Factory Suspension at Work

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Edited Date/Time 8/7/2013 5:59am
Skip to the 1:32 mark and you'll see what factory forks can do. Shot this yesterday out at Milestone for the 2014 Alpinestars Ride Day. Anyone who has ridden the main track there recently can appreciate this.

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crf250pilot 8/6/2013 4:30pm
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I was more impressed by Barcia at the 1:07 mark not eating shit after flat landing half whipped still.
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activeMX 8/6/2013 4:32pm
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Why didn't I think of over jumping the double in the middle of the track like that??!! I'm just 'gonna hold it on and see what happens next time.

BTW, you need to increase your post count by like ten fold to be taken serious as an admin here....get on it.
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Camp332 8/6/2013 4:47pm
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activeMX wrote:
Why didn't I think of over jumping the double in the middle of the track like that??!! I'm just 'gonna hold it on and see what...
Why didn't I think of over jumping the double in the middle of the track like that??!! I'm just 'gonna hold it on and see what happens next time.

BTW, you need to increase your post count by like ten fold to be taken serious as an admin here....get on it.
You didnt think of it because youre not as gnarly as Moose. Thats why.
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bayodome 8/6/2013 5:55pm
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activeMX wrote:
Why didn't I think of over jumping the double in the middle of the track like that??!! I'm just 'gonna hold it on and see what...
Why didn't I think of over jumping the double in the middle of the track like that??!! I'm just 'gonna hold it on and see what happens next time.

BTW, you need to increase your post count by like ten fold to be taken serious as an admin here....get on it.
Haha. Yeah I'm more of a lurker like you!

And yes, next time I'll just pin it and hope that my bike doesn't disintegrate upon landing.

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nytsmaC 8/6/2013 6:32pm
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I had a landing like Barcia's a couple of weeks ago, the frame flexed enough to break a headstay in half and I was on my head faster than I could blink. Oh to be 10 years younger and 100lbs lighter, those guys don't even look fazed!
mynewcr250 8/6/2013 7:01pm
8/6/2013 7:01pm
thats what a properly valved/setup fork for your skill level looks like...
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nytsmaC 8/6/2013 7:06pm
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Moose's knees didn't even buckle!
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8/6/2013 8:10pm Edited Date/Time 8/7/2013 3:23am
When i did that i broke both my ankles and twisted the footpegs, after bottoming hard of course.. 2006 yz250 overjumped a double.

do i need to courier my suspension to ENZO or pro circuit in the USA to get anything decent?
im in NZ. Cheers
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DocMarten 8/6/2013 8:19pm
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2b wrote:
When i did that i broke both my ankles and twisted the footpegs, after bottoming hard of course.. 2006 yz250 overjumped a double. do i need...
When i did that i broke both my ankles and twisted the footpegs, after bottoming hard of course.. 2006 yz250 overjumped a double.

do i need to courier my suspension to ENZO or pro circuit in the USA to get anything decent?
im in NZ. Cheers
well, whatever you fill out on the form is what the dude who is valving it will set it up for -_-
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Brent 8/6/2013 10:09pm
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Marvin doesn't weigh that much either. 125 or 135 lbs tops?


If my fat ass tried that that they would still be digging me out of the bomb crater I made upon landing...
louis.bernard.564 8/7/2013 3:07am
8/7/2013 3:07am
crf250pilot wrote:
I was more impressed by Barcia at the 1:07 mark not eating shit after flat landing half whipped still.
Factory but also great settings in case of hard landings / over jumps
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Kalz 8/7/2013 5:18am
8/7/2013 5:18am
In this interview ( Link ) Barcia said that he drove a stock bike in Alpinestars Ride Day.
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Tarz483 8/7/2013 5:59am
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Kalz wrote:
In this interview ( Link ) Barcia said that he drove a stock bike in Alpinestars Ride Day.
That's what I was thinking . He said it was fun wringing its neck and that it was so different from his factory bike .

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