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<blockquote data-quote="snowflake" data-source="post: 183556" data-attributes="member: 152"><p>I think she looks way better out doors.</p><p><a href="http://s178.photobucket.com/user/Yamaha95/media/KX450F/IMG_20150118_094602_zpsfocyyokq.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w280/Yamaha95/KX450F/IMG_20150118_094602_zpsfocyyokq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s178.photobucket.com/user/Yamaha95/media/KX450F/IMG_20150118_121419_zpspqifq8fn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w280/Yamaha95/KX450F/IMG_20150118_121419_zpspqifq8fn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s178.photobucket.com/user/Yamaha95/media/KX450F/NCM_0224_zpsktskv5uz.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w280/Yamaha95/KX450F/NCM_0224_zpsktskv5uz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Took it for its first real ride today. The hourmeter, freshly installed, read 0, right now it reads an even 2.</p><p>I loaded up early, its dry for the most part with lingering spots that still being wet, turned into frozen slicks overnight and stayed that way for the first part of my ride, and yes, I caught one at the wrong moment and went down. </p><p>I am a was never that great B rider that hasn't ridden since October, so keep in mind that you're probably faster than I am.</p><p></p><p>The bike has plenty of power, but its not violent, the motor is very easy to keep happy, I didn't really have to worry about gear selection unless I was up shifting or slowing way down, transmission shifts beautifully. Throttle response is instant. I did notice in really slow stuff it was a tad easy to stall. It also burns through fuel like crazy.</p><p></p><p>The bike has a dunlop d756 front and a Maxxis Desert IT rear, I'm not a fan of the 756 front and have had less than pleasant experiences with the Desert IT, so that might be part of why I felt like it was a tad easy to wash the front end out. Maybe a better tire or maybe I need to adjust the fork height, or maybe adjust the clickers a little softer, one thing I forgot to take with me was a screwdriver and the goods to make tweaks to the forks/shock, but they felt pretty good to me, riding through sandwhoops is much easier now, borderline fun actually, the bike powers through them without losing very much momentum.</p><p></p><p>I also spent some time on the MX track with it, it turns and leans better than anything else I've ever had, clearing jumps is super easy with the 450 power.</p><p></p><p>All in all, I'm really happy with it after the first ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snowflake, post: 183556, member: 152"] I think she looks way better out doors. [URL=http://s178.photobucket.com/user/Yamaha95/media/KX450F/IMG_20150118_094602_zpsfocyyokq.jpg.html][IMG]http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w280/Yamaha95/KX450F/IMG_20150118_094602_zpsfocyyokq.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s178.photobucket.com/user/Yamaha95/media/KX450F/IMG_20150118_121419_zpspqifq8fn.jpg.html][IMG]http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w280/Yamaha95/KX450F/IMG_20150118_121419_zpspqifq8fn.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s178.photobucket.com/user/Yamaha95/media/KX450F/NCM_0224_zpsktskv5uz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w280/Yamaha95/KX450F/NCM_0224_zpsktskv5uz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Took it for its first real ride today. The hourmeter, freshly installed, read 0, right now it reads an even 2. I loaded up early, its dry for the most part with lingering spots that still being wet, turned into frozen slicks overnight and stayed that way for the first part of my ride, and yes, I caught one at the wrong moment and went down. I am a was never that great B rider that hasn't ridden since October, so keep in mind that you're probably faster than I am. The bike has plenty of power, but its not violent, the motor is very easy to keep happy, I didn't really have to worry about gear selection unless I was up shifting or slowing way down, transmission shifts beautifully. Throttle response is instant. I did notice in really slow stuff it was a tad easy to stall. It also burns through fuel like crazy. The bike has a dunlop d756 front and a Maxxis Desert IT rear, I'm not a fan of the 756 front and have had less than pleasant experiences with the Desert IT, so that might be part of why I felt like it was a tad easy to wash the front end out. Maybe a better tire or maybe I need to adjust the fork height, or maybe adjust the clickers a little softer, one thing I forgot to take with me was a screwdriver and the goods to make tweaks to the forks/shock, but they felt pretty good to me, riding through sandwhoops is much easier now, borderline fun actually, the bike powers through them without losing very much momentum. I also spent some time on the MX track with it, it turns and leans better than anything else I've ever had, clearing jumps is super easy with the 450 power. All in all, I'm really happy with it after the first ride. [/QUOTE]
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