Any hopes for a Kawasaki KX450 Factory Edition?

Brent wrote:

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed. Where I ride there are...

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed.

Where I ride there are a lot of fair sized jumps directly out of tight corners.

Extra Horsepower provides additional torque so I can seat bounce a jump out of a corner in a higher gear.

By extension, being able to ride in a higher gear during a moto is less tiring to the rider and compresses the suspension less. The master of this is Ken Roczen.

BTW, Experienced Motocross racers don’t “hang on”, they ride with their lower body clamped to the motorcycle with their legs.

Brent wrote:

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed. Where I ride there are...

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed.

Where I ride there are a lot of fair sized jumps directly out of tight corners.

Extra Horsepower provides additional torque so I can seat bounce a jump out of a corner in a higher gear.

By extension, being able to ride in a higher gear during a moto is less tiring to the rider and compresses the suspension less. The master of this is Ken Roczen.

BTW, Experienced Motocross racers don’t “hang on”, they ride with their lower body clamped to the motorcycle with their legs.

BroFoSho wrote:

Says he needs extra power on a 450 to do jumps out of a corner. Supermini bike is able to do the same jump out of...

Says he needs extra power on a 450 to do jumps out of a corner.



Supermini bike is able to do the same jump out of a corner....

Brent wrote:

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed. Where I ride there are...

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed.

Where I ride there are a lot of fair sized jumps directly out of tight corners.

Extra Horsepower provides additional torque so I can seat bounce a jump out of a corner in a higher gear.

By extension, being able to ride in a higher gear during a moto is less tiring to the rider and compresses the suspension less. The master of this is Ken Roczen.

BTW, Experienced Motocross racers don’t “hang on”, they ride with their lower body clamped to the motorcycle with their legs.

BroFoSho wrote:

Says he needs extra power on a 450 to do jumps out of a corner. Supermini bike is able to do the same jump out of...

Says he needs extra power on a 450 to do jumps out of a corner.



Supermini bike is able to do the same jump out of a corner....

Dirty Points wrote:

This. And that quick supermini kid has already completely obliterated that outside line before the jump was even worth thinking about accelerating for.

BroFoSho wrote:

Says he needs extra power on a 450 to do jumps out of a corner. Supermini bike is able to do the same jump out of...

Says he needs extra power on a 450 to do jumps out of a corner.



Supermini bike is able to do the same jump out of a corner....

Dirty Points wrote:

This. And that quick supermini kid has already completely obliterated that outside line before the jump was even worth thinking about accelerating for.

yz133rider wrote:

That kid also weighs 85lbs with zero fear.

CivBars wrote:

What a Pony Queen..

That bike needs less hp. Yosh could be building a pipe so you can ride it rather than just hold on.

Brent wrote:

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed. Where I ride there are...

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed.

Where I ride there are a lot of fair sized jumps directly out of tight corners.

Extra Horsepower provides additional torque so I can seat bounce a jump out of a corner in a higher gear.

By extension, being able to ride in a higher gear during a moto is less tiring to the rider and compresses the suspension less. The master of this is Ken Roczen.

BTW, Experienced Motocross racers don’t “hang on”, they ride with their lower body clamped to the motorcycle with their legs.

CivBars wrote:

What a Pony Queen..

That bike needs less hp. Yosh could be building a pipe so you can ride it rather than just hold on.

Brent wrote:

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed. Where I ride there are...

Extra horsepower in motocross 450 cc four strokes is not for speed, it is for additional torque. Gearing is for speed.

Where I ride there are a lot of fair sized jumps directly out of tight corners.

Extra Horsepower provides additional torque so I can seat bounce a jump out of a corner in a higher gear.

By extension, being able to ride in a higher gear during a moto is less tiring to the rider and compresses the suspension less. The master of this is Ken Roczen.

BTW, Experienced Motocross racers don’t “hang on”, they ride with their lower body clamped to the motorcycle with their legs.

wildbill wrote:

And, it's also exhilarating to use this, by wheelying (allow the participle) into the jump face, and clearing that mofo.

Could be a seatbounce involved.