Hey everyone,
Thought I might introduce myself.
I'm Travis, I'm from Bairnsdale in Victoria, Australia. I've just bought myself a 2013 300rr. It's the first 2 stroke i have owned, coming most recently from a KTM 525 EXC (I wanted more get up and go and less weight, cause i mainly ride single track)
I've only been for one ride so far and it was great... apart from the bit where i forgot that 2 strokes don't have engine braking and looped out a wheelie... and snapped the rear guard (that i was just telling my dad that a lot of people break ) oh well quick learning curve.
The only other 2 stroke i've spend a decent amount of time on was a mates 13 KTM 300EXC, and comparing the 2, i think the KTM had a fair bit more low end torque, however from all the reviews and whatnot i read everyone says the opposite. is it possible that my bike has been tuned differently to provide more of the old 2 stroke powerband kick at the sacrifice of some low end? It's definitely a quick bike, and even on my first ride i was getting through my regular single tracks at a decent pace.
Thing's that i think i want to change/play with so far:
-tweek suspension (starting with sag and stock clicker settings and go from there)
-bar risers (im 6' tall), which may come in the form of the scotts damper off my KTM if the bar mount spacing is the same
-shorter gear lever, even on my first ride i found when standing up a was missing up shifts because my toe was just that tiny bit shy of the lever
-drop a tooth or 2 off the rear sprocket. i was kicking through the single track in 2nd or 3rd, if i could land 2nd somewhere inbetween my current 2nd and 3rd it'd be spot on i reckon.
-maybe try to get a little more low end out of it.
I'll post some picks of the best this arvo.
Cheers,
Trav