TOP 6 Upgrades for Short Riders - Enduro Edition
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- Опубліковано 21 лют 2021
- These are what I consider the top 6 most essential Enduro upgrades for short riders! Protect your investment and enjoy your ride!
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- Enduro Engineering Low Height Soft Seat
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- AXP Extrem Skid Plate
www.axp-racing.com/en/product...
- Emperor Racing Radiator Guards
www.emperorracing.com/product...
- SRT Rear Disc Guard
www.srtoffroad.com/node/419
- Bullet Proof Designs Front Disc Guard
bulletproofdesigns.com/bpd-fr...
- ODI Bar Ends
odigrips.com/store/aluminum-en...
- TBT Racing and Suspension
www.tbtracing.com
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I can tell by your bike, you put in a good season of riding. That skid plate is a testament of how much abuse your frame rails and engine cases did not receive.
HOW BOUT HER PIPE
LOVE IT, it's great to see you back on UA-cam. Hopefully you got your subframe fixed!!
My top short rider upgrades….. #1 suspension work (600$) to lower 50mm…… at KB5 industries in PA. They replaced springs to my weight and it’s amazing. I also got EVERYTHING else you listed. Good vid
I tried PR2 in PA., and would not use them again. I am redoing it myself, (I have a little machine shop), and found that they did do the forks well, (the guy on the phone told me wrong), but they could not figure the right spacer for the shock, so I have to figure out the curve and make my own. You lowered your 2", that is huge. I thought my .75" at each end was a bit short, but I cut an inch off the seat too. I have ridden dirt bikes for a long time and raced for about a decade in the 80's and 90's, and the manufactures made the 2-strokes as tall as the 4-stroke. Anybody under 5'10" could ride a shorter bike better than offered today.
The Guys at PR2, who I talked with on the phone, could not "think past their script". They really had no idea how this stuff works, and their limited communication skills with the guys on the floor doing the work, (who may be good), can lead, (and did with my shock), in the wrong work being done. I had fairly easy questions that they could not answer,or answer correctly.
Thank you for your efforts in growing this group of off-road bike enthusiasts with your tips.
What is your height
Thank you for this video, I found it extremely helpful to find out what my future bike will need to keep it protected. And Im also a short guy so thank you for the seat and suspension info to lower both but not drastically affect the suspension geometry.
I'm 5'4" and my current weapon is a 2017 YZ250X with a SmartCarb, Stealthy flywheel weight and a Scotts stabilizer. Been riding for 30 years and I've never let my height stop me from doing what I love most.
@Sanguine_Addiction did you do any mods to the suspension to lower seat height, or did you leave stock seat height?
@@frankiesiwinski1494 the only thing I did to the forks and shock was a revalve and re-spring for my weight and riding style. I ride mostly wide open desert and occasionally vet MX tracks, but I'm not trying to clear triples or anything like that lol. When it comes to off-road, I've never lowered the suspension or seat height on any of my bikes. For me, as long as I can reach the pegs and foot controls comfortably, I'm fine. The only time I've encountered height problems is when I ride street, especially with tall adventure/Enduro models because I can't flat-foot those. Ironically, I can ride a Gold Wing due to how the rider cockpit is laid out. Go figure lol.
That Emperor Racing radiator guard is a beast. I dropped my bike on a big rock right on a place that would have crushed my radiator from the bottom corner. Now there’s a tiny little dent in the guard and zero impact to the radiator. Good stuff.
The suspension tuning for your weight and riding style is well worth the money! Follow that up with a riding coach session. I improved so much with a weekend training class that the cost of the class was easily paid for by the lack of mashed up bike parts.
I actually never thought of it that way haha
Broken bones too probably. I learned how to ride the hard way, still pictures of pros in magazines in the 70's and 80's. I am sure I would have learned faster with a good school, like Gary Bailey.
That little Canook gal, "Meggs Braap", has some pretty good tips too.
