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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: Projectd Bike Issue is here! |
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Word has it the project bike issue of Dirt Rider is out! I haven't seen it but my issue comes to the house and I haven't made it home yet.
Anyone seen it yet?
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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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didn't get the issue at home...but i'm telling you it's out there. if you are one of the lucky ones give us a reader's digest review.
ken |
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BigOL3

Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 58 Location: Kentwood, La.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| i still have NOT received my copy in the mail. a supplier received their copy and he mentioned a few things from the article. any have their copy yet? |
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nowazzu

Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 790 Location: So Cal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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i still haven't seen this issue so i have no idea what it says about any of the bikes....just what a few have told me.
hopefully today we'll get our issue.
ken |
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Mr Smith

Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 569 Location: Carson City, NV
2006 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Thorinas on the slap down over there..I love it! Burned acts all high and mighty and states a tricked out motor doesnt like a potato in the pipe...No duh. Take your drag pig to the strip bozo.... |
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nowazzu

Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 790 Location: So Cal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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i still haven't seen this issue so i have no idea what it says about any of the bikes....just what a few have told me.
hopefully today we'll get our issue.
ken |
I sure hope the CRFSonly pipe was at/under 96 db. Otherwise, well, we know what Jimmy will say. |
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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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well the pipe was a White Brothes E2 and I had the bike there with Tom Morgan and they were so confident it would be under 96db they felt like testing it would be a waste of time. i explained the now obvious that if it wasn't we'd all regret it. i even brought up the F rating of one of the pipes in a DR review because it was SLIGHTLY over the db limit and they knew the article and still didn't feel it was necessary to sound test it. so, we'll see.
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Supergleep

Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 93 Location: Boise, ID
2005 Honda CRF250X
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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I got the issue last Saturday. The CRF's Only bike fared very well, burned clutch drama and all. Overall, Chris Denison had nothing but praise for the bike. He talked about having reservations about the Rekluse at first, but said by the end of the test period he came to appreciate it.
The Thumpertalk bike got dissed pretty hard by Jimmy. He lit into TT for making a super-moto bike for a Dirt Rider review.
The rest of the bikes got pretty nice reviews as well. The KTMtalk bike review was I'm sure more reserved than all the KTMtalk guys wanted.
Overall, the article felt a little tamer than it could have, considering all the trash-talk that happened building up to it. Still, a good read, and very interesting after having seen it from both sides now. (The building, and then the reviewing) |
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dnold
Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 88 Location: Rapid City SD
2004 Honda CRF450R
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| They seemed to really like the bike overall. They didn't really pick a winner just said that you couldn't go wrong with any of them. |
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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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we still have not seen this issue show up yet. we've looked for it all over socal as well. not sure why but it doesn't seem to exist here yet.
ken |
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weaponxlogan
Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Dallas, Texas
2005 Honda CRF250X
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| got my copy today |
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crfsonly Owner

Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 8357 Location: SoCal
2005 Honda CRF450X
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
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so we FINALLY received our issue today. uniped, a crf's only board member, was quoted in the article from a post he made here on crfsonly.com:
"we are not going to give DR a mean, nasty 500cc thumper that kicks like a jackass on steriods. we chose to give them a reliable trailbike, a people's bike that could be competitively raced and is reliable."
nice quote and shoutout uniped! i believe we accomplished this with this build.
if you haven't seen the article get out and get copy of it. it's a great read and has some great pictures of all the bikes...include your entry...the CRF450X.
my favorite quote about the bike came from Chris our primary test rider:
"Kudos to the entire CRFsOnly.com message board for building one of the best non-factory bikes that i have ridden."
i have to agree. it is a great bike and represents the types of modifications you make on your bikes...all implemented on one bike!
i am very pleased with the results of the bike and the article. i want to thank everyone that participated in helping spec this bike out. i believe this project bike and the article brings to each of you the credibility and recognition you deserve for your knowledge and expertise. we were honored to build it on your behalf.
so, what do we build for them next year?
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CRF230RiPPER

Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 283 Location: Connecticut
2007 Honda CRF230F
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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can someone tell me what issue this is in, I am interested in checking it out
thanks |
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