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I feel like a kid again on a bike... haven't had this space since I was 14!
Next are to remove the horrible pirellis and ride a bit more!
1. I've bought a bike that was unrideable after the suspension was set up for a smaller woods rider. In that situation suspension revalve/respring by Pro Circuit was the top mod. I've had some bikes where the suspension worked fairly well for me and I used the stock valving/springs or changed one or the other but not both. If I can afford it I will have my suspension professionally revalved even if it's just the icing on the cake, because it has always been better than stock to varying degrees.
2. In general the first mod I do is change the gearing, usually a really easy way to tune the bike to your liking and type of riding, and very economical. But again, I have had a bike or two where the stock gearing seemed the best.
3. I like to give my bike a little protection right off the bat, they all come with skid plates and case guards now, but I usually add radiator braces and a throttle tube, good insurance that you will usually finish your moto after a crash.
4. After that the best thing to do for guys that don't have unlimited finances for the weekend addiction is to save the rest for rainy days (that surely will come in moto). Keeping tires and chains fresh on a 450 is expensive, it blows my mind when I see a $12,000+ weekend warrior bike running a badly worn rear tire. Not to mention crash damage which will also usually come a few times a season.
I may have forgotten some stuff, but I'd say those are my priorities, and the order of them depends on the bike. You can do some set up before the bike touches dirt and continue on day 1 of riding for free (other than maybe grips you like if they don't come stock). Completely grease and properly torque everything. Set up position of bars, levers to your liking and start getting suspension clickers dialed day one.
Pit Row
Fastway lowboy pegs...
SDG tallest seat - Check the serial cause there is tall, and really tall... I went with the highest....
and I want to say CR high bend but I think it might have been Windham bars with some bar risers from Ride Engineering because I didn't want to much sweep?
Either way, get the bend/sweep you like and get bar raisers, a super tall bar looks funny! hahaha
Oh, and it's much more comfortable to ride for me, but my 5'10 brother hates it!
suspension revalve (still need to do 450)
non slip seat cover
red hose kit
Cosworth Engine Build (Or Erik Schofstall) / JCR if we're talking Dezert.
VP Race Fuel (Just ran some in Baja...makes a HUGE difference!)
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