To my suprise, Honda was the first mfg to make a production bike with different ignition curves for different gears. The Honda crf450 comes with a curve for 1st, one for 2nd, and then one for 3rd, 4th, and 5th, and it apparantly works. I had suspected that the 2009 Hbg might come with such an item (recall Hbg was the first to have a high/low ignition back in 2002. Think about it, you can have a 550 bike that is docile as a 350 in 1st and 2nd gear, more like a 450 in 3rd and 4th, and then behave like a 550 in 5th and 6th, now that would be great as a woods bike. Heck, even the 2008 Aprilia RXV comes with a high/low switch that is said to work very well at taming the 550 in the rocks.
Joined Oct 2005
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Folsom, CA
a power switch? that would be nice on a narrow hard rock face climb not to hook up so much 550 power. stop sending me into the trees or ditch half way of the climb when I loose position and over compensate with too much throttle. Heck my slow cushy DRZ 400 used to own that rock face w/ no Fear, but the 550 on rock is trouble brewing for a launch into the wall.
on the other hand on a deep sandy loose hill climb I want all my 550 power available to draw on when needed.
on the other hand on a deep sandy loose hill climb I want all my 550 power available to draw on when needed.
Joined Mar 2005
514 Posts | 6+
Sunset desert/ Murray River. S.A/Victoria Australi
Dont forget the factory fitted steering damper on the CRF too...
Slipper clutches on the KTM 4 strokes.......
And thats their 08 bikes.
Husaberg is going to have to pull a rabbit from the hat with the 09 bikes, given some of the features coming as standard equipment on their competition.
Slipper clutches on the KTM 4 strokes.......
And thats their 08 bikes.
Husaberg is going to have to pull a rabbit from the hat with the 09 bikes, given some of the features coming as standard equipment on their competition.
I have one of these fitted to my 650, cannot vouch for it yet though as i haven't had chance to play with it yet.
http://www.hmiis.com/index.htm
Mark
http://www.hmiis.com/index.htm
Mark
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