I had a buddy that went up to D.C. for the cycle show today. Here's some pictures!

LTR450 1
LTR450 2
LTR450 3
LTR450 4
LTR450 5
LTR450 6
LTR450 7
LTR450 8
LTR450 9

 

nice pics, that is a bad a$$ bike. it looks sick from the back.

 

yeah. it looks good from nearly every angle. i like it, but wonder why the strange shock rezzies in the front, and just maybe the battery might could have been located somewhere else?

i know the pipe coming out the middle changed things for the battery, but it just looks like it 'sticks out' and takes away from the beauty of the bike... looks like they have it in the old "cannondale location." hmmm... interesting.

but no matter, i wouldnt mind having one...cant wait to see how it does in action. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I agree about the battery box. It's like the one ugly thing on the bike. What they need to do is offer it in a kick-start model. It will shave some weight, and clean up the looks.

 

yeah. ive heard there will be a kickstart kit for it from suzuki. so i guess it will disappear. but it seems they could have put it somewhere else or even made a totally differently designed battery - lower profile, slimmer, etc...and "hidden" it somewhere else on the bike while making it easy to change. maybe i expect too much...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

but if im in a race, and my bike quits or stalls- it just seems like hitting that little button will start it faster than having to kick...

i know i read stuff from Kory Ellis and Doug Gust that have said this veiw as well.