Yeh pilot came round at the wrong time in the middle of a of a down turn in the economy and the price was high about $10k in today rate so they canned it early...
as for the long travel on the pilot ....ATV racing did that one using axis shocks heres the web-site https://www.atvracing1.com/Honda_Pilot.html it also has the CR500 top end .......my rider also has a 500 top end with just works shocks (not a atv racing engine one i built myself)..... http://www.youtube.com/user/petesatc.../0/LLhLZyXHfpM
here a pic of some of the bikes...
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