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dave916:
http://davestestsandarticles.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/4/5/4845046/dbdec90usgpworksktmhonda500.pdf

sandblaster:
That was a good article.
But I wonder how true that holds for today's works machines compared to stockers...
Of course, setting the suspension up is key regardless but I still wonder..

MRDART:
Testriders always seem to be excited about Dungey's bike since most of them are 20-30 lbs heavier than he is, that bike is rumoured to pump out 85 very controlable HP, if that's true or not I don't know, but they almost always seems to like his suspension...

Foxx4Beaver:

--- Quote from: sandblaster on May 21, 2015, 06:40:36 PM ---But I wonder how true that holds for today's works machines compared to stockers...

--- End quote ---

not sure if you remember when Andy Short got let go by Jeremy McGraths team a few years ago...
but when he got let go, he had no sponsors and absolutely no ride....so he bought a brand new CRF450 with his own money and raced supercross with it, completely bone stock, other than the suspension being set up for him.
And I remember Jamie Little interviewing Andy at one of the 1st races onboard the stock bike, and she asked him what his thoughts were from going from a factory assisted bike, to a stock bike was like...
His reply was..."oh man, I just went from an F1 race car, to a tug boat!"...he made it pretty clear that it was a huge difference.

sandblaster:
Based on my Brothers test rides that's what I think...

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