Comments on: Honda Unveils Its 185 pound (wet) Moto3 Race Bike (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Annalisa

Annalisa — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:17:07 +0000

That’s hilarious guys! It definitely would help slow the bike down if it had some saddle bags.

By: Wilson R

Wilson R — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:48:44 +0000

Honda would benefit from building bikes that people actually want to buy. It’s a simple formula to follow. Just look at Triumph as an example. They are creative and their bikes are in demand. No 4 year DN-01′s still sitting on the showroom floor. No, I think Honda a very dumb.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:47:26 +0000

re: “Good work Honda! To think of all that time and energy I wasted watching races and caring about the outcomes. Now I can ignore it completely.”

no don’t ignore it. keep supporting. by doing so your involvement gives a chance (albeit small) at changing things. if you ignore it, your chance dwindles to ZERO. remember racing is but a sub-niche of an already niche business.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:33:50 +0000

re: “Don’t forget the sissy bar and the tassels on the bar ends”

bar end tassels…? or booby tassels…?

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:26:34 +0000

re: “No, Honda is dumb. Look at some of their failures….bikes that nobody asked for. Rune, DN-01, VFR1200 etc… These are good example of offerings from a company that is out of touch with the consumer.”

let’s theorize for a moment and ask, what if honda suddenly made a 180 degree about face and started producing all of it’s motorcycles based on consumer input…? would it work…? the answer is a resounding “NO”. why…? because the very first thing we motorcyclists would think to do is “devalue” whatever they tooled up to bring us…?

as reufus points out, the cost of homologation, emmission certs, etc. (never mind the physical costs of production) is in the millions… not the “thousands”. let you in on a lil’ secret… honda aren’t the ones out of touch… it’s US…!?!? it can’t keep being the manufacturer’s fault all the time when we (who supposedly “LOVE” motorcycling) have a track history of NOT “closing the loop”. numbers don’t lie. what…? are we thinking the accounts don’t see this…?

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:30:33 +0000

re: “It would be interesting to see what the maintenance intervals are on this engine. On a CRF250R the schedule is measured in hours like 15 hours for new piston and valves etc. And failure to adhere strictly will result in major and costly damage.”

speaking of maintanence… anybody know that honda calls for on the new CBR250…?

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:12:40 +0000

re: “4 strokes are completely inferior in EVERY measureable way but the lemmings will buy into it.”

YAAAAHHHTZEEE…!!!

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:10:11 +0000

re: “I live near Roland and we have already spoken to him about putting a 450 in my Wife’s NSR250.”

don’t you dare bastardize that NSR250. you leave her alone. she was built perfect. some things cannot be improved upon. if you want a 450 project, may i suggest you hack up one of the new CBR250′s.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:52:21 +0000

re: “Hopefully they’ll make a cheaper production model for club racers (use the CRF250/450 engine).”

they do… it’s called the honda/moriwaki MD250. cost, $12 grand. iirc they’ve been running them in USGPRU goin’ on 3 years now…?

http://www.usgpru.net/moriwaki

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By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:35:11 +0000

I believe that they found the converted MXer’s to handle extremely well once tilted down for road racing use.

For those who think this would be fun to ride, have you ever seen a 125cc road racer up close? One needs to be ~5’6″ or less to fit on one, they are TINY.

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