guys, they are making it harder to hate thumpers...

Exnav · Post by **Exnav** » January 18th, 2009, 8:02 pm

You asked.........I provide.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » January 18th, 2009, 8:03 pm

I've said it before, these new bikes are going to be the death of this sport. 9k for a bike that is worth shit. Way to go maufactures'.

Exnav · Post by **Exnav** » January 18th, 2009, 8:03 pm

DNF's sure

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » January 18th, 2009, 8:05 pm

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » January 18th, 2009, 8:14 pm

Reading how these guys are going about starting these bikes, I think it is less complicated to start a jet engine. Jesus, and these are $9k bikes! They should start and run like a $9k bike! I won't be having any.

Exnav · Post by **Exnav** » January 18th, 2009, 8:20 pm

Isn't MSRP $7,599.00?

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » January 18th, 2009, 8:25 pm

I thought it was 9k but I am probably off. I just can't beleive that for that much $, they wouldn't build a quality machine or at least give a warranty.

Exnav · Post by **Exnav** » January 18th, 2009, 8:38 pm

Well as long as people keep buying them, then Honda has no reason to change things. Sounds vaguely familiar

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » January 18th, 2009, 9:04 pm

Yeah, aint that the truth.

MICK · Post by **MICK** » January 18th, 2009, 10:56 pm

britincali wrote:
MICK wrote:. DNS? What the fuck is that?!?!?
Dead Nigger Storage

Exnav wrote:Isn't MSRP $7,599.00?

Like anything I guess it depends on what bike you're talking about.
KTM 450SX-F with green sticker and EPA compliance is $11,398. 505SX-F with the same is $11,698. Same 450 without a green sticker or EPA blessing is just $8,000.

mike hunt · Post by **mike hunt** » January 19th, 2009, 5:24 am

I'm hoping Yamaha is looking into the future and still feels the 2 stroke will return. Maybe this is why they still produce it. All i know is it will be a sad day when you can't go to your local dealer and buy a smoker. Oh wait we still have the af thank FUCK for that.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » January 19th, 2009, 9:40 am

i think honda website say $7,500 for '09 450. it would be a badass looking chassis and plastic for conversion

britincali · Post by **britincali** » January 19th, 2009, 10:34 am

LMFAOOOO!!!

"A trick that gets my 07 started is pull choke out, pull the hot start then release it then give it 3 quick cracks of the throttle then pull the hot start again and release then kick down slow to get on TDC then give it a strong full kick"

Thats worse than the dumbasses that do the "lean till it floods out the carb" method

Post by **AlisoBob** » January 19th, 2009, 10:58 am

M.F.D.B. wrote:I have a 450 thats been riddin hard as HELL since 06 when it was new and you know how many times ive rebuilt this "$1,000,000" top end? NOT ONCE!! Havnt even needed to adjust the FRIGGIN VALVES not ONCE.

Doing a wheelie up a dune, and sitting on the rev limiter for 15 laps is two totally different things.

I beg to differ that your bike has been ridden hard as hell.

MICK · Post by **MICK** » January 19th, 2009, 11:43 am

AlisoBob wrote:
M.F.D.B. wrote:I have a 450 thats been riddin hard as HELL since 06 when it was new and you know how many times ive rebuilt this "$1,000,000" top end? NOT ONCE!! Havnt even needed to adjust the FRIGGIN VALVES not ONCE.

Doing a wheelie up a dune, and sitting on the rev limiter for 15 laps is two totally different things.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » January 19th, 2009, 12:09 pm

You should hear the likes of Ty davis and casseli at the adelanto GP, their bikes are popping on the limiter for damn near 30 miles non stop.

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 19th, 2009, 9:44 pm

AlisoBob wrote:I beg to differ that your bike has been ridden hard as hell.

Yeah, you may be right, but that only proves my point. That few, if anyone on this thread, would have anything to worry about riding a thumper like mine...

Post by **AlisoBob** » January 19th, 2009, 9:55 pm

The Yami's seem the most reliable.... the Hondas are junk

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » January 19th, 2009, 11:01 pm

AlisoBob wrote: the Hondas are junk

that what i thinking after looking at thumper talk

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » January 19th, 2009, 11:05 pm

DNS is older than a 8 track tape.

Did
Not
Start

Usually means, you ate shit in the first moto.

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 19th, 2009, 11:12 pm

Well I plan to tear down and inspect the 450 before AZ. Its over 3 years old now so I figure its time for a piston and rings at least (forged too, over the stock cast). And I want the warm fuzzy before I take it deep into no mans land. Ill take detailed pics of what, if anything I find. Then you guys can be the judge...

xtremeslide · Post by **xtremeslide** » January 20th, 2009, 5:30 am

Last night i checked out Thumpertalk CRF450 threads........ i have no doubt
new CRF's are crap,i had a 03 and it rans good (except a weird noise in the clutch) but it's true that i only used it for short trips to the supermarket when i need beer or bread by the way one week ago i found in an advert my old CRF (i sold it 5 years ago) and looks like the last day that i seen it,maybe with a few bad-taste decals more,i shouldn't sold it.......now i could have a nice frame for conversions,here's the advert pic..........

BannedCR500Riders.com

guys, they are making it harder to hate thumpers...