OK, with that out of the way. Yes this would be a good thing, in 450 size. Of all the high strung modern 4 strokes the Yamaha 5 valver is one of the most proven motors.
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Steven
2008 Triumph Sprint ST
2001 Yamaha YZ426F
Motorcycling is not, of itself, inherently dangerous. It is, however, extremely unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence, or stupidity
I'd trade my R1 for a 450 version without hesitation. Been waiting for a reliable, affordable Sumo that has more than 30hp. Hope we get it.
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2005 Yamaha R1 stock
Dream bikes:
-Ducati 998+ the ton of cash to maintain it.
-Ducati 1098R
-A modern mass produced Honda V-Four sportbike.
-And will someone do something about the current Japanese Literbikes? Their all ugly as sin.
*Sidenote: AMA Superbike needs to get eaten by a wolf and shite off a cliff.
There has been talke that Honda might have a street supermoto bike out in 2008. Probably 650cc single with aluminum frame. But just a rumor
You mean a development of the FMX650 from their Euro market?
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Steven
2008 Triumph Sprint ST
2001 Yamaha YZ426F
Motorcycling is not, of itself, inherently dangerous. It is, however, extremely unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence, or stupidity
No - I don't think we are talking about the FMX. I have seen one down at Honda a year or so ago and they were riding the bike to see how to worked.
Honda is well aware that the US market would not buy that bike. This is why they never brought it to the US.
If the bike does happen, it will probably be an all-new machine to replace the XR650L and possibly the XR650R. It might come as as supermoto or an off-road bike
Man I have a hard time getting used to seeing dirtbikes with no kick start lever on them. My GF's dad bought an XT 225 and that POS didn't have a kicker on it either. He took it back and had one installed after the battery kept dying on him.
Some days it seemed like getting it restarted after dumping it was half the battle. Won't be the same with the magic button.
If you say so. I have seen several SMC's and a lot of SMR's bottom ends fail, as well as a Husky SMR and a DRZ. My Berg is fine and I road raced it all last year, along with the winter supermoto series, and a lot of track days at the kart track and road courses. I wouldn't hesitate to ride it every day if I rode on the street.
As for the Yamaha, I like the 250 street bike, but would be drooling over a 450! I hope Yamaha does it and one-ups Suzuki and their DRZ.
Yeah, I don't understand a 250 in the American market. Hopefully they pop for the 450 too. Either way it's still a good sign. More CHOICES!
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Steven
2008 Triumph Sprint ST
2001 Yamaha YZ426F
Motorcycling is not, of itself, inherently dangerous. It is, however, extremely unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence, or stupidity
That's an XT660X, available in Europe - of course.
They have a whole line up of 660's, including that Super Tenere that was posted in the S&T forum. I don't know why they don't bring those things over here!
The XT-X looks like a hoot, and I'll bet the cost is maybe 2/3rds of the BMW X-Moto...
2008 Yamaha Supermoto?
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