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| Author: Mark Sturge |
| < P > T h e r e a r e d i r t b i k e s , a n d t h e n t h e r e a r e H o n d a d i r t b i k e s . A H o n d a r e p r e s e n t s s p e e d , p o w e r a n d m a n e u v e r a b i l i t y ( m a k i n g i t o b v i o u s w h y t h e y a r e t h e t o p - s e l l e r s ) . Q u a l i t y i s i t s u l t i m a t e t r a d e m a r k , h o w e v e r , a n d a H o n d a d i r t b i k e n e v e r f a i l s t o p l e a s e . < / P > < P > A n d , w i t h a w i d e r a n g e o f c h o i c e s , y o u a r e s u r e t o f i n d o n e t a i l o r e d f o r y o u r r a c i n g s t y l e - - w h e t h e r p r o f e s s i o n a l o r a m a t e u r , y o u w i l l s e e a n d f e e l t h e d i f f e r e n c e o f H o n d a d i r t b i k e s . I t ' s n o t j u s t r i d i n g o r r a c i n g ; i t b e c o m e s a n e x p e r i e n c e . < / P > < P > A n d , t o f u l l y e n j o y t h a t e x p e r i e n c e , y o u s h o u l d u n d e r s t a n d a l l a s p e c t s o f w h a t m a k e s H o n d a d i r t b i k e s . . . w e l l , a H o n d a d i r t b i k e . D o n ' t c r i n g e . S o m e h i s t o r y l e s s o n s a r e w o r t h k n o w i n g . < / P > < P > H o n d a i s a n a m e t h a t s u m m o n s r e s p e c t i n t h e b i k i n g w o r l d , t h o u g h n o o n e w o u l d h a v e g u e s s e d t h a t f r o m i t s d u b i o u s b e g i n n i n g s a n d l o w s a l e s . W h e n S o i c h i r o H o n d a o p e n e d t h e f i r s t s t o r e i n L o s A n g e l e s i n 1 9 5 9 , t h e r e c e p t i o n w a s t e p i d a t b e s t . T h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e w e r e a l r e a d y d e v o t e d t o t h e i r H a r l e y s a n d T r i u m p h s . H o n d a t r i e d , i n v a i n , f o r t h a t f i r s t y e a r t o s e l l h i s p r o d u c t s , b u t w a s o n l y a b l e t o c o m e u p w i t h 1 7 0 0 u n i t s . T h e A m e r i c a n m a r k e t r e f u s e d t o l e t h i m i n . < / P > < P > O v e r s e a s , h o w e v e r , t h i n g s w e r e d i f f e r e n t . I n J a p a n , H o n d a w a s t h e n u m b e r o n e s e l l i n g b i k e ( a n e s t i m a t e d 5 0 0 , 0 0 u n i t s s o l d ) . T h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e , t h e b i k e s w e r e s t a r t i n g t o w i n r a c e s a n d g a r n e r a t t e n t i o n . H o n d a w a s t h e t o p - p l a y e r . < / P > < P > B u t , i n A m e r i c a , t h e y w e r e n o t h i n g : j u s t f u n n y l o o k i n g b i k e s t h a t d i d n ' t s e e m p o w e r f u l e n o u g h t o f i t t h e i m a g e m o t o r c y c l e s h a d c r a f t e d . < / P > < P > T h a t w a s a b o u t t o c h a n g e . < / P > < P > S o i c h i r o w a s n o t a b o u t t o g i v e u p o n t h e A m e r i c a n a n d d e c i d e d t o c h a n g e t h e p e r c e p t i o n s l i n k e d t o b i k e s . T h e y w e r e n o l o n g e r f o r h u l k i n g m e n w i t h b e a r d s a n d d i r t y l e a t h e r j a c k e t s ; t h e y w e r e f o r a n y o n e w h o j u s t