Awesome info, great looking bike and your enthusiasm and dedication to having a fun and safe ride is inspiring.
Very informative 👏
I really loved the way you customized your bike. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy the ride and be safe.
Hope all is well. Found your channel for tips to set up my daughter's bike. Need more content! Your comments are so funny when you ride!
Dropping the suspension on my Beta 390RR and getting it set up for me has made the bike so much easier to ride for me.
Looking into dropping my 390 as well right now. Any tips?
@@im4buzz I paid a suspension specialist to do it for me, which they did internally to the front and rear units.
Great video and clean shots of the products
Enduro engineering makes a great rad guard. Just installed mine on 2022 ktm 350
Excellent video! I appreciate your insight so much.
This content was very helpful. My wife wants to learn so she can go on rides with our son and I. This gives me some ideas.
Glad I can help!
I needed this, thank you!
You’re welcome! Glad it helped!
I had my suspension lowered 2 inches on my yamaha yz250f by a suspension shop and it made a big difference
I feel way more comfortable riding the tight trails now
I had my Beta 390RR dropped by 2" too, made me so much more confident!
Im 5’5, 141lbs. I really don’t want to bring my bike into a shop. Im hoping to do it myself. I can straddle my 250f tippy toed. Would like a Just a bit lower if possible. Anything you learned after taking it into the shop?
@@ThenZ6 it cost me $700 but also they set it up for my weight and type of riding I do. If you plan on keeping the bike for several years it is worth the money.
So what’s the seat height come out to? Up to in this case?? Sorry if you said it & I didn’t catch it…!!!
#44
@@jefferymentzer1240 the seat height is approxiametely 36 inches now
Stock height is 38 inches. It really helped me since I'm around 5'7 inches tall.
I love your bike!! Awesome!! Thanks for the video.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Good video!
I also had my suspension lowered and tuned for my weight.
Although I have a 32" inseam, I am over 200#, and felt really uncomfortable tippy toeing on my WR250R. I was dropping it several times a day when riding double or single track, especially stopping off camber and when tired. Putting a foot down expecting dirt and getting air sucks! Lifting the bike up is tiring, and being tired makes me more likely to drop it. Nasty spiral of misery...
I would also add that if your rear suspension has linkage, there is usually a lowering link available. You also need to slide the front forks up a few milimeters in the triple clamps when using a lowering link.
I had an xtrainer and loved the size as I’m 5’6”, now looking for something else I’m curious how hard it was to transition to a full size bike?
I went from a KLX140g to a KDX 220r and it's been great. I shaved the seat to get a little lower to the ground, but I'm 5ft 2 and I can kick start it just fine. I do have to find places to stop a bit carefully to not tip over. But buy a used bike that already has some wear and tear on the plastics so you don't feel so bad if you do drop it. I waited to get the KDX until I had completely mastered the 140 and was maxing it's potential out. I still only ride in 3rd gear max on the KDX right now, but every trip out I get more confident with the weight and power.
You can also throw on the pro circuit linkage that's 3mm shorter and it'll drop the tail a little bit buy doesn't affect your ride at all if anything it makes it better I put it on my kx250 to get rid of the stink bug affect and I'm short and it made a good difference
Thank you - very helpful - Im barely 5'8" and ride street, but street and single track are two very different scenarios.
Your height and inseam would be helpful to put it in perspective
She's 5'3 don't know her inseam.
i always had bad luck with radiator guards cus radiators are rubber mounted so the flex back even when bent the problem with the guard was it made it solid mount so when the guard got bent the bike was annoying to ride
I have had this problem in the pass, my solution was a bike with a lower seat height. The bike may not perform quite as well, but it definitely reduced the number of times I was dropping it due to the fact my feet didn't reach the ground properly. Depending on where you are riding, too tall of a bike can be dangerous to the rider. A side benefit is that the bike is more fun to ride.
