first ride on the new 450!

NightBiker07 · Post by **NightBiker07** » September 28th, 2009, 1:10 pm

dannygraves wrote:so, who is gonna start a poll and start taking bets on how long my kawi lasts?

riding it like you did in that vid, quite a while. it wasnt bouncing off the rev limiter the entire ride. hopefully it doesnt give you problems, but thats usually not the case with these things.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » September 28th, 2009, 1:20 pm

you know, I speculate that it will last longer than most thumpers only because it has such good power down low that you can short shift it like a 500, and that is how I have been riding it. If I don't have to hit 12,000 rpm to get moving, I won't, and thus I won't be killing it with rpms.

ISBB · Post by **ISBB** » September 28th, 2009, 1:30 pm

you will be fine danny.. ride it and service it just like any other bike and you will be good. My 426 was bomb proof lasted me 5 years with regular maintenance.. and i bounced it off the rev limiter alot..

MICK · Post by **MICK** » September 28th, 2009, 2:56 pm

Sweet ride Danny, I really enjoy the new Kawi 450

Like you, what I like most is it doesn't leave me wanting anymore bottom end coming off a 500...pulls tall gears through corners great and doesn't feel taxed in deep loam. I've been riding one off and on all year and I've really come to appreciate it above the other 450s, particularly that piece of shit Honda sells. The bike has been riden as hard as it was meant to be, been skull fucked 2-3 days a week for a year now with no melt downs. It's seen the dealer twice for "ominous" noises

but otherwise has been a gluten for punishment.

Post by **AlisoBob** » September 28th, 2009, 2:59 pm

ISBB wrote: My 426 was bomb proof lasted me 5 years with regular maintenance...

Those were much more like "XR"s....

HrcRacing · Post by **HrcRacing** » September 28th, 2009, 3:48 pm

NightBiker07 wrote:riding it like you did in that vid

What vid?

NightBiker07 · Post by **NightBiker07** » September 28th, 2009, 4:09 pm

HrcRacing wrote:
NightBiker07 wrote:riding it like you did in that vid
What vid?

http://bannedcr500riders.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=7316

arleybeer40 · Post by **arleybeer40** » September 28th, 2009, 5:20 pm

Atleast keep one of the 500's. After awhile on a four poke you'll get bored and miss scaring the shit outa your self all the time. Plus it's always good to have a back up bike, especially when its already paid for.

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » September 28th, 2009, 7:44 pm

NightBiker07 wrote:riding it like you did in that vid, quite a while. it wasnt bouncing off the rev limiter the entire ride

You got some dam good hearing!

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » September 28th, 2009, 8:15 pm

arleybeer40 wrote:Atleast keep one of the 500's. After awhile on a four poke you'll get bored and miss scaring the shit outa your self all the time. Plus it's always good to have a back up bike, especially when its already paid for.

I've thought about it, I think I'm just gonna be very firm on my price. That way if it doesn't sell, then I'll just keep it

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » September 28th, 2009, 8:18 pm

dannygraves wrote: The stupid bitch pulls my open element filters out of the box to veryfy I wasn't hiding something in a 2" x2" box I start getting pissed and want her to get her grubby mitts off my damn filters. she sees my annoyance and says "you'd be surprised how many times... blah blah blah" and in her telling me this BS she forgot to scan the filters and tossed them in the bag. normally I'd say something, but she pissed me off, so I guess I got free filters. dumb bitch...

stupid bitch / dumb bitch, YOU IDIOT! did you get her Ph No, she was hitting on you.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » September 28th, 2009, 8:21 pm

AlisoBob wrote:
ISBB wrote: My 426 was bomb proof lasted me 5 years with regular maintenance...
Those were much more like "XR"s....

yeah except for being harder to start than a cr500 and a decompression that will split the cases.

the only difference between those and the newer ones as far as reliability is concerned is that they didn't rev at such high rpms. my kawi comes on and shuts off way before the honda. I'm convinced it will last a good while.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » September 28th, 2009, 8:33 pm

I can speak from experience, you will miss your 500's. There will be days when you crave the 2 smoker smell, beleive me I know!

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » September 28th, 2009, 9:10 pm

JBaze wrote:I can speak from experience, you will miss your 500's. There will be days when you crave the 2 smoker smell, beleive me I know!

I bet not...

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » September 28th, 2009, 9:12 pm

M.F.D.B. wrote:
JBaze wrote:I can speak from experience, you will miss your 500's. There will be days when you crave the 2 smoker smell, beleive me I know!
I bet not...

I bet not...NOT!

DesertCR · Post by **DesertCR** » September 30th, 2009, 6:33 pm

Those Kawi's are nice bikes. Does it feel heavy at all, I know they weigh around 250lb. BTW what did you get if for out the door, if you dont mind me asking?

HrcRacing · Post by **HrcRacing** » September 30th, 2009, 7:27 pm

I saw one today at the dealership and, wow, that is a really sweet looking bike.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » September 30th, 2009, 8:20 pm

DesertCR wrote:Those Kawi's are nice bikes. Does it feel heavy at all, I know they weigh around 250lb. BTW what did you get if for out the door, if you dont mind me asking?

feels feather light inspite of the weight.
I keep getting dyslexic about what I paid, so I grabbed the load doc and realized I was saying the wrong amount. $6645 after tax doc, etc.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » September 30th, 2009, 11:07 pm

Are they still just a diff colour suzuki?

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » October 1st, 2009, 1:58 am

britincali wrote:Are they still just a diff colour suzuki?

Nope, not for some time now...

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » October 1st, 2009, 8:35 am

good review, but being a little too nice to honda

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/11/1716/M ... rison.aspx

Post by **MojoScojo** » October 1st, 2009, 2:36 pm

So Danny, are you about ready to come on up here and show me how to ride yet? It's prime riding season right now.

Post by **AlisoBob** » October 1st, 2009, 2:51 pm

MojoScojo wrote:So Danny, are you about ready to come on up here and show me how to ride yet? It's prime riding season right now.

The smart money is on Mojo, and the 2-smoking 250...

xtremeslide · Post by **xtremeslide** » October 1st, 2009, 3:44 pm

dannygraves wrote:good review, but being a little too nice to honda
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/11/1716/M ... rison.aspx

First time i saw your avatar with the "starsky&hutch theme " in green suit,i

thought it's normal,he's just kidding

but now i think about you like a KXriders spy

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » October 1st, 2009, 5:24 pm

well, Mojo, if I ever make it up a way, we'll have to go riding fo sho

BannedCR500Riders.com

first ride on the new 450!