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The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan from my understanding.
Seely has chosen KYB from what I heard, Roczen has been going back and forth on an outdoor test...I'm guessing they're doing it in SX with him now. I'm not sure what he's using next year yet.
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Andy_Greenney wrote:Is there any real difference other than the stickers on the outside?
If it feels better in your head you're gonna feel more comfortable and go faster..
But yeah, there are difference between them.
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RedDirtDog wrote:Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
ML512 just took his shirt off
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RedDirtDog wrote:Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
Yeah, but the Showa and KYB technicians would be fighting in the pits. I would think they would be contracted to either one or the other.
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RedDirtDog wrote:Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
Nope, that wouldn't work out.
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Too bad! Would be nice. Them he could also run a pirelli in the front and a dunlop in the back or a fmf on the right and a yosh pipe on the left.. he could double his sponsers easily!
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RedDirtDog wrote:Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
Showa left fork leg, KYB right, WP shock.
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ML512 wrote:The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from ...more
twotwosix wrote:ANY IDEA IF KENNY IS CONSIDERING MOVING OFF AIR? HE'S BEEN PRETTY SET ON THAT KYB AIR FORK FOR A MINUTE NOW.
tcallahan707 wrote:I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
I DONT KNOW EITHER, BUT ITS KINDA OF FUN!
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Could he just run KYB with no sticker on them, kinda like when RC ran bridgestones when the HRC was sponsored by dunlop?
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does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
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kiwifan wrote:does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
Dirty Points wrote:Yes. Seriously. Millions spent on it.
sorry but I am not quite getting what you are trying to imply/state...please explain
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Suspension is what most of the factory teams money goes into.. Suspension is everything, and you can tell a huge difference between manufactures.
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kiwifan wrote:does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
jorgechavez wrote:I don't think they would be testing to see which one he likes better if it didn't matter?
I am talking about peoples concerns about what the factory riders use, why should we care what they use? I totally agree that they are testing what he prefers.
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Dirty Points wrote:Yes. Seriously. Millions spent on it.
kiwifan wrote:sorry but I am not quite getting what you are trying to imply/state...please explain
deanwhite51 wrote:Suspension is what most of the factory teams money goes into.. Suspension is everything, and you can tell a huge difference ...more
I see, so you actually agreed with my post, it doesnt matter what we think they should be on, but it certainly matters to the factory riders....
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kiwifan wrote:does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
jorgechavez wrote:I don't think they would be testing to see which one he likes better if it didn't matter?
Ahhh, my bad sorry. Yeah I'm not really sure I think most people just think it's interesting to see what these guys end up with.
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