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you for this
Small world (no pun intended) because I just watched the other one you made several years ago, just few days ago 👍🏻
What's the both front and rear tyre +rim size of your bike?
Please do let me know
A nice & cheap way to freshen up colored things like the black bar ends is to use black (color appropriate) finger nail polish.
There are 100's , 1,000"s of colors and cheap nail polish. It is durable also.
I have met many street bike riders (guys) with a bike part in hand color matching in a nail polish retail store. Works great on wheels & steel frames also.
ARC levers has guaranteed to not break levers that many, most professional racers use (AMA motocross, supercross; enduro,...).
They will replace it if you ever break one for free.
I’m short & have a lower seat, a lowering link & fork tubes slid up in triple clamps. My inseam is 30” & I tippy toe at stops. Thank you for your opinion on the suspension, I’ve been considering a 2” lowering, but love the current suspension, as long as I am in motion.
This is why I ride a tiny bike 😂 This is a great informative video 👍🏻
what bike do you ride?
@@Paula-wx9cl I have a Benelli TNT 125 - since i've posted that comment i've passed my test and got myself a Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 too (That's a tall bike) - it's all about confidence :)
I was trying your forward rotated handle bar set up, (not as forward as yours), and went back to rotated back to me. I know it is a personal preference, but I don't think I would have my bars rotated that far forward if I were tall. An inch off the seat makes them even higher. I feel more comfortable dropping into a berm or rut, and I can keep my elbows up easier. I think overall, that bar set up and your arm reach keeps your body weight a bit to far forward. Try rotating the bars back until the ends of the grips are pointing down a bit when the bike is standing straight up and steering straight, (and readjust your levers of course.). I think you will like it better. Easier to keep your head over the bars with out getting front heavy.
Oh, you do a good vid.
There's some cool videos on how to reexpand your bikes pipe using a pressure washer and a torch to heat it up, ( block end of pipe, fill with water, heat the dent, use rubber grommet/on pressure washer tip hold with hand in place, press trigger feathering until pipe dent gone.) Hope this is useful for you.
I don't use water in the pipe, and it would cool off the dent if it touched it. I just use a bit of compressed air, (seal the pipe), and then heat the dent with a torch, (even a decent propane torch will work.). As the dent turns red and moves out to the normal shape, I stop its movement with a wet rag. I learned one thing when working on my bikes. If it turns out pretty good the first time you do it,---it is a good process. :) I can't remember how much air pressure I used, but I am sure it was under 30psi. Starting at 10psi is safe. If you can make the dent red with the propane torch, and the dent is not moving, you can up the pressure a bit.
What is your height/inseam/original height of the bike?
Good job enjoyed it
Just started watching. That dented pipe is the reason why I don't use chrome pipes, you can't fix the dents with out hurting the finish. You can fix painted pipes to look perfect again, and just repaint black exhaust pipe paint, (high temp paint). I am an older timer, started riding as a kid in the Hannah days. I had 5 250 MX bikes and quit for 20 years, and just picked up a 2019 YZ250 2-stroke in almost new condition. Damn, they got tall. I am 5'9" and never had a problem touching toes or ball of my feet on the ground. I shortened my suspension about 6% on each end, and had a shop cut an inch off the seat. If you really like riding,---even today, you will change the bike the way you want it. I am heavier now, but this is the worst set up bike out of the box I ever bought. I don't like today's plastic either, broken bird beak front fenders with a transformers cartoon look to them, and I cut the silly "arrow" shape off end of my rear fender. Looks better already. :) Nice bike you have there. Michigan has some great trails called the "CCC trails" (Cycle Conservation Club). I think they added wider trails for the side by sides, but they have some very whooped out single track with a berm in every corner ("Little-O trail", to tight stuff like "Tin Cup")
Bring a camper. Great local restaurants. Baldwin/Peacock/Evert area.
