Should you mod a stock bike?

What works for one guy doesn't work for others. If you feel comfortable with your bike the way it is, why change it? Now I can jump on your bike and it could feel horrible for me, but if it works for you that's fine. If you want really good advice on setup give Enzo, Factory Connection, Pro Circuit or any of those big suspension guys a call and see what they think.

Many people have screwed up bikes, making them handle worse because they heard from there buddy that they should mod this and that.

Ride a bike for 10 hours stock so you can figure out how it works for you. If your wanting to mod it, do one at a time so you can feel the effects, otherwise you won't know how one mod is effecting the other.

NeedMoto wrote:

Many people have screwed up bikes, making them handle worse because they heard from there buddy that they should mod this and that.

Ride a bike for 10 hours stock so you can figure out how it works for you. If your wanting to mod it, do one at a time so you can feel the effects, otherwise you won't know how one mod is effecting the other.

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A good tuner should be able to work within the design of the bike and it's components to get it working for a diverse range of riders.

Often tuners like to swap stuff like linlages and shock piston to remove variables and shorten their testing time, plus, it makes them extra income from the sale of the parts.

Sometimes bikes have flaws that can't be dialed in my regular valving, springs etc.

Sometimes people will insist that half of the components need replacing so they can make sales.

Very often, aftermarket parts don't fit that well, or mess up something else on the bike. E.g. a new pipe may not work with stock mapping.

I agree put some hrs on the bike as is then start revalving/ changing stuff... then you will know if you are going the right or wrong way.

Another vote for adding hours. Know exactly what the bike does and research the parts to fix what you dont like.

Modding a stock bike makes more sense than modding a mod bike. Er, you get what I mean.

The smartest guy I know always says: after you put enough hours on it to change the oil twice, come talk to me.

Yeah I had over 40 hours when I installed the link,and it gave the bike better traction and stopped the horrible wallow that affected the bike during acceleration. But when I was told to remove it I got confused. I think that PC knows a thing or two about what they sell. Thanks for all your input guys!