Tippy ToesDoes the Pro Moto Billet CRF250R (Nov. '06) have modified foam on the seat? Factory Effex offers both stock and tall versions for my bike (it's the same model and year), yet the PMB bike looks to sit 11/42-1 inch lower than mine across the top. I'm height challenged at 5 feet 10 inches, and it would be so nice to be able to touch the ground on both sides for trail riding here in North Carolina/South Carolina. I do not want to lower or affect my suspension with links or other mods, as I do still piddle in MX. With race sag and the front fork up 5mm in the clamps, I'm on the tip of my toes in full gear.-Hal Connelly
The PMB bike had a stock-height seat, so lowering the bike any further would be tough. We run about 105mm of race sag for moto, but maybe you could try 110 when you are riding off-road. Since the fork is up in the clamps, the bike should steer fine, especially when you are in sandy areas. One last question, are you checking the race sag with your feet on the pegs as Paul Thede at Race Tech recommends? We generally check it with our toes touching, and the measurement will be a little higher in the rear if you check it with your feet up.-Karel Kramer
NoiseYour stand on loud pipes is commendable-I love that you will no longer test loud pipes! Good for you, it is about time. By being in the business of publishing Dirt Rider magazine, it is in your (and our) best interests not to support any company that is responsible for killing our sport by manufacturing loud pipes. What will it take to get the exhaust manufacturers to understand that by building loud pipes they are killing their own market? If they keep building loud pipes, they will keep closing down the few remaining riding areas that we have. Then with nowhere to ride, who will they sell their lousy, inferior products to? Those manufacturers (and the people who buy their loud products) are the number-one enemy of dirt bike enthusiasts everywhere. They do not deserve our support. We need a complete boycott on their products; we need to completely ban anyone from using their products on our trails and tracks. No one who loves this sport should advertise or purchase their products. They are the enemy! They quickly close more riding areas then the greenies ever could. Collectively, we need to reward the responsible manufacturers that make quiet performance products. They are helping to protect the future of our sport, and they deserve our support. Thank you for helping to lead the way!-Rob Pafford, British Columbia, Canada
Thanks for the props and enthusiasm, Rob. The impact of noisy bikes on our riding areas is significant, but I wouldn't go so far as to say the pipe manufacturers are our number-one enemy. A lot of them make good, quiet pipes; we just need more people buying them. You could just as easily blame the yahoos who go ripping on their 125s through the dirt lot behind their cul-de-sacs or the group of people who think it's funny to spin doughnuts in front of hikers. At this point in the game, we all need to work together to preserve our sport, and this includes the industry, the riders and, as you stated, exhaust companies. It's everyone's problem and everyone's responsibility. Thanks for showing some passion.-Chris Denison
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