- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Speaking of 4 strokes.
I just built my wife her new race bike.
She's been having lots of fun in the new "Mom classes" they've introduced in the 2 Utah race series.
And she's loved her 2020 KLX230r that I've modified a lot to make it into a more "race bike" by adding gold valve style fork emulators and heavier progressive rate springs to give it real tuneable suspension and replace the damper rod style stock stuff. https://www.rme4x4.com/threads/damper-rod-forks-tuning-right-side-up-forks.120473/
Better pegs, seat cover, PHDS bar mounts etc...
![20240202_132455.jpg 20240202_132455.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133643-6b7d0c7127857527203f1f3cb74dbe6b.jpg)
Anyways she's gotten quick enough that the bike is holding her back against the other fast girls in the class (a few BETA 300 x-trainers, a few KX112s, a YZ 125, and YZ250)
I made her do an honest 4+ hrs of run time working the Knolls Knockout race on my 2013 KTM 125sx which I hoped would be the ticket.... but it just was a bit to hyper-active (and low tech) for her (she gets flustered by remembering how to use choke, fuel petcock, etc...) and annoyed by the kick starter.
![20240514_182150.jpg 20240514_182150.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133642-b1f1e033582c78ae2da302489ba14cb1.jpg)
Her wants were: electric start, less weight, better suspension, more power, smooth not overwhelming power delivery, fuel injection.
I loved my 2019 TX300 so much, that I wanted the same chassis but less power for her. The new 2020+ Husqvarnas are 10mm shorter so I narrowed in on that as a requirement. I have so many extra parts leftover from my last race bike this will make the mods/ maintenance easier.
I broke my own rule and bought a Motocross bike instead of the off-road version as a basis of this build because the price was literally thousands less.
I found a 2021 FC250 with some excellent aftermarket suspension and motor work and a skid plate.
![20240609_193243.jpg 20240609_193243.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133635-02ad854257bfbb2db8f8b4e2ccb7dfcf.jpg)
![20240609_193154.jpg 20240609_193154.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133632-1e54f904905910ed21f47cdf151f66a7.jpg)
I tried to stick with local Utah and USA companies: Ordered a P3 carbon header shield, Warp 9 kickstand, Acerbis frame guard grips, a 53t (vs stock 51t) sprocket, Tusk chub bars, Polisport Flo yellow plastics, Fastway spark arrestor, ODI rogue grips and stole the Cycra handguards off her old bike.
![20240611_151900.jpg 20240611_151900.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133636-789f48259b3a986bcd0ef063a7faa711.jpg)
![20240611_212757.jpg 20240611_212757.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133638-373344f6f25cdb177cfe6b07c40c998c.jpg)
![20240612_134701.jpg 20240612_134701.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133639-d9b4ca2b0da78e212ea802b950969288.jpg)
![20240612_135254.jpg 20240612_135254.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133640-a40dc195fe42f50e806fbe8c6dcc3823.jpg)
Looks like she loves it!
Hopefully we get a chance to test ride it and see if she needs/ wants anything else and get some race numbers on it before race season starts back up this fall.![20240612_140333.jpg 20240612_140333.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133641-af6d7e29c4998ff010c798708f074452.jpg)
I just built my wife her new race bike.
She's been having lots of fun in the new "Mom classes" they've introduced in the 2 Utah race series.
And she's loved her 2020 KLX230r that I've modified a lot to make it into a more "race bike" by adding gold valve style fork emulators and heavier progressive rate springs to give it real tuneable suspension and replace the damper rod style stock stuff. https://www.rme4x4.com/threads/damper-rod-forks-tuning-right-side-up-forks.120473/
Better pegs, seat cover, PHDS bar mounts etc...
![20240202_132455.jpg 20240202_132455.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133643-6b7d0c7127857527203f1f3cb74dbe6b.jpg)
Anyways she's gotten quick enough that the bike is holding her back against the other fast girls in the class (a few BETA 300 x-trainers, a few KX112s, a YZ 125, and YZ250)
I made her do an honest 4+ hrs of run time working the Knolls Knockout race on my 2013 KTM 125sx which I hoped would be the ticket.... but it just was a bit to hyper-active (and low tech) for her (she gets flustered by remembering how to use choke, fuel petcock, etc...) and annoyed by the kick starter.
![20240514_182150.jpg 20240514_182150.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133642-b1f1e033582c78ae2da302489ba14cb1.jpg)
Her wants were: electric start, less weight, better suspension, more power, smooth not overwhelming power delivery, fuel injection.
I loved my 2019 TX300 so much, that I wanted the same chassis but less power for her. The new 2020+ Husqvarnas are 10mm shorter so I narrowed in on that as a requirement. I have so many extra parts leftover from my last race bike this will make the mods/ maintenance easier.
I broke my own rule and bought a Motocross bike instead of the off-road version as a basis of this build because the price was literally thousands less.
I found a 2021 FC250 with some excellent aftermarket suspension and motor work and a skid plate.
![20240609_193243.jpg 20240609_193243.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133635-02ad854257bfbb2db8f8b4e2ccb7dfcf.jpg)
![20240609_193138.jpg 20240609_193138.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133633-a41a4e29c6f440a25488c5ecef049802.jpg)
![20240609_193154.jpg 20240609_193154.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133632-1e54f904905910ed21f47cdf151f66a7.jpg)
I tried to stick with local Utah and USA companies: Ordered a P3 carbon header shield, Warp 9 kickstand, Acerbis frame guard grips, a 53t (vs stock 51t) sprocket, Tusk chub bars, Polisport Flo yellow plastics, Fastway spark arrestor, ODI rogue grips and stole the Cycra handguards off her old bike.
![20240611_151900.jpg 20240611_151900.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133636-789f48259b3a986bcd0ef063a7faa711.jpg)
![20240611_212757.jpg 20240611_212757.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133638-373344f6f25cdb177cfe6b07c40c998c.jpg)
![20240612_134701.jpg 20240612_134701.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133639-d9b4ca2b0da78e212ea802b950969288.jpg)
![20240612_135254.jpg 20240612_135254.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133640-a40dc195fe42f50e806fbe8c6dcc3823.jpg)
Looks like she loves it!
Hopefully we get a chance to test ride it and see if she needs/ wants anything else and get some race numbers on it before race season starts back up this fall.
![20240612_140333.jpg 20240612_140333.jpg](https://www.rme4x4.com/data/attachments/133/133641-af6d7e29c4998ff010c798708f074452.jpg)
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