w a n t e d a r i d e a r o u n d t o w n . < / P > < P > H o n d a b e g a n a c a m p a i g n o f h a p p i n e s s , b l a n k e t i n g t h e m a r k e t w i t h e v e r y d a y m e n a n d w o m a n r i d i n g h i s b i k e s , a l l g r i n n i n g a n d c h e e r f u l . T h e r e s u l t w a s a n e w w a y t o l o o k a t b i k e s - - H o n d a ' s w e r e s e e n a s t h e b e t t e r c h o i c e , t h e e v e r y - m a n c h o i c e . < / P > < P > T h e y ' v e r e m a i n e d t h a t w a y e v e r s i n c e . < / P > < P > A n d t h e r e a s o n t h e y ' v e r e m a i n e d o n t o p ? T h e y o f f e r g r e a t s e l e c t i o n a n d g r e a t q u a l i t y . < / P > < P > N o w , i f y o u ' r e p u r c h a s i n g o n e o f y o u r f i r s t H o n d a d i r t b i k e s , y o u n e e d t o s e e w h i c h p a r t o f t h a t g r e a t s e l e c t i o n w o r k s b e s t f o r y o u . T h e r e a r e m a n y b i k e s t o c h o o s e f r o m a n d y o u w a n t t o p i c k p e r f e c t i o n . S o , f i r s t d e c i d e w h a t i t i s y o u i n t e n d t o d o - - a r e y o u l o o k i n g t o s t a r t r a c i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l l y , o r a r e y o u j u s t w a n t i n g s o m e t h i n g s o l i d t o r i d e t h e t r a i l s w i t h ? W h a t e v e r y o u r s c e n a r i o , t h e r e i s a H o n d a d i r t b i k e b u i l t f o r y o u . < / P > < P > H o n d a d i r t b i k e s - M o t o c r o s s D i v i s i o n : < / P > < P > C R 1 2 5 R : A c o n s t a n t w i n n e r i n r a c e s , t h e C R 1 2 5 R i s a l i g h t w e i g h t a n d e a s y t o h a n d l e b i k e . W i t h a 1 2 5 c c e n g i n e , i t ' s a l s o a p o w e r f u l o n e . S p o r t i n g a p r i c e t a g o f $ 5 , 4 4 9 , t h i s i s n o t f o r t h e c a s u a l r a c e r . < / P > < P > C R 2 5 0 R : F e w c a n t h i n k o f c h a m p i o n s w i t h o u t t h i n k i n g o f t h i s H o n d a s e l e c t i o n . T o t e d a s t h e " b e s t 2 5 0 - c l a s s t w o - s t r o k e t h a t ' s e v e r b e e n " , t h e C R 2 5 0 R i s i d e a l f o r r a c i n g . I t t y p i c a l l y r u n s a t $ 6 , 3 9 9 . < / P > < P > C R F 2 5 0 R ( 4 - s t r o k e ) : E x t r e m e l y l i g h t w e i g h t a n d f a s t , t h i s i s a 2 5 0 c c w i t h a f o u r - s t r o k e a n d i s a l r e a d y b e i n g h a i l e d a s t h e b i k e t o b e a t i n c o m p e t i t i o n . I t s p r i c e t a g i s a f f o r d a b l e , b e i n g s e t a t $ 6 , 1 9 9 . < / P > < P > C R F 4 5 0 R ( 4 - s t r o k e ) : A r e t u n e d v e r s i o n o f a n o l d f a v o r i t e , t h i s b i k e f e a t u r e s t i g h t e r s u s p e n s i o n a n d e n h a n c e d e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e . H o n d a i s p u s h i n g t h i s a s o n e o f t h e i r b e s t a n d , a t $ 6 , 8 9 9 , i t s h o u l d b e . < / P > < P > H o n d a d i r t b i k e s - O f f - r o a d : < / P > < P > C R F 2 5 0 X : N a m e d t h e ' B e s t B i k e ' b y D i r t R i d e r , t h e C R F 2 5 0 X i s a m a r v e l o f o f f - r