RUST magazine: RUST #44

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immediately. So Chris replaces this with
an £8 aftermarket kill button that you’ll
find looks very similar to those on KTMs
etc. He gets immediate reliable starting
for doing that.
Next job is to thread lock all the
fasteners on the bike, otherwise they
will vibrate loose (Kiwi: ‘you wonder
whether they only do them up fingertight
at the factory?!). This was, of
course, a job all enduro riders used to
do religiously (along with greasing the
steering head and swingarm bearings),
but given more stringent attention by
most manufacturers – or is it attention
given at build-up / PDI at the retailers –
has fallen from common usage.
SECOND MOD IS A SKIM OF THE HEAD.
“It makes the power come on sooner,
but actually smoother as well. As it was,
standard, the power came in later and
too strong, which upset the handling
as well, making the bike awkward to
launch out of corners and a bit tricky on
jumps.”
Last mod is a minor tweak to the
shock, details of which Kiwi wouldn’t
immediately divulge – but will do for
customers!
“In all it would probably cost less than
£200 for the button, the shock mod
and head skim and a tube of thread
lock. And then the bike is truly ready to
race, super-competitive, and for a big
saving on what you might be spending
elsewhere.”
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