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Big Buck GNCC 2022

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Big Buck GNCC 2022 Race season has officially arrived! My first race of the year kicked off in Union, SC for round 1 of GNCC. My plan this year is to chase the entire series and race in the women’s class. The only GNCC I have ever been to or raced prior to this was Ironman 2021 (the mudder/river race). To me, that shouldn’t even count. Not even close to what I experienced this weekend. A little rain on Thursday made conditions for Sunday PRIMO! I really did not think the trail was that rough but some others disagreed. Saturday after the PM quad race, I broke out my Giant Liv Ebike from Sunshine Bike Shop to check out the trail. I am not the greatest on one, wrecked about 10 times, but made it around the track! Sunday, the race started at 10AM. I was kind of nervous. I have only done a few races since coming back from an 8-month long injury so lots of cobwebs to rid of. I got up to the start line 20 minutes before the race and it still was not early enough. I prefer to be on the inside and not on the outside. I made due with what I was delt. My start was in the tail end of the pack. I lined up with 20 women racers! SO RAD! The first lap, felt like I was fighting for my life. No one prepared me for that lol so I was in complete shock! I got taken out six times. I for sure lacked aggressiveness. Every time a line would meet up, I would be the one to let off and it really set the tone for my race. I did not ride up to the speed I am capable of. The second lap, I came up on a friend who just wrecked and was injured, I made sure he was good and someone was with him and then stopped to tell the family. My third lap was lots of catching riders and passing them. Nothing very exciting happened on it. The trail was not very technical at all. The hills were not super huge. The roots were not terrible. A few rocks here and there and one small log. It flowed well and the 11-mile loop went fast. I learned a lot and have a far better idea what to expect going into round 2. A few big takeaways for me were: I have to be aggressive. That’s a given in any race but I am not used to lining up in a race with 800 people in it. It doesn’t matter what class they are in; I have to keep moving forward and not let others dictate the speed I go. I need to worry about what I am doing not completely what the other 10 people in front or behind me are doing. GNCC’s are more mentally intense because there are no moments available to get “bored” or distracted by outside factors. So much going on the entire time, mentally you have to be in the moment to get through the traffic and carry speed. Overall, my conditioning is there, I just need to get my mind to handle the chaoticness. I finished P-9 at the first round! Massive thanks to the Matteson’s for hauling me and all my stuff to South Carolina and for taking care of my start and pit needs! It was fun and interesting! Also, I want to thank the people supporting my mission this year: My parents Bonecutter Off Road Enduro Driven Fasst Company Fly Racing Bike Graphix Eline Accessories V3 Off Road Dunlop Enduro Van T3 Fitness Reset Health & Fitness Mariah & Robby Congratulations to fellow Bonecutter Off Road racer, Steve Leivan on his 1st place finish in A+50 at Big Buck! Another congratulations to Morgan Johnson on her solid 15th place finish in the Women’s class on a Beta 125! This year is for Frank, the best pit crew, the one who would never let me quit a race, the one who has been at 80% of my races, and the best story teller. #FrankTour22 More Posts Back To Blog Page

