[mprentice]

New to the 450R forum here.....

Ok....so after owning my '05 450X for a little more than a year and riding on the track 80% of the time, I decided to bite the bullet and get a nice used '05 450R. Figured it would be a smart move, considering the above. This was the second smartest choice i've made in my life (Just in case my wife reads this, marrying her was the first smartest thing I did )

I can't believe the gobs of power this thing has everywhere! And soooo much easier to handle. Light, handles like it's on rails, and get this....no bottoming out (clunk) over the jumps!

I do miss the easy button, but the trade-offs are well worth it. Is it me? or are this handlebars wider? I also noticed the front brakes are super twitchy. I don't dare grab a handful like I could on my 450X.

Overall, very happy with my switch. Get used to seeing me here boys, I'm an R rider now!

[UteMachine]

Welcome brother. Greatest bike I have ever ridden.

[hillbillypreacher]

I am about to do the same thing! I cant take it anymore!! loose 30lb and an easy button but oh well...just another tradeoff!!

[hillbillypreacher]

I am about to do the same thing! I cant take it anymore!! loose 30lb and an easy button but oh well...just another tradeoff!!

[nedirtbikr]

I can't believe the gobs of power this thing has everywhere! And soooo much easier to handle. Light, handles like it's on rails, and get this....no bottoming out (clunk) over the jumps!...I also noticed the front brakes are super twitchy. I don't dare grab a handful like I could on my 450X. Overall, very happy with my switch. Get used to seeing me here boys, I'm an R rider now!

Welcome to the dark side Luke! I spent about 1 hour on an X. I think they are VERY nice bikes...BUT...the R has stolen my heart also. That front brake is a bit "twitchy." You're right, you grab too much of that one and you'll be doing the Superman (without your bike.)

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Glad you like that R , I sure as heck like mine.
I know what you guys are talking about with the front brakes, I've learned to just operate that thing with one finger.
Wait'll you try one of these with a Rekluse on it. Then you can't even stall the thing. Doug

[Dust Devil]

****Newsflash****

The R and the X have the same exact front braking system....everything is the same.

So once again it's all in your heads......

[nedirtbikr]

So once again it's all in your heads......

Hmmmm...well, at least now I know there's something, other than the voices, in my head (even if it's wrong.)

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The R and the X have the same exact front braking system....everything is the same

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I wonder if the 07 X has the same extension on inside of the the front brake lever that the 07R does , because my 05 X lever didn't look anything like this one does. Doug

[Dust Devil]

I compared 05 to 05 as that was the years mentioned in the first post....

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Hmmmm...well, at least now I know there's something, other than the voices, in my head (even if it's wrong.

Yes, the voices are always telling me to do ....things. Doug[quote]

[mprentice]

****Newsflash****

The R and the X have the same exact front braking system....everything is the same.

So once again it's all in your heads......

It sure doesn't feel the same! Maybe, it's the geometery...maybe the suspension..whaever it is, this thing stops on a dime!

[JAWS]

It could also be from the weight diff, combined with other factors. For one, I rarely see an MX'er with another 40-60lbs of shhttuuff on his back...

Joe

[mprentice]

It could also be from the weight diff, combined with other factors. For one, I rarely see an MX'er with another 40-60lbs of shhttuuff on his back...

Joe

BINGO...you've made a great point! Makes perfect sense!

[Dust Devil]

The added weight IMO would make for slower decel, but not the difference between twitchy and not twitchy.

Moe likely a difference in brands of pads or other related consumeable, although my understanding is that OEM honda pads are pretty good stuff.