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Edited Date/Time 1/25/2012 7:22pm
Anyone know why Kawi hasnt put the SFF on the 450 yet?
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TeamGreen 1/4/2012 12:03am
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Yes.

It's not on the 250 for any other reason than a "Financial" one.

Be careful what you fall for.
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R-acer 1/4/2012 3:52am
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My son came off an SFF KXF, and the first thing he noticed when I got him the 2012 KX450F was just how much better the suspension was. Now if you ask him what he thinks, he is not a fan of the SFF.
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NB304 1/4/2012 4:48am
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my buddys kid loves them after they were sent out and re-valved/sprung, but he has broken something internally on 3 sets in one year. it seemes like he only had one working set out of his two bikes for most of last summer.
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Vet57 1/4/2012 5:23am
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They work good on my MTB......

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mxtech1 1/4/2012 5:38am
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TeamGreen wrote:
Yes.

It's not on the 250 for any other reason than a "Financial" one.

Be careful what you fall for.
Pro Circuit appears to be running the SFF this year. Or are they just pushing the SFF logo on a set of conventional Showas?
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R-acer 1/4/2012 5:40am
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TeamGreen wrote:
Yes.

It's not on the 250 for any other reason than a "Financial" one.

Be careful what you fall for.
mxtech1 wrote:
Pro Circuit appears to be running the SFF this year. Or are they just pushing the SFF logo on a set of conventional Showas?
PC ran it last year too, but you can't compare a Factory bike (better than factory IMO) to the stock stuff.
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424 1/4/2012 5:45am
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Doesn't Kawasaki still run Kayaba on the 450 and Showa on the 250?
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R-acer 1/4/2012 5:46am
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424 wrote:
Doesn't Kawasaki still run Kayaba on the 450 and Showa on the 250?
Yes
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layinbody31 1/4/2012 10:59am
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Just curious... what does the SFF moniker stand for?
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HondaFan33 1/4/2012 11:09am
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layinbody31 wrote:
Just curious... what does the SFF moniker stand for?
Separate Function Forks, constructed with pressure separation damper in one fork and spring in the other fork.
Charles Bronson 1/4/2012 11:16am
1/4/2012 11:16am
in theory, it is a weight saver. and it is. they just have to work out the functionality of it. give it 4 years, and every bike will have them, and kayaba will have a version of it.
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peelout 1/4/2012 11:32am
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Charles Bronson wrote:
in theory, it is a weight saver. and it is. they just have to work out the functionality of it. give it 4 years, and every...
in theory, it is a weight saver. and it is. they just have to work out the functionality of it. give it 4 years, and every bike will have them, and kayaba will have a version of it.
sounds about right. by then though, bikes will already be at 12K a pop, throw in the SFF and you're looking at another 1-2K that the OEM's will convince us we need to spend on new technology to be competitive.
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layinbody31 1/4/2012 11:36am
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layinbody31 wrote:
Just curious... what does the SFF moniker stand for?
HondaFan33 wrote:
Separate Function Forks, constructed with pressure separation damper in one fork and spring in the other fork.
Gotcha... makes sense now why the Air Fork was called an SFF
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GrapeApe 1/4/2012 12:12pm
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peelout wrote:
sounds about right. by then though, bikes will already be at 12K a pop, throw in the SFF and you're looking at another 1-2K that the...
sounds about right. by then though, bikes will already be at 12K a pop, throw in the SFF and you're looking at another 1-2K that the OEM's will convince us we need to spend on new technology to be competitive.
You're probably right about the price, but it seems like it would actually be much cheaper to manufacture.
Charles Bronson 1/4/2012 12:13pm
1/4/2012 12:13pm
Charles Bronson wrote:
in theory, it is a weight saver. and it is. they just have to work out the functionality of it. give it 4 years, and every...
in theory, it is a weight saver. and it is. they just have to work out the functionality of it. give it 4 years, and every bike will have them, and kayaba will have a version of it.
peelout wrote:
sounds about right. by then though, bikes will already be at 12K a pop, throw in the SFF and you're looking at another 1-2K that the...
sounds about right. by then though, bikes will already be at 12K a pop, throw in the SFF and you're looking at another 1-2K that the OEM's will convince us we need to spend on new technology to be competitive.
wait until the motocross industry figures out pneumatic valvetrains.

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