o a d a b i l i t y . L i g h t , a g i l e a n d b l e s s e d w i t h a f o u r - s t r o k e , t h i s w i l l t a k e y o u w h e r e v e r y o u w a n t t o b e . P r i c e d a t $ 6 , 3 9 9 . < / P > < P > C R F 4 5 0 X : A c o u p l i n g o f H o n d a ' s m o s t p o p u l a r f e a t u r e s , t h i s b i k e h a s i t a l l : g r e a t e r t o r q u e , w i d e r g e a r r a t i o s a n d m o r e s u p p l e s u s p e n s i o n . A t $ 7 , 1 9 9 , t h e C R F 4 5 0 X i s t h e u l t i m a t e o f f - r o a d b i k e . < / P > < P > X R 4 0 0 R : A t $ 5 2 9 9 , t h i s r e l i a b l e b i k e i s a b a r g a i n , a n d t h e f a v o r e d c h o i c e o f 9 0 p e r c e n t o f r e n t a l c o m p a n i e s . I t ' s g u a r a n t e e d q u a l i t y a n d a b i l i t y . < / P > < P > X R 6 5 0 R : A c h a m p i o n o f u n r i v a l e d p r o p o r t i o n s , t h e X R 6 5 0 R i s a l u m i n u m f r a m e d b i k e t h a t w i l l l e a v e e v e r y o n e s p e e c h l e s s . A t a r e l a t i v e l y l o w $ 6 , 2 9 9 , t h i s b i k e r e p r e s e n t s w i n n i n g . < / P > < P > H o n d a d i r t b i k e s - M i n i d i r t b i k e s : < / P > < P > C R 8 5 R ( 2 - s t r o k e ) : S m a l l e r t h a n m o s t o f i t s c o m p e t i t o r s , t h i s b i k e s t i l l c a u s e s f e a r w h e r e v e r i t r i d e s . F a s t a n d b l e s s e d w i t h H o n d a ' s r e l i a b i l i t y , t h i s $ 3 , 0 9 9 w i l l k e e p y o u a h e a d o f t h e r e s t . < / P > < P > C R 8 5 R B ( 2 - s t r o k e ) : M a d e f o r t h e l o n g r u n , t h e C R 8 5 4 R B o f f e r s f u l l y a d j u s t a b l e s u s p e n s i o n a n d a m o r e t h a n c a p a b l e e n g i n e . I d e a l f o r y o u n g e r r i d e r s , t h i s b i k e i s p r i c e d a t $ 6 , 1 9 0 . < / P > < P > C R F 1 0 0 F : A t a n i n e x p e n s i v e $ 2 , 3 1 9 , t h i s b i k e h a s a l l t h e l o o k o f a r a c i n g c h a m p i o n w i t h o u t t h e p r i c e t a g . F e a t u r i n g a f o u r - s t r o k e p o w e r a n d c o m f o r t a b l e s e a t i n g , r i d i n g h a s n e v e r b e e n t h i s e a s y . < / P > < P > C R F 5 0 F : I f t h e k i d s a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n d i r t b i k i n g , t h i s m o d e l i s i d e a l f o r t h e m . S e m i a u t o m a t i c t r a n s m i s s i o n a n d b u i l t f o r w h a t e v e r s i t u a t i o n , t h i s i s t h e p e r f e c t b i k e . I t ' s p r i c e d a t $ 1 , 2 9 9 . < / P > < P > C R F 7 0 F : C l u t c h l e s s s h i f t i n g a n d s e m i a u t o m a t i c t r a n s m i s s i o n m a k e t h i s t h e e a s i e s t b i k e a v a i l a b l e f o r t h o s e j u s t s t a r t i n g o u t . S l e e k a n d r e l i a b l e , t h e C R F 7 0 F c o s t s $ 1 , 5 9 9 a n d i s g u a r a n t e e d q u a l i t y . < / P > < P > H o n d a d i r t b i k e s s t a n d f o r q u a l i t y a n d p e r f o r m a n c e … w h a t e l s e c o u l d y o u w a n t f o r y o u r h a r d e a r n e d c a s h ? < / P > |
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