I went to the local dealer today to get some parts for my street bike. While there I got into some B.S. with a mechanic and the sales manager. I heard the manager mention the new Honda sport quad to be a 650cc twin. That's when I started to ask questions. They didn't have a spec sheet, but this is what I got out of the conversation. It's a 650cc twin with the front cylinder almost horizontal to the ground, 71hp, water cooled, manual 5 speed w/ reverse and 408lb. The demension are real close to the DS @ 51" wide, 52" wheel base, 11.5" front travel and 12.5 rear. I asked if they got their info from the Dirt Wheels April fools add. These guys were dead serious!

Anyone hear anything in their area? This would be a dream bike. I guess if it sounds to good to be true it usually is. Personally I don't believe it! I think Honda will have a 500EX type and that's all.

 

71hp.

get down from that cloud boy! lol 500EX doesn't sound right, but who knows.[XR400,600(discontinued)650 (2)] why 500? your dealer is a good BS'er

 

Yes, but you know Honda has to have something up their sleeve. I don't believe their sitting back watching the performance quad market keep passing them bye. my 2 cents, Rich A

 

Well, it makes for entertaining reading anyhow.... 650 V-Twin the size of a DS - you kill me!!!

 

Hey whats up guys. Honda better come out with something bigger. Us honda guys need to keep up with all the other quads out there. Its not easy spending a crap load of money on mods just to try to keep up.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

71hp maybe with all possible mods done and on alcohol. dealers are stupid they dont know what the differnce between a dirt bike and a quad is.. i went to the local honda dealer a while back to buy oil for my bike and they didnt even know how much oil it held to buy it... they told me sorry i cant help you... i just laughed at the idiots. the ds dealer told me a stock ds ran 105. lol

 

O.K. guys, remember where you heard this ; A Honda rep who handles some of the biggest dealers in the U.S. says the new quad is a 600EX. Why not a 650EX? Who knows. He said it was of course liquid cooled with reverse and wouldn't say anymore. He was right on last year by saying there wasn't a new big bore sport quad. Hope he's right again!

 

Spongebob, The Honda RC51 v-twin streetbike is a 1000cc and makes 138hp, 71hp from a 650 shouldn't be a problem. That 1000 only weighs 50+ lbs over a ds engine. I'd buy the first one if Honda would build those, but just like I told my polaris riding freinds that were waiting for the predator, I don't think any manufacturer will stick there neck out and build something a whole lot faster than the pack. When the media can't find any more causes and starts in on atvs again, no one wants to be the leader of the pack.

 

yeah but its 1000cc. and if you put it on the dyno it would probably only make around 100 at the wheels if that... a 4 cyl 954rr dont even make around 134hp at the wheels.

 

Well did't bombardier stick it's neck out for a while, i forget how long it was out until the rapter came out, but it had way more HP at the time to the 400EX which was the closest to the bombardier. I just hope Bombardier will stick ther neck out before hond does.