[rosenamedpoop]

i can see myself trying to stay there overnight. like a kid getting locked in the mall.

Yeah I'll go with you and we can drool together over a base civic and a 3 hp trolling motor.

 

[dhkid]

with the numbers in the bike industry i dont think all this mass production will work. most high end bike brands put out 100-200 frames a year of their dh model. its not big.... and no way honda will come in making even 500 of these and have them lose their prestige...

 

[LaharDesign]

by the way...i just noticed somebody is lying...cameron cole's chain either dropped a lot or it didn't....whats it gonna be?

It didn't.
A certain womble who's name I have mentioned and who is not welcome back in his country of birth for reasons both too sordid and numerous to mention has a habit of making the same stupid comments repeatedly on many forums. They are as typically divergent from reality as his belief that his own ego is the centre of the universe and dictates the laws of physics and materials science.

 

[- seb]

I notice you didn't deny using pubes in the frames though

 

[LaharDesign]

I notice you didn't deny using pubes in the frames though

On demand only. If you want some of my DNA to clone me in the event of my demise I won't deny you. It should be safe for a million years laminated in the resin matrix. (I have red pills too:biggrin: but you'll need to go elsewhere for blue ones)

 

[LaharDesign]

Man F#@^ that, Im not spending that much money on a bike. Ill stick with my honda DH/FR bike instead! This bike gave the the confidence to hit 30-60ft gaps and big drops! Ive won tons of races and spent the money I saved up on its great price on wood and other things to make sick trails to hit up on this bike!

Man your Honda is so spec'd out. No wonder it handles 60 footers so good. Wish I could have a go.

 

[LaharDesign]

Here ya go Honda dudes. This one should smoke that title. You know I've been rooting for ya since I talked you into the gearbox prog in 01.
I've even fixed the pivot hight and nylon chain routing block so you won't need the Big Red lockout button and so it'll eat the big bumps. BB raised for those that requested it.

 

[_*sTiTcHeS*_]

Here ya go Honda dudes. This one should smoke that title. You know I've been rooting for ya since I talked you into the gearbox prog in 01.
I've even fixed the pivot hight and nylon chain routing block so you won't need the Big Red lockout button and so it'll eat the big bumps. BB raised for those that requested it.

Hondar?

 

[konastab01]

How do you figure? Lahar runs gears in a box.
Are you a lawyer or something?Your getting a bit hung up on the words. Here's some more,Lahar needs 25ml of oil changed once a year,you can shift any time(backpedalling even),you can change as many gears as you like in one shift,the weight is off the swingarm,the Rohloff will probably outlast your car(even if it's a honda).
With your logic you could say the Honda runs a deraileur in it so it's not a gearbox.
Why am I even writting this.
Accelerates through bumps was good also.

Dude you forgot to mention that Lahars made of Carbon

 

[konastab01]

Here ya go Honda dudes. This one should smoke that title. You know I've been rooting for ya since I talked you into the gearbox prog in 01.
I've even fixed the pivot hight and nylon chain routing block so you won't need the Big Red lockout button and so it'll eat the big bumps. BB raised for those that requested it.

Put my name down for one of these badboys.

 

[wujj]

More info:
http://www.bikedaily.net/2007/05/27095221.php

 

[dhkid]

The " frame kit" includes frame, rear shock, rear hub and crank. You don't need complicated chain device or rear derailler anymore, You don't need new BB. Seat clamp is buit in. You just need wheels, handle bar, stem, saddle, seat post, pedals, chain and disc brake. That will be cheaper than you thought and easy to buit. Bye bye chain suck...

it doesn't say whether it comes with a fork or whether a fork is needed.

 

[CBJ]

And it gets ride of chain stuck - wow.

 

[xy9ine]

definitely looking more like a production unit with the (elimination of the carbon) alu seat mast & molded (plastic?) gearbox case. i can actually see these coming in at a surprisingly reasonable price - could have a significant impact on the dh segment. speculative postulation: could be a really forward thinking move for honda - dwindling land access for motos / enviro concerns --> growth of bikepark development & a shift from motos to dh bikes for off road 2 wheeled entertainment. i imagine the dh bike manufacturing landscape would change considerably if a couple of the other japanese moto manufacturers got on board as well...

 

[Bicyclist]

I'm really excited for this thing to come out.

