DEALING WITH ROCKS AND ROOTS: MR. KNOW-IT-ALL

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Ron Lawson

by: Ron Lawson

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Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I bought a used YZ250 (coming off of an ’04 XR250) and ride off-road. Our area is rocky and rooty, and my old XR may have been slow but was super smooth on the trail. This YZ barks hard, but the suspension feels like there’s something wrong inside, as it doesn’t seem to move in the rocks. I could use any guidance here. I realize that it is a motocross bike, but this thing is beating me up! Todd via mrknowitall@hi-torque.com Todd, I can tell without rancor that the single-most important setup tip for riding in rocks is suspension. Any serious Colorado rider will have ...

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