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#Post#: 1634--------------------------------------------------
best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Colorado Rider Date: August 24, 2014, 10:40 pm
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[font=impact]What is the best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
(Okay so we know that 50/50 is really more like 90/10 for most
riders)[/font]
Maximum votes, 7 per person.
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Rusty Shovel Date: August 25, 2014, 11:09 am
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I voted for upgraded seat, but by "upgraded" I mean add an
AirHawk pad.
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Colorado Rider Date: August 25, 2014, 10:01 pm
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I've got to say that your footpeg recommendation was one of the
best mods that I've done for the bike. I like riding it way
more with the additional control. Just watch out for them when
your pushing it!
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: bigbikejohn Date: August 25, 2014, 11:01 pm
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For me, since I was about offroad first, street second, I put
real hand guards on mine, then the bash plate. I also put some
doubletakes on it, since the stock ones decided they need to
vibrate to new positions. I bought some luggage from the for
sale forums that's on the way and should be installed before the
end of the week.
Next is a seat concepts seat install, and my last big mod that
I feel is necessary for making it my perfect 50/50 bike will be
the Lynx. After that I'll probably drop an FMF q4 or something
on it. The performance really isn't bad, but I'd like to ditch
our thermo reactor 100 lb exhaust can.
Someday I might consider getting the suspension resprung and
valved to be more progressive and less soft and wallowy, but I
really don't know if it's worth it for my all arounder bike.
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Colorado Rider Date: August 25, 2014, 11:06 pm
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Real handguards is tempting alright as I have already broken one
of mine!
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: bigbikejohn Date: August 25, 2014, 11:11 pm
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Heck yeah, first time I laid mine over, I caved in a hand guard.
I bent it back out and rode the rest of the day, went home and
ordered a set of real ones. I just went into a corner too hot,
grabbed some brakes, over shot it, came to a total stop, then
fell over. Haha.
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Rusty Shovel Date: August 26, 2014, 6:52 am
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The bashplate is like a condom; it spends most of it's time as
dead weight, then it's suddenly priceless.
I came down hard on top of a 12" steel pipe the other day. I
was very glad not to have a flimsy piece of plastic under there.
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Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: bigbikejohn Date: August 26, 2014, 11:48 am
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Lol! You aren't lying there.
When I still had my 450 e/xc, I came off of a single track in
colorado one year. I nailed a boulder front wheel first, flew
over the bars, landed on my back, found my bike across the dip I
had gone into laying on the trail facing the direction I had
come from, and when I got to it the bike had smashed a side
cover along the way. It drained oil out and smashed the
flywheel. Had it not been for my skid plate (which was
drastically bent) I may have required a lot more than a new
flywheel and a cover. Lol
To me it's even more important on the 690, since is has no frame
cradle to help protect it
#Post#: 1725--------------------------------------------------
Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Bartlioni Date: September 9, 2014, 9:20 pm
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Tires my friends. All other priorities are secondary. It all
begins with tires.
#Post#: 2177--------------------------------------------------
Re: best upgrade path for a 50/50 690?
By: Rockitboy Date: December 5, 2014, 12:56 am
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My 2 favorite mod's are the Seat Concepts & the FMF Powercore.
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