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The Off Season

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The Off Season As you may or may not have noticed, the blog has been a little quiet lately. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know I have been pretty busy this off season. Below, you will find what exactly I have been up to! The last time I raced was November 27! IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME! My focus this off season has been regaining full strength in my upper body / shoulder after having surgery on it back in May. The other focus has been riding AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. That’s the vague version. My bad a** van was completed by Enduro Van back in October. I have set up to handle lots of traveling and hauling my dirt bikes. It gives me the opportunity to travel more than ever and I am stoked about that! Early December, I took a two-week riding adventure. I started out in Georgia at V3 Off Road, playing in the sand and being treated like family. After a few days there, I headed out to South Carolina and met up with a fellow Beta dealer, Redline Motorsports. We rode at his property the first day and that was EPIC! The terrain was quite a bit different for the typical South Carolina stuff I have ridden. It had rocks, hilly, bamboo trees, roots, clay, sandy dirt, basically all the goods. The next day, we checked out GTR Complex. GTR is my cup of tea, FULL of sand! The trails there are a combo of super-fast and super tight, perfect training. The motocross track was straight sand and was fun to rip around. After I got done there, I headed to Allie & Tayla Jones-Spurgeon’s place. My first day there, I put my full focus on the turn track, perfecting every corner. The next day, I rode with Tayla. If you do not know Tayla Jones, she is one of the top women racer’s in the country.. Heck, in the world! We rode on a section of a motocross track and did 20-minute motos. I rode my butt off. Super intense but lots of fun. After we finished, Allie and Tayla took me to downtown Greenville so I could have “fun”. It was super cool and worth checking out if you are in the area! The following day, I did more skill drills. At this point in the trip, I did not know what to do next. I wanted more sand riding for sure so I decided to go back to GTR Complex. That day, I shaved 6 minutes off each lap from when I was there over the weekend. The skill drills and getting comfortable on my bike again was HUGE! I stayed there for two days and continued working. By that time, I had ridden 11 days straight and felt like I could use a rest day. So, I decided to end my trip by going to Florida to hang out with my great friends, Broc & Lindsey French. It was nice to see them. We checked out Panama City Beach, I love the ocean, and participated in a golf cart Christmas parade. Super cool experience! It was now time for me to head home, 14-hour drive. I did the bulk of it in one day and decided to sleep about 5 hours from home. I had the next day off also so when I did get back home, guess what I did?! I rode some more before I returned to work to play catch up! This trip was EPIC! This brings us to Christmas week. I rode all weekend but stayed local. New Year’s Eve, brought another riding trip! I started out in Oklahoma for a day. My day got cut pretty short after a gnarly crash. My front end was twisted and my body did not feel pleasant. Ended up with some bruised ribs and lots of soreness. I decided to suck it up and still head further south to Conroe, TX, north of Houston, to check out 3 Palm’s Action Sports. That place is by far my favorite one I have been too in the last year. Sandy dirt, multiple tracks, and lots of fun! Best part, it was 86 degrees which was far better than the 30’s and snow back in Missouri that weekend. When I got back from that trip, I decided I would spend riding in January within two hours of home… that did not even last a week. The following weekend I went back to Oklahoma to ride some motocross for a day and then went back home that evening and headed to St Joe the following day. St Joe involved a combo of motos and trail riding. It was a good time and 3.5 hours of ride time. This past weekend, I took another trip to Oklahoma to ride with some great friends and then went to Kansas for sand riding the following day. We had lots of fun and had improvements on the bike! That is basically as far as the riding goes. Being 26 days out from race season, bikes are now being prepped and I plan on hitting a race sometime in the next 3 weeks to knock the rust off. Riding, is only part of the off-season prep, as I mentioned above, I have been working on building strength. I train at the gym, 5 days a week, following a program I written for myself. I am almost to 100% full upper body strength before injury. I can squat and deadlift more than I weigh. 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AMA National Harescramble Stillwater 500 & Gobbler Getter National Enduro

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AMA National Harescramble Stillwater 500 & Gobbler Getter National Enduro 0 to 100 is the best way to describe last weekend. The way I do things isn’t for the soft…. Two things I wanted to do before the end of the season was race a harescramble and an enduro to see where my physical capabilities are at. Why not do both in one weekend and call it a test? Friday night I booked it to Stillwater, OK after work to race the AMA East vs West National Harescramble. I signed up for the 8AM race to get done and on the road sooner. It was also a longer race than the Pro/A/B women’s race lol. The flyer had it advertised as a 2.5 hour and I was concerned about that. During the rider’s meeting they announced they would do it off of the east coast rules, making it a 2 hour! Thank goodness. I had an ok start. The first few miles was a lot of battling and other people laying it over. The trail had a great combo of tight/technical and fast wide open. It was my cup of tea! One particular section was a downhill drop off. I took a bad line and endoed. Really amazed I even saved it but I managed to do so. After the first lap, I was in 3rd. I made a pass for 2nd and held it almost until the end of my last lap. Conditions were PRIMO. This was my first time racing there and it was a super fun trail! I finished 3rd and felt really good. After the race, it was a LOAD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE! I rinsed my bike a little to rid of some of that glorious red Oklahoma dirt. I was loaded up and ready to roll by 11:30 to start the 11 hour trek to Alabama for the final NEPG. The first 8 hours went fast, the last three were BRUTAL! Thankful for all my friends that called me to keep me awake! We arrived around midnight. One of the best parts about my van is, I can park and go to sleep with no setting up. I slept great Saturday night and felt ready to rock at 6AM. The Gobbler Getter is always a favorite of mine! It’s been a full year since I’ve wiggled between tight, turny trees, I almost forgot how fun that is, and how much of a sprint it is. The first test flowed great and was fun, not too choppy and a good mix of tight and fast. Test two was a little tighter and longer. Test 3 and 4 suited what I like to ride well! There were lots of random sand wash sections, like 10 of them! Lots of fast and wide open too with some hill climbs. Just a great mix and even better flow. Test 5 was a bit more technical but still a fun one. It was a 10 mile section and with 3 miles left, I started to really wear down. I kept telling myself, the faster I do this, the faster I can be done. I finally finished and got back to the pits. I was toast and out of it. Billy Jack walks over if I want steak or chicken and I said both and both is what I got! It brought me back to life to start the 11 hour drive back home. I finished 7th out of 10 in Women’s Elite. It was great to be back at the enduros after being injured all year! Again, I appreciate my friends who kept me awake on the way back home. I was ready to sleep 20 minutes into the drive lol. I raced 75 miles this weekend… 27 hours of drive time, TWO NATIONAL RACES, and a solo road trip… EPIC Thanks to all the rad people helping me do epic shit. A big thanks to my dad helping me get my bike put together and ready to rock! More Posts Back To Blog Page

