I though I would newer say this, but my bike is perfect!

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Not very humble nor accurate, its not even clean and a few years old on top of that. But after months or testing different stuff, like exhaust (Two brothers, stock 09, stock 11, FMF 4,1 Ti and now PC Ti-R4), handlebars, bar mounts risers, diff bar mount offset, gear ratios 48 vs 49, rotors ( QTM, Galfer), fork clicking (and new forks) etc I feel for the first time in my life, that I have the perfect bike and if I get pasted by some faster asshole it's actually MY fault LOL (it was always my fault, but you get the idea).

(I'm just going to put on a Ti rear spring and some PC water pump stuff to make it a little bit better though)



09 KX250F by the way...

You feel the same way about your scooter?
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Congrats, Doc! Sweet looking bike!

Do you haul it in the white vehicle there?

Can't say I feel that way about my YZ125 (wish I had an '09 model), but I'm loving the way my mountain bike feels right now.
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Moto East Mag 4/7/2011 7:51pm
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You are a brave man jinxing yourself like that. .
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DrSweden wrote:
Not very humble nor accurate, its not even clean and a few years old on top of that. But after months or testing different stuff, like...
Not very humble nor accurate, its not even clean and a few years old on top of that. But after months or testing different stuff, like exhaust (Two brothers, stock 09, stock 11, FMF 4,1 Ti and now PC Ti-R4), handlebars, bar mounts risers, diff bar mount offset, gear ratios 48 vs 49, rotors ( QTM, Galfer), fork clicking (and new forks) etc I feel for the first time in my life, that I have the perfect bike and if I get pasted by some faster asshole it's actually MY fault LOL (it was always my fault, but you get the idea).

(I'm just going to put on a Ti rear spring and some PC water pump stuff to make it a little bit better though)



09 KX250F by the way...

You feel the same way about your scooter?
pasted past participle, past tense of paste (Verb)
1. Coat with paste.
2. Fasten or stick (something) onto something with paste.
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pasted past participle, past tense of paste (Verb)
1. Coat with paste.
2. Fasten or stick (something) onto something with paste.
Not too super are you? I've heard people use "pasted" as a description of getting beaten or smashed in a sport.

"he pasted me on the tennis court"




Congrats on the bike, i never got along with my 09 kxf450, the thing was a rocket, but just did not want to turn, after spending mega (to me) on the suspenders, triple clamp, etc, i gave up, bought a 2 stroke and lived happily ever after. Tongue

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peelout 4/7/2011 8:12pm
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Nice ride man, the minivan is gnar too
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 8:19pm
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Congrats, Doc! Sweet looking bike! Do you haul it in the white vehicle there? Can't say I feel that way about my YZ125 (wish I had...
Congrats, Doc! Sweet looking bike!

Do you haul it in the white vehicle there?

Can't say I feel that way about my YZ125 (wish I had an '09 model), but I'm loving the way my mountain bike feels right now.
It has a carrier on the hitch. So I haul it on the mini van! Smile
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 8:25pm
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Not too super are you? I've heard people use "pasted" as a description of getting beaten or smashed in a sport. "he pasted me on the...
Not too super are you? I've heard people use "pasted" as a description of getting beaten or smashed in a sport.

"he pasted me on the tennis court"




Congrats on the bike, i never got along with my 09 kxf450, the thing was a rocket, but just did not want to turn, after spending mega (to me) on the suspenders, triple clamp, etc, i gave up, bought a 2 stroke and lived happily ever after. Tongue
I hear you. It's pretty popular to put 22 mm triple clamps on these (and they changed this on the 11 models) and this could be something I that could get under my skin, but I figured bad turning (as in understeer) makes it's more stable on straights and in jumps? I was to buy a PC 22 mm triple clamp, but I figured the more I ride the better it will turn, so I spent that money on gas, tires and practice/racing fees! Smile
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 8:26pm
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peelout wrote:
Nice ride man, the minivan is gnar too
Tnx, but the minivan is not gnar! But tnx for being positive at least! Wink
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Smart thinking, i seemed to have a problem with it, but then i would let a faster friend ride it and he had no problem making it turn! Then he would comment that it still didnt turn better than his honda (blasphemy!) It's mostly mental i think, oh well.
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 8:28pm
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Moto East Mag wrote:
You are a brave man jinxing yourself like that. .
Hey, I didn't know this could bring bad luck? Sad But I'm not superstitions so I guess I don't care anyway! Smile
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 8:40pm
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Smart thinking, i seemed to have a problem with it, but then i would let a faster friend ride it and he had no problem making...
Smart thinking, i seemed to have a problem with it, but then i would let a faster friend ride it and he had no problem making it turn! Then he would comment that it still didnt turn better than his honda (blasphemy!) It's mostly mental i think, oh well.
Yeah, you seem to have figured things out. I met a guy a few weeks ago that kind of destroyed my BS. He's supposed to be a pretty fast rider, as in almost qualifying to the Nats thing a decade ago. Well, he's faster than me at least. So I was making all this noise about my oversized rotor how spiffy it was etc, and he looked kind of confused at me and said that he newer does anything like that to his bikes. He might change the suspension but otherwise all stock bikes from 2000 is good enough for him to ride fast, and he just adapted.

