What are the best upgades you have done to your ride?

catatonic wrote:

fastway foot pegs are always top on my list.

S.Loyer wrote:

suspension by far.

Bob454 wrote:

Fresh tires and some cycra hand guards....it is pretty rocky here in the northeast

aFACEdismembered wrote:

Magura clutch for my KX 250. A must for any Jap bike IMO. Once you go all hydraulic you don't go back.

aFACEdismembered wrote:

Magura clutch for my KX 250. A must for any Jap bike IMO. Once you go all hydraulic you don't go back.

millus316 wrote:

I did have to go back. After freshening the blood the hydraulic clutch would not release completly and fried my plates. Plus the spoke nipple holding...

I did have to go back. After freshening the blood the hydraulic clutch would not release completly and fried my plates. Plus the spoke nipple holding the actuator stripped. I did like it but had bad luck with it. I may buy a new one.

insane one wrote:

Ok, if you want to name the brand and or company. What tire brand did you buy were they the same that you had? What suspension...

Ok, if you want to name the brand and or company. What tire brand did you buy were they the same that you had? What suspension company did you choose? Are you happy with the performance you paid for?

rallendude wrote:

I had a Honda shop up North take the 250f engine out and put in a 500 two-stroke engine. Aside from that, JETTING. Jetting this beast...

I had a Honda shop up North take the 250f engine out and put in a 500 two-stroke engine.

Aside from that, JETTING. Jetting this beast made a world of difference in rideability.

neverwasfastenuf wrote:

Which bars did you go with? Did you just get the tall seat or extra tall seat from KTM or another brand? If so, was it...

Which bars did you go with? Did you just get the tall seat or extra tall seat from KTM or another brand? If so, was it the soft version? Which pegs did you switch to? I'm looking for options for an upcoming 250 SX. What did you do about the suspesnion setup?

Crush wrote:

Have a look at my profile you can see it... Fastway lowboy pegs... SDG tallest seat - Check the serial cause there is tall, and really...

Have a look at my profile you can see it...

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!

neverwasfastenuf wrote:

Thanks!

Slow450 wrote:

[b]Depends on the bike:[/b] 1. I've bought a bike that was unrideable after the suspension was set up for a smaller woods rider. In that situation...

Depends on the bike:
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.