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Posted by: Honda4lyphe

If anyone has it, or is planning on getting the 700xx please post some pics or tell us when your getting one! This thread is intended for insight on this new beast.

Personally, i think its ugly and bulky, also looks like it would be tippy. But lets face it, reguardless of the looks im expecting this to be a high performance bike! I hope honda doesnt let us down this time..

Maybe if somone gets it and they post pictures of their own instead of looking at the white screened stock honda pictures it will be more appealing to others.

Keep this thread suttle please, no reason to flame. Just get out your opinion

Posted by: mx8

I agree the first time i saw it, i thought it was very ugly and bulky. But i have not saw it in person yet. I saw someone on this sight put a honda xr650 motor in there 400ex frame. I rember that it looked very clean. Even before i saw his post and pic of the xr650 motered 400ex, I thought that would be a great setup. This is only my 2 cents but i think if honda would have done something like that, they would have sold like crazy. Put the xr650 motor in the 400ex, upgrade shocks, new looks, NO IRS! And i think honda would have a top seller.

Posted by: toxicd

i am currently putting an xr650 motor into a 450r frame. greg stuart and nic granlund beat me to the punch, but they used a custom built frame from laegers. i am going to try to do the conversion using all stock equipment except for a suspension upgrade of course.

Posted by: Honda4lyphe

I agree with both of you.

Posted by: bajaracer21

quote:
Originally posted by mx8
I agree the first time i saw it, i thought it was very ugly and bulky. But i have not saw it in person yet. I saw someone on this sight put a honda xr650 motor in there 400ex frame. I rember that it looked very clean. Even before i saw his post and pic of the xr650 motered 400ex, I thought that would be a great setup. This is only my 2 cents but i think if honda would have done something like that, they would have sold like crazy. Put the xr650 motor in the 400ex, upgrade shocks, new looks, NO IRS! And i think honda would have a top seller.

Ya but honda,kawi,suziki,yamaha are all built by retards now with down syndrom they dont no any better so they build quads big as boats that look like they came from space.

Posted by: cstepp_660r

i still dont think it looks good just doesnt look right

Posted by: ScramblerXLE

1) Still think it's ugly, but i thought so about the Outlaw when it came out in '06 and it's grown on me.

2) I like that they built an IRS performance quad, but I wish they would have made a straight-axle too. I LOVE the IRS on my Outlaw 525. It performs great in XC racing and still does a very nice job on the local MX track. People compliment it all the time saying "I didn't think one of those things would be that fast out here!" So I like that Honda is willing to do something different as well.

3) 11" wheels were a bad idea. The Outlaw has a tendancy to scratch it's wheels on the inside because they're just 9"ers from the factory, but that's because the A-arms are very long to give you a full 10" of travel. Basically, I'll take a little scratching for long travel and my choice of race tires. I don't think 11" wheels will be good for trying to mount Maxxis Razr2s or iRazrs or and ITP race tire either, and I doubt any of the big manufacturers will be offering a tire just for this bike.

4) weight scares me. I consider my 525 a Race quad b/c it weights 395lbs w/ everything but fuel. which is less than 20 more lbs than a 450ER or Suzuki LTR (because i'm not sure how they do their "dry" weights), but has more HP and in my opinion better suspension for woods racing. However a 508lb wet weight (i think that's what it was, don't remember) will not be kind at the end of a 2hr XC event.

Overall: I have high hopes for this thing b/c I love my 525 and would like to see someone else be able to do what Polaris has done in creating a nice performance quad w/ IRS. Some things sound great (engine, EFI, travel #'s) but other things are not so hot, (weight, 11" rear wheels). Either way i'd love to ride one or at least read a review, so someone let us know as soon as you get one! LOL

Posted by: blbraptor

Very impressive in person. I saw one at a show in Seattle in December. Believe me, they look much different in person. But I didn't think that they were ugly to begin with, so I may be a bit biased. The dealers supposedly won't have them until April, so it'll be a while before anyone knows what they can really do.

I imagine there must be a very good reason that Honda decided to use an 11" wheel, since it will be hard to find tires for it. From everything that I have read about it, they used this size rim to achieve an "optimal" angle for the a-arms.

To me, it looks like it will be a bad-*** trail quad.

Posted by: coryatver

quote:

3) 11" wheels were a bad idea. The Outlaw has a tendancy to scratch it's wheels on the inside because they're just 9"ers from the factory, but that's because the A-arms are very long to give you a full 10" of travel. Basically, I'll take a little scratching for long travel and my choice of race tires. I don't think 11" wheels will be good for trying to mount Maxxis Razr2s or iRazrs or and ITP race tire either, and I doubt any of the big manufacturers will be offering a tire just for this bike.

they made it 11 inch so they don't have problems like the outlaw. Tire manufactures will be making tires for it.

Posted by: TRXRacer1

quote:
Originally posted by coryatver
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Tire manufactures will be making tires for it.

Tire manufactures are not going to making a bunch of 11" tires for this machine. There just won't be the demand to justify it. Most likely people will have to change their rim size when they want good tires. Hopefully a 10" will fit, if not you could go to a 12" and have a ton of ute tires to choose from.

Posted by: 305exracer11

i seen you over the weekend, looks like a street bike. it has way to much plastic stuff on it. motors the only cool thing.

Posted by: pods_BMOC

no effence but the from plastic looks like a butt crack

Posted by: norton

im sorry but no one is goin to buy that quad

Posted by: 305exracer11

they will sell them,honda always sells..there most be a market for them or they wouldnt have made them.

Posted by: TRXRacer1

quote:
Originally posted by 305exracer11
they will sell them,honda always sells..there most be a market for them or they wouldnt have made them.

