Mx questions

yfm350raptor · Aug 21, 2005

Whats should come first for mx? Suspension,axle,or arms? Am i missing something? My dads actually getting more imvolved with me and is offering to buy something.
Can you run elkas on stock arms?

Also how do you go about getting sponsered?

Thanks

fmfwarrior21 · Aug 22, 2005

Lots of questions lol Best bet is to get your suspension done first since you already have a pipe and the basic motor mods your going to need to be able to put the power to the ground so suspension lets you make full use of the power you have.

Yes you can run Elka's on stock arms but I would wait and buy +2 or +3 arms and get the shocks at the same time because if you get your shocks valved for extended a-arms you will have in the future they will suck dick for the time being with stock a-arms. To get some easy width get offset rims and get your axle first I reccomend the G-Force its cheap and suprisingly strong then start saving for a-arms and shocks.

To get sponsored go ride a couple races and have someone video tape them and send copies to companies that you want to get sponsored by.

fessendenr · Aug 22, 2005

another thing you're forgetting is some mx tires, also most tracks MAKE you have a tether kill switch and nerf bars.

yfm350raptor · Aug 22, 2005

Thanks guys,What arms would you guys sugest, i was thinking wickeds since i hear alot of good things about them. And yes i need to buy some new tires soon and a tether killswitch

fessendenr · Aug 22, 2005

yup wickeds are good especially for the price, but if you're real serious about mx, then you should go with hsd lt front end kit which is alot more.

yfm350raptor · Aug 24, 2005

IM not sure about the width yet, is it better to get the +3 or +2 arms? Is it better to have the quad equal in the front and rear or what? Because the front would be 2 inches wider than the rear.Wouldnt it be really screwed up with the +5+1 that 53raptor05 had with a 4 inch wider axle? Also for elkas

iggyback or remote resevior....whats the pros and cons of each?

Sorry for the question im kinda new to the mx scene....Thanks

yfm350raptor · Aug 25, 2005

anyone?

fessendenr · Aug 25, 2005

go with the wickeds plus 3", 53raptor350's quad is way too wide, you dont need that. Its perfectly fine for the front and rear widths to be a little different. In fact i prefer the front to be a little wider. piggyback or remote resevoir: completely up to you.