I contemplated all these bikes but also the klx 140rf. Ended up with a xtrainer low boy and so far very happy! I can definitely grow into it still skill wise but felt like if I settled with the klx, I’d be upgrading too soon…
It is definitely a bike that you can continue to grow into. I agree that you would have wanted to upgrade again fairly quickly if you had gone with the KLX!
Wow, such a great review! I just picked up a 24 Xtrainer bc I’m a shorty and newer to the single track trails. Question - for the Flexx bars what height/rise and back sweep do you recommend? I live in the Portland area and have been hitting Browns camp and Binns Hill a lot lately. Amazing riding and such a great and supportive community around here!
Thank you! I personally am running the Enduro Highs with a 10 Degree sweep. It took a ride or two for me to adjust to them but now I can't imagine running normal bars again. They significantly reduce vibration, the rise on them feels great since I have shorter arms, and the sweep really forces me into the attack position and keeps me up forward on the bike. The PNW offroad community is great! You're in an amazing area for single track riding. -Mikiah
I’m not a shorty but I am an oldie,I’m 5’10” and 61 years old but pretty fit.very limited off road experience I’m thinking this bike would be perfect for me(low weight and nice low end torque) What do you think? Cheers, great review btw
I think this bike would be a great fit for you! This bike is extremely confidence inspiring and very versatile. I've watched this bike transform lots of riders with limited offroad experience into strong riders. Thanks for watching!
Hello Josh, I dropped to a 13 tooth in the front which has helped tremendously with being able to hold it in one gear, but I think that I will go up a couple teeth on the rear sprocket to make it even better. Right now, the bike's sweet spot is 3rd gear, but I would like to be able to stay in 2nd for longer in the tight and technical terrain. -Mikiah
This would be prior to suspension upgrades. If you did the KYB upgrade with a full-size rear shock as well then it would perform a lot better. The stock pipe is designed for slow and technical enduro riding. If you put the FMF Fatty or Beta Performance pipe, then it is a much more capable sand bike.
Great content. Your camera was however white-balance hunting constantly. Probably due to the TV behind you. If you set your camera to manual white balance that will be a great improvement.
Hello was watching your review and I swear I can see some sort of fluid dripping of the front of pipe and onto carpet Possibly coolant Its a very slow drip 😊
Great video, going to go buy one (used with 2.2hr) tomorrow for Nikki. If it falls though we heading up your way.
Let us know! We'd love to help you get her on an Xtrainer. She will fall in love with this bike!
What a great detailed review Mikiah. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you're riding gnarly terrain, you made a great choice of the XTrainer over the CRF250RX. I traded my CRF250RX for an XTrainer with no regrets.
Mostly slow technical gnarly terrain with the occasional fast and flowy day. Xtrainer was definitely the right move for me!
The Xtrainer is absolutely the perfect enduro weapon! We think she made a great choice!
I contemplated all these bikes but also the klx 140rf. Ended up with a xtrainer low boy and so far very happy! I can definitely grow into it still skill wise but felt like if I settled with the klx, I’d be upgrading too soon…
It is definitely a bike that you can continue to grow into. I agree that you would have wanted to upgrade again fairly quickly if you had gone with the KLX!
Great review!! Learned a lot about a badass bike!
Glad to hear it!
Great review and video Mikiah!
Glad you liked it!!
Wow, such a great review! I just picked up a 24 Xtrainer bc I’m a shorty and newer to the single track trails.
Question - for the Flexx bars what height/rise and back sweep do you recommend?
I live in the Portland area and have been hitting Browns camp and Binns Hill a lot lately. Amazing riding and such a great and supportive community around here!
Thank you! I personally am running the Enduro Highs with a 10 Degree sweep. It took a ride or two for me to adjust to them but now I can't imagine running normal bars again. They significantly reduce vibration, the rise on them feels great since I have shorter arms, and the sweep really forces me into the attack position and keeps me up forward on the bike. The PNW offroad community is great! You're in an amazing area for single track riding.
-Mikiah
I’m not a shorty but I am an oldie,I’m 5’10” and 61 years old but pretty fit.very limited off road experience I’m thinking this bike would be perfect for me(low weight and nice low end torque)
What do you think?
Cheers, great review btw
I think this bike would be a great fit for you! This bike is extremely confidence inspiring and very versatile. I've watched this bike transform lots of riders with limited offroad experience into strong riders. Thanks for watching!
I just got the fatty put on mine..I've noticed i cant hold a gear as long when im trail riding . Is there anything to fix that or ,thats how it is?
Hello Josh,
I dropped to a 13 tooth in the front which has helped tremendously with being able to hold it in one gear, but I think that I will go up a couple teeth on the rear sprocket to make it even better. Right now, the bike's sweet spot is 3rd gear, but I would like to be able to stay in 2nd for longer in the tight and technical terrain.
-Mikiah
Hi how much does it consume?
my 2024 model does about 70 kilometers on a full tank
Hello! The farthest I have gone on a full tank was 91 kilometers. -Mikiah
Why do you think that it isn’t great for sand , and is that before or after suspension upgrades ?
This would be prior to suspension upgrades. If you did the KYB upgrade with a full-size rear shock as well then it would perform a lot better. The stock pipe is designed for slow and technical enduro riding. If you put the FMF Fatty or Beta Performance pipe, then it is a much more capable sand bike.
Great content. Your camera was however white-balance hunting constantly. Probably due to the TV behind you. If you set your camera to manual white balance that will be a great improvement.
Thank you, we will make sure to do so in the next video!
Hello was watching your review and I swear I can see some sort of fluid dripping of the front of pipe and onto carpet
Possibly coolant
Its a very slow drip
😊
We washed the bike right before we rolled it into the room. Just water 😊
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Witam! Silnik był ostatnio aktualizowany w 2022 roku.
Gifford🤘
Some of the best riding in Washington state!
Yeah, no way you ride that back. It’s almost as tall as you
The unit is on a bike stand. There are plenty of short riders that are capable of riding tall / stock height bikes, including this rider.