2010 crf450 a POS?

digarcia1987

Posted 02 June 2011 - 01:29 PM

#81

pace said:

My thought also when he mentioned liking the Yamaha. There are many positive attributes of the 06-09 YZF, but eager turning is not one of them.

At this point it's clear the OP has decided the bike is the problem, and he may be right that it cannot be setup to work with his riding style. Sell it and buy a Kawi or Yamaha. Either will feel more stable in the turns.

I think the honda is a far more twitchy than a yamaha and perhalps my riding style fits a yamaha. I am hoping that I can get the honda to work the way I want because it would really suck to have to start over on a new bike. I make good money but I just had a kid with some medical complications and its draining most of my paychecks.

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Shawn_Mc

Posted 02 June 2011 - 08:31 PM

#82

digarcia1987 said:

If you think that bike is twitchy, you should have ridden a 93' CR250, or worse yet, the 82' CR250. My 82' (I bought it new if that tells ya anything) would shake its head so bad it'd rip the bars out of your hands with alarming regularity. But it'd turn inside a dime on ice with bald tires too :smirk:

pace

Posted 02 June 2011 - 09:27 PM

#83

digarcia1987 said:

I think the honda is a far more twitchy than a yamaha

I don't disagree. The '06-'09 YZF is a boat in the turns, comparatively speaking.

Hillcapper

Posted 27 January 2012 - 10:59 AM

#84

Solid State, on 26 May 2011 - 05:52 PM, said:

- and your girlfriend.

Hah, that was good. I am totally amazed at the OP on this one. Wow....

englertracing

Posted 28 January 2012 - 08:53 AM

#85

The crfs are really twitchy. I think Thats why u are not faster. Also if the wr was stiffer than your bike Maby you need to stiffen it up. Also if you could have someone really good with suspension watch you and advise you on your setup. Try another yamaha. A 450 Maby the geometry gave you more confidence from its stability. And if the bike had more power would have been faster than your times with the honda.

Also the other difference is the Honda feels like its setup for a vertically challenged person. I had to make down ans back peg brackets. And up and forward bar mounts because I'm 6,1 with long arms the Honda felt like a cr80 the yamaha might be a little bigger. A kawi bigger yet.

Socket

Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:58 AM

#86

digarcia1987, on 24 May 2011 - 04:40 PM, said:

It has stock suspension valving buy much stiffer springs meant for someone that weighs 225 and the tires were about 60 percent. Besides that it is bone stock

I have to quote this, this guy is openly admiting his girlfriend is 225lbs!

Good god! and she's only on a 250? get her a KX500 stat!

Ericyzf359

Posted 07 February 2012 - 07:49 PM

#87

look im going to tell you now what all the fast guys do they dont sweat the little things they just ride there in the zone sounds like to me you gotta do less thinking and more riding i had a 09 crf 450 sure it handled like crap but i rode it into the ground and told the bike whos boss

Irishcrfrider

Posted 10 February 2012 - 06:19 PM

#88

this threads still going? jebus

ridred308

Posted 11 February 2012 - 06:58 PM

#89

could you please send me a little extra money (seems like you got it) i need to rebuild my motor. i own a 2010 crf 450 and love it only mod is stiffer fork springs to take that stinkbug problem away(most likely what you are feeling)... After reading all your mods they in theory go against each other.

2010 crf450 a POS?

digarcia1987

Shawn_Mc

pace

Hillcapper

englertracing

Socket

Ericyzf359

Irishcrfrider

ridred308