Starting Off...

[nwi45]

I'm sure you guys get sick of these types of questions, because I sure did on the 250R forum. But be easy on me haha I'm 100% new to the 4-stroke's. I'm racing next year on a 04 YFZ450 that I just traded my LSR250R for. It is bone stock except for a HMF pipe. I think I have most of my suspension mods figured out...are there any other "must have" mods? Thanks guys.

[yfz128y]

Your gonna love racing that thing. As far as must have mods, retarding one of the cam sprockets helps (sorry I dont remember which one it was). It really just depends on how serious you are about racing. If your a b/c rider you'll be fine. If your an A/pro rider you'll need to put alot into it to keep up. I completely did mine up with elka shocks, full walsh components, ect and won my first national moto on it. Start small than add as you go is my best advice.

[infantry317]

Yeah, the stock shocks are really harsh especially for XC. Stabilizer of course.