MACSBOOST Honda Aquatrax F15X 71mph pass
Test pass of the new MACSBOOST F15X Stage 1 kit. Kit includes a programmable MACSBOOST ECU and MACSBOOST pump Wedge. Go to www.macsboost.com for ...
Road Test by MC USA
This road test was done by JC Hilderbrand for Motorcycle USA. He was riding a 2006 Model XR650R. The original article can be found here: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/
When I signed on as a motojournalist for MCUSA, they warned me that it wasn’t all going to be bike tests and hob-knobbing with the pros. Sure, those are the best parts of the job, but I was assured that there would be instances where I had to put in time as the new-guy and do the dirty work. As it turns out, the “dirty work” includes driving 1500 miles round-trip to SoCal, in a company van, to pick up a trailer full of brand-new bikes. Damn. Life’s tough sometimes.Maybe the three-day road trips are going to get old sooner or later, but compared to my former profession as a carpenter, a bad day at MCUSA sure beats the hell out of packing lumber and hoisting drywall for eight hours. As luck would have it, the office guys pulled rank on me and sent the newbie on his first little road trip only a week after acing my piss test. My charge? A fleet of four spankin’ new, 2006 XR650Rs straight from American Honda.
I made the trek from southern Oregon and arrived at the Honda complex bright and early Monday morning (yes, they make me work weekends). I must say, I was a little unprepared for the enormity of the race shop. Obviously American Honda is a major player in the motorcycling industry, and it was pretty cool to see the base of operations for the entire U.S. program. What was even cooler is how I managed to avoid getting lost in L.A., picked the right loading dock at Honda on the first try and walked out of the place with the MCUSA Sprinter loaded to the max with new machinery. The last time I picked up a Honda it took hours of financial negotiations and a dozen signatures before I could finagle a single bike. This time the process was simplified requiring only one John Hancock and I was off and rolling. The hardest thing was trying to muscle 300-pound machines up the ramp solo and not making an ass of myself in front of all the Honda guys.
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