Very informative video. Still prefer to be flat-footed though. Cool bike
When you say short what height are you? If you don’t mind me asking
The only thing I would change is using something like Barkbusters rather than bar ends. As well as protecting the grips, barkbusters protect the hands with an aluminum or hard plastic guard. Keeps levers protected as well.
All true. But if you would crash and flip over the bars they will break your wrists. I ran bark busters all of my career, but I always had that fear in the back of my mind.
If you adjust them correctly, that won't happen very often.
Hi,I use to ride a Husqavarna back in the late 80’s and I love your bike. But I’m a Honda person and now have a Honda xr650l. I have IMS foot pegs that extends farther out than the stock pegs. My question is from lowering the suspension 2 inches do you think the pegs will do any scraping when cornering,I lean into the curves moderately but don’t overdo it. Thanx for your input if you can help
2" is a lot to take off suspension travel. Remember, with the same bottoming resistance, the overall suspension stiffness will go up, which is not good for the small stuff like tree roots and small chatter bumps. I am 5'9, and had not had a bike since my 97 KX250. That was probably the tallest MX 250 bike I have had to that point, but properly set up, I could touch both toes on the ground pretty good. I could not touch them at all with the new YZ. Just .75" off the front and a bit more off the rear, (6.35% on both ends), and my seat cut down 1", and now it is slightly shorter than my 97 KX. It lowered it a bit more than I thought it would, and I might add a bit more to the suspension if it is too harsh. I think they best suspension set up is a heavy spring, (with very small preload, like 5mm, for the forks), with little to no compression dampening, and rebound valving that can handle the heaver spring, (if needed). It is usually the compression dampening that makes suspension harsh.
What does skid plates and disc guards have to do with short riders, every rider needs them.
I'm not exactly short, but if I get a WR450 like you and Josh recommended, I'm probably gonna need to use some of these upgrades. The seat height is listed at 38 inches...and my inseam is like 31.5 lol
Should help quite a bit!
Sister, can you do a video on that type of endoro/offroad riding safety wearing and that type of pants and tshirts... Not jackets.... I mean like which kind is used in dakar rally... Etc.
How tall are you and what is your inseam?
What size is the back wheel?
hi im 5’6 height whats best street bike motocross fits for me, any suggestion
Good video!
You really have to upload again. Ur vids are good!
How about using a pipe guard to prevent smashing your exhaust
Im not sure a 27-28 inseam guy will work for a 35inch super moto seat height, advice?
I go over some tips and tricks for short riders while on my Supermoto in my other video.
ua-cam.com/video/fcdRKoDzrdU/v-deo.html
Went to Emperor racing to check out the radiator guards for my bike, they were 70% off... I put them in the cart as fast as possible and ordered.
Dang really? Come up!
btw IMHO skid plate damage is more due to fearless riding than crashing....a lot of skid plates get severely scarred even though the bike is rarely dropped....it's just a matter of being crazy enough to haul ass through boulders and over tree trunks etc...arguably much of this sentiment applies to disk guards.....no need to even crash to scar those up...yes?
hi !
can i ride enduro bike if i'm 5'0 ?
You're doing great pls post some videos it would be amazing
why havent you lowered the rear and front WP's? you can do it easily by 2-3cm by changing the rear link to a longer one, and front spring supports to shorter ones
Love that bike!
She’s baaaaaack
How about a lowering link install ? They make them for all makes and models . You get 1" to. 2" lower depending on what link you get .
Lowering links should be a last option, since they only affect the rear suspension, it can change how the suspension works together. Much better to start with the seat and tuning and see where you get IMO before putting a lowering link on.
@@jacquelinekemp4897 .... Did my seat .... Then lower link .... Raised my front forks .... My bike feels and works tons better now .
