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Suzuki DR-Z400SM (2005) Updated
I'm still on my first bike and it's this one. Been goin' 15 years.
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Yamaha YZ125 (2023)
Awesome little smoker. Although it does need jetting straight out of the box, as per usual really
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Honda XR600R (1996) Updated
This is my 96 Honda XR600R, I only paid $700 for this bike 8 years ago. Since then I have poured a lot of money, time and effort rebuilding the bike. New tires, tubliss system, new rear shock, Mikuni 41mm flat slide carb, new after market CDI ignition, new brakes front and rear, tore it down to the frame and repainted it red, new foot pegs, grips and levers, new seat cover, covered the tank and fenders in carbon fiber vinyl, and finally, swingarm was polished to a highly reflective shine. The exhaust came with it and is pretty loud, I have another header, and I'm going to wrap it and the buy a Super Trap exhaust.
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Honda CRF250L (2016) Updated
I love this bike. Spend most of my time 95/5 on trails. After breaking my clutch lever I added Acebis hand guards. I also installed a TST Fender Eliminator and a Fender Cap to fill the hole under it. I’m running MT21 Rallycross on the front and rear. Other than that it’s pretty much stock. I have a few minor accessories that I want to add but I’m pretty happy with it the way it is.
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Suzuki DR-Z400S (2007) Updated
Mods:
FCR-39 Slant
MRD Shorty
Stage-1 Cams
3x3
21"/18" Enduro Rims or 17" Sumo Rims (Depends on the vibe)
Do it in the Dirt
Shred it on the Street
On-road/Off-road All Around Fun!
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Kawasaki KX125 (1997) Updated
Bought this puppy back in late 2020 from the original owner, god knows how much he rode it because this thing was clapped. Broken power valve assembly, cracks being held together by JB weld down the engine cases, tore up warn out seat cover and plastics, you name it. But hey! at least he gave me new grips with it haha. There are some design flaws with it that dont make it a perfect bike, such as the entire power valve design is a bit bu1t as$ backwards.
I raced it for awhile and for a bit she was actually my main bike, that stopped when I got a 2003 YZ125 that later was nothing but problems so I parted that out. I've had somebody do top and bottom end, I polished everything super nice and shiny, repainted the frame, painted the wheels black, every bearing was done, new really sweet suspension set for SX, and decided to make it look like a 1997 RC replica!
I've probably put around 4-5K into her but she's a fine peace of history and is now sitting on the stand in my room watching me write this haha!
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Honda CRF450R (2014)
Got this puppy for $1000 and my ol' 1996 KX125.
I've only had it for a month or so now, never gave me any problems yet so I'm super happy with it. It was super weird getting off a 125 and hopping on a big ol' 450, and I gotta say I love it!!
She's fully stock other than plastics.
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Yamaha YZ125 (2016)
Full stock and super low hours when I bought it in mid 2022, my guess would be around 15 hours on whole bike, rode the puppy hard as hell and just did complete engine rebuild. Learned a lot on it, never gave me huge issues.
Boyesen reeds, Lectron carb, complete Wiseco engine, full pc exhaust system (pics dont show), FX stiff seat and seat cover, done up suspension, and much more.
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Yamaha YZ450FX (2019) Updated
Best bike I've owned so far. The map switch makes it into multiple bikes with the push of a button. I bought it because I was tired of always chasing power with my 250F. Now I have more power than I will ever need and can focus on detuning it with the push of a button for tight single track.
Suspension: best stock suspension I've ridden, this is the first bike that I'm not going to revalve. Works on single track rocks and roots while also getting me around a vet MX track.
Handling: feels lighter than my old 250F and has much better front wheel feel/feedback. You actually get some warning before the front washes out. I'm currently running a 2 link longer chain, I like the way the bike handles with the longer wheelbase. Still turns well and is super stable on whooped out desert runs.
Brakes: the front brake needed bleeding when new, but after getting all the air out it's plenty strong with good modulation/feedback. The rear brake works without being too grabby.
Controls: the clutch pull is light and stays consistent, I do think the engagement point is abrupt, but I got used to it. The throttle cam is on the aggressive side at low throttle openings and will bite you if you get careless.
