Well last Sunday a few of us from Iowa made the 9hr drive to Wyandotte Oklahoma for the 9hr hare scramble called The Off Road Cup.
I ran the 165 and left the Wr300 as a back up but could just as well not brought it as it turned out. I used 4 gallons during the 9hrs using a Lectron. The bike was fantastic climbing my 225lb (pre gear) frame up some real steep and long, completely rock covered, climbs. I never felt that I was missing power as long as I was in the right gear (ran 13/50 gearing). I could climb a slick rocky hill and with just a little throttle control get torque and traction all the way up or pin it and spin it which ever I wanted. The bike really gets with the program with the HGS pipe, the pipe with this gearing is great in all situations unless you are doing a lot of 90deg hairpins where you loose all momentum then its a little jerky due to the flip of the clutch needed, I ran this pipe and felt it was much better for me everywhere as compaired to the Fatty. I think the Fatty is a little better at dealing with being a gear high and also stop and go 90deg turns where after the stop it seems to get on pipe with a little less work.
Overall I was very impressed with the 165 and how easy it was to ride for 9hrs. I had no issues and no failures with great mileage and power. Now with all that said the 165 has made me faster on my 300, just not for a 9hr race, because I rap out on my 300 and ride it as if it were the 165.
I placed 2nd in the Ironman +35 and 9th overall Ironman. I've learned a bunch being my first attempt and plan to run the 165 next year! If your on the fence about a 165 its truelly a great kit!
I ran the 165 and left the Wr300 as a back up but could just as well not brought it as it turned out. I used 4 gallons during the 9hrs using a Lectron. The bike was fantastic climbing my 225lb (pre gear) frame up some real steep and long, completely rock covered, climbs. I never felt that I was missing power as long as I was in the right gear (ran 13/50 gearing). I could climb a slick rocky hill and with just a little throttle control get torque and traction all the way up or pin it and spin it which ever I wanted. The bike really gets with the program with the HGS pipe, the pipe with this gearing is great in all situations unless you are doing a lot of 90deg hairpins where you loose all momentum then its a little jerky due to the flip of the clutch needed, I ran this pipe and felt it was much better for me everywhere as compaired to the Fatty. I think the Fatty is a little better at dealing with being a gear high and also stop and go 90deg turns where after the stop it seems to get on pipe with a little less work.
Overall I was very impressed with the 165 and how easy it was to ride for 9hrs. I had no issues and no failures with great mileage and power. Now with all that said the 165 has made me faster on my 300, just not for a 9hr race, because I rap out on my 300 and ride it as if it were the 165.
I placed 2nd in the Ironman +35 and 9th overall Ironman. I've learned a bunch being my first attempt and plan to run the 165 next year! If your on the fence about a 165 its truelly a great kit!
) , I'm definitely wanting to give it another shot. 
(there's some motivation for you for next year to put me into a tree) -- I finished 5th in the young Ironman class -- I could've done one more lap and taken 4th, but I didn't know and was happy to be finished at 14 laps.
There is one in Alabama in June, but it's 14+ hours from me and a 24 hour a race, a bit to much of a race and drive for a 1-man effort...
