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This is the 26 air boot. Shape seems roughly the same as the prior models. Only real difference I’ve noticed was the removal of the shroud at the 6 o’clock position. The opening at the 4 o’clock I believe is new as well. I’m still waiting to get my hands on the 26 airbox to see what is different. Not sure if anyone has noticed, but the airboot on the 22-25s is the same as the 21 equipped Mikuni model (1C3 part no).

Yeah, but the barriers on the sides of the river are so tall, I can't imagine it ever flooding. You have the river on one side, the small, elevated roadway on another and the Kawagoe Green Cross golf course on another side, only separated by a hedge row. It is so unusually close, you could get hit by a golf ball. The rest of the area is just vegetable gardens and rice fields for the locals. The spot would even be considered tiny for amateurs goofing around on their dirt bikes, and Fukumoto-san had to use up some of the...

I thought about going out there today, but the last weather report I saw said rain, so I decided to sit it out. After watching the last 450 Race, I’m kinda bummed I didn’t go.

That is Offroad Village in Saitama. Maybe hard to tell in the video, but that track is on a tiny patch of land so small that it would probably all fit on the start straight at Glen Helen. The positive is that it is as close to Tokyo as you can get, just over the prefectural line in Saitama. The now closed Honda HARP course is also nearby.. that track was much bigger. Fukumoto, a former Japan national champion, owns the track and I have to give him credit for pulling off a national on that spot for a number...

Shit like this is why I chuckle every time someone scoffs at disassembling/greasing/checking torques on brand-new bikes when I get them home. Just off the top of my head, I’ve found on brand-new bikes fresh from PDI: -loose bars -loose front axle clamps -dry gearbox (93 CR125) -and others. I wouldn’t trust dealer techs with my cheap lawnmower, let alone my safety on my bike.

There was virtually no gap (less than 1 mm) on the OEM clamps when they rotated first ride. I loosened everything and retightened in accordance with the posted section from the manual thinking that I may have missed an incorrectly installed clamp. When I tried the bike again (this time very slowly, no jumps) it rotated again, and I parked the bike until I could get a proper fix on it. I have put Tusk clamps on mine while waiting for the OEM replacements, which I understand are on backorder with no certain delivery date.

The setup guy at a dealership is usually a young person employed by the sales department. The more experienced techs employed by the service department usually do not assemble the machines. Once a service bulletin is issued to the service manager, action should be taken. This sucks but unfortunately the blame goes much higher up.

The clamp defect is not as obvious on some as it is on others. I have full confidence that our set up techs followed the set up manual 100%. This is a 450RWE that we haven't completed the recall on yet. As you can see, there is no obvious gap in the clamps like the photo you shared.