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As far as your situation, I would look at it like anyone who rides/races both a 450/250. All 3 bikes require a different riding style, so owning 2 of the 3 (regardless of which) is going to require some change in technique or riding style, switching back and forth. When I bought my 350 2 years ago, I had my YZ250F along side it. Switching between them was different but not bad. Last year I sold the 250F and have a 125. Switching between those 2 is more of a challenge but it's nice to have both. I don't really look at the 350 as a replacement to a 450 or 250f, it really is it's own bike and needs to be ridden as such.
I would then usually ride over my head coming through the pack & end up crashing. 🤦🏻♂️
I use my 350 for practicing & my 450 for races. Having ridin both & sometimes back to back testing, i prefer the 350. Its lighter & way more fun to ride plus im a revver. However from my lap times i am definitely faster on the 450. By 1-2 seconds a lap mostly. & the 450 is easier to get the big jumps once the tracks get super rough. I think my ideal would be to tune a 350 for racing to close that gap a little. But tuning & stuff is expensive. I find it hard going between the two bikes esp on a race day as you have to ride them both differently.
If i wasnt as fit as i am or i wasnt racing competitively i would probably drop the 450 & stick with the 350.
Hope that helps a bit.
The 350 engine-wise reminds me of a 175-200cc 2-stroke: more bottom than a 125/150, not as much as a 250; and revs far like a 125/150.
That said, the 350 is a lot of fun to ride when setup properly. And easier to ride for a longer time since the lack of torque (like a 450), and lack of hit (like a 2-stroke), and more power than a 250F. It’s a great machine for genpop/non-pro.
In practice starts against a buddy on a 450 it is very close.
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Only the 350 remains.
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Loved the bike, felt i was riding faster then with the rm250 2008.
Started back in 2015 with enduro, only 2 strokes since then.
Have te300/17 , tc250/18 and since couple weeks fc350/20.
Have 4.4hrs on the bike now and still getting used to it.
Bike is fast, more than enough...
It is heavier than the 2 stroke, you will feel the difference. Also more stable/front heavy.
I like the bike but need more seat time to get used to it.
I should also mention that I’ve never ever been able to ride as much as I have this year. This was my first season as well riding stock suspension. I literally set the SAG and never touched the forks again minus air pressure. Super super impressed with WP air fork and shock.
If you are riding sand 100% buy the twin air filter skin. I went through the costly mistake of sand particles literally passing through the filter and going through the motor and destroying the piston and rings.
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