even Honda calls the CRF piston a ring holder.

I would expect the quad version of the engine to have a real, full skirted piston.

 

and Yamaha already has a bike with a 660 in it, for less [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

The miniskirt pistons are nice, I think it was a great idea for Honda to use it opposed to the conventional style. I have a friend who races and he only rebuilds every 6 months, no need to do it every 15 hours.

 

I've heard this same rumor since before the Raptor came out, if they were going to bring out a new quad they probably went scrambling back to the drawing board when the YFZ450 came out, maybe they'll be ready by 2007!!

I'll believe that Honda will release a new quad when I see it!!
It'll probably be a 450EX!! LOL!!

 

HONDA = To little, to late.

 

yeah, Okie, what might be still to come... lmao...

I can't believe someone actually defended Dirtwheels... lol

 

HONDA=too slow to care!

 

http://www.allthingsmoto.com/archive/topic/450-1.html

this is one that states a 15 hour rebuild on top end.

it supposidly states it right in the honda manual.

 

Alaska,

Did you ever read dirt wheels for very long? Regularly? If so, can you Honestly say that you have never seen something in that mag that you had not previously seen or heard of? Even on a small scale? I bet you can't. I personally have beef with ATV Rider. I believe them to be the most skewed mag out there. However, I have to admit, even they have showed me a few little things about this sport that my limited travel opportunities would have required me from witnessing otherwise. I am not defending dirt wheels or any other mag in particular, just the market of atv journalism in general.

~HoundDog

 

if u would go to the home page of this site it tells u that and it has the drawings. they r saying they might call it the trx450R