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« on: February 02, 2010, 09:43:40 PM »
well, where do i start? how about with im fed up with 4t's. lol....
seriously though here is my situation. the 2010 race season is starting for me witch includes mainly OTHG Vet mx, ama arean x, i know i know....... local bay area races i.e cmc, amp etc... and i will be attending a few lorreta qualifiers this season in hopes to make a regional. most of my classes are age group depending on promoter i.e. 25+ 30+ and the occasional 450 open and or 450 INT. so being that i am a mainly age group/vet rider there are no displacement rules, its all open. hence the reason i went to a 450 when i turned 30. so here is where im at, my 07 crf 450 is a granade with the pin out right now. it has close to 200 hrs on it and im just not willing to dump the 2 g's into it to keep it rolling for 2010. i recently sold my 07 cr 250 to buy my girlfriend a RING, lol, had to do it. i have my 01 cr 250 that might need to go bye bye to fund racing and a new bike. im not willing to spend the coin on an AF 500 and really want to go 2t. 8/10 guys that ride any vet race are on a 450. i raced a few events last year on my cr250 and can tell you first hand that displacement sucks. tracks like glen helen, hangtown, honey lake etc.. a 450 will eat up a 250 and thats just common sense. so i just dont know what to do. i want to man up and go full time 2t but at the int level and having to race against 450's i will never see a podium. so this is where i ask myself why? why do i even do this? is it for fun? or is it to win? well im at a point where i want to answer yes to both and i have a new reason, to prove a point. to prove that the 2t can hang with the 4turds.
so here is how im breaking this down in my head. 1 i need a new bike 2010 2. i am bored with the 450 and want to race 2t. 3. if i choose to i can ride the 250 class but will still be at disadvantage in the vet class. 4. i tired of having multiple bikes and paying to maintain them all. 5. im sick of adjusting valves, lol.
so what do you all think of my situation? im just looking for other opinions from current racers. i know what a 2t is all about i ride and own them but is it worth it to handicap myself. its not cheap to race and the feel of winning is sort of payback.
so.. im thinking yz250 ktm 250sx. im leaning toward the yz because my mechanic i ride for is a master of that bike and the cost of parts will be cheaper and more readilly available.
help me get my head on striaght here.
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