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IRONMAN GNCC 2021 – I FINALLY RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF

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IRONMAN GNCC 2021 – I FINALLY RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF I FINALLY RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF! I found out my van was going to be ready for its for trip so I felt like I HAD to go to Ironman GNCC and not to spectate. I’ve had the largest itch to race! The last time I raced was November 2020. MORE THAN READY FOR THIS. This was my first GNCC ever racing/attending. It was for sure a different atmosphere and pretty chaotic but very RAD. I’ve never watched an ATV race before and that was neat. Looking at the trails after they had been on them was completely different than anything I have ever seen. Like it was wild. It rained Sunday morning and never stopped. Lots of down pours. The 10AM race got delayed and I ended up sitting on the line for a hour. It rained basically the entire time leading up to the actual start. The field was turning into a pond. 10 secondssssssss!! FINALLY, IT WAS GO TIME! My bike didn’t want to start for some odd reason and by the time I finally got it to start, I was practically taking off with the row behind me. I brushed it off and rolled with it. Crap happens. By the end of the field, I passed two girls. I passed a few more in the first 100 feet of the woods. Shortly after, I came up to the first pile up. Someone pointed me into a line and I passed like 50 people! It was nuts! It seemed like every half mile there was some kind of “technical” area that was loaded with people wrecked, stopped, or laying there. I focused on choosing good lines and not waiting around. I felt like I excelled on the hill climbs and navigating most ruts. Don’t get me wrong, I had my fair share of fall overs, wrecks, and getting stuck in ruts, face plants, rolling down a hill because I couldn’t stand without falling. One wreck left me stuck under my bike and another rider rode up and told me to grab on to his arm and so I did and as he rode off, he pulled me out from under my bike. That was pretty dang funny. The most memorable moment of the day is what ended my race early. I was 7.5 – 8ish miles in and was in a field section. So far, the ruts in the fields weren’t super bad and the standing water wasn’t super deep. I was trying to get around a rider and got stopped dead in my tracks. The rut was so deep and full of water, it literally brought me to a dead stop and almost threw me off the bike. IT WAS DEEP! Like up to my gas tank deep. Bike sucked some water in and wouldn’t run. I didn’t think leaving it sit in a water hole was a great idea so I got off my bike and tried to get it out. I mentally prepared myself by saying “I can deadlift this out of here, no big deal!!” I shoved my arms down in the water and wrapped them around my front wheel. I was able to lift the front wheel up and almost out but couldn’t get it high enough. After talking to another rider, it is best to focus on the rear wheel and getting it out and then proceed on dragging the bike out after the rear is out. I realized; I was going to need help so I decided to just chill sitting Indian style on my bike. I was out there for at least 40 minutes. I got super cold because it was still raining and I was drenched. Finally, the neighbors found me. They rolled up and was like “Holy shit! We heard you were stuck but didn’t think it was THAT BAD!!” They helped me get my bike out and I tried to get it started again with no luck. I got off to push my bike into a position to where it could be hooked up to be towed and I ended up face planting into that deep rut. I guess it was my time to go for a swim lol. We finally got it to where we could tow it out. It was a super cold ride back. I got lots of cheers and laughs from fellow racer’s as we arrived back to the pits. I really did not know what to expect with my physical capabilities coming back from a shoulder injury especially in the gnarly conditions but I am more than pleased with how it handled it. Everything felt easy. It was very odd to me. I have kept myself conditioned throughout the entire injury (since January) and have a very solid base following my own training programs. But now it is time to build and get to work for 2022 prep! I want to thank everyone in my corner throughout this injury and constantly pushing me to level up. I also want to thank my sponsors who are still helping and supporting after a full season off. I appreciate everything! Lastly, I just want to say I had an absolute blast and cheesing the entire time! I AM STOKED TO BE BACK TO RACING! More Posts Back To Blog Page

