mrquick68 wrote:I get a bit on interest in my bike, but not tons of in-depth love and curiosity. She's very pretty, so I get a good amount of comments on her!
greatest assets:
1. Fast starter - I should be getting nearly every hole shot.
2. Feels thin and fairly nimble.
3. Stable at speed
4. Great brakes, clutch, and ergos.
Things that need improvement for racing:
1. She's not super light. A set of lighter wheels, LW battery, and no lighting would help.
2. the 300 may not be the best racing motor - it's punchy, but doesn't love to rev. Still plenty fast though. A 350 or 250 probably better for faster circuits. 300 works well in techy circuits where it's low/mid punch really helps out. the FMF Factory Fatty helped with this though.
3. Suspension... Even after I had Stillwell go through it all, it needs some help. The fork deflects to easily still mid corner, and even when setup a bit stiffer I still bottom often on the MX track portions. If I just race purely offroad w/ no MX it's pretty good.
All in all though, she's a great bike!! I just think there a minor room for improvement. If I had a race mechanic, i'm sure I could quickly sort this stuff out. But I don't, probably never will. Ha ha
hawaiidirtrider wrote:mrquick68 wrote:I get a bit on interest in my bike, but not tons of in-depth love and curiosity. She's very pretty, so I get a good amount of comments on her!
greatest assets:
1. Fast starter - I should be getting nearly every hole shot.
2. Feels thin and fairly nimble.
3. Stable at speed
4. Great brakes, clutch, and ergos.
Things that need improvement for racing:
1. She's not super light. A set of lighter wheels, LW battery, and no lighting would help.
2. the 300 may not be the best racing motor - it's punchy, but doesn't love to rev. Still plenty fast though. A 350 or 250 probably better for faster circuits. 300 works well in techy circuits where it's low/mid punch really helps out. the FMF Factory Fatty helped with this though.
3. Suspension... Even after I had Stillwell go through it all, it needs some help. The fork deflects to easily still mid corner, and even when setup a bit stiffer I still bottom often on the MX track portions. If I just race purely offroad w/ no MX it's pretty good.
All in all though, she's a great bike!! I just think there a minor room for improvement. If I had a race mechanic, i'm sure I could quickly sort this stuff out. But I don't, probably never will. Ha ha
..just addressing the motor and reving part... maybe a more top end pipe like an fmf fatty or a platinum pro circuit might work nicer.. stock pipe is more like a gnarly which is fine for lots..but for racing it's nice that there are more options in pipes.
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