robj
Husqvarna
AA Class
I've been looking forward to this for months.
The bike took a while to fire up the night before, til I bumped started it - then it started every time - must have just taken a bit to draw the fuel through the dry carb. It was set up perfectly - thanks Kelly (and Lectron). Crisp revving, nothing needed adjusting apart from idle speed.
Out on the trail - holy cow, the bike just ran so clean and fast (course was sandy pine forest single track). Pulled smooth right off the bottom into a really strong, fat midrange and then up top - hold on! Top end was super fast but then there was a crazy streak on top of that. Over rev just launched it, front wheel up. like hitting nitrous oxide. This helped me catch up with a mate a couple of times who was getting away from me in the woods. I'd gain a big amount of ground on him fast, then run out of track, and have to get on the brakes hard. Overshot the trail a few times. Damn it's fast!
Suspension was good for the conditions, but back was deflecting off roots. I backed off the comp and rebound two clicks and this seemed a help a bit.
Now I just need to ride more and sharpen up the reflexes and get bike fit. Great to be back on a Husqvarna.
The bike took a while to fire up the night before, til I bumped started it - then it started every time - must have just taken a bit to draw the fuel through the dry carb. It was set up perfectly - thanks Kelly (and Lectron). Crisp revving, nothing needed adjusting apart from idle speed.
Out on the trail - holy cow, the bike just ran so clean and fast (course was sandy pine forest single track). Pulled smooth right off the bottom into a really strong, fat midrange and then up top - hold on! Top end was super fast but then there was a crazy streak on top of that. Over rev just launched it, front wheel up. like hitting nitrous oxide. This helped me catch up with a mate a couple of times who was getting away from me in the woods. I'd gain a big amount of ground on him fast, then run out of track, and have to get on the brakes hard. Overshot the trail a few times. Damn it's fast!
Suspension was good for the conditions, but back was deflecting off roots. I backed off the comp and rebound two clicks and this seemed a help a bit.
Now I just need to ride more and sharpen up the reflexes and get bike fit. Great to be back on a Husqvarna.
