It costs how much to race????

[dave.gallant]

Hey Dave, I followed you into turn 1 in the colorado class. I'll tell you what, I almost forgot that 400 pounds of Thruxton wasn't going to turn like your Motard!

Dang, it's rough on the outside of turn 1 ! Bike jumps, parts hit, and I start mutterng single word sentances like "S*&#, F@^*%, over and over really fast!

Fun time though!

Those Thruxtons sound so sweet singing down the front straight there at Pueblo.

The motard turns great, that is for sure! It definitely has some room for improvement though as I run out of gear about 100 feet before start/finish line and the front chatters so much it blurs my vision! :shock:

Still, it was a lot of fun helping fill out the class and being back in the Colorado Class. I have not raced in that class since like 2000!



(My KX500 was like twice as fast as this 450! And Mark Erickson and Chuck S have wicked fast roadracer 500s)

[cromer611]

that was cool to watch you zip around the track on that motard : )
how is taht stock suspension in turn 1? : P

So as seeing I have never been on one of the Colorado tracks, is there something special I should know about turn one?[/quote]

Turn one is fast and bumpy : P

[elvis8310@hotmail.com]

that was cool to watch you zip around the track on that motard : )
how is taht stock suspension in turn 1? : P

So as seeing I have never been on one of the Colorado tracks, is there something special I should know about turn one?

Turn one is fast and bumpy : P[/quote]

Ok, so as long as I have built forks and a new rear shock all is good then(25 mm Ohlins cartridge inserts and elk rear shock already on bike).

[motobum]

OK - So there can be some cheap racing.

I raced on $9 worth of pump gas, free take offs, and travel $ this weekend. 4 races and an endurance.


(on my CRF450 motard ) :shock:

Cheap thrills. More cheap than thrilling, but a good time none the less and something to consider for those on a serious budget. Stock motor, stock suspension slightly lowered, 17" wheels, go race. Not fast, but it is racing none the less!

how did you gear it compared to imi?

[dave.gallant]

OK - So there can be some cheap racing.

I raced on $9 worth of pump gas, free take offs, and travel $ this weekend. 4 races and an endurance.


(on my CRF450 motard ) :shock:

Cheap thrills. More cheap than thrilling, but a good time none the less and something to consider for those on a serious budget. Stock motor, stock suspension slightly lowered, 17" wheels, go race. Not fast, but it is racing none the less!

how did you gear it compared to imi?

I put the smallest rear sprocket I could buy on it, which is 5 less teeth on the rear than IMI.

I am probably 6-8 teeth off from where it needs to be with the stock motor.

The 450X has a wide ration transmission, and Jeff Winter on his CRF450X/RS125 is 11(ish) teeth taller than I am and his works well at Pueblo.

[motobum]

OK - So there can be some cheap racing.

I raced on $9 worth of pump gas, free take offs, and travel $ this weekend. 4 races and an endurance.


(on my CRF450 motard ) :shock:

Cheap thrills. More cheap than thrilling, but a good time none the less and something to consider for those on a serious budget. Stock motor, stock suspension slightly lowered, 17" wheels, go race. Not fast, but it is racing none the less!

how did you gear it compared to imi?

I put the smallest rear sprocket I could buy on it, which is 5 less teeth on the rear than IMI.

I am probably 6-8 teeth off from where it needs to be with the stock motor.

The 450X has a wide ration transmission, and Jeff Winter on his CRF450X/RS125 is 11(ish) teeth taller than I am and his works well at Pueblo.

holy crap do you have to be on the rev limiter to get it off the line?

i bet ppir will be fun on a 450

[dave.gallant]

holy crap do you have to be on the rev limiter to get it off the line?

i bet ppir will be fun on a 450

Nah - it out-launches anything else on the grid pretty easily still.

[motobum]

holy crap do you have to be on the rev limiter to get it off the line?

i bet ppir will be fun on a 450

Nah - it out-launches anything else on the grid pretty easily still.

lol thats awesome

[dave.gallant]

holy crap do you have to be on the rev limiter to get it off the line?

i bet ppir will be fun on a 450

Nah - it out-launches anything else on the grid pretty easily still.

lol thats awesome

I took my time getting off the line because a few thought I jumped the first few starts since I shot through like 5 rows in the first 25 feet.

The only problem was that by the time I hit the timing light area, I was already in 5th gear at close to max RPM! :shock:

[motobum]

holy crap do you have to be on the rev limiter to get it off the line?

i bet ppir will be fun on a 450

Nah - it out-launches anything else on the grid pretty easily still.

lol thats awesome

I took my time getting off the line because a few thought I jumped the first few starts since I shot through like 5 rows in the first 25 feet.

The only problem was that by the time I hit the timing light area, I was already in 5th gear at close to max RPM! :shock:

hahahaha man i wish i wasnt so broke and could join you... are you going to be at imi for epics race this weekend?