Lots of us have been looking for a lightweight 4X4 for years! I really think this is the machine that would best fit most riders needs.

 

funny how the whole thread can get changed when others change the subject. I thought I started this as a BIG BORE 'SPORT' Thread ??

 

you're are not too far off. honda had a TRX500R in development to compete against the quadzilla back in the day. it was supposed to be relased in 89 or 90, but when the lawsuits hit them they pulled the plug on it and upped the price of the 89 250R by 33% from the 88 model and after that dropped it. they by far absorbed most of the lawsuits and bad publicity from that era. it sent the big red army into retreat until they woke up alitttle in 92 with the re-release of the 250x then in 93 they made it a 300ex and were asleep until 99 when the 400ex was released. i think that kinda sparked the market. once the other OEMs saw honda was getting serious again they all started development on new models...and thanks to conitnous competition we have great choices today and it will only get better if we keep the idiots and treehuggers away.

at this point the big bore honda, if was a sport bike, would have to have to be a 700, have EFI to say that its a true raptor competitor.

.....and what an intersting thread about a 4x4 light 450 from suzuki..hope its not a rumor. it they do make one and do it right, they just officially started the next, long awaited class of atving...

 

You didn't "start" anything, a big bore honda has been seriously discussed since 2000. You're just rehashing a tired subject. At least there is recent hope for the other quad that is being discussed, a big bore honda is no more likely this year than it has been since 2003.

 

Would you be one of the first in line if it happened?