450R woods riding?

[Hon450Rider]

i have a completely stock Honda 450R...While i'm riding in the woods..i notice that i'm kind of clutching alot like a 2 stroke b/c of first gear being so fast..and you can't really lug it slow or is will stall...anyone here done anything to the sproket's..if so what tooth setup are you running...or anything else i can do? and is clutching this bike not good for it?

[gbcap]

clutching the bike is fine. thats what it is there for. now if your constantly slipping it instead of just in and out that can wear on it pretty fast.

i am a woods racer and i went down to a 13t front sprocket. for woods riding you might go to a 13t front and a 37t rear instead of a 38t. that will make it alot lower and you won't have to lug it as much.

i say just go faster and you won't have to worry about it. :p

[Hon450Rider]

elol.yeah i would go faster...but i constantly have to wait on my old lady....lol...but she getting better :) i'll prolly try the 13T front sproket and see how that does..i don't want to slow it down to much

[hoopd450]

i tried a 13 for a while but i didnt' like it at all. it spins the tires alot more and it seemed like i was having to shift back and forth alot more in the woods. so now i just run 14/38 which is stock and slip the clutch a little if i need to bring up the rpm's.

[Punk'd]

13T will suit you.. I run one.. Way better for trails and such