Received the motor yesterday and with the wacky warm weather I was able to ride today. The 96 RM had no other modifications done to it after the motor was sent to Eric for the 144cc kit and all around porting. My track hasn't changed any from last spring and I've had it dialed in for awhile now.
First impression after break-in, tight corners with deep ruts with the 125 used to require the throttle to be pinned and a few fans of the clutch while exiting in 2nd gear. It got tough to consistantly go through these turns perfect every lap. With the 144 they were no problem, one fan of the clutch and I was on the pipe. Much easier to get through power robbing corners when my body was getting tired. Big time bottom end power gains, decent mid and top gains. Starts were drastically improved, as I always start in 2nd gear, the bike never bogged and pulled through each gear perfectly. The only bad point I encountered? While riding through a field I noticed I was shifting way too much. Each gear was short lived and 2nd gear felt like a typical 1st gear etc. Then I realized I needed to drop the rear sprocket size I was using by 2 teeth. Presto! Simply magic, the top end gains that I wasn't noticing from the 144 wasn't the motor's fault at all. The problem was the larger rear sprocket I was using to keep the stocker in the power. Very pleased. Big thumbs up for Eric!
This bike is for my nephew, but man I may end up racing some age classes at local events because it's such a blast to zip around on!
Now on to some oxygenated fuel and a delta 2 valve....:p
First impression after break-in, tight corners with deep ruts with the 125 used to require the throttle to be pinned and a few fans of the clutch while exiting in 2nd gear. It got tough to consistantly go through these turns perfect every lap. With the 144 they were no problem, one fan of the clutch and I was on the pipe. Much easier to get through power robbing corners when my body was getting tired. Big time bottom end power gains, decent mid and top gains. Starts were drastically improved, as I always start in 2nd gear, the bike never bogged and pulled through each gear perfectly. The only bad point I encountered? While riding through a field I noticed I was shifting way too much. Each gear was short lived and 2nd gear felt like a typical 1st gear etc. Then I realized I needed to drop the rear sprocket size I was using by 2 teeth. Presto! Simply magic, the top end gains that I wasn't noticing from the 144 wasn't the motor's fault at all. The problem was the larger rear sprocket I was using to keep the stocker in the power. Very pleased. Big thumbs up for Eric!
This bike is for my nephew, but man I may end up racing some age classes at local events because it's such a blast to zip around on!
Now on to some oxygenated fuel and a delta 2 valve....:p
