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aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
9/5/2017 12:33pm Yea to some extent. You can compare deep sand to supercross, both are very very different from the US tracks that lucas oil runs on. The bike settings for real sand races (where most of the euro guys practice during weeks because of the demanding nature of those tracks) cant be compared to a hardpacked or US setup. Herlings runs...
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aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
9/4/2017 1:28pm Really interesting Tomac changed a few settings on suspension at WW and went from 10-13 guy and a few seconds off, to suddenly being at the top. Setup does not mean that much...
aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
9/1/2017 1:52am Yes, but if you dont brake hard you neither need to have stiff forks. Braking hard puts load on the forks making them dive.
aees Added a reply to The "Americans ride a lot of Supercross" excuse
9/1/2017 1:40am Europe Pro riders do 60% or more riding sand. Someone like Herlings has completely different bike setup for that (even different forks). That setup and riding technique is equally different than supercross. So, either riding difference conditions and styles adds to being a better rider, or it does not. Europe rider also travel more and are exposed to more different...
aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
8/31/2017 1:48pm The issue is the same on every level. Practice track shape, and race shape are two completely different worlds. They talked about this so many times, you can not find tracks in US that are beaten down to the level it reaches for a race. Neither do you get the same pace (read speed) during practice. In Europe you have...
aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
8/31/2017 7:53am So why does anyone ever go into and adjust clickers unless it helps with going faster? And number of times Dungey had these issues 2015 where he lost 2sec a lap to second motor because they went in the wrong direction. Spare me it is all in his head please and to get comfortable on the bike. Tomac shaved off...
aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
8/31/2017 5:50am That is exactly how it works, you missed Ironman? Tomac was adjusting x3 in panic and shaved of 2.3 sec. I guess he did that for fun. 2-3 sec per lap, easilly on setup regardless if it is 1-2mm of offset, or changing clickers. AMA Pro licens says shit, i almost had a pro licens. I "worked" with top suspension...
aees Added a reply to 'Struggling with bike setup all weekend' can no longer be a valid excuse.
8/31/2017 2:32am Sorry, but this just proof you have not ridden at the top. A few clicks can be the difference of seconds per lap. There is no way in hell, Tomac would have gotten down 1.7 from 4 without changing something on the bike allowing him to go faster. If you are not 100% on the settings but maybe 97-98% that...
aees Started a new thread Longer linkage (pullrod only), KTM SXF 2017
8/28/2017 11:55am Has anyone ran a longer linkage, 1-2mm? I just got it this weekend but did not have time to test it. Did you run stiffer spring when just running the longer pullrod, and not completely new linkage like PC? Less SAG?
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aees Added a reply to Herlings Corner Speed
8/28/2017 2:55am 99% he ran pirelli mx32 has he always does. Same version you can buy. And yes, suspension wise there is a reason why riders like Musquin, Roczen and Herlings run smooth suspension. There is no way you can be super aggressive and successful at GP hardpacked tracks by just hammering it, tracks are slick and noes not allow it.
aees Added a reply to Bridgestone X20
8/25/2017 11:14am X20 rear is for really soft surface only, almost sand like or actual sand. Front is more versatile.
The thing is that #84 can of course ride a production bike with stock suspension, and be top 10. But every 0.5sec counts if he is to have a chance to win Saturday. Put that in perspective, why race it and get shit if you feel you are not comfortable or getting up to enough speed.
aees Added a reply to 2016+ KTM shock spring length
8/23/2017 6:53am 260 seems just to add a bit to much length, plus you will have trouble getting the spring on the bike without removing swingarm. 247 is 45 and 48 springs, think my 50nm was 255 and that was just about i could get it through without removing swingarm.
aees Added a reply to Tomac's Issue in Moto 1
8/22/2017 1:50am There is risk with everything, but i agree. Today with 50mm vision on Prospect and others it becomes less of an issue. Might be google companies that spec tear-off also. A pure roll-off business would not be as lucrative. If you get water or dirt under the film on roll-offs however, you could be completely fucked since you cant get...
aees Added a reply to Starting up a kit suspension test with Showa, WP, KYB, and Ohlins...what's your take on kit suspension?
8/15/2017 4:25am How is it going?
aees Added a reply to Unadilla MX Bench Racing - The Motos
8/12/2017 2:44pm Anyone else has trouble with video/audio being choppy? Not the usual poor bandwidth but like video coding issues. Have it both on my mobile and my tablet, one connected via broadband and one via 4G mobile.
aees Added a reply to Cone Valve forks
8/9/2017 2:13pm how have you had your cv revaled? what did not work so to say? getting mines i a few weeks
aees Added a reply to Herlings to train with Aldon baker and saying Tomac is Gnarly
8/9/2017 12:14pm you should compare carrier long sand skills with supercross skills. Same as dutch and belgium produce top sand riders, france (europe) produce better supercross riders together with US.
aees Added a reply to Herlings to train with Aldon baker and saying Tomac is Gnarly
8/9/2017 11:55am dont overreach, he is doing it to get acclimated properly, nothing else
aees Added a reply to Broken/loose wire on 2017 ktm 350 but still runs the same
8/9/2017 3:14am Dont try to run it when it gets very cold without that sensor. Summer is ok.