Someone here previously mentioned (maybe other forum?) that the former multi GP champ Joel Robert said something similar. Just STFU and go out and ride. They are probably right these guys, and they make me look stupid. But I had the money, so screw you Mr Robert! I'm sure he buys stupid stuff once in a while as well Smile
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in short yes, I am in love with my yz 250 Kissing
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 9:06pm
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in short yes, I am in love with my yz 250 Kissing
Good for you! Smile
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in short yes, I am in love with my yz 250 Kissing
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Good for you! Smile
no, good for us both fine sir!
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Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a 2010 CRF450. Changed the rear suspension link, put on a DEP pipe, set the sag, some decent tyres and won my first race on it. Love it. Easy to ride. Fast enough for an ol' fella like me.
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 9:34pm
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seth505 wrote:
no, good for us both fine sir!
Agree! Ha!
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 9:38pm
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KIWImxer wrote:
Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a...
Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a 2010 CRF450. Changed the rear suspension link, put on a DEP pipe, set the sag, some decent tyres and won my first race on it. Love it. Easy to ride. Fast enough for an ol' fella like me.
Pretty funny. That same bike I sold because I felt it was just wrong. Last week I tested an 11 to see if my mind was playing me back then, but I got the same bad feeling. I scremed to the bike riding mine, come back here. When I went back to my Kwacker and got goose bumps.

I guess some like brunettes and some like blondes! Wink
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That's sweet! I have the same bike (09 KX250F) and I wish I could say the same. Ive been struggling with the way this bike corners... Something in me is saying sell it and buy a YZ250...

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TeamGreen 4/7/2011 9:40pm
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Nice post.

Great bike.

I haven't found a bike that makes more torque, or as early...and tractable, as a kitted/carb'd '06-'08 KX450 motor...but, that's jus' me.

On the chassis issue: Isn't it a great feeling when ya get off of your bike...put it on the stand...sit down with a bottle of water and jus' look at it...thinkin'...

"Damn! That things perfect!"
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KIWImxer 4/7/2011 9:50pm
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KIWImxer wrote:
Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a...
Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a 2010 CRF450. Changed the rear suspension link, put on a DEP pipe, set the sag, some decent tyres and won my first race on it. Love it. Easy to ride. Fast enough for an ol' fella like me.
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Pretty funny. That same bike I sold because I felt it was just wrong. Last week I tested an 11 to see if my mind was...
Pretty funny. That same bike I sold because I felt it was just wrong. Last week I tested an 11 to see if my mind was playing me back then, but I got the same bad feeling. I scremed to the bike riding mine, come back here. When I went back to my Kwacker and got goose bumps.

I guess some like brunettes and some like blondes! Wink
Thats the case for sure!
I rode my brother's 09 KX450 and it felt too big. Fast motor but I was way quicker on the CRF.
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 10:06pm
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Hey TeamGreen, KIWImxer and the rest of you for posting. You get it and I guess we need some positive shit to BS about as well.

I know some piss-ants will be frustrated since there's some happiness in this thread, but whatever!
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DrSweden 4/7/2011 10:14pm
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Thats the case for sure!
I rode my brother's 09 KX450 and it felt too big. Fast motor but I was way quicker on the CRF.
I had my Kwacker and the CRF at the same time, and I felt cramped on the CRF. The odd thing though was that I measured the seat to peg distance, and between the clamp and peg and it was basically the same between the bikes. Crazy thing is that I think the CRF actually had half a inch higher distance between seat and peg. I though this was so crazy, and it was messing with my mojo. So I just dropped the tape line and left the garage frantic.

If you have time at one point (I will try to do it as well) and you guys ride together see if you can do some measuring between your bikes like I did to see if I screwed up the figures...

I need closure!
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My 09 is gettin old. I wish KTM would make a 200xc. Easy choice if they made one.
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That's sweet! I have the same bike (09 KX250F) and I wish I could say the same. Ive been struggling with the way this bike corners...
That's sweet! I have the same bike (09 KX250F) and I wish I could say the same. Ive been struggling with the way this bike corners... Something in me is saying sell it and buy a YZ250...
Tuff case. The question is if you will find your happiness with the smoker... Only one way to find out! Smile
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KIWImxer wrote:
Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a...
Sometimes you just click with a bike. I put up with trying to race a CRF250 in the vet class for 2 years before buying a 2010 CRF450. Changed the rear suspension link, put on a DEP pipe, set the sag, some decent tyres and won my first race on it. Love it. Easy to ride. Fast enough for an ol' fella like me.
I agree with the sometimes you just click with the bike statement. I have a YZ250F and everytime i hop on my dad's CRF450 i feel so much more comfortable and faster on it even though everything is set up for him(He's about 210 i'm 170). Might just be that the 450 is a beast but what do i know?
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Good to hear Marc, she is a beauty! treat her nice and she will reciprocate, just like most good women do. Cool
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Good one, Doc. Any significance to the number 111?
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Nice bike, congrats!
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Nice steed sir.
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DrSweden wrote:
Not very humble nor accurate, its not even clean and a few years old on top of that. But after months or testing different stuff, like...
Not very humble nor accurate, its not even clean and a few years old on top of that. But after months or testing different stuff, like exhaust (Two brothers, stock 09, stock 11, FMF 4,1 Ti and now PC Ti-R4), handlebars, bar mounts risers, diff bar mount offset, gear ratios 48 vs 49, rotors ( QTM, Galfer), fork clicking (and new forks) etc I feel for the first time in my life, that I have the perfect bike and if I get pasted by some faster asshole it's actually MY fault LOL (it was always my fault, but you get the idea).

(I'm just going to put on a Ti rear spring and some PC water pump stuff to make it a little bit better though)



09 KX250F by the way...

You feel the same way about your scooter?
Dear Doc, your bike aint perfect, and my signture will give you a clue what's wrong with it...=)

Just kidding...Happy your bike suits you. I believe slower riders like us still need to feel comfortable on our bikes.
Sure we don't use every hp or inch of suspension travel, but yoy must feel at home with riding style, length, weight etc.

My perfect bike was a RM 250-99 with modified suspension, tall seat and bar. I always liked steelframes more than alu in the handling department.

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