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Just think the decision through, at the end of the day as long as your riding that's what counts, I recently went to a 350 and really like it, easy to ride, good power, and electric start, the bike has alot of potential, more than I could could ever ride it to, you might be surprised how the rmz is.good luck
So you say you're not fast enough to use all the power the 250 makes, so you want something forgiving that can help you out of corners when you screw up. You also rather not have to shift as much and you wanna save a few bucks by bolting a kit on a cheaper bike. You also say you like the characteristics of a Suzuki.
Why don't you just buy a RMZ450?
After stalking JGR’s website seeing if I could purchase the stage 2 kit (which is still unavailable), I decided to forego a new bike. However......
I ended up taking my 2015 RMZ250 to the Wizard Tom Zont with TZR, and let him work his magic. For about 2 third of the price of the stage 2 kit, he definitely must have had a magic wand.
Truly, I am very impressed with everyone there. He was able to get over 43 HP and add a lot more torque.
Get to take it out for the first ride tomorrow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=fVl9YWL5PTI
Same tuner makes 47 hp of a 250 YZF with just little work on the motor for the WMX Championship.
(dyno numbers are not always accurate...)
Pit Row
I believe this was from dirt bike
Since I am not a great rider it still helped me out immensely on the track. Before if I messed up and was in a too high of gear in a corner, by the time I realized it and after a few “F” bombs... I would downshift hit the over rev quickly and drop a few more “F” bombs, have to shift again.... Now if I am in too high of a gear, I can recover a lot faster, not have to shift down and get back up to speed and not lose too much ground. Being able to stay on the throttle longer is huge. Which the top end is so much higher and longer before sign off, I have yet to shift too late and feel I wasted time. The last thing I noticed is that it is much better for my riding style. I like revving the bike up higher and it has been a dream. Before I was cussing and kicking myself for not shifting sooner as the other guys sped by. Now I can usually pass a few people on the straighter sections. 🤷🏻♂️ Maybe I’m just getting better??
Do I agree practice and improving skill is the number 1 priority? Absolutely. But by no means was it wasted money. It didn’t make me a magically better rider. But, my lap times sure dropped by about 10 seconds (partially due to more confidence to clear jumps). So even if it did just improve my confidence, it sure has helped a lot.
And people just reading the last part of this post... yes I had the suspension done. Yes, I still take training classes as often as I can.
You know what.... I’m 46 and I’m having a blast.... plain and simple. 🤘🏻 I think more power helps all skill levels.... just need to figure out where the added power needs to be.
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