Dirt track mods?

[confused597]

Hello, I'm new to dirt biking, I come from a road race background. I got a DRZ125l just to have some fun and train a little in the off season, as I don't ride on the street anymore. I love off road riding now, and see what I've been missing. I wanna try flat tracking, what are the usual mods done to a bike like mine? Will they make it less trail worthy? Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

J

[4strokeridertt]

Look no further Engines Only is the King for DRZ125 dirt track mods. I have a couple of their xr100's setup for dirttrack and they rip. I'm thinking about building a 125 very soon. 190cc motor kit, carb kit, pipe, heavy clutch, KX85 forks and a WORKS shock. http://xr100.com/drz125.htm

[confused597]

sweet thanks for the link!

[Rev Hard]

If you jump a lot, get a BBR frame cradle and get BBR springs - front and rear

If you dont mine going the extra mile for the front, consider a KX/RM fork conversion.

Heres some pics of the complete project

[confused597]

out of curiosity, what exactely does the frame craddle help with?

J

[Smartt Yamaha127]

It helps from stretching or breaking the frame. Oh, and that guys bike would look way better with fork guards. Oh, wells. Nice looking conversion!

[Rev Hard]

I cant find any fork guards. I checked denniskirk, rockymountain, and parts-unlimited. You know where i can get them?

[gogo414]

I just got a drz125 to play around on with all of the 110 guys I ride with. I ve done the craddle and spring and tripple clamp and am thinking of a big bore kit cause i'm over 200 lbs. I have also benn looking for a class to race in but have not found any. I'm also looking for a new shock as mine has "0" rebound dampning left. Any ideas on were to get more aftermarket goodies? thanks for any help. brian

[confused597]

ok, I've found a place locally that I might be able to race in, it looks like fun, and they're just down the street from me (could almost just push my bike there). Are there any specific tires that I can use on my stock rims that would be good for flat track? When I look up tires for flat tracking on a search engine, I find tires that are of course way to big as they're meant for the big singles and twins. Much appreciated.

J

[ProCycle]

On stock rims I really like Bridgestone TW39 and TW40 Trailwings.

You could also get a set of 17" supermoto rims and run 125GP rain tires.

[confused597]

I actually thought of the 17"s with rains...but I'm not totally sure of the rules for the class, as they do have a supermoto class(but I assumed it's for the bigger bikes). I thought bt45's might work, but I'm not sure. I'll look into the 'wings though, thanks.

J