Rider triangle: I'm short, 5'7", so the low seat and stock handlebar position works great for me. Contrary to other reviews, I don't feel like the bike is any wider than other liquid cooled bikes I've ridden.
Plastic: the oem blue plastic has gotten much better than my old WR. After a year of riding there are no white streaks anywhere on the bike. The inlayed graphics are sweet, still look brand new!
Overall fit and finish: bike is wearing very well. I'm still running stock Controls and haven't had anything break. My fork seals did start seeping at 18 hours, full on leaking at 25 hour, replaced with the high protection skf set from motorsport.com. they have lasted 75 hours and are just now starting to seep, replacing with the skf again. Still on stock controls without issue, I remove and grease the swingarm/linkage/lower shock bearings every 20-30 hours, still on stock ones and they feel great. The seals are going to need replacement on the next grease job though. I replaced the axle seals at 50 hours because I ride in a lot of sand and the stockers were getting a little rough, tusk makes a set that make replacing just the seals easy. I grease the wheel bearings whenever I remove a wheel. Still running the stock battery 4.5 years later, stock front fender and radiator shrouds too. The rear fender, muffler, handlebars, and number plates were destroyed in a high speed end over end crash. No damage to the subframe or wheels though so I was impressed.
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Honda TRX300EX Sportrax (2005)
Bought it needing piston and rings after a couple hundred the complete top end is new now to get plastics ??
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KTM 400 MXC (2002) Updated
KTM 400 MXC-RFS
KTM (Kronreif & Trunkenpolz Mattighofen) 400 MXC (Motocross/Cross Country) RFS (Racing Four Stroke)
OKAY, after 2+ Years (Presently 7-25-21), IT Finally Happened PICTURES of the ACTUAL BIKE! I will get a picture up as soon as possible. The picture of the XR is just for the Seal Savers Review.
After many years of laborious labor of love upgrading my 1981 XR-200R and trying to stuff it into a 00' YZ-426-F frame, My loving? Wife offered to let me  "Buy a New Dirt Bike" for our 10th Anniversary September 2002. Well, after much hemming & hawing and being the cheap scape I am, I found a NUSED 2002 KTM MXC400-RFS. Bike was manufactured Feb. 2002, sold new for roughly $8000 and now being sold Sept. 02' for $4900.00 with about 10 hrs. per seller. A lot of money to me since, I had barely paid that much for a new car, much less used dirt bike. Since returning from Texas in 90 all the North Carolina Trail Riders (NCTR) rave were over how great KTMs were. Got to admit the 93' 300 EXC I rode briefly in the Daniel Boone NF pulled almost better than my Stroker XR200R down low. So, after seeing this 400 MXC in Cycle News, talking with seller and doing minor research I decided, it was now my turn to buy a Kronreif & Trunkenpolz Mattighofen. My Wife and I drove to Kings Dominion, I test drove the bike in a truck stop parking lot. First impression heavy dead weight @247lbs dry/>260lbs w/ fuel @ 8#s/gallon, slow feeling (like the last 84' XR-500R I rode) for a New Gen 4-stroke, but what the Hey, I'm going for it? after driving 3+ hrs. just to window shop.
