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I think them being at work on Monday became more important.
Proper Suspension setup for the woods is very important.
Rekluse Clutch helps tremendously as well.
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look foreword as much as possible, relax, ride smooth, stand up when u need to stand up and sit down when u should sit down......
give it a little time, it will all click one day and all of a sudden u will feel at home on some single track.
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If you left your motocross settings the same for trail that's the start of your problems right there I would go with 4 clicks softer on the front and rear suspension compression clickers.
put a zip tie around your lower fork tube to see how much travel you are using, chances are you are not using nearly as much as on a track
you need to adjust your suspension to where you are using a good part of the travel.
Riding off road definitely takes a different mentality try looking ahead also learn to enjoy the surroundings and the scenery when you take a break, it can be really beautiful out there, much more than just being in the dirt parking lot at your local MX track.
Riding different disciplines adds to your overall riding skill tremendously and you learn to appreciate it much more.
I also like to canyon carve on my FZ1 and getting in triple digits in seconds helps get the ya ya's out.
try to relax and have fun!
we've been riding these single track trails lately and after a rain it does not get any better.
I've owned this little 250XCF-W over a year now and I'm just learning to really dig this bike it needs to be in the right environment which is tight single track after riding 450's and 520EXC's its quite an adjustment of the lack of power but it turns out in the right situation you don't need all the ponies.
We've probably unknowingly ridden together while with Porter, but would be really surprised if we knew each other. I will keep an eye out for a 485 next time I am out there.
- Jay
4 clicks softer on compression front and rear..
A nice set of perfectly tuned Ohlins helps as well
I tend to want the first couple of inches of travel to be quite supple to absorb the small bumps, logs, rocks etc so that on an extended rides I don't get beaten up. It also allows you to blast through the small stuff without the front wheel deflecting all over the place.
I think a lot of guys try to achieve too much with clicker adjustments, when in reality you'd be better off with a spring change.
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I had EE set up my original suspension with great success.
Then went jumped off the deep end into the Ohlins.
Just keep clicking till you can get max travel without bottoming out is probably a good start.
the guy sounded like he's not even sure if he wants to continue trail riding so does it make sense to have your springs changed or a
revalve and spend a lot of moolah on something you might not even continue to do?
And now your moto bike is too soft for jumping.
Plus without going through all that it's easy to go back to your motocross settings by adjusting your clickers
Ideally you'll do what I have, a motocross bike, dual sport bike and the single track bike with each set up for that particular discipline.
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I am not by any means a great rider, but enjoying the journey rather than the accomplishment seems to be a little more important out in the woods.
All you need is to put on some nail polish and go ride in the hills. You'll come back to racing and start gapping the pros.
look at lines you take differently- some moto, some surf/skate/ski/board, some MTB/trials, and have fun with terrain like you are a kid. hit a lip, gouge a little bowl, take pride conquering a rock section smoothly.
slow down, you will go faster and crash less.
if he was a smart man he would take his existing YZ and turn it into offroad weapon keep the new bike for Moto it's a win-win for everybody!
The Brothel helps sooth the aching muscles, especially the BIG one.
Huge props to the endurocross guys. Idk how
they do it but I'll stick to the track.
Did it look like this?
Style points are not awarded negotiating some of these goat trails.
One thing is true after talking to the trail riders. A motocross setup just doesn't work in the woods.
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