Jaybird180 Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 I just started MiniMoto racing! Trackday Father’s Day weekend on a loaner TTR125 got me hooked and I came back straightaway and bought a 97 XR100 to run the stock 100/125 class. My first race is in a week. The rules allow springs and internal modifications to the OE suspension only and I’ve been racking my brain on what to do. I have an appointment Monday to do a maintenance catchup and we were going to flush the forks but if I come with springs we can do that too. It’s too late to order the springs but I’m also wondering if I should run the stock suspension because it will force me to be smoother and improve my technique. I really felt it in the transitions on the TTR with my 200lbs upsetting the chassis every time I flinched wrong. It even put me on my butt once in a tight hairpin trying to lower my body- really my shoulder and hip. Monday morning I have a chance to stop by the store and pickup some fork oil..or not touch the forks at all- for now. But I need to stop obsessing over the research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybird180 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 My mechanic and I agreed that I will ride the stock suspension this weekend. The vendors that I talked with have assured me that the stock suspension will be bottomed during most of my ride. I hope that I don't break anything especially me. I've also decided that I should have bought a CRF125 instead just for the fact that it opens up an additional racing class. Maybe next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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