Freshie

kennyc
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Just picked up the 24

IMG 8521

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motorick5052
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9/5/2023 2:32pm

Awesome and congrats! (I like the all blue seat of the 2024, I would prefer that on my 23 too!) 
Enjoy…nothing like a crisp new ride AND hopefully some cooler fall riding weather will be upon us any day now too!!! 😎 👍❗️

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Forty
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9/5/2023 7:27pm

Gott dam that's a good looking bike.  Congrats.

9/5/2023 7:53pm

                Good Lawd, that’s a good lookin’ motorbike ! Best of Luck .

plowboy
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9/5/2023 11:16pm

It looks mean.Wink

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adamw21
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9/6/2023 12:07am

Can’t wait for the 250’s !

 

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davistld01
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9/6/2023 10:21am

Great looking bike! I'd change nothing besides the front fender...and I'd switch to one from a few years back.

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kennyc
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9/10/2023 6:56pm

Ride report #1, as compared to a 2019 yz450f with full suspension, Rekluse, 

I'm a 40+ A/B rider, 6'2", 210 - only ride mx tracks in Texas

2024 is lighter, slimmer, faster, etc.  It is a noticeable difference for sure (coming from the 19 yz450f).  Front suspension is very sharp hitting, and the seat is rock hard.  I switched up the front fork settings to compression 12 out and rebound 10 out.  I moved the shock to 14 out low speed, 1 turn out on high speed, and rebound 11 out.  It handled a lot better with just that setting change.  The next ride I will set the sag to 105, make a few more changes and update.  I felt like the front was much higher in the middle of the jump, so I was brake tapping quite a bit - maybe just my style.  I felt the brakes were pretty weak, and I was really pulling hard to get the bike slowed up.  Overall, I'm excited about getting it dialed in.  I will continue to take both bikes to the track for the next 2-3 months until I get the 24 set up correctly.

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Magoofan
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9/10/2023 7:09pm

Congrats!

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Organicgun
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9/10/2023 7:15pm Edited Date/Time 9/10/2023 7:19pm

Congrats on the new bike. I’m in the same boat as you. What I have concluded so far is; The new generation will never feel like the 18-22. I have a 22 and acquired a 23 from my brother. I have taken both to the track for about 2 months in an attempt to compare, contrast and set up. I thought they would feel similar, but in my experience, they are completely different bikes; in the sense that the 23 doesn’t feel like a traditional Yamaha to me. I have ridden other 23’s with Enzo, factory connection, etc… and while they are quite a bit better it still feels like the 23. It is sharp and hyper active compared to the 22. I have stock suspension with a lowering link and a stabilizer on the 23, and that is the best combo I have found to calm the 23 down. It’s a great bike, but I still really like the 22 more. It’s calm and predictable. The 23 takes alot more energy to ride. Hopefully you’re able to get a good setting, I’m sure you’ll be able to get it dialed in. Good luck. 

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