On Minaar's rig (the honda) i beleive the fork is called a showa, am i right or wrong, and if so what can y'all tell me aobut showa forks
Minaar's fork
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yes they are showa forks,they are very exclusive and you will never get a set.they also make forks for moto x bikes
never wanted a set, but good to see we're an optimistic people. just thoougt itd be interesting to learn more about them
They probably have super-duper, helium filled internals that are made of space-age materials that will adjust the high/low speed compression and rebound damping, as well as medium speed damping characteristics based on climate, type of race course, humidity, planetary alignment, what you ate for breakfast and whether you had sex the night before.
Showa has been making moto forks for many, many years. DOn't know much about them beyond that. The Trek suspension fork of the early '90's was made by Showa.
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Does this help?
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wern't the T.H.E forks made by them?
i almost remember those.
I have already seen this bike with a Kayaba fork too. 180mm of travel.Sir Happypants said:
J5ive said:
Nah, you're thinking of Kowa, not Showa.
PAMS 25 said:
That's a nice site, thanx.
So is this the production model of the Honda g-box bike??? A little derailleur shifting gears in the frame as opposed to the rear???
should this pic be released to the public?ChrisRobin said:
Well it was already showed in the video. A few days ago. So why not. ?
Yeah it's on one of the websites that was just posted before in this thread. There are a bunch of pics like them.
hahaha and there will be a big press release and a magazine layout about it, and then a couple months later we will find out on the Honda website that the whole time it was really just a Monster T with different decals.ChrisRobin said:
Serioulsly though, I bet that SHOWA fork is super sweet. I'd love to take it for a spin.
Dave
Ooh, BURN.dw said:hahaha and there will be a big press release and a magazine layout about it, and then a couple months later we will find out on the Honda website that the whole time it was really just a Monster T with different decals.
So, aside from the fact that it appears Minaar was racing on the derailleur-in-a-box, was it ever confirmed whether or not Honda ever had a real working prototype of the CVT? I mean, considering that the patent was filed, I'm sure it existed in a lab somewhere, but did it ever get raced?
Why has Honda been so quick to open the cover on this one when the other one was so top secret for so long?
Did they ever let folks see the inside of the old one?
Did they ever let folks see the inside of the old one?
apparently yes.binary visions said:
The first times the bike was seen, it reportedly didn't have a shifter, neither did it have a cable running into the housing. Some people said they saw the chain still running after Greg dismounted off the bike. So you can conclude that there must'e been something out there. Or is this the Area 51 of mountainbike gear systems?
It could make sense: if testing resulted in a heavier system, a decrease in reliability or mechanical efficiency. Remember that a chain system like we know it has an efficiency rate of 98+ %. This means that out of the 100% power you produce at the crankshaft, 98% at least makes it to the rear axle through the transmission system. Maybe the cvt only produced a rate of 90%. This would be unacceptable for racing.
you can hate deraillers with your guts, given the cost there are hardly any better and more effective systems imaginable.
I would bet those Showa forks are pretty nice, too. For the last few years Showa has been winning all the MX shoot outs in the fork category. Sadly, the WP forks on my KTM are considered some of the worst. Oh well, if I don't get killed my arms will be really strong by the DH season. 
micce said:
Wow! What's the travel on that thing?
Every fork that comes on a stock honda mx/offroad bike is made by showa. I think you have the other part mixed up, though. Factory Connection does suspension tuning, not manufacturing. You send your fork and shock to them along with your weight/riding style/terrain and they tune for you.mack said:
To the person with that brooklyn, are those CR80 forks?
Isn't that the Marzocchi tire?mack said:
Showa...whoopy doo. i've got 3 showas in my apartment. all work, too. extremely well. fully tunable, can be customized completely for whoever uses it. the showa technician can hardly speak english, though. actually, i'm gonna go give my showa a whirl right now. i'll post some action pics of me using it.
Does the showa technician have a plumber's crack?
im not sure... but you cant put one on your bmx! :nuts: :nuts:budgetrider said:
Haha...
Showa is quite a high end fork maker(not as high as Ohlins) they make forks for road motorbikes and some for moto x...Sir Happypants said:
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Sweet! The Rubber Ducky LIVES!! I haven't seen pics of that bike in quite some time.micce said:
