lankydoug
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Yesterday after getting over a cold and getting a well timed break in the winter weather I took my WR250 to AR to ride the Almosta race course. My son was busy with high school basketball so I rode with new found Arkansas friends. It was a a great day of single track riding and I'm even more convinced that if you can ride the rocks and leaves down there you can ride anything.
Upon buying my Husky I immediately put a Perelli MT43 with the tubliss set up on the rear (@7psi) and it was ten times better than a knobby on the same terrain. The Pipe guard saved my pipe on the 1st get off when I hit a hidden loose rock in a leaf bed on a downhill (kudos to my body armor). Bills Motorcycle Plus got the jetting so close that after a tweak on the pilot screw and slightly raising the idle I was wondering why anyone complains about the factory carb. The power was smooth and linear all day and on tough up hill loose rock climbs with momentum killing corners at the bottom I was able to lug the motor put some weight an the trials tire and motor out of stuff that would have stalled my 200 gasser. The 200 GG is soon getting a flywheel weight and a tubliss MT43 by the way. The Husky's front brake is so much more powerful than the GG it took some getting used to to keep from sliding the front wheel or doing unwanted stoppies. Another noticeable difference is that the Husky is a lot better fit for a tall guy like me, it feels more stable but possibly doesn't flick around quite as easy as the nimble GG.
The Almosta race will get underway tomorrow on New Years Day so if you like tight single track in the hardwoods of AR I highly recommend that you attend. It is a fundraiser for Rider Down and a fun format that pairs an A rider with a B or C rider.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Almosta-Race/166512846708216
Upon buying my Husky I immediately put a Perelli MT43 with the tubliss set up on the rear (@7psi) and it was ten times better than a knobby on the same terrain. The Pipe guard saved my pipe on the 1st get off when I hit a hidden loose rock in a leaf bed on a downhill (kudos to my body armor). Bills Motorcycle Plus got the jetting so close that after a tweak on the pilot screw and slightly raising the idle I was wondering why anyone complains about the factory carb. The power was smooth and linear all day and on tough up hill loose rock climbs with momentum killing corners at the bottom I was able to lug the motor put some weight an the trials tire and motor out of stuff that would have stalled my 200 gasser. The 200 GG is soon getting a flywheel weight and a tubliss MT43 by the way. The Husky's front brake is so much more powerful than the GG it took some getting used to to keep from sliding the front wheel or doing unwanted stoppies. Another noticeable difference is that the Husky is a lot better fit for a tall guy like me, it feels more stable but possibly doesn't flick around quite as easy as the nimble GG.
The Almosta race will get underway tomorrow on New Years Day so if you like tight single track in the hardwoods of AR I highly recommend that you attend. It is a fundraiser for Rider Down and a fun format that pairs an A rider with a B or C rider.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Almosta-Race/166512846708216