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<blockquote data-quote="CDA" data-source="post: 122126" data-attributes="member: 103"><p>About Item 1 - I agree on the motor, but suspension needs attention before you leave the garage.</p><p> - Set sag (3" or 100mm)</p><p> - Make sure all clickers are set to the same settings. I normally go one off center towards the hard side. (ex: 20 clicks, I go 9 from full hard)</p><p>Once you have that setup, then go ride and it will take a couple good days of riding before you get the suspension to set and allow for a more accurate settings.</p><p> </p><p>- As for the motor, I hear these things are pretty well tuned for having all the stuff attached (smog, baffles, ect.) and if you want to de-smog it, you need to have the dealer reprogram the ECU. I could be wrong though on this, but it is worth a research. Should have had the dealer do this for you before you took it home.</p><p> </p><p>- When it comes to gearing, I am the last person to ask about that as gearing is different for each person. 15/45 is way too tall for anything but running down the pavement. I rode mine with the stock gearing in the dez and I never got out of 2nd gear (go figure Rack) until I hit Teagle Valley and could open it up. Problem is, you do not have the snap to loft the front end over obstacles the sneak up on you. I am real happy with 14/48 as that will do what I want and still have some sweet top speed. I run 13/48 in the trees as you can run around in 3rd and 4th gear more using that gearing. I would not like that in the dez as it makes the gear ration too close for me. Not sure why Rack is saying his new setup would be 14/50 when he was raving about my 14/48 gearing, but I did notice a brown spot on the seat after he rode it. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" /></p><p></p><p>- Throw a skid plate on that thing and go ride. I hear TWG is planing a Death Valley run here soon, you should be going on that trip with him. That is the main reason you bought this thing, isn't it?</p><p> </p><p>Get more pics up and show the group pics of this thing in the dirt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CDA, post: 122126, member: 103"] About Item 1 - I agree on the motor, but suspension needs attention before you leave the garage. - Set sag (3" or 100mm) - Make sure all clickers are set to the same settings. I normally go one off center towards the hard side. (ex: 20 clicks, I go 9 from full hard) Once you have that setup, then go ride and it will take a couple good days of riding before you get the suspension to set and allow for a more accurate settings. - As for the motor, I hear these things are pretty well tuned for having all the stuff attached (smog, baffles, ect.) and if you want to de-smog it, you need to have the dealer reprogram the ECU. I could be wrong though on this, but it is worth a research. Should have had the dealer do this for you before you took it home. - When it comes to gearing, I am the last person to ask about that as gearing is different for each person. 15/45 is way too tall for anything but running down the pavement. I rode mine with the stock gearing in the dez and I never got out of 2nd gear (go figure Rack) until I hit Teagle Valley and could open it up. Problem is, you do not have the snap to loft the front end over obstacles the sneak up on you. I am real happy with 14/48 as that will do what I want and still have some sweet top speed. I run 13/48 in the trees as you can run around in 3rd and 4th gear more using that gearing. I would not like that in the dez as it makes the gear ration too close for me. Not sure why Rack is saying his new setup would be 14/50 when he was raving about my 14/48 gearing, but I did notice a brown spot on the seat after he rode it. :smirk: - Throw a skid plate on that thing and go ride. I hear TWG is planing a Death Valley run here soon, you should be going on that trip with him. That is the main reason you bought this thing, isn't it? Get more pics up and show the group pics of this thing in the dirt. [/QUOTE]
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