Better than bar ends is bark buster type products...without which you could EASILY brake levers or master cylinders EVEN with bar ends...My Cycra hand guards have already saved me several times I am sure....and I use the handlebar clamp inner mounting point which braces the ENTIRE handlebars making them SUPER hard to ever bend or snap....THIS IMHO s/b the number one product for shorter riders! Followed by engine case guards the skid plates and disk guards are useful for ANY height rider even tose who rarely crash IF one rides in the bolder strewn. log strewn type areas....but if not? If only riding in actual dirt/sand without such obstacles? frankly one could even get away with no aftermarket skid plates or disk protectors....but even less threatening rocks can still break your engine covers in a crash leaving you stranded after hemoraging oil
what is ur seat height at?
im also a short rider and only rode citybikes. I always wanted to buy a dirtbike but bcause how tall they are it kept me from buying 1;(...how tall are you???
Dirt bikes got to tall after the 4-strokes were forced on the industry. The head of a 4-stroke engine is about 4" taller, so the frame had to be made taller. For some stupid reason, (I blame the modern brain dead magazines), they made the 2-strokes just as tall. 5'9" here, and I no longer fit on a modern dirt bike. I lowered my suspension by about .75 inches, and cut the seat 1". It made a huge difference, and is actually a bit lower than my last MX bike, a 97 KX250. I knew sales would suffer even more because of the bikes being too tall today,--and you just confirmed it.
I might have missed it but did you mention your hight in the video? Just curious for reference: )
I’m 5’3 and a half 😬
@@AGirlandHerBike lol darn now I got no excuse! I'm 5'8"
Hello does anyone know if Brian has a UA-cam channel?
Great video, but misleading title. Good job overall 👍
Agree. Only the seat and suspension changes were truly for short riders.
Well, TBH, if your bike doesn't get scratched, banged up, scuffed, or otherwise take damage...you aren't crashing. And, if you aren't crashing...you just aren't riding hard enough :)
#truth
@@AGirlandHerBike Until you are 30 and don't bounce off the ground very well anymore. I spent over 2 decades going as fast as I can, crashing at the limits. At 58, I think I will stick to riding under my limits. I lowered my 2019 YZ250 2-stroke by taking off 6.35 % of the suspension travel, (.750" in the front, and about .788" in the rear), and had a local upholstery shop take 1" off the seat. Now, it is just a touch lower than my last 250cc MX bike, the 97 KX250. I blame the 4-strokes for bikes getting too tall of even a 5'10" rider. Now the new YZ250 2-stroke 2022 bike looks to have a thin seat that may not be able to be cut down. It just gets dumber and dumber in this increasingly dysfunctional world that we have to live in.
love the bike loos awesome
I came here thinking id learned how to GHB my date lol....close enough
@@emilys2849 it was a joke you must be a simpleton. The channel is called AGHB.
Glad im 6 foot i have a hawk 250 luckily have never tipped over or crashed
Harley added a really heavy option on their new Pan America 1250 adventure bike that automatically lowers the seat at low speed/stops and then jacks back up under way. For the life of me I cant understand why manufacturers of various long suspended bikes dont provide such gismos....most street legal bikes already have a computer of some sort so why not have some kind of radically variable preload that allows the load/rider to squat lower if super slow or stopped? How hard could it be to engineer?? Maybe as simple as the preload nut has gear teeth on the outside engaged by a servo motor with sensors that give the computer the ride height and bike speed? For the forks the servo motor could be inegral to fork caps...maybe a $500 option? Adding 10 pounds to a bike? They could sell a LOT more bikes is my guess! My 690 is about 36" seat height and with my short inseam and the bike weighing 350llbs it gets VERY precarious in the slow going stuff! I am almost ready to go kuba link or whatever but I have to give up suspension performance/travel
There was a day in the USA when we were free to compete, but those days are gone, so we beg for what we want. But, if you only want to touch your toes to the ground or a bit more, (I am assuming your toes don't touch the ground), stack up magazines on both sides of the bike of equal height to put your toes down on to the "toe bend" you want. If the thickness is less than 2" IMO, you can dial the bike in and not lose suspension performance, (will be the same performance until you bottom out a bit easier with no changes). I would take it off the seat (Upholstery shop), before the suspenders (internally), make sure you have the right spring rates for good balance, and it will handle better I am sure. I just lowered a YZ250 2-stroke MX bike, (man, way too tall today), by taking 1" off the seat and .75" off the suspension, and it handles like a dream in all kinds of corners now. Finding a good shop to do the work might be a trick, (I don't know what is available for adventure, but call Enzo Racing and Race Tech, 2 top notch MX/off road suspension tuners to see if they can help, or know somebody who can). My bike is such a joy to ride now, and that makes all the effort worth it IMO. We are suppose to enjoy life. :)
Lowering Links?
