Enjoyed your video brother. Had to give up my 99 KDX200 in 2002, casualty of a divorce. Thought I would get right back on one soon after, the universe had different plans. Lost my riding buddy tragically in 05. Suffered from back pain from the time I was 23 and just dealt with it. Little did I know I had a broken L4 vertebrae revealed in 2012. By 2013 I could barely walk. First surgery in 2017 failed, second one in 2020 worked but didn't feel like it for the first 9 months after. Finally got my 12year old kid on a XR100 in May this year and in September found a great deal on an 06 450EXC. 21 years later, 54 years old now and i'm not sure i could have picked a better bike to get back into it. Sure it's a little heavy, but the torque is amazing, handles well enough for me and is sort of a Swiss army knife of bikes. Had to mess with the carb a little, and I geared it down to a 13 up front and really like that 13/50 setup. Carb is a little iffy still, will be doing a mid body kit soon. But riding season is about over out here in Reno, NV so no rush. Loved seeing a novice like me who's not afraid to admit it!
It will never carb correctly until you learn that the endless blipping of the throttle is wrong, that isn't how to ride them. They have a very sensitive accelerator pump, just ease the throttle on and ride through. It was horrible to watch!
Well I think you explain that pretty well but at least he is out there giving it a go you are right he has to get that throttle and the right gear right and go with the the flow and trust the bike I've never heard a throttle be so throttled and all my life I've never had 10 years of my bike in my life but even if I did I would not make that much other dogs breakfast of it but like I said good on him he's out there trying a little bit of healthy criticism may help him seems like a nice young man I hope he's ok and I hope he has learnt a lot buy now
