ReconRanger,

You hit the nail onthe head. I'm one of those you're talking about. I'm in the Market for a new quad. I'm thinking about switching to "Big Red" but if I've got to wait past late spring that's it. I'm going to pick up a Z and soup it up. Honda is loosing big buck dragging their feet like this. They should have been R&Ding this ride as soon as word of the Z came out.

Shame, shame Honda!

 

Eeeze true! eeze true, ah yes, well you know (with french accent from Monty Python & the Holy Grail)
I alreaddy have two of them, they are verrry nice, you know?

 

What a great movie

 

I f--t in your general direction!

 

honda will bring the 450 out we just have to be patient about this one boys and girls i dont know what you american people are worrying about anyway you guys are still riding and racing atvs that went out of production in the 80s if you have waited this long i think you can wait another year or two

 

If all you guys are so anxious for the 450 why dont you just build one of your own. yeah it might cost a little more but at least you would have a big red thumper to kick all over anything your buddies bring to the table. think of the money you will waste buying a quad now and then having to sell it when honda finally gets there butt in gear. I built mine a year ago now, used the 400 ex chasis, its working awesome.
walks away from stage 4 trinity raptors, predators not a problem,anything really my biggest competion was a heavily moded 250r and 330 r. still got the holeshot though. the crf makes 55 hp at the crank stock. destroke it to a 440 and port it and the hp goes up 60+ at the crank. now thats nice reliable power no rejeting to get peak hp everytime the temp changes a bit just 60+ hp everytime you start it.
now how long can you wait for this 450 of the future?

 

Speedracer-- Do you have any pics of your 450? Sounds nice, I would like to see some pics, if available.

Thanks

 

I was told that Honda had lost several of it's key people in the Design/R&D side of the business to companies like Suzuki and Polaris. Don't know if it is true, but if it is, that would explain a lot.

 

Well, I'm going to weigh in on this. Yes, the 400EX's are going for $4699, I know because I just bought one. Is this because the 450EX/R is coming out? No, it's probably more of a price war with Suzuki than anything else. Also, the prices on all their other 03 models are going through the floor too. Would I have waited for the 450EX / R? No, because:

#1 I never buy a first year model anything.

#2 The 400EX suits my needs

#3 I never jump on the bandwagon

#4 The 450EX/R is going to be a LOT more expensive than a 400EX

and

#5 I don't believe they will build one

 

I like that reason.

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