2017 Honda CRF450

KiwiBermRailer 2/1/2016 6:18pm
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Bold new graphics and left side kick start for '17.

It will be "on point".
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Desmodromic valve train from what I heard
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I will so switch back to Honda if they bring back the 93 steel frame with the engine and frame painted red. Anything less? Meh.
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Rupert X wrote:
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2WD bike....his V8 road bike was cool too

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look out below 2/1/2016 7:30pm
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twin cam, 5 mufflers



wait, this one has six.
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look out below wrote:
[img]http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1X4J_KFXXXXbqXXXXq6xXFXXXL/Customized-font-b-gatling-b-font-font-b-gun-b-font-silencer-Stainless-steel-motorcycle-exhaust.jpg[/img] wait, this one has six.



wait, this one has six.
must be faster then, with less weight
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Rupert X wrote:
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kiwifan wrote:
2WD bike....his V8 road bike was cool too
Hydraulic 2WD, AND, Hydraulic 2 wheel steering.

The 2 wheel steering - something that never seems to work that well, no matter which engineer / engineering group try it. And some very big companies have tried it - the most recent, I think, being Yamaha - well at least the 2WD - on an R1 - well after the marketed WR450.

I think both ADB and AMCN tested the 2x2x2, and the 2 wheel steering was the thing that made it a bit of a "step too far".

It, or a variation of it, would probably make a great AG bike, especially in mountain / high country terrain

Nonetheless, Drysdale is one of the pre-eminent motorcycle engineers of the last few decades - he / his company do quite a few projects, for quite a few very big companies. Clever, clever man.

The 2x2x2 was one of his personal side projects, quite a long time ago - that's an Air Cooled Maico 250 engine in the cradle. Only a couple of years ago, the bike appeared for sale on E Bay / something like it, whilst Drysdale was posting on a couple of sites. I asked him if he was inclined to buy it back , for his own collection. Can't recall his answer, if any.

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Haha..Gotta love Vital...Ask a simple question, get 7 decent honest responses and 99 bullshit remarks.. Damn!
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deltadestroyer11 wrote:
Haha..Gotta love Vital...Ask a simple question, get 7 decent honest responses and 99 bullshit remarks.. Damn!
I too was hoping for more info, thanks for being the punching bag this time.
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deltadestroyer11 wrote:
Haha..Gotta love Vital...Ask a simple question, get 7 decent honest responses and 99 bullshit remarks.. Damn!
99 guys with nothing to add so they mask that with a shitty one-liner.
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deltadestroyer11 wrote:
Haha..Gotta love Vital...Ask a simple question, get 7 decent honest responses and 99 bullshit remarks.. Damn!
Yea sometimes people need to be called out on there Imaginary life of being an EX pro if you BUY the License with MONEY your a Pro has nothing really to do with Skill.
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Reefer Sutherland wrote:
99 guys with nothing to add so they mask that with a shitty one-liner.
50 user names, thousands of worthless posts, C'mon man LMFAO
I usually dig your posts man, this one just made me laugh pretty hard.
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deltadestroyer11 wrote:
Haha..Gotta love Vital...Ask a simple question, get 7 decent honest responses and 99 bullshit remarks.. Damn!
Looks like we have today's winner of the butthurt award.
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Honda, Can't give them away...Wink
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526 wrote:
Yea sometimes people need to be called out on there Imaginary life of being an EX pro if you BUY the License with MONEY your a...
Yea sometimes people need to be called out on there Imaginary life of being an EX pro if you BUY the License with MONEY your a Pro has nothing really to do with Skill.
Do you even English bro?
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gpracer36 wrote:
I heard the new Honda is not ready for 2017. May be a 2018 model at this point. They stopped riding it a few months ago...
I heard the new Honda is not ready for 2017. May be a 2018 model at this point. They stopped riding it a few months ago and went back to the drawing board.
deltadestroyer11 wrote:
Where or who did you hear that from....a credibal source...yes?
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source is fairly reliable. Its no secret the bike had been mia either. I have a real source too, and by that I mean 100%, but he wont say much. He does say it will be amazing, new concepts. It will be the fastest production 450 hand down.
Last I talked to him the bike was still a go for 2017, but that was a couple months ago.
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I like reading VitalMX. I don't say much, but I like reading the comments.
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Reefer Sutherland wrote:
99 guys with nothing to add so they mask that with a shitty one-liner.
Trav138 wrote:
50 user names, thousands of worthless posts, C'mon man LMFAO
I usually dig your posts man, this one just made me laugh pretty hard.
^^^ haha

