for years and have never made them as a production part as i really dig them and would love to see them on a bike as an OEM part...................yet suzuki is the only one with the stones to run then on production models ....I wish they all did, That would be so kick-ass! Aluminium tanks are so much cooler than black rims IMO.....I mean if I ever bought a new bile again id be "super pumped" to have that as an option. That is just IMO of course Smile
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cmx152 wrote:
This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever...
This happens every year, like when Transworld go to Japan and take pictures of their factory bikes running random exotic new stuff. Non of it ever makes it to production Wink . Like when Honda ran their downhill bikes in the world championships, they have never made a mountain bike for retail, it was all just for testing
mxpunk wrote:
I remember seeing an old mountain bike action magazine or maybe it was MXA?? it was a honda downhill mtb with a 6-speed tranny and showa...
I remember seeing an old mountain bike action magazine or maybe it was MXA?? it was a honda downhill mtb with a 6-speed tranny and showa suspension that looked like it was off of a CR85!
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...and 1 or 2 of those bikes ended up getting stolen at a MTB race!
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Fearo wrote:
It's october 2011 and we are seeing 2013 bikes. Crazy.
They are currently working on having leftover 2013's on showroom floors by Oct of 2012. Brilliant businees model Smile
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Flesh206 10/23/2011 8:26pm
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Looks like 4 strokes trying to be 2 strokes with all the bends in the pipe lol. On the other hand except the price of an aftermarket pipe be like $1500 if they go with this design.

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wildbill 10/23/2011 10:48pm
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Fearo wrote:
It's october 2011 and we are seeing 2013 bikes. Crazy.
Dirtysmile56 wrote:
They are currently working on having leftover 2013's on showroom floors by Oct of 2012. Brilliant businees model Smile
you are way to steeped in a different market.
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Truckdriver 10/24/2011 6:09am
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I don't know about this design... but if they have changed the mellow CRF motor and turned it into a monster motor, maybe a mile of head pipe with a very long silencer is the only way to make it quiet enough for it to be sold here. I guess long and low back pressure could be a way to solve both issuses at once. Head design is quite different also. Gotta give them points for trying something new. I like 'Yamaha's radical aproach to more power, and you watch they will dial the handling issue next. And Yamaha has kept the reliabity thing strong also. Geez my 07 is coming up on 400 hrs with only 2 rebuilds. The next few years should yield some pretty interesting ideas. Look at Kawi using the 2 injector program to make more power, borrowed from street bikes. It will be a very cool future for sure!!! Smile
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seth505 10/24/2011 6:18am
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Nice, no matter how you crash you will be sure to bend up the exhaust now! hahaa
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wardy 10/24/2011 6:36am
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Fearo wrote:
It's october 2011 and we are seeing 2013 bikes. Crazy.
they are likely damn near built for 013. they probably working on 014-15 models.???
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burn1986 10/24/2011 6:41am
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Seems like the pipe would make a lot of heat on the radiator, since it is dircetly beneath it. Looks pretty much the same, except for the pipe. Where's the gascap on that thing?
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ocscottie wrote:
...and 1 or 2 of those bikes ended up getting stolen at a MTB race!
Most likely Shimano...Whistling
steedmills 10/24/2011 9:06am
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Xsenter wrote:
Seems like Factory Honda of Europe is in Japan testing their new factory bikes ! They have admitted that they are going to race on -13...
Seems like Factory Honda of Europe is in Japan testing their new factory bikes ! They have admitted that they are going to race on -13 bike already in 2012 GP season !

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Dirtysmile56 10/24/2011 9:12am
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Fearo wrote:
It's october 2011 and we are seeing 2013 bikes. Crazy.
Dirtysmile56 wrote:
They are currently working on having leftover 2013's on showroom floors by Oct of 2012. Brilliant businees model Smile
wildbill wrote:
you are way to steeped in a different market.
I was just joking Smile Wish I could justify dropping the 9k on a new bike but I keep finding several model year old brand new bikes for pennies on the dollar of what they sold for at the dealer. I'll probably get a new 2013 in 2016.
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burn1986 10/24/2011 9:26am
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Dirtysmile56 wrote:
I was just joking :) Wish I could justify dropping the 9k on a new bike but I keep finding several model year old brand new...
I was just joking Smile Wish I could justify dropping the 9k on a new bike but I keep finding several model year old brand new bikes for pennies on the dollar of what they sold for at the dealer. I'll probably get a new 2013 in 2016.
Smart!
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ML512 wrote:
[img]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303790_264547046920428_100000954033287_735969_2043297410_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/314388_264547930253673_100000954033287_735971_78642275_n.jpg[/img] J-law masa took these...


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Can't wait! I was one of the first in line for the '09, (180 hrs. on it now), and I will be one of the first...
Can't wait! I was one of the first in line for the '09, (180 hrs. on it now), and I will be one of the first to get this one, also!!!
Where can you buys these graphics? Anyone know?

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Where can you buys these graphics? Anyone know?

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Overseas. Search google for Martin Honda graphics and I'm sure you will find many.
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Sargent Rock wrote:
Where can you buys these graphics? Anyone know?

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mx836 wrote:
Overseas. Search google for Martin Honda graphics and I'm sure you will find many.
836 - did that long time ago......no luck.

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