FYI- Susanna's dream bike goes to the next level.
Her bike is a 2006 Yamaha YZ250F. This is a really amazing bike that was worthy of a freshin up for the 2009 moto season. To start with this bike has a White Bros. motor handbuilt by Tom Morgan. The motor includes a high compression piston, custom cam and jetting, and an FMF titanium header / 4.1 factory exhaust pipe.
We run the bike on 50/50 blend of VP race gas, and high octane pump gas. The net result is a bump from the stock 33hp to over 42hp, with noticeably snappier throttle respone. This bike pulls like it's a 350cc, which is the sweet spot for a motocross bike if you ask me. The bike also has a Hinson Racing clutch to put the power down with authority.
It was time for a new drivetrain and the original wheels were getting pretty beat, so we updated to Excel Rims, with Talon Hubs, Renthal Sprockets and a D.I.D. Chain.
The suspension has custom KYB works valving by ENZO Racing. This suspension is confidence inspiring! It's super plush yet at the same time has amazing bottoming resistance when over-jumping. Jumps I would be eyeballing for a week on my CRF250R (which is set up well), I would hit on my warm-up lap on this bike. Honestly, when this bike is set up perfectly, it has some magical qualities to it.. greater than the sum of it's parts. Susanna instantly fell in love with it the first time she rode it.
Fresh plastic, grips, tires, Etc. Still more to do... three weeks left before sending the bikes down to Southern California to PerformX. The next post on this bike will be from SoCal!
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