how to make a 250EX eat a 300EX
#11
Please correct me if I am wrong, I'm just clarifing for myself. The larger the rear tire, the slower acceleration but the higher top speed. The smaller the rear tire the quicker the acceleration but the lower the top speed. This is w/o any gear changes of course. Am I correct by stating that?
#13
Keyword: Almost. Look how much money you have put into it. Why not just get the 300ex and not do anything to it. It is less work to get the 300ex rather than get the 250ex and try to make it run faster than a 300ex. You may say you are saving money buying the 250ex and making it run as fast as a 300ex, but your not. If you look at all the things you have to put on it to stay beside one, you will have probably have spent more money. And whoever said the 300ex will only run 52mph, WRONG! Mine with no mods when I first got it hit 60 on a dirt. Around 65 on pavement. Get the 300ex, and try to make it faster than a 400ex...that is more likely to happen than a 250ex whooping a 300ex. The 250ex isn't mean't to go fast. All it is is a bigger recon engine with different plastic. Oh and by the way, I raced a 250ex one day and I didn't get out of 3rd gear because I didn't need to. The 250ex will never get off the line as quick as a 300ex. Thats that.
#15
#16
Recon Top Speed 38.5? No way. My 2001 will do 48.6 (measured by a Garmin GPS which is accurate to 0.1 mph) and I ride at about 8000ft elevation, which causes about a 25% reduction in horsepower. That 38 mph thing was posted on a Dirtwheels (I think) article where they used a radar gun. Either they had a dud of a Recon or a bad radar gun. I think the average Recon goes 46 +/- 2 mph. I'm not sure about the 250EX.
Kraig9940
2001 Recon
Garmin GPS 12 Map
Warn 2000 Winch
Kraig9940
2001 Recon
Garmin GPS 12 Map
Warn 2000 Winch