With the Carl's cylinder work it really helped the bike with more bottom end. I'm pushing 200lbs, so for me my 300 works better when I need the power out of turns, or on uphill sections.
Man I bet that bike is fun in the single track! I have a 250 X CW right now and I’m looking at getting away from the wide ratio transmission because I feel like they are too wide for single track you end up not using fourth fifth or sixth. I wish they made a 150 XC! I may have to buy the 125 XC and eventually put the 150 cylinder head kit on it if they make one.
I ride this bike, and I weigh 200lbs. I'm coming off a Husq FX350, and I've owned quite a few 250 2Ts and 4Ts. This bike has no issues pulling my fat ass wherever I want to go. I did the TSP upgrade like they show in this video, and it makes a huge difference. You can't beat the weight and power ratio of this bike for single track.
Not enough of these single track reviews for small bore bikes! So many of us want something other than a 300 and no one is riding/reviewing a dream build 125xc/150/200rr like this. Cool to see these bike on actual tech trails and get your opinion. Many folks call them “woods” bikes or “flow trails”. But I always wanted to know if you could use it on tech trails if your a fit dude/lady under 200lbs . Thanks for a practical review. Would be cool to hear your opinion on how much (if at all) the bike holds you back . I would think the low weight would outweigh the cons of lower displacement. Suspension set and proper fueling and I’d think the 5mph tech trails and the 25lb weight savings would be tough to complain about!
For me- 200lbs- it was good on fast singletrack, but once I hit a switchback I had to be on my game to get her back up to speed again. I missed the lower end torque of my 300.
@@offroadunderground8987 I mostly do stuff at crawling speed . Sounds like 300 might be better then. I was just afraid I wasn’t big/strong enough to flip around the 300
Liked the ride and review. Just think how nice the bike would be if they bumped it up to 200cc!
With the Carl's cylinder work it really helped the bike with more bottom end. I'm pushing 200lbs, so for me my 300 works better when I need the power out of turns, or on uphill sections.
Man I bet that bike is fun in the single track! I have a 250 X CW right now and I’m looking at getting away from the wide ratio transmission because I feel like they are too wide for single track you end up not using fourth fifth or sixth. I wish they made a 150 XC! I may have to buy the 125 XC and eventually put the 150 cylinder head kit on it if they make one.
This bike rips! If I was 150lbs this would be my go to single track bike.
I ride this bike, and I weigh 200lbs. I'm coming off a Husq FX350, and I've owned quite a few 250 2Ts and 4Ts. This bike has no issues pulling my fat ass wherever I want to go. I did the TSP upgrade like they show in this video, and it makes a huge difference. You can't beat the weight and power ratio of this bike for single track.
Could you please tell the seat high on this bike after all? Thanks in advance
Thanks for the video! You should install an rk tech head and make a video of the performance difference if any👍
Thanks for the idea!
We know that from stock by having Carl's Cycles in Boise do the ECU reflash, and the TSP head made a big difference.
Did you try any other gearing or with 13/50 stock? We tend to only do Rocky tight and some flow single track here.
We haven't tried different gearing yet.
Not enough of these single track reviews for small bore bikes! So many of us want something other than a 300 and no one is riding/reviewing a dream build 125xc/150/200rr like this. Cool to see these bike on actual tech trails and get your opinion. Many folks call them “woods” bikes or “flow trails”. But I always wanted to know if you could use it on tech trails if your a fit dude/lady under 200lbs . Thanks for a practical review. Would be cool to hear your opinion on how much (if at all) the bike holds you back . I would think the low weight would outweigh the cons of lower displacement.
Suspension set and proper fueling and I’d think the 5mph tech trails and the 25lb weight savings would be tough to complain about!
For me- 200lbs- it was good on fast singletrack, but once I hit a switchback I had to be on my game to get her back up to speed again. I missed the lower end torque of my 300.
@@offroadunderground8987 I mostly do stuff at crawling speed . Sounds like 300 might be better then. I was just afraid I wasn’t big/strong enough to flip around the 300
It's not bad to ride the 300. It feels much lighter that a 350/450.
is the kickstand too long being you lowered the rear 1"?
No- it seemed to work just fine.
The beta 200 all day