ML75 Tire pressures for XR?

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

Mount up some BT45 and set them at 16-18 hot. Your collar bones will thank you.

 

I know Cam the 75's threw me down three times already lol.

Hey Do you have BBR springs?

 

Leave the stock springs and add a 3/4"-1" long spacer to add preload. Add a few more CC's of fork oil to lessen the travel length. If you get it too stiff, it will chatter and throw you on the ground. If you leave it a little soft, it will squish around but will stay glued to the track....

BTW, I have not sold any motorcycle parts in 2 years. I took a job that consumes most all of my time....

 

Ahhh crap. I was asking about the shock. That thing is awful lol.

But thanks for the advice on the forks. I'll get some PVC.

 

You run the that low huh? No issues with flats or rolling off?
I noticed in another thread you ran GP slicks low as well........

 

We have to run the stock front wheels, so I don't know if that makes any difference. But I cut the progressive portion off the springs (about 4 inches), cut some spacers to make makeup the difference, and put 20 wt oil in. Not a single bit of chatter or wabble. The front end is stable as can be and sticks like glue with BT45's.

 

I ran 21/19 in my full size SuperMoto bikes. I only run 26/24 in my 630. I have had one flat in 14 years.

The 19 front does change the game.... I never invested much time trying to get them to handle well. We all run the 16 front.

 

Yeah, I figured it would. The class I run in is all stock components, only mods are allowed are springs and oils. I am going to petition for fork swaps on the XR (I'm the only one left running one) to get a disk brake. All the bikes I race with are now ttr and drz, so I am at a deffinent disadvantage in braking.

 

I ran ML75's at 18-20 psi, depending on weather and track conditions.

They squirm regardless of what pressure you run.

My endurance teammate managed :57's on the ML's whereas the fastest riders on BT45's dipped into the high :55's on the same race.

That said, I am not as fast as the front-runners, and my teammate was 11 years old. I can't say we were getting the max out of the ML's.

I have that set of tires (and tubes) for sale CHEAP if anyone wants 16" XR tires for occasional use. I mounted BT's for 2014, because I have to race against the experts now...

 

You would be better off to petition for you to have a 16" rim versus putting disc brakes on a stock XR with a 19".....JMHO.

 

Cam what spring for the shock. I heard get a BBR and spring and put it on and leave it alone.

 

The stock shock and spring. Unless you're 200+

 

I am

 

I don't know anything about aftermarket shocks, but from what i know about the spring it's either a love it or hate it feel with it. meaning its really easy for the really stiff rear shock to overwhelm the forks. and it's a pain in the ass to install from what i'v heard

 

Well that settles that then lol. It's a $600 bike. I aint dumping any money in it.

 

If you are over 200 pounds, get the BBR front and rear. Run a little higher pressure too. Use HD tubes, not MX tubes. You can make a spring removal tool or buy one. Not a big deal to get the shock spring off if you have mechanical abilty. JMHO

 

I fought the rear spring on the 100 for a few hours before finally throwing in the towel. The Honda dealer was the only shop that had a compressor short enough to get it off. Of course I had to teach their "master mechanic" how to use it...

 

Ahhhh crap. I'm 200 with gear and 185 without. I'll get some springs eventually. Tires will probably come first though.

 

Will I get a rematch then?