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- Oct 24, 2005
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- Folsom, CA
don't know about a 380 or that 496, but the 450 does not fill in the gaps between the gearbox in the open country. In the woods the need to throttle a little more each time you up shift adds a thrill and fun speed to my 450, but in the open country that 450 gear box is too wide and gappy. I understand and rode a 550 with power to better fill the gaps, don't know about the 496 in the open or woods. In my view a 380 needs to re-define its realtionship to it's tranny gearing. I would not want to ride a HBG 380 with my 450 gearbox in the open and probably not in the trees as well.