The trails they had set out, was 1st and 2nd gear stuff which made me very busy on the 510, I stalled it twice and the damn thing wouldn’t start in gear,you also had to hold the clutch in when you started it (which I spose is still better than holding a decomp lever).
It is a very fast bike, I also got to give it a go on a straight bit of tar,it wanted to wheelstand (although I wouldn’t allow it) in the first 3 gears.It wound out to 100km (no more) in no time at all, and it obviously had more power to burn. It is the kinda bike,if ridden around town,would eventually cost you your licence.A bike more suited to a Hillend type ride.
It was a bit taller than the 250 and seemed a lot top heavier and generally harder to ride in the tighter stuff.
The 250 4st felt a lot smaller and was easier to throw my leg over. On the road, after riding the 510 it felt a bit doey, and never once tried to lift the front wheel on its own accord.Once it hit the single trail,if you are prepared to rev it, it will go like the clappers and handle like a treat, It turns and stops like a XR doesn’t. If single trail is all you did this is a perfect bike, I would put an after market pipe on it as I am sure there is more power there to be tapped. I heard talk of ADR restrictors, but I dunno if they were still in the bike or not.
I didn’t get to ride the 2 banger 300’s as I was a bit too stuffed,Gasit and RiderX might tell us about them, as they had a ride.
Moose had a go on the 450 and by all accounts he was very impressed.
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