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What are your goals?

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What are your goals? “Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.” – Albert Einstein What are your goals? What fuels you? What lights you up? I wanted to take a moment about goals and setting goals. We all always hear about SMART Goals: S- Specific M – Measurable A – Attainable R – Relevant T – Time Bound But really what does that mean?! To me, your goal should be specific to YOU and what YOU want. No one else. It should be your driving force, what gets you fired up, what pushes you out of bed a 4:30 AM. It’s your purpose. It’s what dictates your actions. Your goals should scare you but not because you are afraid of what others think. But because it is so huge. Don’t sell yourself short because someone else doesn’t believe in you. Believe in yourself. Quit thinking small. If everyone thought small the world and technology wouldn’t have advanced like it has. Don’t be afraid to fail. You can choose to fail forward and learn. You should have a clear picture of your goals and what it looks and feels like to achieve it. It shouldn’t be this fuzzy picture of “I think” this is what I want or “if I am able to”. It should be a strong vision of “I WILL”. Most importantly, you do not need a new year, new month, new week, or new day to set your goals. You can do it NOW! You can start working NOW! When this if figured out, your actions will follow your vision. You will do things with intent and a purpose. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Overlooked Dirt Bike Riding Tips #3: PRACTICE

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Overlooked Dirt Bike Riding Tips #3: PRACTICE PRACTICE! Every time you ride, you should have a specific goal with what you want out of this practice session. Dedicated practice. I work on things I need to and when I feel like I earned it, I treat myself to something I want to ride for fun. It helps to have another experienced rider to ride with so you can learn from them. Sometimes, it is hard to know what you are doing wrong. Having videos helps too. Fundamentals will make you faster and better on the bike. Pro athletes in different sports are not “too good” for fundamentals and either are you! Study the elite and you will see a trend. A few examples are Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Chasing the small details, gets you to the next level. What are some ways I practice? Corners – There are A LOT of details that go into the perfect corner. Speed, throttle control, braking, body position, standing to sitting, weighting the outside peg, getting over the bars, etc.. So many things going on! I like to choose a couple corners and start out slow and work my way back to full speed. If I mess up, I go back to slowing it down. I do this until every corner is good. Then I finish with a moto. It takes more than one practice session to develop habits though so I do this multiple times a week. Figure 8’s – I alternate between only standing, sitting, tight as possible, and more open. This also helps develop corner skills and helps with ruts. Logs – I ride around and find logs to try to go over them. Then I work on hitting them correctly. Like getting the front end up, hopping/jumping them, or what it would be like to hit it in a race. Logs have been a major weakness for me and over the years it has gotten better by doing this. But it is also important to not over think it. Standing only – Literally ride for X amount of time without sitting. If you are not comfortable with standing up, this will be a huge help! Static Balance – helps you learn balance and have better control of your bike! You can do this with your bike running or off and you stay in one place and hold it without dabbing a foot as long as possible. Embrace the burn! Creeks – If creeks intimidate you, spend more time in them. Lots of time can be made up in a creek if you are carrying speed. I literally ride up and down the creek trying to perfect it and choose different lines and increase my speed. Braking – Practice using BOTH brakes not just rear or just front. The fastest way to slow the bike down is using both. If you only use your rear, it will cause you to slide out. Hills – I find random hills and try to make it up them. You never know what you will see in a reason and it is best to be ready no matter what. Down hills, I practice not just coasting down them but actually using the throttle down it. Lots of time can be made up on downhills. Line choice / looking ahead – If you catch yourself looking at your front fender a lot or straight at the ground in front of you, practice looking up and as far ahead as you can see. Your mind processes what you see and it does not require you to look directly in front of you. Starts – If you do not practice starts, do not complain about bad starts! You have to know your bike and what it requires to start quickly in a dead engine start, only way to know is to practice. It also will help speed up your reaction time to the flag drop. If you get nervous starting with others, find someone faster and more aggressive to practice starts with. It will get you more comfortable and make you more confident. Sand – There’s not a lot of sand in Missouri but sometimes you go to those random places that have sand sections. Because of that a lot of people do not know how to ride it. Sand is intense, hard to predict, and always changing. But the fact is, if you can go fast in sand, you will go faster in dirt. I hated sand 3-4 years ago but I made myself practice it.. A LOT! Now, it is a strong point for me. I crave it and when it’s in that random MORE race in New Florence, MO, I MAKE UP A LOT OF TIME IN ALL THE SAND SECTIONS. There are many other ways to dedicated practice but this will get you started! Practicing the details and fundamentals will give you the confidence on race day. You will know that you prepared for the race and you can rely on your instincts and not think. It will also take you to the next level in your riding abilities. It’s not always about going all out, sometimes you gotta slow it down to perfect. Do what makes you better, not just what is fun. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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6th Annual Girls Ride Weekend

