I was gonna come down and race that SETRA run, but my cash is tight and I have a choice between suspension work or S.C. enduro. I chose to have my suspension revalved and have a different spring put in the forks.
The reason I say a 11ounce flywheel weight on my bike may be a problem in technical rock sections is because the 11 ounce weight doesn't create much drag on this motor. On my CR the 11ounces was noticeable, but on this bike it really didn't loose any snap. Trying to scale slime infested rock faces in the Appalachian mountians require extremely smooth uninterupted power delivery. This '03 KX has a tractor of a engine, but once you step over a certain rpm, even with the fly wheel weight, it explodes! Which is awesome down here in the sand, but bad news at the end of a long and tiring rock run when your throttle control is as good as it was at the start. I proabaly won't have a problem with it but I can see where it could be a problem for some people.
I love steering dampners, but I've been riding it without and it is pretty stable. Not YZ stable, but more stable then any CR I've ridden. Not as twitchy as a CR but handles better. Very little head shake, too. Besides, I use WER and I don't think they have a adapter plate for it yet. Put a 51th sprocket on the rear. Made a huge difference! Stock 49 tooth had me searchin' for the hit. 51 tooth fixed that.
I 100% plan to be at Sandlapper and the Setra enduro in February (can't remember the name of it). Sad to say it, I have no choice this year but to miss the Daytona Enduro. That is one of my favorites (besides SandyLane,ECEA and Greenbrier, ECEA). Maybe I'll see ya at a SETRA run!