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3/26/2015 5:26am
3/26/2015 5:26am
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Hey guys, just wondering if anyone who has gotten their 250 or 450 FE bike and have feedback, good or bad. What would you change on the bike if needed?
I have 3 days on my 250FE, the bike feels amazing right away but the more I ride the softer the suspension feels. I'm just under 160lbs without gear. Anyone get this feeling?
Cosmetics wise the paint near my boots has wore through already, not terrible, but very thin and not durable.
My last 2 bikes were 2012 250Sxf's and I felt like I did everything under the sun to make it ride better, this bike blows it out of the water after just a few laps!
I have 3 days on my 250FE, the bike feels amazing right away but the more I ride the softer the suspension feels. I'm just under 160lbs without gear. Anyone get this feeling?
Cosmetics wise the paint near my boots has wore through already, not terrible, but very thin and not durable.
My last 2 bikes were 2012 250Sxf's and I felt like I did everything under the sun to make it ride better, this bike blows it out of the water after just a few laps!
Shane
I'm 29, raced since 2000. 5'8. 160lbs. I get around the track decently, but haven't ridden much in the last few years.
I've ridden the latest generation of every 450 except the Honda (noone I know here has one, I owned an 09 and 11 though.)
The 450 FE is RIDICULOUSLY GREAT.
Let's start with:
Cornering- Does it have front wheel drive or something? How is the front tire hooking up so hard and why won't it push out of the rut right when you don't want it to like Every 450 I've ever ridden? Inside lines are suddenly doable at the last second. Which is great when you are racing dirt bikes, just not something I've ever been able to do well on a 450.
It stays in the rut, it doesn't want to high side, it carves, yet feels neutral. A+ 100.
This thing turns like Dianna Dahlgren just walked by topless.
Starting- You push a button. It works. When you are 5'8 you despise starting something as tall as a 450 with a long kick starter and short legs. Magic button for sure, bros. A+
Brakes- Better than me. A+
Clutch- I overuse the clutch in general. Unnecessary on this motorcycle, because of the power characteristics. I have had many issues with Honda, Suzuki, and Kawasaki clutches in the past. (The Honda was the kind of relationship with a bike where you have to adjust a knob on the handlebars in the air multiple times in a moto. I don't miss that shizz.)
As a side plus, the lever pull is super light and stays consistent. A+
Suspension- Ride-able. Which is nice to say about a stock 450 for me. First one I've been able to say that about (although I'm sure a yz450 with stock SSS would be close and probably better) It didn't kick or deflect or do anything "bad", it's just that the suspension was lukewarm at best. Definitely felt some harshness in the forks. B
Engine- When thinking about the powerband, close your eyes and picture a big open field. You can lug it around in 3rd. You can hit the upper rpms and rev it. It wants to go really really fast. And it hooks up. A+
Negatives?
This thing made me want to go warp speed everywhere.
How do I say it's TOO Good? How is that possible?
Let me be clear- If you want/need a 450, get this one. Hands down game-changing shit.
Let me be more clear- Do some push ups, take a riding class, stretch, eat your Wheaties, and for 7lb 9oz baby Jesus''s sake DO NOT Attempt to ride this motorcycle as hard as it will go. I could not even get CLOSE to that limit and I never got close to 4th gear.
The future of 450 motocross is going to be people going insanely way too fast, insanely way too comfortably.
And apparently, the future is now. I felt it all over my taint when I hit third gear.
We asked for this, and now it's here.
The Shop
I believe everything you are saying is going to prove to be spot on.
My dad just ordered WP Cone Forks Refurbished and sent the shock to WP for a revalve and it was only $2,300 for both. SCORE.
I GUESS I'll have to ride that rocket ship one more time and report back, bros.
Stay tuned...
Shane
Yeah I watched him box it up lol.
Pit Row
its the best bike i ever rode!
two months in it will have Ohlins on it, best bike just got better!
third month a litlte head work and a cam, unfucking believable!
sometime around August, waiting for a 16 250 sx, that i can make a 300
I haven't ridden it yet (not sure my buddy will let me) but the attention to detail on this bike is incredible! Even things like the footpeg and read brake pedal spring look high quality. The ones on my YZ look cheap in comparison. I know that doesn't mean much but that bike is impressive sitting on the stand. The triple clamps, the billet hubs, the amount of room around the engine, the ability to get to the spark plug without having to remove the tank, the tool-less airbox...everything about this bike seems to be well thought out.
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