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Message: [QUOTE="DualSportr, post: 275893, member: 19592"] We've been having some trouble with the Hot Rods (and Niks also) in the last year or so. Bad enough that we now refuse to use them in strokers or OEM rebuilds. Not saying this is a bad product or bad companies - the forgings from overseas are the culprit. Looks like bad ingredients, or not enough heat in the mix - creating a brittle product. Anyway - yea, the stock rods are prone to small end wear/pin tip issues. Use a good quality oil, change it frequently - and gear the little guy up so you don't over rev it as much and you'll get years of happy use out of the OEM rod. Regarding the heavy duty clutch springs - some riders (even big guys who flog these bikes) never have clutch slippage problems on the late model XR250, others have them even on stock bikes - I've never been able to find a common denominator here - I guess it's just karma! Anyway, if you do start experiencing clutch slippage, save yourself time and hassle, replace the fiber plates and put in the stronger springs. Otherwise, like Duwvesmith says, the stockers are fine. Wade and the rest of the gang at SRC are top-notch. A REAL class act, which is somewhat rare in this business. If I didn't work for Powroll, I'd send my own stuff there! [/QUOTE]