I agree but I'm willing to bet that the target audience for this it 40+ year old trail riders. A lot of us don't consider that market and it's growing fast. Here in WI there are now more registered ATV then snowmobiles. Kind of shows where the sport is growing and maybe Honda is on to something. If all I did was state trails I would get one.

Posted by: kawiefan

thats what i was thinking too, alot of 40+ people would be interested in it

Posted by: redrider03

I know where I live I could use IRS sometimes. I think they might sell more if they had both options(straight/IRS)

Posted by: RideRed84

We could always hope for a 700R with a straight axle and trimmed down plastics. I would bypass the 450 if honda offered that.

Posted by: desratt

dunno I wan't more engine specs.. before I would step off my 450. o yea and we're 3 months into 2008 where is this machine? they'll be releasing the 2009 models before ya know it.

Posted by: norton

Ive thought about it and i came to the comclusion that they are letting gossip go around, see what people have to say and what people say will depict the sale of the machine... most likly they dont want to start makin it untill they know someone wants to buy it

Posted by: sunco

so who's got a picture?

Posted by: Hondamaster5505

quote:
Originally posted by norton
Ive thought about it and i came to the comclusion that they are letting gossip go around, see what people have to say and what people say will depict the sale of the machine... most likly they dont want to start makin it untill they know someone wants to buy it

I highly doubt that. Why would they make a huge deal about it and say they're making it then?

Also, I guess FMF is already making exhausts for a quad that doesnt exist...

lol.

Posted by: redrider03

quote:
Originally posted by sunco
so who's got a picture?

http://powersports.honda.com/atvs/s...delId=TRX700XX8

Posted by: redrider03

If you go to the gallery, you can check out some other views of it.

Posted by: z rider2

evryone acts like it has an XR650 dirtbike motor in it, but from the looks of it, i think its a modified Rincon engine. does anyone have any engine specs on it yet.at over 500lbs it had better have at least 45rwhp, to keep up with a 525 outlaw.

Posted by: sunco

Thanx redrider03. Certainly a different look. Like most things they gotta grow on ya for awhile. I'm just gonna stick w/ my black 07' 450ER. Would like to make a trip to Hatfield McCoy at least once to say I've been there.

Posted by: 04hemiboy

quote:
Originally posted by z rider2
evryone acts like it has an XR650 dirtbike motor in it, but from the looks of it, i think its a modified Rincon engine. does anyone have any engine specs on it yet.at over 500lbs it had better have at least 45rwhp, to keep up with a 525 outlaw.

It is a punched out motor of the 650r. Not the Rincon motor at all.

The motor is bored and stroked compared to the 650R. 102 x 84 vs. 100 x 82.6. The cases will be different due to the center drive and reverse. I am betting that the top end is the same, so swap in a HRC or Hot Cams cam, reprogram the EFI and let 'er rip!

Posted by: supersick300ex

I think it's going to be a B/A qaud, my dad has already ordered his and the shop is throwing in a set of itp's, and he is calling soon to order his fmf he's going all out on this thing for xc can't wait till its here should be here couple weeks! is there any aftermarket company making stuff yet?

Posted by: krt400ex

quote:
Originally posted by redrider03
http://powersports.honda.com/atvs/s...delId=TRX700XX8

it bugs me that they put fully adjustable shocks on the back but not on the front...thats lame IMO

Posted by: red_rider_069

quote:
Originally posted by bajaracer21
Ya but honda,kawi,suziki,yamaha are all built by retards now with down syndrom they dont no any better so they build quads big as boats that look like they came from space.

whats that have to do with quads? who cares what they look like as long as they rip

Posted by: red_rider_069

quote:
Originally posted by bajaracer21
Ya but honda,kawi,suziki,yamaha are all built by retards now with down syndrom they dont no any better so they build quads big as boats that look like they came from space.

whats that have to do with quads? who cares what they look like as long as they rip

Posted by: liledg

quote:
Originally posted by RideRed84
We could always hope for a 700R with a straight axle and trimmed down plastics. I would bypass the 450 if honda offered that.

why do you want a axel insted of IRS? just asking.

Posted by: desratt

too much weight, too many moving parts, too much stuff to go wrong, with the u joints and such you have more powertrain power loss. ect

Posted by: supersick300ex

quote:
Originally posted by liledg
why do you want a axel insted of IRS? just asking.

to be able to slide in corners, and not have 11 inch diam. wheels yeah that sucks for buying aftermarket tires and rims

Posted by: liledg

ok got it but that what the trx450r is for right?

Posted by: red_rider_069

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk220/red_rider_069/maride.jpg

Posted by: krt400ex

quote:
Originally posted by pods_BMOC
no effence but the from plastic looks like a butt crack

a really big butt crack from a fat woman, bent over and touching her toes...lmao

Posted by: 525 Outlaw Dude

Okey i cant stand hearing you guess any more!!!, my outlaw 525irs power slides around corners just like a sa quad. The benefits are you get to ride all the time without choosing the only way you can make it in trails, ect! give honda a break, and just trust them.

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

I finally got to the dealer today and I checked out all the new Honda models and I have to say the 700XX is extremely nice. It doesnt feel big and bulky when you sit on it, it looks really good in person, feels comfortable when sitting on it. From the feeling of rockying it and pushing down the suspension seems alright. I would deffinately buy 1 if I had the cash and I wanted another toy.

Posted by: scuzz

Got mine today!

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gwwaddle/TRX700XX/100_7057.jpg

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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gwwaddle/TRX700XX/100_7061.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gwwaddle/TRX700XX/100_7062.jpg

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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gwwaddle/TRX700XX/100_7065.jpg

It's only been rode in the parking lot. (cry)

Tomorrow it get's dirty!