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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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Default New pony in the stable..

i wanted something different so i sold my 01 cbr600 f4i.


and bought a 04 yamaha wr 450. Got a great a deal on it and it came with a ton of upgrades and its street legal..







then i bought these..


and which it made this




only thing i need next are blinkers and the switch..its a blast to ride and i am going to enjoy it more then the cbr..
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Nice
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Have fun.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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Default Re: New pony in the stable..

Originally Posted by KickStart2323
i wanted something different so i sold my 01 cbr600 f4i.
and bought a 04 yamaha wr 450. Got a great a deal on it and it came with a ton of upgrades and its street legal..



only thing i need next are blinkers and the switch..its a blast to ride and i am going to enjoy it more then the cbr..
Be careful with the rear wheel, the lack of cush drive on the WR450F is likely to do damage to spokes.. I installed a Revloc autoclutch after the rear wheel start to break spokes on the rear wheel.



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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Default Re: New pony in the stable..

How dose it damage the spokes? i grew up racing motocross and know a ton about dirtbikes but this is new to me. can you explain?
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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Default Re: New pony in the stable..

Dirt bike with knobbie tires and ridden on dirt do not cause the same stress to spokes as sticky street/track tires on pavement. On pavement, most use more engine braking to scrub speed. On/off throttle transition cause much stress to spokes on the rear wheel, especially when you're riding motard style.
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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looks sick now after graphics and supermoto wheels.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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very nice.. only problem will be less long rides now.
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