About a week and a half ago, I was out riding on a Thursday (a vacation day), and hooked up with Brian Brown breaking in his new KX250F. We rode for a few hours, and then headed back to the truck. Brian mentioned he was going to ride the new thumper in the enduro in Holister for the first time, and would be riding it bone stock. I saw this morning that he was able to get fifth overall...on a stock bike!!
I'm becoming more impressed with the little thumper as the year rolls on. Hope they don't develop any serious issues like the Honda 450 valve problems.... The boy might just get a KX250F for next year afterall. Hopefully, he can get some support as a team green rider. Last Sunday, he was able to take his little KX125 to 8th overall, 1st 125 in an all sandwash race. Not sure how he made the little quarter liter go so fast, as he was able to take the 450's in the washes by not letting off the throttle in the corners. He said he railed every wall he could find to help maintiain his speed. I'd like to have seen the faces of those new thumper riders as a three year old 125 with a 14 year old hanging off the rear fender went racing past in deep sand. He actually had 4th overall at the 1/2 way point, but just ran out of power to hold everyone off. At the end of the event, he was begging for a new KX250F. Too much fun....
Rick
