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CR250 for the woods
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[QUOTE="darringer, post: 1003018, member: 26849"] Forget about using engine compression for braking down hills. No matter how low it's geared down, it won't work. The bike will over rev. Besides, unless you are giving it throttle as you descend, the engine will starve for oil and could seize. Practice using ALOT of front brake to control your speed, and use the rear brake for steering. It sounds crazy but works very well. I have tried the 52 tooth sprocket on the '99 cr250 I had and didn't like it. It made every gear too short, and I was constantly having to shift. It never fully utilized the torque of the 250. To me, it actually made the bike harder to ride. On hills, first gear was too low, as I could not maintain enough speed and keep traction to make it up the nasty uphills. I ended up at a 51 tooth which was a good compromise for almost everything. I run a 50 tooth on my current '02 cr250, and am going to go back down to a 49 in the near future. [/QUOTE]
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