About 1 year later, following Spring 03, the NCTR club had its Second annual Mini Single Track/Trail Shoot Out, in the Curtis Mountain area. The "NCTR Shootout" members were composed of primarily Serious Seasoned Experienced Dirt Bike Riders/Racers ranging from 18-near 50, weights 120#-200#+. One of the purposes was to let members try out different bikes in trail systems we were actually riding in MEANING "EAST COAST SINGLE TRACK" rather than the West Coast areas all the Purdy Mags wrote consistently about. Between 8+ or so bikes, 1) 98' KTM-380 EXC 2) 92' Yam. WR-500 3) 00' KTM 400 SX-RFS 4) 02(?)03' Yam-YZ-250F 5) 02/03(?) KTM-200-EXC 6) 03' KTM-450 RFS-EXC 7) 02' KTM 400MXC-RFS ? 02/03 KTM 250-EXC 2-smoke. There was most likely a couple more 2-smokes, but I don't remember what KTMs, YAMs, ZUKs, KAWs?? The terrain we chose likened to the old "Cross Country, Hair Scrambles or Enduro trails we use to race on. Similar to some of the Brown Mountain and Uwharrie Nat. Forest Trail Systems. This trail system was pre-run by all riders to point out markers and familiarize route. Overgrown logging skid paths strewn with limbs fallen trees here and there, sidetrack hill trail, a couple hill climbs, Exposed rock, loose crush and run shale gravel on connector dirt-maintained roads, woods switch back with some stream crossings and of course tree roots everywhere along the way. The soil is primarily tacky red clay, decomposed leave mulch loose top layer on hard pack w/ typical mountain type rock exposed throughout. Moisture content of soil typical of woods riding with wet shady areas and dry trail in open sunny areas (NEAR PERFECT). There were 2 routes, one having more "Difficult Trail" than the other. We staged in a lower flat open woods area and allowed everyone to ride their personal bike and be timed throughout the different sections with times recorded. Then, each member could ride other members bikes for comparison of how their performance on another 2-smoke or 4-stroke of their Interest or Curiosity. Some of the bikes were modified w/ "Terrain Tamer" or bone stock, including Factory Spark arrestors to racing pipes, systems. The bikes ranged from Converted MXers (00'SX_RFS, 03(?)YZ-F, Enduro (98'-03 EXCs), Cross Country/Desert (91'WR, 02MXC). Bike Ride Times were stop watched measured and Recorded on each individual bike and Rider. KTM
Memory of Exact date Fall 02', or Spring 03' fails me. I do remember this was one of the first woods rides for my NUSED Shiny Orange machine. I do know, I had been Motocross practicing this bike in Eastern North Carolina terrain. Major Woods riding had not been attempted up to this point. I might have put 5-8 hours on bike. Maybe one oil change(?) The suspension on the bike had been adjusted for sag Rear and Front per KTM owner's manual. System had been set up for more MX vs. woods/trails. Clickers had been set for harsher terrain per manual again. WP USD 4357 MXMA EXC forks (great for woods/BAD for MX) and PDS 5018 MCC EXC shock are the stock suspension components for the MXC. The engine is the same 4V SOHC w/ 400 SX tuning & with close ratio SX/MXC 6-speed transmission, not wide ratio 6-sp. in 400/520 EXC. The MAGIC BUTTON, Standard for RFS motors on MXCs and 12V/110W charging/lighting system, not on SX-RFS or SX 2-smokes though. Fuel tank is the humongous Baja/Desert 13L/3.5-gallon w/ the radiator protection actually being fuel capacity for the tank. Standard 21" front with 18" rear wheels. Magura Fat bars w/ adjustable mounting. Magura Hydraulic actuated clutch system works like "Butta"?. If you get a hydraulic clutch bike & then go back to a mechanical cable, YOU will SEE/Feel the advantages of smoother actuation, less hand/finger fatigue & GREATER CLUTCH CONTROL. Front 260mm/Rear 220mm brakes are Brembo Excellent for the year. The "Hard as a Rock" Seat/tank transition is relatively flat considering the tank size making cockpit easy to move about in. The triple tree is 20(?)mm offset. Forks are closed chambers(?)
When all the dust settled, the consensus, by the times of the riders, on all the different bikes showed the KTM MXC 400-RFS & the KTM EXC-300 were the bikes that had the best times among all the bikes tested by different riders. Unfortunately, for me, I busted my "Arse" on a limb fallen at 45 degrees to the trail and re-cracked my ribs, that were injured, a couple months prior, when I blew out of a high sandy bowl berm and the bike landed on top of me. So, after the first run, I found out how fast this sluggish heavy feeling 4-stroke was in the woods, obviously faster than I knew how to handle it.
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Suzuki RMZ250 (2015) Updated
2015 RMZ 250
2023 update. Fully rebuilt the motor with a big bore kit and yoshi cams/exhaust, port and polished by Tokyo Mods. Polished transmission from ebay to couple the new hinson clutch basket with rekluse core manual clutch components. Factory detent spring and arm help the shifting feel buttery smooth. Affectionately known as the Turtle Dragon due to Suzuki's reputation for being slow. Threw a custom graphics kit with several images of "Bowser" from the Nintendo franchise to emphasize the Turtle Dragon moniker. Tusk impact rims that fit a wider rear tire you find on 450's and 250's these days.
Fast, fun, turns on a dime, what more can a guy want?
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