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Honestly, I love giving my money to Mike and his crew. I cannot find many businesses that put out so much information on RU-vid to really educate a customer, not push products and sales. They are also so laid back and cool to work with.
Mike Spurgin is the best. He was so helpful on my CRF450RL build. I went with the GET SX1 with Taco tunes and the Graves exhaust. Wow, what a transformation!
Excellent content Ian! You probably saw my 24' 501 at Taco Moto. I'm getting the "ultimate" build on mine and we should have a similar bike when mine is complete! In hindsight I wish I would have gone with a 23' as aftermarket parts are impossible to get for these new bikes...at least they were in January when I dropped my bike off with them. Seeing your build has me excited again to get mine...it's been a frustrating process to say the least! Thanks again for posting!
I'm also waiting for a lot of parts, I totally get your frustration. I bought my bike in December and as of today it has maybe 200 miles on it. Early adopter issues with the new generation for sure. But I think the 2024 changes are worth the wait.
Thank you for introducing me to this true Us company . I’m too old to be riding dual sports put still appreciate knowing company’s like this are still around . Reminds me of dealing with company’s like Wheelsmith in the70s .
Heck yeah! Congrats again on a badass machine! Taco Moto Mike just made my crf450RL a million times better by getting his Get ECU. Great dude and jealous of both you guy’s 501s. It will be my next bike and hopefully I’ll be able to get Mike to set it up like only his genius self can do. Thanks for the great content. 🏍️💨
Great stuff , love the passion and pride , buying the right stuff once because of quality is valuable and sometimes out on the trails can be priceless , thanks
Thank you Ian for this very informative video. The content at Takamoto was fabulous. I have not seen the inside of a muffler ever before I learned so much. Do appreciate your channel. Loved it. Thank you.
Really great info. I've always advocated for spending $$$ on suspension, ergos, and then fueling. I stereotype riders who throw on exhaust, spoke sleeves and graphic kits. It is nice to see that trusted industry professionals are honest about things like this. It's a breath of fresh air. Is my opinion a hot take, and probably an unpopular hot take? Yep, more than likely Does that mean I'm wrong? Absolutely not
No need for all that. Knock out the screen in the back of the muffler, remove the reed valve from the intake and set the TPI. Did this on my bike and it run's great!
@@BigRockMoto Just my "butt"dyno. I actually regret knocking out the mesh screen in the muffler. As much fun it is now it's too loud. Why add 20hp and then take it away and more with traction control?
8:10 man, the storebrand push is really on the nose. Even if i might trust YOUR integrity i sure hate how every retailer is building a nice closed fence around what you can and cannot get as a customer. The rundown of features and counsel offered seem top notch
Tacomoto says each ecu has different features it would be nice to describe those features and what capabilities each ecu has. They aren't cheap so in in depth review would be great on each. Does it connect to an app on the phone to see engine parameters, can you adjust rpm yourself etc etc. Would be nice to see the features.
He had me with his vision of quality and then the USA sourcing sold me 100 percent. So tired of Rocky mountains bs china cheap stuff, terrible customer service and selling shite parts. Love their videos, but they got to big for my britches.
Although i love to customize my bikes, there is the common sense point of view of how far you should go in “upgrading” your bike. I just seems that some of these upgrades go too far and is a waste of money.
I'm disappointed you let a,third party manufacturer and parts seller use your viewer number to do something squarely commercial. You are no loner independant and non biased. Big question mark. Use him all you want. Don't market him on your channerl.
Mike Spurgin is a hugely valuable and trusted resource with real integrity. Exactly the kind of person Ian should be partnering up with. And if they can mutually benefit commercially, even better. I'm already buying most of my parts from TM. If Ian can get a cut by helping promote Mike and his top-notch business,, even better. There are very few companies these days that I will go to bat for, but TM is one of them.
I was impressed with your business philosophy, until you used " Costco " as comparison, f y i I would caution you using Costco as comparison who is quite different than what you just described your business like .......
I congratulate Mike on his determination to support his customer base w/USA sourced components. I recently installed a shark fin on my Beta, a known name brand (component made in the country governed by CCP) that I won’t mention, yes it needed further machine work to make it fit.