Where did you go?
Ive always wanted a dirt bike but never could get one bc im only 5’5 and 16yo
Plenty of great bikes for you. Just research.
How tall are you? I'm 5'4" . Got a kawasaki kx250. Definitely too tall for me and my short guy friends. I plan to take an inch with the seat. Some suspension stuff. I think 3 in is good. Wanted a better idea, since you took 3 inches off. If you're taller than me, I might need 4 inches
how’d it feel after 3 inches bro?
how tall are you and what bike is that?
I’m 5’3 and it’s a Husky TE250
YOU CAN DROP THE SIZE OF YOUR BOTH TYRES
Lifts?
how tall are you?
How tall are you if you don’t mind me asking ?
I’m 5’3 😁
@@AGirlandHerBike I’m 5’5 so around the same height. Been wanting a dual sport but since I live in the city I wasn’t sure how hard it would be to ride In stop and go trafic with my feet barely touching the ground lol
Why did she stop uploading new videos?
Why buy a lowered seat when you can cut the original one
I agree. I was reading how some of the after market seats don't fit very well. So I made a cardboard template for the side of the seat, and sent it to an upholstery shop to take off an inch. She only charged my $80.00. I gave her $100.00. Cheaper, and better quality, (fits like it is suppose to every time), than after market.
Could a 5’5 ride a 250
I’m 5’1 riding the klx300sm. It’s very light and gets easy with practice
How tall are you ?
Does riding bike like that really pumped your adrenalin?! Ha8
A kawasaki klx 140 L or 140 G would be a better bike for you in my opinion
How tall are you
When are you gonna upload again?
How tall are you Gina?
I’m 5’3
Whats your height?
Why are you not posting new videos?
So how tall is she😂 i want to know what she means by a short rider im 510 511 and am looking at buying either a TE 250 or FE 450
How tall are you?? Tryn to set up a bike for my daughter
I’m 5’3
@@AGirlandHerBike exactly my daughter’s height, I really want to put her on a good bike like a mx 250 or husky like yours, not a heavy trail bike like a crf150 or klx140 not that those are bad bikes but just soo heavy for what they are. Thank you
On the other foot, maybe 2" thick boot soles would work, and a modified shift lever. ha
I got the 2021 YZ250X the seat height is 38
I got the 2019 YZ250 2-stroke, (same bike basically), and my seat height is now 1.75" shorter,---and I can get on it, and touch the ground, 5'9".
I took off 6.35% off the suspension, (.75" in the front, and about .788" in the rear), and cut my seat 1".
I did not find the bike even ride able in stock form. Worst set up MX bike as new, as I have ever had. But I made it my best.
People say, "You get used to it." Yea, well, people can get used to prison also. I will make my decisions based on rational physics, when it comes to my bike.
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can you please say how tall you are
5’3
I liked this and I am buying everything in here good think my budget 13 to 15 thousand
I ride a TT-R125L Yamaha and I am in between a short and tall person. I do have a lowered set on my bike and I can now go flat foot.
My dad and i are putting together a either a 85 or a 95 Honda CR250R and I can not get on it, cause it is so tall ( it's not fully together yet ).