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tharden:
 I road with my cousin today and I dragged his 250 down the road.  I had about 4 to 5 bike lengths on him when I shifted into 3rd gear.  He can not rag on the k5 any more.  Any way, I found several problems that I had corrected.  I changed back to the uni air filter, cleaned 3/16" carbon off the exhaust port, put 168 main jet back in it, and took the flywheel weight off. 

Friar-Tuck:
 :-D :-D :-D
    Have you tried starting off in 2nd?
 Tuck \o/

tharden:
Yes, I did start off in second gear this time.  I have been practicing with it for the past few months.

lumpy790:
500's should all come off the line in 3rd gear........slipping the clutch for the 1st 25 or 30 feet.

RoostDaddy:
I'd rather pull a holeshot in 2nd gear.  With 3rd gear being in the middle of the tranny, if you start pushing some power out of these things, something bad could happen if the tranny flexes.

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