on the honda front , i rode my friends crf250 a couple of months ago when the hybrid had snapped the exhaust, the 2008 he had was the best overall the 2011 was to be honest boring ,in the uk you struggle to sell a crf450 coz everybody and thier dog has one ! dare i say the honda was the bench mark for the 450 class , my other honda mate had a cr500 in the 80s when i had a kx500 ,the honda was a f&*?*n awfull piece of machinery when it wasnt tryin to take all the skin off his leg with the kickstart it was regulary throwing him down the track. just like the old moto gp bikes kawasaki have always produced a quick motor but not always the handling but offroad i dont think they have ever dissapointed.
as for mr honda himself ...windup??? who gos on a kawasaki site and blows a honda trumpet? did someone get though the vetting filter or under the radar ,stealth paint perhaps
