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8/25/2010 8:12pm
8/25/2010 8:12pm
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1/27/2012 1:10pm
I'm sorry for this nonsense but this is killing me. I'm 6"1 and I used to have issues with these small bikes from Japan, all the Fs. I'm used to raise the bar, the seat and even tried these lower pegs. But when I bought my KX250F, it didn't feel necessary like it felt with the CRF. So that's good, maybe some mental thing because I did some fast measuring between the CRF and the KXF and the distance between peg, upper clamp and seat was equal, actually the seat on the CR was 1/3 taller? Again I did this measurement in a haze but it was disturbing news since I loved the cockpit on my KXF so much better than the CRF (ouch)...
Anyway this weekend I put bar raisers on my KXF just to try how it felt compared to the standard and if I then should by RC High bend or something because I don't like these bar raiser that much. Anyway I discovered that it was so much nicer to stand up (no surprise). I felt so much comfortable while jumping. Things seemed so effortless until I hit the corners and the bike felt like a chopper! The front wheel now plows like it has no traction what so ever. If I exaggerate it feels like I lost 50 % traction and it's not possible to "attack" (in a slow B-rider kind of a way) corners with the same confidence.
This is really a stupid problem compared to JS7 many brain-farts or world starvation, but I can choose which one of these settings will make me faster?
What would you suggest? Go for more confidence in corners or at straights and in jumps?
What would you think the pro would do?
Anyway this weekend I put bar raisers on my KXF just to try how it felt compared to the standard and if I then should by RC High bend or something because I don't like these bar raiser that much. Anyway I discovered that it was so much nicer to stand up (no surprise). I felt so much comfortable while jumping. Things seemed so effortless until I hit the corners and the bike felt like a chopper! The front wheel now plows like it has no traction what so ever. If I exaggerate it feels like I lost 50 % traction and it's not possible to "attack" (in a slow B-rider kind of a way) corners with the same confidence.
This is really a stupid problem compared to JS7 many brain-farts or world starvation, but I can choose which one of these settings will make me faster?
What would you suggest? Go for more confidence in corners or at straights and in jumps?
What would you think the pro would do?
I will now search for a upper clamp that is adjustable. Damn more $...
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As far as bars go, it seems taller guys like the Windham bars if i'm not mistaken...btw the KX250F is an awesome bike, love mine..much more than the KX450 i just recently sold, thats becaause i ride a lot of hard packed, if i rode more long open loamy or sand tracks i would probably still have the 450..
Windham bars aren't really tall at all. They are identical to the Renthal 971 that comes stock on the CRF's. The RC high has the same 54mm sweep as the KW but it's 20mm taller.
The Windham's are heaps more comfortable for me, and seem to give me alot more control over the bike, the RC highs were making the front end plow and seem to have no traction for me too DrSweeden, they were just too high and seemed to twist in the clamps alot easier aswell..
The only other thing I've done to my 250 is Change the spring rates to suit my weight which made the biggest difference of all.
I will never use lower pegs as ive ridden with those and they feel wack.
I suggest adding washers a little at a time so you dont have to adapt to a huge change but remember when you raise the clamps it also brings the bars back towards you.
Im very picky about where my bars are all my friends laugh at me if I think they moved Im freaking out.
I wouldn't worry so much about the clamp. The RC-high doesn't have much sweep, so you can really roll it a long ways ahead in the clamp without any weird effects.
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