First ride

adv rider · #1 12-17-2013, 12:18 AM

I finally got out for my first ride today, and it was Great! The bike ran good, suspension felt good. I am super happy, the 300 is awesome in the woods. I was able to use 2nd/3rd gear most of the time,and never stalled when the going got rough.

So I want to Thank everyone that responded to my ?'s, and made it possible to have a 1st ride go so well. Jetting felt close, and i am sure i could leave it, as is. Shock preload at 9mm felt better than my previous bikes. It would have taken a long time to figure this stuff out,without the forum.

Sorry no video or riding pics, just this one after i loaded up.

Oh, and 1 of the most important things- Thanks to Steve @ AfterHours for selling me a great bike to start with.

twowheels · #2 12-17-2013, 12:52 AM

Ya! Now that's what we're talking about ... glad you enjoyed your first ride (I knew you would).

Now go wash up, get some sleep, and go do it again

Jakobi · #3 12-17-2013, 01:37 AM

What were all the questions and answers. Post the summary! (just incase I missed anything on mine.. which its 1st ride report is pending).

Coop · #4 12-17-2013, 08:13 AM

Cool bike hauler. Glad you had a good ride!

Bandit9 · #5 12-17-2013, 08:17 AM

Yeah, nice hauling set up. Love the van!

adv rider · #6 12-17-2013, 10:25 AM

Well the most important changes were:
Jetting- NEDJ #2, 42, 172 , 8.5MM float height. The nedj was already in there,just had to adjust for location. And float height was around 11-12mm, and I knew my previous bike ran well @ 8.5

I removed subframe, and sealed up airbox joints to help keep out all the PNW moisture.

I set shock spring preload @ 9mm, based on what I read on here. All clickers currently @ 20. It felt damn good,way better than the 8 years on my kx-f,and my short lived 11' race model. I suppose being so far out w/ clickers mean something,but for now i'll live with it. The bike sat fairly level, and pushing down was level too. I have not measure free/or race sag yet.

Steering damper installed too, since I didn't try bike without. I don't know what difference it made.

Those were the changes I made, and I have a few adjustments to make before next ride-shifter, cable routing, etc.

Thanks for the comments- I love the van too, even though it is a money pit.

liv2day · #7 12-18-2013, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by adv rider

I finally got out for my first ride today, and it was Great!

That's awesome man; so cool to read reports like this! Although I had a couple minor initial annoyances on my 200, I was head-over-heels for her during my ride this past weekend - perfect bike for my skills.

Keep up on the ride reports as I completely enjoy reading the fun that others are having - especially if I'm unable to get out for a few weeks.

And your hauler is frickin' awesome - I would love to have one of those for the camp/rides I do

bowhunter007 · #8 12-18-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by liv2day

And your hauler is frickin' awesome - I would love to have one of those for the camp/rides I do

I've had 2 of those. the 1st one destroyed by a cell phone using/make-up queen. Bought another one...they do work pretty well. I spot welded all the hardware to prevent unwanted self-destruction. I'm long since spoiled with a fully enclosed trailer(lights, heat, stereo...).