What’s wrong with Honda?

[Anonymous]

I noticed that the from the top 8 places for each of the E1, E2 and E3 categories there are only 3 Honda’s. There are almost as many TM’s there! There are also Gas Gas’s, Huskies etc.

So, why aren’t there more Honda’s there being such a major manufacturer and all?

Struck me as interesting…..

[Anonymous]

Of the top 19 ‘Pro’s’ that finished the red Bull Romaniacs last year there wasn’t even a single Honda. There were 9 Ktm’s though with their inferior PDS, it’s amazing they got round one of the worlds toughest courses with such inferior suspension :huh:

[Anonymous]

This has got me on a roll so I should also note that in the 2009 Erzberg there wasn’t a Honda in the top 10. I don’t know where the highest position Honda was as I only saw the top ten spots of which KTM occupied four.

[drewMember]

what’s wrong with honda, is it starts with H and ends in a :laugh: :laugh:

dunno Moto, rider poaching by other brands?

team member changes, i.e. mechanics, tuners, team manager? creating team disharmony .

the fact they don’t use PDS suspension?

circumstances out side of rider ability and or mechanical failure? e.g. getting sick while competing-flu, food poisoning, adverse weather etc. etc.

maybe that all small bore Honda’s suck? :huh: – under 500cc excluding the CRM 250 2T.

[Anonymous]

There’s 3 Honda’s in the XC1 Pro Class at the GNCC too, they finished 45th, 43rd and 11th out of 48 competitors.

[Anonymous]

6 of the top 10 at the Condo 750 were Honda though with the other 3 being KTM and 1 Husaberg.

[Anonymous]

Ben Grabbham and Brad ‘Wonka’ Williscroft took the top 2 spots at Finke, don’t know what bikes the others were riding and can’t be arsed to find out but the top 2 were Orange.

[Matt BakerMember]

plus GHR has pulled the pin on the offroad series and AJ hasent got a ride yet

[Anonymous]

The last ‘Red Bull Last Man Standing’ was taken out by the Knighter on Orange machine with Braybrook being the only other rider to finish the event on a Gas Gas.

[Anonymous]

3 Honda’s in the top 10 at Australian Safari with Hondas also taken the top spot.

[Matt BakerMember]

Moto wrote:

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3 Honda’s in the top 10 at Hattah with Hondas also taken the top spot.

Grabbo won Hattah

[Anonymous]

Yeah, sorry, my mistake, I changed my post, should have said Australian Safari.

There’s not many Honda’s at the pointy end of the AORC either although they dominate the Baja 1000.

I just wondered with all the poo that goes on here with KTM what the Honda boys are revving us up about when they are getting beaten by KTM all the time.

Maybe that’s why

[Mick DMember]

Moto you forgot to check out the 2009 Baja 1000 results, it seems Honda did well there.

Pro Motorcycle Overall

1. Honda CRF450X,
2. Kawasaki KX450,
3. Honda CRF450X,
4. Honda CRF450X,
5. Honda CRF450X,
6. Beta 450RR,
7. Honda CRF450X,
8. Honda CRF450X,
9. Honda CRF450X,
10.Honda CRF450X,

Where’s Grabbam and his KTM?? Still pushing it to the finish line.

[Anonymous]

No I didn’t, see my previous post.

[Mick DMember]

Moto wrote:

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No I didn’t, see my previous post.

you must have looked while I was typing it up. :laugh:

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