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seth505 wrote:
Crazy times we live in, I tell ya. There are people who think the earth has a glass dome over it, pro supercross riders can't get...
Crazy times we live in, I tell ya. There are people who think the earth has a glass dome over it, pro supercross riders can't get bikes half off and kiwifan gets offers for free ones Tongue
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he is a good dealer....helps that I am a ex-pro perhaps... Wink
Well whatever you get don't waste a dime on A-kit suspension, I hear it's a TOTAL waste of money


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deltadestroyer11 2/2/2016 9:51am
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gpracer36 wrote:
I heard the new Honda is not ready for 2017. May be a 2018 model at this point. They stopped riding it a few months ago...
I heard the new Honda is not ready for 2017. May be a 2018 model at this point. They stopped riding it a few months ago and went back to the drawing board.
deltadestroyer11 wrote:
Where or who did you hear that from....a credibal source...yes?
gpracer36 wrote:
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source...
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source is fairly reliable. Its no secret the bike had been mia either. I have a real source too, and by that I mean 100%, but he wont say much. He does say it will be amazing, new concepts. It will be the fastest production 450 hand down.
Last I talked to him the bike was still a go for 2017, but that was a couple months ago.
Well that does sound awesome..be cool if were true. Don't get me wrong.. my 14 is damn potent.. but it took over $1,500 to get it there..Now...powerwise, it a rocketship.but the new 17 still intrigues me.
rocketsocks26 2/2/2016 10:52am
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I havent had a honda in 15 yrs, im do lol and once im healed it will be my next bike.
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kiwifan 2/2/2016 11:07am
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gpracer36 wrote:
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source...
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source is fairly reliable. Its no secret the bike had been mia either. I have a real source too, and by that I mean 100%, but he wont say much. He does say it will be amazing, new concepts. It will be the fastest production 450 hand down.
Last I talked to him the bike was still a go for 2017, but that was a couple months ago.
mia? do you see the 2017 Suzuki anywhere at the moment, and that bike is also said to be a game changer....just because there is a new incarnation of a bike doesn't mean it HAS to be in the public eye

anyway back to the Honda ....from what I heard (I am a ex-pro), the bike is still very much on track....whether or not it is a game changer we shall see...I am not holding my breath
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kiwifan 2/2/2016 11:09am
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Thelen20 wrote:
Well whatever you get don't waste a dime on A-kit suspension, I hear it's a TOTAL waste of money


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lol
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gpracer36 wrote:
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source...
well, Im not an insider or ex pro, but live and ride in so cal every weekend. You hear a lot of things. Yes, my source is fairly reliable. Its no secret the bike had been mia either. I have a real source too, and by that I mean 100%, but he wont say much. He does say it will be amazing, new concepts. It will be the fastest production 450 hand down.
Last I talked to him the bike was still a go for 2017, but that was a couple months ago.
kiwifan wrote:
mia? do you see the 2017 Suzuki anywhere at the moment, and that bike is also said to be a game changer....just because there is a...
mia? do you see the 2017 Suzuki anywhere at the moment, and that bike is also said to be a game changer....just because there is a new incarnation of a bike doesn't mean it HAS to be in the public eye

anyway back to the Honda ....from what I heard (I am a ex-pro), the bike is still very much on track....whether or not it is a game changer we shall see...I am not holding my breath
Jeremy!?
Reefer Sutherland 2/2/2016 11:11am
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honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little in japanese to english (im rusty) but that was the gist.
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V tech, dual exhaust, and siri
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kiwifan 2/2/2016 11:56am
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Reefer Sutherland wrote:
honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little...
honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little in japanese to english (im rusty) but that was the gist.
Yes I heard some similar things about the Suzuki (not through any official channels mind) ...could be an interesting year for them if what you think is true! Smile
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Reefer Sutherland wrote:
honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little...
honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little in japanese to english (im rusty) but that was the gist.
kiwifan wrote:
Yes I heard some similar things about the Suzuki (not through any official channels mind) ...could be an interesting year for them if what you think...
Yes I heard some similar things about the Suzuki (not through any official channels mind) ...could be an interesting year for them if what you think is true! Smile
Are you an ex pro or something?
Benchracer17 2/2/2016 1:48pm
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Reefer Sutherland wrote:
honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little...
honda goes twin cam, suzuki goes single cam, supposedly. the suzi is supposed to be real light too, like KTM-light. i might have lost a little in japanese to english (im rusty) but that was the gist.
kiwifan wrote:
Yes I heard some similar things about the Suzuki (not through any official channels mind) ...could be an interesting year for them if what you think...
Yes I heard some similar things about the Suzuki (not through any official channels mind) ...could be an interesting year for them if what you think is true! Smile
I think the rumor about the single cam Suzuki (2016 model) started about a year ago.
Randy Savage from Gainesville heard it firstTongue Wink

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nytsmaC wrote:
Are you an ex pro or something?
lol

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