Haha, no not a test rider for them. I'm not nearly fast enough!
Good catch. But yes, shortly after these photos were taken, THIS bike was crated up and sent over to France for the race. Guess the caption should be changed to, "Apart from different numbers and a different european-spec exhaust system, this bike was the exact bike Reed rode at MXoN."
No it's not the spark plug. It is a sensor for the EFI system (if I remember correctly). If it's hit, the power of the bike is adversely affected.
Good job on catching that... I'm aware of this. In the info that I received from Robert Settles (the track builder) he said to say that it was outside of Durango, Colorado—20 mins or so away from Durango.
youre right. good catch. thanks
As for not mentioning the stink bug feel in the original review, we've said it numerous times that these videos are done after only a single day of riding a bike; different track conditions can alter how a bike performs. Check the test in the magazine, I'm sure it said something about the stink bug feel of the bike even if it wasn't in the original, very brief, online video review. As the "expert" rider that you are, you would know that different flaws or good attributes of a bike shine through after riding on different tracks, which is the case with this bike. Not to get all "high and mighty" on you with spelling skills, but maybe you should proof read your ignorant remarks before posting them, "your telling me its imbalanced maby you should watch this." I'm just saying, guy... As for your experience, you mentioned that you have ridden the 2010 CRF450R and 2011 CRF250R. How can you comment on anything having only ridden those two bikes on likely only one track? Those are two different machines. And I never claimed to be the fastest guy on the track, so good for you if you can "mop the floor with me." Give me a break. Once you ride all the bikes, we can talk about bike set up, the feel of stock bikes throughout the years, and what is or isn't good.
How are the reviews inconsistent? I commented in this video that the previous model (meaning a STOCK 2011) had a stink bug feel. In the RG3 test that you are referring to, the bike had both the forks and shock revalved, a new link arm installed, and different triple clamps. All of that, except for the different triple clamps, has been done to the 2012, thereby fixing the problem of the stink bug feel and the fact that the '11 bike's front end would dive when entering corners. Common sense would state that since the '11 RG3 bike wasn't stock and the '12 in this video is, that you can't compare the two. I never compared the two bikes, you did. Get your facts straight before you go saying that I'm not doing my job correctly. Oh and bud, sliding the forks out doesn't fix the problem of having soft suspension that isn't balanced enough to not dive when entering corners. There is a lot more to the problem than that, which is why it has taken Honda since 2010 to fix it on this bike.
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To my knowledge, One Industries hasn't hired Twitch. He's just been trying different gear while he figures out a new gear deal.
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