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Aluminum vs Steel. Which is better and why?
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[QUOTE="TrailDawg, post: 427406, member: 24796"] Something that hasn't been mentioned yet when the Al. frame was introduced. Honda had lost McGrath(or was that in 98??), they weren't winning races, and sales were declining. I think it would be safe to say that part of the reason for the AL frame was they needed a new gimic to draw customers back to them. They simply adapted the advanced technology from their sportbikes into the CR line and marketed it as a huge innovation and advancement in motocross technology to draw customers back to them. They played their hand with the Al frame, emphasizing its increased rigidity, lighter weight, etc. Obviously their bluff was called when all the magazines complained about the frames being too stiff and transmitting more vibration, but they stuck with it because of all the $$ they sunk into R&D and tooling costs. [/QUOTE]
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