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6th Annual Girls Ride Weekend Girls weekend – to learn, gain confidence, and ride dirt bikes  How did girls weekend start? A group of girls got together for a full weekend of riding and working on our weaknesses. We came up with practice drills and worked hour after hour. That weekend Meg and I put 13 hours on our bikes. It was EPIC. We developed more skills during the weekend and also all became a lot closer to each other. Friendships that will forever. The goal of this weekend is to encourage and help fellow women riders. I want to show them if the work is done, anything is possible, set huge goals, and work your butt off to get where you want to be! Teaching is an empowering feeling. Brings me joy to show them through hard work and practice anything is obtainable. This is why I started my personal training business. I want to help others learn and maximize their protentional with anything. It’s not just about dirt bikes but being better in general. This RAD weekend dedicated to the girls takes place every single year on Labor Day Weekend at Hardwood Hills Ranch in Mansfield, MO. ALL FEMALE RIDER’S ARE WELCOME! Since the first weekend, we have gotten 30+ girls for the last few years. We offer guided trail rides (for all skill levels), night rides, games, races, and skills clinics. We also have a ton of rad giveaways denoted by our sponsors. Whether you are starting out or a seasoned rider, everyone is welcome and we promise good times will be had! Thanks to everyone who came out this year. I also wanna thank the people who help make this happen. Hardwood Hills Ranch for giving us a place to ride and camp every single year! Fly Racing for supporting the event with a bunch of rad giveaways and making sure everyone goes home with something. Fasst Company for supporting the event with a cool box of goodies and gift certificates for the best products on the planet! Megan Kennon for always being the host and bringing us together. Bonecutter Off Road for donating giveaways. Girl Power  More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Overlooked Dirt Bike Riding Tips #2: It’s not a fashion show

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Overlooked Dirt Bike Riding Tips #2: It’s not a fashion show If you are like me, you probably have been told “it’s not a fashion show”. To me, it absolutely is. I keep my bikes clean, looking good, and ready to ride. I also show up in good looking Fly Racing gear. It is important to me. But why? If you trust your dirt bike, you will be more confident. That means showing up to a race with maintenance performed, a clean bike, non-bald tire, decent brakes, basically, a ready to go bike! If your dirt bike looks good, you will be confident riding it. I may be a bit of a weirdo on this but I keep my bike cosmetically looking good. If the plastics and graphics start to look rough, I replace it. Having a bike that looks good, makes me feel ready to race. If you look good, you will feel good. Get yourself a set of gear that you can look in the mirror and think “dang, I look good and I am going to go kick some a$$!” Self-confidence leads to better performance and most importantly FUN. Self-confidence is the attitude about yourself and skills. Never overlook the minor details. They all add up. If you’re not confident on the bike, are you giving yourself your best shot or just hoping for the best? More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Overlooked Riding Tips #1

