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Message: [QUOTE="mtngoat, post: 143925, member: 18818"] Thanks for the feedback Tex. Kinda figures (especially with the cam) that Honda struck the right balance of performance/longevity and attempts to improve the former, can overly compromise the latter. Forgive me if I get even more ethereal, but it seems like the fundamental enjoyment of riding (not racing) can fall prey to performance obsessions too. Funny thing happened a few weeks ago. My bro-in-law crashed and broke his clutch lever. We switched bikes and I rode his "stock" (excluding airbox, exhaust) 01 Xr4 out of the woods (eventually I rigged the compression release as a clutch lever). Now my 96 Xr440 was purchased used with a lot of goodies, upon which I piled on a fork brace, stabilizer, header, etc. What's ironic is I really enjoyed riding the stock bike. It felt lighter, snappier; just fun. Now I know my motor is a little tired and the stabilizer makes the steering a little heavy, but setting all the rationalizations aside, I really had fun riding that stock bike :confused: Anyway, I really like to see others learn from my mistakes and when my bro-in-law asked me about mods, I steered him towards stuff that would make the bike more enjoyable for him (triple clamp, pro-tapers; he's a big guy starting to stand up more on the bike) rather than "velocity" mods. Sorry if I digressed. There seems to lots of "end-use" feedback that the "bore-mod" maintains that longevity/performance balance. My advice is to also consider enjoyment (depending on where and how you like to ride) in the decision process. [/QUOTE]

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