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Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl
http://www.450gp.com/EN/vehicles.html
OK, OK... so it may not be feasible for most people but I'm thinking it's a great idea. It bridges the gap between 250cc commuter bike and 600cc all out sportbike.
I'd love to build one. Especially if it started as a street legal bike like a wr450f.
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Got all excited until I saw the price.... $5000, plus shipping from Spain, duty/tax.... and the donor bike. Just looked up the WR450F and it lists for almost $9k. Used a lot less, but still. This is not chump change.
I can think of 87 better ways to spend that kind of money, right off the top of my head.
How about this: Get an 08 GSX-R 600, which has power modes. It'll cost you about $4k to buy, which is in line with what a used WR450f is likely to cost.
Ride it around in C (castration) mode all the time, and you've got pretty much the equivalent of a 450 or 500 anyway. Now drop $5,000 into it... brakes, suspension, exhaust, ECU, tires, the whole boat. Think about how sweet the result would be....
Changes the equation a bit, doesn't it?