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Overlooked Riding Tips #1 Take the time to work on form. It may make you feel awkward, slower, or just out of the comfort zone but if you practice it, it will become second nature. When I first started, I constantly got told “you sit too much” and that annoyed the crap out of me. So, I worked on it until I started getting told, “wow you must have a core of steel to stand as much as you do.” Over the more recent years, I focused more of the smaller details in riding form. What is good form? STAND UP, be on your toes, hinge at the hips, grip tightly with your legs, and be over the front of the bike. If you are over the front, you and the bike are moving forward together. If you have you arms stretched all the way out and your butt is on the rear fender, the bike wants to go forward but you are not ready to which results in losing time. Stay in attack position. Stay loose and not like a board, move with the bike. Why does this concern you? It will make you safer on the bike. It will improve your skill/speed over time. It saves more energy. What if keeping good form is hard from lack of strength? Ride more and work on it every time you ride. Or do off the bike training. I lacked a lot of muscle and it was difficult to stand and keep position riding up hills. Off the bike training, fixed that. How do I work on form when practicing? Take the time to stand up only. I like to finish my session off with 10 minutes straight of standing only. While doing this, I make sure I am standing on my toes and gripping the bike as tight as I can with my legs. I practice hip hinging on and off the bike. If you are comfortable enough to do it on the bike, work on it off the bike a few times a day More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Tayler’s Bike Set Up

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Tayler’s Bike Set Up Everyone is unique. I trust the brands that work and help me perform at my best. So, what does my bike set up look like? Let’s start with the handle bar area! I’ve been using Fasst Company Flexx Bars for three years now. They get rid of the rigid feel that standard bars have. With the added comfort, perfect bend for me, and help rid of some vibration, I refuse to go without. ARC levers are impossible to brake, help my small hands grab and feel the lever better, and the melmon version allows for extra flex in the lever. ODI Emig grips feel like a hard grip but ultimately do not make my hands/wrists hurt. I never get blisters. ODI Emig grips are also lock on which means NO MORE SPINNING GRIPS! For hand guards, I use Enduro Engineering full wraps. Next up, exhausts! I take the OEM exhaust off to save for when I resell the bike. I choose to put a FMF Fatty on paired with FMF Powercore 2.1. What about protection? As the years go on, I put the bare minimum needed for off road racing on. I upgrade the skid plate to Eline carbon fiber and an Obie linkage guard. I use Bullet Proof Designs radiator guards and rear disc guard. Some do not see the importance of a rear disc guard, but you are more likely to bend a rotor than you are to get a rock stuck in between it and the guard. I also upgrade from the OEM chain guide to a thicker one made by BRP. The case saver is upgraded to Enduro Engineering for better protection and easier cleaning. Plus, the handguards mentioned above. That’s it. I feel my most stable on the bike when using Fasst Company’s Impact Peg. The pegs are wider than OEM pegs and isolate the cleat from touching metal to metal making them absorb more vibration. The Impact Moto Peg also has the perfect tooth combo, I can remove my foot if I need to and not get “stuck”. I use the stock Beta seat foam; I actually prefer the firmness compared to a soft foam. I ditch the OEM cover and put a Seat Concepts 2.0 race ribbed seat cover on. Bike Graphix does all my graphic kits. They are the only company who I have found that has true Beta Red not Honda red! My current tire set up is Dunlop MX33 on the rear and a Bridgestone M59 on the front. I use Michelin Bib Mousses. They make the tires not bounce as much on the rocks and absorb some of the bigger impacts. Plus, that means no flats ever! I get my suspension set up for me to handle 90% of the terrain I ride. I get the proper springs for my weight and have the valving tweaked to meet my needs. I am 5’2 and do currently lower my bikes 1 inch. I keep the gearing stock. I adjust the powervalve to flush with the case and majority of the time, keep the stock jetting. I upgrade the stock cooling hoses to Samco or Boano to keep the bike cooler and eliminate the thermostat. The bike is designed a certain way so to make all this wild mods are not necessary for most rider’s. All of that gives me the best-looking bike, the best riding bike, and the most fun bike!   More Posts Back To Blog Page

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