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FCP mounts: Mostly a waste of money for me. Almost imperceptible difference between these and setting a lower torque value on the stock mounts. I'll say it differently... Lowering the torque value on the stock mounts does result in a small improvement in chassis flex imo. Going from that to the FCP mounts (at recommended values they provide) is negligible. That's just me though. Others may certainly be more sensitive to this change.
Ride Engineering 23.5mm split clamps: HUGE difference in front end comfort. Takes a "spike" (harshness) out of the bars that I apparently had gotten used to. When I switched to the new clamps it's the first thing I noticed. Feels "cushy" now. My hands are thanking me! Also calmed the chassis down quite a bit as there are less twitch movements through chop now.
Sag is at 103 and fork height 2.5mm and it feels very balanced. I was losing some front wheel traction coming out of corners with the old clamps at flush height and 105mm+ of sag. It was a vague feeling with push. It sticks very well now.
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-Suspension valving (I said from the beginning the stock fork valving is horrible)
-ECU (because a friend gave it to me)
-Engine mounts
-Clamps
-Foot pegs (only Yamaha has an acceptable stock peg imo)
If I bought another YZ (2-stroke} this list would be much longer. If I bought any other new 4 stroke I would have the same thread and would be documenting the changes I made and why. I've slow played every change on this bike because I wanted to really FEEL the difference each time.
There's not a bike out there I'd ride for a long time stock. The KX might actually get the closest for me as far as comfort out of the box. The YZ-F has great suspension but the ergos are horrendous for my height. I haven't ridden a KTM since 2019 except for a 150 recently (super plush and comfortable!), so no comment there.
Edit: I'll also add that I'm splitting hairs at this point with setup... We're talking a couple mm of sag and fork height. Again, the chassis is sensitive! That's what you get with a Honda. You're either a setup guy and you're good with it, or maybe it's not the right bike. That's why there's options, of course.
I also love my 21.. sweet bike.. only other 450 that comes close is the KX450F
I’ve gotten a good set up with stock clamps, flush forks, 103 sag, Enzo valving for 185lbs and stock springs. I don’t want to dick up the cornering!
If it can be better while keeping good cornering traits would be interested in clamps. There’s some slight instability on choppy braking bumps entering the corner before rut. Sometimes get unwanted direction changes that mess up entry. At high speed the bike is surprisingly stable for one that corners so damn good.
But on that note, it clears the stock guard fine but my cmt carbon guard needed very minor shaving around the lower bolt area.
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