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Just left the track. Was really rutted and chewed up bad coming into / out of corners.
This is where I'm noticing it the most. Much easier on the hands.
I believe the yellow. I would have to look again. They were the medium ones.
Was worried about going straight to the softest ones.
Would love to see this with bike all reassembled. They all look like Aftermarket cannons. Have Noticed that 450 Star guys have different can lengths.
Really? Man, I noticed an immediate difference especially on clutch disengagement. While the difference was immediate. I'll agree with you it wasn't massive. I haven't had to swap my clutch plates yet after months of desert and track but I know its gonna be coming up soon. Are you running the hydro clutch? I know I was eating up plates faster with the cable clutch forsure.
I for sure notice the difference in the clutch pull when I pull it on while braking hard into a corner. Maybe I don't notice it as much as I've been running a slipper for 10+ years so it was 'normal' feeling to me when I put it on the Yamaha.
Still running a cable clutch, however I've become much more anal about ensuring proper lever play. Thus far I haven't had an issue with lever play causing clutch slippage and thus burning up plates faster. Hydro clutch looks interesting but I really don't want to bother with the bleeding (maybe also because I've never had an MX bike with hydro...)
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I've run both slippers and standards on road race bikes, never had a slipper on a dirt bike so to me I noticed it. Don't know if I wanna go back now. Lmao. I have a passionate dislike of cable clutches personally so I went hydro as soon as I could afford it and its been a great change for me at least, I'm also a fan of a heavier clutch pull.
The bleeding was initially difficult but if you bleed it from the slave cylinder vs the master cylinder and pre-fill the slave cylinder. It goes much faster.
Best I got at the moment! Before and after
Looks sweet, but nothing will convince me that this works better than a stock pipe. I appreciate all you guys supporting the industry that we all love so much 👍
I didn’t notice any loss of anything but I’m not Justin cooper or Eli Tomac either!
Which is why it’s crazy to me that so many folks are so willing to spend time, effort, and money to make their bike work objectively worse. We need all the help we can get, dawg. Don’t make it harder on yourself
how do you like those steg pegz
I don’t, they are off now.
I'm still running the stock pipe also, but I have read where aftermarket pipes actually smooth out the power making it easier to control. Stock is hard to beat though as far as power.
I'm not doubting that there may be benefits to running an aftermarket pipe if you have something specific you're after, but cutting one down purely for aesthetics is wild to me when the bikes are so good stock.
I'm the weirdo outlier in this space though for sure. I'm 50. Vet B rider on my best days, And I weigh 180 lbs. It's like having a manufacturer developing a bike and spending millions on R&D and testing for me alone. No chance that these aftermarket companies are putting in the same effort when producing their shiny bits, and not all shiny bits work well together. Not everyone goes as slow/fast as I do, rides what I ride, or weighs what I weigh, so I get why folks want to tinker to find the sweet spot.
Looks a lot better! Any review on performance changes and sound?
Im a tad heavier than you but i feel the same about my bike. Still mostly stock aside from creature comforts and even then i only did pegs and a wc lever. Im working my way down to make the stock suspension work a little better because i keep talking myself out of doing it lol.. ive been preoccupied lately with hunting for a Ford transit i want. I should probably ride. Its that time.
Yamaha YZ250/450F YZ250/450FX WR250/450F Gas Cap Vent Elbow – XPR Motorsports
A solution for our Kinked hose issue!
Sounds way more crisp, no decrease in power.
Where did you get that stand with the anniversary decals?
Pit Row
I've excessively excited for this, gonna pick some up once I get paid.
https://www.bushpigperformance.com/product-page/fuel-tank-vent-90-connector?srsltid=AfmBOoqBJwuWXOx92ItbFA9t1oI4ceJ5zgVGQn9KnB62XnEFChalK7ad
found this possible solution for kinked hoses
Finally! This will solve a lot of phantom issues with your YZs fellas, so grab one even if you haven't yet dealt with issues related to a kinked vent hose. Yamaha needs to take notes and make this happen stock ASAP
Check out another solution in my post above. Looks good and cheaper!
Yeah, I know people get grumpy when they spend a bunch of $ on sexy parts only to realize their bike performs worse than it did before, but I think it's pretty common in the moto world to want to throw money at stuff. It's a lot like Golf. No amount of swing trainers or hybrid clubs are gonna compensate for bad technique 🤷♂️
As for the suspension, I chased my tail quite a bit with clickers and fork height when I first got my '23 as I was trying to make the new bike as comfy as my '21. I finally ended up going back to a stock base setting for clickers and ended up at 3mm up for the forks and after a good 15 hours or so, things started to calm down and I adapted to the new chassis. It's a different bike and it requires different input and when I'm more intentional about it, I was rewarded with a better handling bike. That's what worked for me. I still make minor adjustments depending on where I'm riding, but I stay pretty close to a base setting otherwise.
Also, and I've shared this on here before, but if anyone is looking to calm the motor down a bit and make better use of that super tall 2nd gear, someone showed me a simple map a while ago that I've been using ever since on my last two bikes. I call it "Jay's Map" because some dude named Jay showed it to me lol, but I was blown away when I did. It made the new bike work in 2nd gear how the old gen bike worked in 3rd gear. Not exactly of course, but it got a lot closer for me. I attached a pic of it, but don't bother with trying to punch in all the numbers. It's basically a new map and you slide FI/IG all the way left/smooth to 1, and TC all the way to the right/Hard Pack/High, and then save it. I don't ride a lot of hard pack, but the map works if you're looking to chill that low to mid hit and run 2nd gear out more. Give it a shot 👍
That is certainly a bit more affordable. I may try that first. Thank you 🙏
Edit: Just ordered a couple. Gonna put one on the boy's 250 as well 👍
Or get a pack of 10 for even less money....... 🤑
https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Connector-Exchange-Vehicles-Automotive/dp/B0DKNBXTTJ/ref=sr_1_3
Damn, good find!
Is this air vent a common problem for you guys?
Well, shit… lol
I just saw a possible problem area and some have had issues. For XPR to make an elbow like that, they must have heard of something. I cut the nipple on my gas cap flush with the top and used a less flexible line and haven’t had any problems. You can see the line I used in this photo.
The vent was a concern for me because id always have a big kink. Didnt have any real issues come from it but i still cut the nipple down.
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