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520 or 380? I cannot decide
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[QUOTE="garrym, post: 116149, member: 23893"] I cannot decide, I need advise from someone who has ridden both the current models 520 exc & the 380 exc. For over 15yrs I have been a 2 stroke freak with the love of pure 'power snap' at the will of my right fist. The bikes that I have grown up with were YZ 250's, WR 500's and CR 500's. But for the last 5yrs of my riding carrer the bikes have seen more of the garage rather than dirt, plus the inclusion of a few extra pounds around my belly and the slowing of reflexes I thought I would get rid of these beasts and settle down on a four stroke. This was a hard decision for me because all I had to go on was the word of bike shop dealers and there view of situation. Without having ridden neither of the bikes I decided to go for the 520. With only a handfull of rides on this bike under my belt I feel as if I may have made the wrong decision. There are no bikes available for a decent test ride, and no one has really experianced both bikes to comment honestly on there differences apart from the obvious. I do consider myself a good rider who does enjoy using all the power a bike has to offer. The real points I would like learn about would be the difference in suspension handling and top end power, also the abbility to soak up high speed jumps without compramising too much around the tight stuff. So far the 520 apears to be a bit sloppy or should I say does not like to be thrown around and has trouble soaking up heavy landings. Many suspension mod have been made including the upgrade to a no.3 mono shock spring. As far as power goes I've had to upgrade the rear sprocket to a 54 tooth in order to get the response the required, which is sufficient at present. This all may sound a little too much but if anyone can shed any light on the matter it would be very much appreciated. Thanks.: [/QUOTE]
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