ANYONE HAVE A NEW 'LECTRIC START HONDA CRF450RX "IN THE PLANS" FOR THEIR SNOWBIKE??
This new Honda CRF450RX... with the Electric start standard from Honda... seems like a great snowbike base... and the spring forks... a big plus.
The bigger thank than the "R" looks to be a good fit for the snowbikes albeit not the Ti fuel tank... The ability to run lighting easily is a big plus!
Does anyone have a serious plan to go with this bike this season?... seems like a perfect steed to motivate a new snowbike kit.
Any insight as to fitting this bike with the battery/airbox to a TSS/RRS setup?
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This new Honda CRF450RX... with the Electric start standard from Honda... seems like a great snowbike base... and the spring forks... a big plus.
The bigger thank than the "R" looks to be a good fit for the snowbikes albeit not the Ti fuel tank... The ability to run lighting easily is a big plus!
Does anyone have a serious plan to go with this bike this season?... seems like a perfect steed to motivate a new snowbike kit.
Any insight as to fitting this bike with the battery/airbox to a TSS/RRS setup?
2017 CRF450RX at a glance:
-18-inch rear wheel, side-stand, 2.2-gallon over sized tank, enduro suspension settings, off-road racing optimized ECU setting and electric starting standard.
-Engine spec is identical to the motocross bike in every way except ECU setting.
-Suspension components identical except for internal settings.
-Closed course full-on race bike.
The CRF450RX is a departure from Honda thinking and we feel in a good way. The company has realized there is a market for the closed-course off-road racing market, something that KTM, Yamaha and Husky have proven. The concept is simple. Add just the stuff to your motocrosser that it needs to go off-road racing and nothing that it doesn’t. And Honda seems to have hit the nail on the head. We predicted the introduction of the bike some time ago so it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it will be to some.
One of the small changes between the R and RX is different engine hanger brackets off the frame to tune the rigidity and flex character of the chassis. A small change that goes a long way in how a bike feels and reacts to bumps on the ground. Both of the bikes have plastic skid plate and front and rear disc protection standard.
With the electric starting and the additional weight from the heavier parts and fuel the weight is said to be 16-pounds higher than the motocrosser. And that is with a standard lead-acid battery too. Production of the RX is also a little ways behind and we will let you know when it is expected as soon as we find out. Prices on either bike are still pending.
http://dirtbiketest.com/fresh-dirt/first-look-2017-honda-crf450rx-and-crf450r/
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