Production picture of the G450X dirtbike.

[kiwiAdventure]

 

[AndyT]

very nice - I cant hep thinking it remonds me of my Husqvarna which incidently BMW have recently bought

AndyT

 

[Davy F]

Oooooooh, I like that.

 

[Jeremy]

Saw a chap put a deposit on one yesterday at Vines. Any clues as to the weight?

 

[GS Weissbeer]

Very nice machine

Weight must be the same as a mountain bike + the engine and fuel

Very smart feature with the fuel cap built in to the seat

Sadly the price here i Denmark will probably be around 19.000 euro with our stupid taxes

 

[pedro]

Price

Any idea ?

 

[shinobi]

very nice might even trade the 1200 in for it, mmmmm i think the petrol cap is asking to be clogged up with mud

 

[johnnystorm]

i think the petrol cap is asking to be clogged up with mud

Or half a pint of rain/ditch water going in when you fill up at the pump!

Fella at cannon reckons on 122kgs when fuelled up.

 

[Phil Clarke]

So can you get heated grips, ABS, a full set of luggage, 8 extra spotlights and whole load of random metal 'protection' bits as optional extras then??

 

[kiwiAdventure]

So can you get heated grips, ABS, a full set of luggage, 8 extra spotlights and whole load of random metal 'protection' bits as optional extras then??

You should see what some HP2 owners have done to there bikes. They look like tanks with all the add on's

 

[GS TRV]

nice

so it's a sort of Enduro then and not a full on crosser

dread to think how much it costs

 

[Hustler]

Why do they make them so high nowdays ?
But having said that I don't know the actual seat height but bet you 5P my feet would not be able to reach the ground comfortably.

 

[Mav]

Why do they make them so high nowdays ?
But having said that I don't know the actual seat height but bet you 5P my feet would not be able to reach the ground comfortably.

I think for a couple reasons:

1)you need the ground clearance - it's amazing how easy it easy to end up with the sump on the ground
2) it helps if the top of the bike is flat, giving you more room to move around. This leads to an overall higher bike.

You get used to after a while - besides, you are supposed to spend most of your time with your feet on the pegs... not on the ground!

;-)

 

[Hustler]

I think for a couple reasons:

1)you need the ground clearance - it's amazing how easy it easy to end up with the sump on the ground
2) it helps if the top of the bike is flat, giving you more room to move around. This leads to an overall higher bike.

You get used to after a while - besides, you are supposed to spend most of your time with your feet on the pegs... not on the ground!

;-)

Yes I actually knew about 1) but at the speeds I like to go 2) is irrelevant.
And no I don't get used to it and I have tried on bikes various.
I think it's more to do with ability and I seem to have been at the back of the class when they handed it out.
All of which is totally irrelevant really though because there's no way I can afford one.
But thanks for your thoughts.