Riding the CRF230 at Carnegie with RaceTech Fork Valves

[cj41090]

if your 5'3 what bike would you be looking for im 13 125

[frickinjim]

@cj41090 A 150, a 230, or an 85.

[ChillinTheMost420]

@cj41090 a 150r, 230, or 250 trail. 85 is small.

[Driftuner]

nice hill cimb section..where is this?

[frickinjim]

@Driftuner Carnegie SVRA near Livermore, CA. I don't remember the name of the actual trail though lol

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

hey where are u located, cause the closest dirt bike park near me is carnegie in livermore......

we could dirtbike sometime.....

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 In the valley. We pretty much hit all the tracks around here.

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

like castro valley? or just the general"valley?

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 The Central Valley in California. East of the Bay Area.

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

Wow we must live near each other, I'm in San Ramon and that's smack in the middle of east bay.

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 About an hour away I suppose? You're lucky to live there. You're near some great tracks and other places to ride. You are really close to Club Moto.

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

Hahahaha yea all my friends go to clubmoto.

Im gonna be going to Metcalf in a month or-so, gonna be my first time on a different bike(i had a klx 110) want to meet up sometime?

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 Haha nice. I would but I can never really plan my riding trips because the only way I get to go riding is by other people taking me. So I go where someone offers to take me and that's it. Rarely do I ever get to do my own thing.

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

Hahaha ok i thought a bike mechanic with 2 hondas would be more than happy to go when he wants:D

If you do ever go, hit me up and we can meet up.

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 Alright sick lol

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

oh and where exactly are you located i was thinking of buying some performance parts like the cam or the airbox battery, and having you do them...

and yes i understand thats its gonna cost.......

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 I'm in Modesto so I'm definitely within range for you to dump it off. I've done business with a guy from Concord before and he didn't have a problem driving out.

[topgearfan1997]

@frickinjim

Ok that's cool, I'll definitely hand it over to you:D and after that we can go dirt biking or something cause by then I'll have a truck and be able to "take you";)

Radeen

[frickinjim]

@topgearfan1997 awesome lol

[polyurethane610]

so these gold valves fit inside the standard forks and are now adjustable with clickers, yeah? is you shock standard? i can't believe how much air you are getting with this bike. im impressed!

[frickinjim]

@polyurethane610 Pretty much, yes. You drill out the old damping orifices and these cover the damper rod so they now control oil flow. The spring that controls the blow-off valve is adjustable and replaceable to control compression damping. Rebound can only be controlled by changing fork oil weight.So it's not externally adjustable, but it only takes a couple minutes to get to them and adjust them. In this vid I still had stock shock which sucks big time. I should've fixed the shock first.

[stdudly01]

i never knew u can race 230 at all i always thought they was just for trail ridding only thats cool if u can

[frickinjim]

@stdudly01 There are some serious racers on 230s. One that I know of races pro enduros and is very competitive. That would be Dwight Rudder

[stdudly01]

@frickinjim thats cool that they have that kind of stuff for 230 i never thought a 230 can race

[ride4fallen1234]

do you race in the lites class with this?

[frickinjim]

@ride4fallen1234 No, I race in open class with it. No joke lol because I want to be in the same moto as my friend who races a 250 and a 450.

[ride4fallen1234]

@frickinjim well damn youre pretty good dude

[frickinjim]

@ride4fallen1234 Thanks :)

[Hysteriaqwerty]

what exactly is involved in "shortened subframe extensions???" I have a 230 and want to make some mods.

[frickinjim]

@Hysteriaqwerty Look under the rear fender of your 230. You'll notice the subframe extensions with black plastic plugs. You'll have to decide what length you need. Some people use them and need them more than others. I don't really need them so I cut a good length off. Just hack 'em off and put the plastic plugs on the new ends.

[motorcross26]

some cr 125 forks would fit perfectly

[frickinjim]

@motorcross26 cr125 forks would definitely be cool. I've seen so many of those conversions. They're awesome. Nothing but rave reviews.

[Towel2313]

it looks like you took the fork boots off, and you put seal savers on. What brand though? is that tusk or seal savers? How does the bike look with no boots and just seal savers?

[frickinjim]

@Towel2313

I got Seal Savers brand. I think the bike looks much cleaner and better without the boots. I did it mainly for weight reduction, but I've found they even offer more reliable protection compared to the stock boots. The stock boots hold in a bunch of crap, these things actually keep stuff out and are easy to clean out after every ride.