There was no mystery to the...
There was no mystery to the Niks WR performance: cams, carb, piston and pipe to bump power and Dunlops to handle it.
Parts and modifications:
The following are available through Niks Distributing
Hot Cams: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Exhaust cam $189.95
R&D: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Powerbowl $249.95
Wossner Pistons: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Wossner WR450 piston: $184.95
Dubach Racing: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Hour meter with bracket $49.99
Stainless exhaust $549.00
Hot-start lever $48.95
Radiator lowering kit $49.99
Brake clamp $29.99
QTM: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Brembo 270mm oversized front rotor w/bracket $299.00
AP Racing: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
390ORR rear brake pads $35.99
440ORR front brake pads $35.99
PRF Hi-temp. brake fluid $34.00
RTT Motorsports: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Triple-clamp stabilizer MX version $589.00
Zip-Ty Racing: www.niksdistributing.com; 562-945-1098
Case saver $28.95
Chain block $98.95
Front axle pull handle $21.95
Magnetic drain bolt $19.95
Front wheel spacers $34.95
Rear wheel spacers $34.95
Works Connection: www.worksconnection.com; 530-642-9488
Skid plate $139.97
Radiator cages $64.97
Elite clutch perch with hot-start $116.95
Aluminum throttle tube $ 32.50
Cycra Racing: www.cycra.com; 740-929-0188
Pro Bend racer pack w/standard U-clamp $ 109.95
Hinson: www.hinsonracing.com; 909-946-2942
Billet Proof cover $159.99
Billet Proof basket w/cushions $274.99
Billet Proof 6-spring inner hub & pressure plate w/high-temp. springs $569.99
CV4 Products: www.cv4.net; 888-835-3322
Radiator hose $175.62
Applied Racing: www.appliedrace.com; 951-694-3267
WR smog emissions block-off kit $39.95
Dunlop Tires: www.dunloptire.com; 800-845-8378
Powersport Grafx: www.ridepg.com; 800-903-6764
Graphics kit $199.99
Taller riders felt right at...
Taller riders felt right at home on the Niks WR, but compact Dave Donatoni fits right in, too.
Dirt Rider Post Torture Evaluation
Editor's Note
This year's Dirt Rider Torture Test was set it up like a screening for a reality TV show: Bring what you have and prepare for whatever happens. The idea was to show up at the Torture Test with the best all-around, one-bike-does-it-all off-road dirt bike, with no guidelines or requirements from our side. It was wide open, but everyone knew going in that it would be tough to make the cut to get into the final group of bikes you see in the magazine. Of course, they didn't all make it to the pages of Dirt Rider. Some missed out ever so slightly, some by a longer ways. This is a full test of one of the bikes that missed the final cut. The competition was tough but lurking in this field of bikes you can likely find an example of the perfect bike that fits your needs, or learn what other riders or people in the industry think is the best bike in the whole world. For the people and companies that built each of these bikes, it was the best bike they could deliver.-Jimmy Lewis, Editor Dirt Rider Magazine