my friends race there quads. they have 450rsand or the yfz450 and they come in 1st 2nd or 3rd places. this also there forst season of racing i wondering if the ds650 x package can handle this? how good is racing the ds also what places have u come in if u race? is the ds even worth racing?

 

What kind of racing ? Moto probobly not, but cross country or hare scrables definetly. Every machine has its strengths or weaknessses. The DS is a great machine but moto isn't its strongest point

 

only the brave need take a ds to a moto

 

That's why "dsracer666" has all my respect. He races a DS650 in MX and he kicks a$$ doing it! He said once that he makes faster lap times than the guys on the 450's!!! keep up the good work is all I can say.

 

last year at the southwick nationals I racer the open C and 16-24 age class, my fastest lap was 1.5sec slower then the leading pro, i didin't beleave it and still don't but they showed me the times![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I also took first for the year in the neatv-mx open C, and never finished out of 5th all year.

 

The DS is actually a good TT and MX racer with a couple of exceptions. With just a few mods, you are guaranteed the holeshot. The weight comes in handy in those "bump and grind" situations. It is a very forgiving jumper. The bad: (A) the extra weight means you'll be on the brakes before anyone to get stopped in time for a tight corner - the solution: serious weight reductions on all possible parts. (B) It sits pretty high and dives onto the front shock pretty hard in corners - the solution: cut out the frame brace above the chain, lower it with good aftermarket suspension, and the weight reduction helps here too.

I have won state championships and series championships on a DS650. And I'm 36 years old (ie. I run out of energy in half the time of my 18 year old counterparts!) and I have a greater respect for pain/suffering than they do! So a lot of credit goes to the machine I'm running[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

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