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Engine, and suspension components aside. How different are these two bikes geometry??
Riding more and more woods these days, probably 50/50 woods to track riding time now. I ride fc350 and ride a tx300 the other day. I would give the tx the nod in the bush but I haven’t gotten to take it out on the track.
I feel like the shock is in a different position on the tx? The bike seems to hop up and over stuff really well. Comparing to my FC it seems to want to push throughh chatter, bumps, rocks and all that stuff.
Riding more and more woods these days, probably 50/50 woods to track riding time now. I ride fc350 and ride a tx300 the other day. I would give the tx the nod in the bush but I haven’t gotten to take it out on the track.
I feel like the shock is in a different position on the tx? The bike seems to hop up and over stuff really well. Comparing to my FC it seems to want to push throughh chatter, bumps, rocks and all that stuff.
Valving and spring rates can do that.
Also, the TX has a much more mellow power curve with more torque and taller gearing.
A bike with punchy bottom end and low gearing will be easy to upset the rear suspension.
Chain-torque has an effect on the rear suspension feel. The difference in gearing (especially rear sprocket size) between these two bikes will result in a different rear end feel due to that chain-torque effect.
I've ridden both of these and really didn't like much about the TC250 on a motocross track. The TX was a pleasant surprise. The suspension was too soft on the 300, but the engine was excellent and delivered enough torque that the taller gearing made up for the short power curve these bikes have.
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