looks good, good job holding a line in the ruts, bike seems to handle well. a lot of belly flop landings (I know because that's what I do too much). if your body feels ok after that, suspension is real good!
Riding good! Clearing those doubles. You seem to be riding the 450 more than the 350. The 450 would be really nice for clearing jumps. 350 vs a tuned down 450 seems to be the question.
Thanks! I have been really enjoying the new 450 Factory Edition and dialing in the power character with the CUO and adding my favorite WP CV spring forks. The 450SXF is an easy bike to learn a new track and jumps on as the power is so forgiving and smooth.
4-strokes have more engine inertia and engine braking so they tend to feel more planted, especially up front. A 4-stroke engine revs a little more slowly (thought the 23/24 YZ450F revs very quickly) and makes usable power over a broader RPM range which can make more power more easily manageable. 300 2-strokes (like the 300EXC) are lighter, had less engine inertia so feel more agile in motion, and almost no engine braking so they are very free feeling in motion. 2-stroke engines make usable power over a more narrow engine RPM range so they can feel a bit too responsive. The KTM TBI engines with throttle body fuel injection and electronic power valve control set the bar for partial throttle linear torque response so these engines though powerful and responsive can be fairly easy to ride.
