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LOL, Stew DNFed another race today with yet another mechanical on his Kawi. What a fucking disaster.
Its been awhile so thought I'd check out the kawi 2t thread, only to find it's become a XR thread 😂
Is Honda bringing back the XR?
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At this rate, it's easier to see a new XR than a two-stroke Kawasaki...
That would be cool.😎
It was Electrical this time
Who dat!? Those ol' XR MX bikes hauled the mail but don't think they were that reliable, sorta the same problem the boys had with the XR600's in Baja with the tuned up ones.
How's everyone doing in here, can I get you guys something while you wait? lol
I wanted an XR75 but my dad got me an XL75 which became my first "bike build" at 8 years old. I stripped of all of it's electrical and mounted a BMX number plate to the front.
Haahaa, I like that…. What did your dad say ?
What comes first, page 100 or the actual bike? Bets are on 😂
He was a gearhead, so, very proud. He had no interest in my football games or honors ceremonies but would drop everything to tinker on stuff in the garage with me.
Here's the XL/R, my first bike:
Nice…😊
That sounds like my Dad to a T. He built me my first mod pee wee (Italjet) in 79, and judging by the way it looked when finished , you would have thought he hated me. That bike looked dangerous, and was frightening fast for a 5 year old boy. I'll try like hell to find a pic of it..... If a child services worker had taken one look at that bike I probably would have been raised by someone else, but damn it was fun! Miss you Daddy......
The computer or phone you are posting from, made in China you didn't think twice about buying it either.
There is a difference between products made in China and Chinese branded products. Western brands sourcing from China generally have higher quality specs because they sell for a higher price while Chinese brands consistently target the affordable, lower quality segment of the market. The Chinese factories can crank out either one.
Thar being said, the Japanese are the perfect template for Chinese brands to follow in transitioning from low quality to high. They mastered it in the 70s
People buy Chinese branded items all the time on Amazon, nobody bats an eye.
If they make a quality product people will make purchases. Japanese bikes had an atrocious reliability and name problem before they became household names to everyone in the 70s. History looks to be repeating but with a different Asian country.
I agree. China is chipping away at the Stigma that they have had in our industry... Metal quality used to be one of the biggest problems, but it looks like they are getting better with it. Quality control, and attention to detail still seem to be issues, but if they can get a grip on those things, they could be a major player at some point.
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Yea, I’m not at much risk when I’m on my phone versus flying through the air on a bike where a part failure could cause serious injury. I guess my phones battery could explode..
but yes your point is taken. China is about to leave us in the dust over the next century imo.
It was a race to the bottom, for a few extra dollars at the top. By the time we as a country finally understand what happened, it will long be too late. Enjoy it while we can.
Actually the smaller, simpler 4-strokes would sell better than the 2-strokes … if… they were all about 20lbs lighter.
*KLX140/230/300
*CRF125F/150F/300F
*TTR 125/230
Nice!😆
In what world is a 4 stroke simpler than a 2 stroke, other than the world where no one knows what a 2 stroke is
I think he's saying that they are simpler in comparison to race bred 4-strokes.
Yes he is and he’s correct. 💯
Maybe not simpler, but certainly simpler to maintain, less maintenance intensive and more reliable....I think a lot of folks forget back when we had "trail" 4T's like XR's, DR's and XT's....change the oil couple times a year, never worry about a top end for the life of the bike....sadly missing in todays world. I'd take a simple motor like that in a modern frame today.
When you say modern frame, do you mean a full race DNA frame? You can still get many of these bikes, but I wouldn't exactly call their frames modern. The simplicity is still there though.
I’d like to see a near full race frame with a simple air cooled 4 stroke. Open chamber forks and slightly simpler shocks (double adjustments instead of triple), 250 and 400cc, basically a new XR400-250. I’m getting closer to the point where race bikes are too much, but I don’t want to quit trail riding.
Oh yeah, maybe a 250-300 2 stroke would work for me too.. maybe one of the Japanese companies could build one? I heard a rumor about that a long time ago, but it must have been BS..
You don't have to mix the gas, that's a big math move for a lot of people.
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