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What do you guys that have ridden the good equipment feel are the best mods for a bike?
I was at the track recently and a guy pulls up in a Concept Hauler with a 24ft trailer on the back and wheels out at least four bikes for his two kids. The bikes were totally BLINGED out! neither of these two kids could win out of the beginner class. I watched them ride and couldn't believe the waste of good equipment, before anybody lights me up I realize that everyone has to start somewhere. I am not taking anything away from kids trying to learn the sport. My issue is all the pros that can't get support, and guys that retire before their careers are over simply because they can't get a ride.
I have always been of the opinion that if you cannot ride the bike to it's full stock potential you don't need bling!
How do real pros feel about this?
I was at the track recently and a guy pulls up in a Concept Hauler with a 24ft trailer on the back and wheels out at least four bikes for his two kids. The bikes were totally BLINGED out! neither of these two kids could win out of the beginner class. I watched them ride and couldn't believe the waste of good equipment, before anybody lights me up I realize that everyone has to start somewhere. I am not taking anything away from kids trying to learn the sport. My issue is all the pros that can't get support, and guys that retire before their careers are over simply because they can't get a ride.
I have always been of the opinion that if you cannot ride the bike to it's full stock potential you don't need bling!
How do real pros feel about this?
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1)supension
2)riding lessons
3) seat time
4)properly tuned bike
5)riding lessons
6)seat time
7)exhaust (four stroke)
8)riding lessons
9)seat time
10)engine mods
oh yeah and ride some more,
I love watching a local pro on a stock bike tear up the weekend warriors with 12 grand bikes, they look on thier face is priceless, like he shouldnt be that fast he doesnt have expensive part this and overpriced that. lol
Suspension, suspension, suspension. In that order.
I figured the answer would be suspension. I still wanted to hear it from a pro.
I recently found an old Ivan Tedesco article and in it he said that rather than by mods try standing up. According to the article standing up more will make you faster than any pipe or engine mods.
The money goes to suspension and motor work....and you can't forget to practice. Ride ride ride!
Back when I raced pro many of these people who were doing well and blinging out their kids bikes helped out the local pro's also. You can't judge by looks. I would have to say most local pros have had lots of local help from poeple who want to see them do well. Take Gavin for example.
Pit Row
On another note i think any class rider that has the money and wants to spend it
deserves a tricked out bike. You would ride one over a stock bike and i would too.
Unless youre a really fast "B" rider or above, a modified motor is useless. There is only 2 maybe 3 guys that post here that can use a stock motor to its potential, let alone a modded one.
Maybe you think the guy that worked his ass off making the money to be able to buy his kids all the bling should "share" his wealth with the "struggling" privateer? That Dad has no fucking responsibility to these pro riders. If the industry isn't doing well enough to put dollars out for the lower tier privateers, then that's the way it is. In fact, by blinging out his kids bikes/buying more bikes, he's doing more to stimulate the industry that most of the rest of us.
Ever consider they know more about the racers than you?
So, ever consider that is why they turn their support to new up and coming riders in the hopes of them stepping to the next level and putting the racing before the partying.
(This post is not directed towards or imply any particular racer or individual)
Everyone that decided to discuss what makes you go faster, carry on....
I am not for socialism or any of that. I have a son that is a decent rider and before i spent a bunch of money tricking his bike out I would hire a riding coach. That's just me though.
You're making no sense....it's not the Dad of those kids that should be helping the struggling privateer's. The two are totally unrelated!!! You're implying that it's "unfair" that those kids get good bling, when the pro doesn't. The Dad isn't getting all that shit from the factory (again, most aren't).....he earned it working a job. Something those privateer's are probably getting ready to learn all about. Hopefully they got a decent education (home schooled??) and are prepared.
More class warfare bullshit....geez....
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