I have the pin (it's just not pictured). The swing arm is $27 (amazing markup for a little piece of metal). Doing it this way won't save me much money. Problem was, Scotts wasn't particularly quick at returning my queries.
I took the bike out for an hour ride around a nearby riding area. Lots of decomposed granite (our soil of choice here in north Phoenix), some whooped out jeep trails, a little sand wash, and some single track.
First impressions on the bike. Very balanced. The bike made me want to goof around and play. Those trials tires make hill climbs a piece of cake. However, in hard turns I could feel them scootching a bit as I slid around. They also didn't brake as well. I would lock up the front and rear and could barely tell. In sand, the rear hooked up something like a well-worn knobby. Not horrible, just not optimal. Turning in sand was okay.
After my ride I noted that the trials tires were very warm. The cracks that continue to form at the base of the knubblits make we wonder how well they'll hold up. My first race is in two weeks. Plenty of time to put a Maxxis IT in the back and a Metzler MC4 in front.
The motor doesn't have gobs of low-end torque (I didn't think the GG 300 did either, for a 300, anyway). Similar to the KTM 250 in that regard. I hope that it has enough oomph to lift the front tire at lower speeds without clutching (even my KDX could do that). At mid speeds that front tire is skimming over the ground and begging to be lofted.
Even though this bike has a 50T sprocket, it still seems to be geared a little high for me. I can't imagine what the 48T was like. Does anyone have experience with a 51 or 52T sprocket?
I took the bike out for an hour ride around a nearby riding area. Lots of decomposed granite (our soil of choice here in north Phoenix), some whooped out jeep trails, a little sand wash, and some single track.
First impressions on the bike. Very balanced. The bike made me want to goof around and play. Those trials tires make hill climbs a piece of cake. However, in hard turns I could feel them scootching a bit as I slid around. They also didn't brake as well. I would lock up the front and rear and could barely tell. In sand, the rear hooked up something like a well-worn knobby. Not horrible, just not optimal. Turning in sand was okay.
After my ride I noted that the trials tires were very warm. The cracks that continue to form at the base of the knubblits make we wonder how well they'll hold up. My first race is in two weeks. Plenty of time to put a Maxxis IT in the back and a Metzler MC4 in front.
The motor doesn't have gobs of low-end torque (I didn't think the GG 300 did either, for a 300, anyway). Similar to the KTM 250 in that regard. I hope that it has enough oomph to lift the front tire at lower speeds without clutching (even my KDX could do that). At mid speeds that front tire is skimming over the ground and begging to be lofted.
Even though this bike has a 50T sprocket, it still seems to be geared a little high for me. I can't imagine what the 48T was like. Does anyone have experience with a 51 or 52T sprocket?
