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Old 11-06-2009, 03:52 AM
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WTF?!
The hell was Honda thinking about when they designed this? Little people, girls, and pre-pubescent boys would be riding this?

I'm not a terribly big guy. 175/180lbs - 190/195lbs fully geared up.

Honda set-up a suspension with a 140lbs GROWN MAN in mind.
I mean I know Japanese people tend to be smaller and lighter, but that's just bad planning man. Terribly bad and stupid.
Pedrosa weighs 104 lbs. I think Colin Edwards weighs something like 155 and is considered a big rider. I'm not saying that's the max weight, but much heavier and the suspension just can't do the job if the bike is pushed. Sounds crazy, but the suspension on the stock RC is NOT race suspension.
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