 

[dhkid]

i really hope they include the fork too, anyone notice that the g cross teat moved to alu forks this year? previous years they used the carbon forks for races and the alu for everything else.

 

[humprabbit]

This release would also prove a bit of gossip i read about showa getting ready to enter the retail mtb market.

 

[Mlody]

xy9ine:
or maybe it's just a non-world cup version of RN01? some Japanese riders have/had that Honda's ("plastic" gearbox case, alu seat mast)


I'm waiting for official Honda press launch...
and I don't care about the fork... I WANT that frame!

 

[Akula_7]

That bike is near pointless with out the fork. Having a full Showa front and rear is probably the biggest reason i'd get one.

 

[dhkid]

its the whole package... i really wonder how much it would cost, they keep saying it will be surprisingly affordable. i am happy with my bike but just the idea of getting a honda makes me excited...

 

[humprabbit]

Hondas affordable is always different to the others affordable though.

 

[sbstianfreeride]

How much travel does it have in the rear? looks like the bottom bart of the gear box is really low since the bb is about 3-4 inches up from it.

 

[Jin]

is the honda gonna have trigger shifter for the gear change? or grip shift like the gt

 

[G3ars0fDH]

whats makes this frame/bike so special besides it looks?

 

[julian_dh]

anyone heard of those honda superstores that are opening up,

everything honda under 1 roof, cars, quads, dirt bikes, superbikes, weedwackers generators engines ect, it looks to me as though those people are gonna be the first to have access to even ordering one.

 

[dhkid]

How much travel does it have in the rear? looks like the bottom bart of the gear box is really low since the bb is about 3-4 inches up from it.

i think its around 8, but like everything about the bike its pretty mysterious... i have read that they change the travel front and back to 7in to suit different courses.

and the clearance is better then a normal dh bike with a same bb height.

is the honda gonna have trigger shifter for the gear change? or grip shift like the gt

they use a sram trigger shifter.

 

[RMboy]

I want one!!!!! now people can try diffrent parts on it, and they may even work better...hummmm

 

[big-ted]

Hondas affordable is always different to the others affordable though.

Wasn't the R1 like half the price of comparable superbikes at the time, and way quicker?

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Wasn't the R1 like half the price of comparable superbikes at the time, and way quicker?

Prolly....but Yamaha doesn't make a DH bike...

 

[gemini2k]

why would they go through all the trouble of non mainstream forks/shock/cranks/brake if they wanted it to be "affordable".

 

[pZyteX]

maybe they can build them for less in one of their giant factory's then if they were to buy them from other manufacturers

 

[gemini2k]

mfg costs aren't the main cost with building cranks, its the development. I bet the variable costs of making Saints or something is like 15 bucks. I doubt Honda had spare DH crank designs lying around.....or anything remotley close

 

[Wobbler]

Maybe they needed their own cranks as they wanted a specific interface to the bb/whatever they run down there.

 

[big-ted]

Prolly....but Yamaha doesn't make a DH bike...

Doh... oster_oops:

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Doh... oster_oops:

 

[altix]

according the the experts on this site you will read the following complaints: the bottom bracket is too low, it might be okay with flat pedals but clipless will make you ride bowlegged, it'll suck without a floater, the gear box isn't service free forever, the chain will have to be lubed, the fork bushings will wear out, the frame isn't self-polishing, the showa shock is okay but it would be better if it was Pushed, and it looks flexy . . . .

.......bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha


you forgot to add tyhat its only the sickest thing ever

 

[EVRAC]

it doesn't say whether it comes with a fork or whether a fork is needed.

Read it again. Maybe they edited the writeup.

The " frame kit" includes frame, fork, rear shock, rear hub and crank. You don't need complicated chain device or rear derailler anymore, You don't need new BB. Seat clamp is buit in. You just need wheels, handle bar, stem, saddle, seat post, pedals, chain and disc brake. That will be cheaper than you thought and easy to buit. Bye bye chain suck...

 

[Jin]

they use a sram trigger shifter.

sweet that makes it so much better coz i think most of the other gearbox bikes like lahar and **** use gripshift

 

[Rye_Bread]

holllly ****...im excited

 

[dropmachine]

I think its funny that people are sitting on here blubbering about a bike that none have ridden. Hate to bring this idea up, but I'd bet a factory tuned Fox fork or RockSHox is just as good as whatever Showa has in there.