Honda CX-01 - 300cc Version?

[Gnasher328]

I saw a link to this site somewhere. What interested me is the '300cc' mentioned. Google translate makes 'Or 300 cc for some countries' out of it. Hopefully one of those countries is Thailand and the CRF will follow?

http://www.greatbiker.com/honda-cx-01-250-เริ่มผลิตแล้วพร้อมกับสเปคอย่างเป็นทางการ/

(It does actually work when I recopy it into an address bar!)

 

[CraigBKK]

Yes it does mention that some countries will get a 300cc without specifying where, and that the price, according to some experts, will be around 100,000 THB up. No mention of where it will be built.

The CRF 250 L/M uses the CBR 250cc engine and the CBR 300 is already for sale here, that is where I would expect a 300cc CRF engine to come from.

The CRF Rally concept would have been the ideal bike to release a CRF 300 but unfortunately it's still only a 250cc.

 

[Thump]

I'm really interested in this bike! I'm happy so far with my CRF250M but there's always room for improvement. A bigger tank would be nice and a slightly lower seating position with a wider seat would be more comfortable on longer trips, also more economic because of less wind resistance.
If the CX-01 gets the same suspension as the CRF250M plus the 286cc engine I'd be very tempted! But if it's a 250 I wouldn't bother.
The suspension was the reason why I chose the CRF250M over the CB500X, hopefully the CX-01 will have the same amount of travel.
The upside-down forks and front disc (not the caliper) look very much the same as on the M.
Shouldn't cost more than a CBR300R with ABS.

 

[Thump]

Honda has another concept that looks quite similar, even better IMO, but it's supposedly going to be a 150cc model.

Which isn't all bad, I've said for a long time that Honda should do something with the brilliant little CBR150R engine.

Trellis frame, single-sided swing arm, cool exhaust... price it right and it'll sell!