darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share Nothing beats Greg Minaar's old Honda G-Cross http://www.sicklines.com/gallery/data/534/medium/honda-RN01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted November 16, 2009 Share man.. what a thing of beauty.. but u hit on one of my pet irritations with modern bikes: that jolt when changing gears under load. Thought they would have gotten rid of that damn jolt when the chain finally engages.Capricorn2009-11-16 13:55:27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownhillingKing Posted November 16, 2009 Share Ja and only weighed 17kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted November 16, 2009 Share 17? wow.. that g-cross sure looks a lot heavier than it is! impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share It's worth over $50 000... APPARENTLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownhillingKing Posted November 16, 2009 Share I know. the one that we had in the shop was the cheapest G-box bike around and it cost R55 000 which isnt that bad compare to $50 000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share the bike is called the Honda RN01 and is the team bikes for hondag-cross team' date=' who is greg minnaar, matti lehikoinen and recentlybrendan fairclouth. Basically that gearbox is a derailleur and acassette in a box (interesting fact: most gearboxes (or for jargon:internal gear transmission system) are made by sr suntour), althoughhonda keeps everything, from the geometry to weight to the componentsto the gearbox EXTREMELY secret. The coolest thing about that gearboxis that you can shift gears while freewheeling, so you can give gas outof a turn immediately.In a interview with Mike van Zyl (Mike isGreg Minnaar's mechanic), he says that only the showa carbon fork setupis worth $20 000 and only the CASING of the gearbox is worth $30 000,so that bike should reach far over the $50 000. If i could buy it, iwouldn't, as the components are very fragile. Mike says that many timesgreg breaks his fork setup (i hate carbon) and usually rocks punctureholes in the gearbox casing! Then Mike just goes back to the van andgets a new one. If they run out of forks, components and gearboxcasings, they just call honda japan and they send more!! (wish i rodefor team g-cross!!!) Honda recently held a very hush dealerevent, but some information leaked out. Honda said they want to bring acheaper model of the bike into production and onto the market. The bikewill be called the RN01G, but all this about the production of the bikeare rumours.[/quote'] Yup, just have a read there ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share ^^ That was a post made in '07 btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownhillingKing Posted November 16, 2009 Share There is another site somewhere that does mention the weight and the specs of the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share Here: Spechttp://world.honda.com/MTB/img/spacer.gifhttp://world.honda.com/MTB/img/line_l.gifhttp://world.honda.com/MTB/img/spacer.gifHonda RN01http://world.honda.com/MTB/img/spacer.gifOverall Length(mm)1,835Overall width(mm)695Overall height(mm)1,068Wheelbase(mm)1,155Road Clearance(mm)296Weight (kg)Under 18Frame Type Single-tubeTire size (inch)Front26Rear26SuspensionFront TelescopicRearMono-sushttp://world.honda.com/MTB/img/spacer.gif This is for the 2005 one.The 2006 and 2007 ones had nothing Kinda useless though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownhillingKing Posted November 16, 2009 Share Ja but weight under 18kg wo my bike not even that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parabola Posted November 16, 2009 Share Would love to strip that bike and take everything apart, must be an engineering masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share Ya well they don't specify. They just say "under 18" Like all 'ooooohhh not telling yoooou' So it could be like 10kg. Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnijl Posted November 16, 2009 Share Why the upside-down fork? Is there a reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownhillingKing Posted November 16, 2009 Share Er to copy honda's MX. Must admit upside down fork are awsom and stupid at the same time the wobble alot as have no cross bar over the wheel and also it is very easy to hit your stansions on a rock but they look really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakkies Posted November 16, 2009 Share What oil would you recogmend Bakkies? Engen copper slip on the headset, bb and all auspension jionts. bicycle grease on stem, fork clamps, seatposts. Bakkies2009-11-16 15:02:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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