Went up to NCMP today for ride #2. Forks revalved, new piston & rings, carb rejetted, ready to rock.
I did one relatively easy loop, aprox 7 miles. I didn’t get very aggressive, but already things were much improved over two weeks ago. Still hesitated a bit at the washed-out bridge, but made it over this time without going for a swim. Noticed I’m still not putting my leg out when necessary. Need to get past this little psychological stumbling block….it’s been six months since the last operation. It’s healed.
Back at the pits, took some time to sort out the suspension settings and fine-tune the carb, and then it was back to the woods for a real loop.
I hit it hard this time. Focused and went for it. This was more like it – the suspension was much, much better and the throttle response was crisp and instantaneous. Almost looped it at one point but was able to save it before anything bad happened (throttle control is super important with this beast. Working on it…). Otherwise, everything felt great. Confidence was good, technique and speed were coming back, and I rode nearly as fast, if not as fast, on this one loop as as I ever did before the operations. This bike just absolutely rips.
I finished off this one last loop and called it a day on a good note. Didn’t want to push too hard yet.
Got a good feel for what this bike is capable of, but still need to sort out the suspension some more. It’s good, but not yet great.
-Bob