08 te 250 now 310

hi guys can i start with great site and well done, i have had a 08 te 250 for 12 months now and liked it allot started to do enduro in ireland, my mate bought a new 450 berg, so now i have to pick up the game more to keep ahead of this berg, i have fitted a new 310 kit from husky and its great to have that extra grunt and its like riding a new bike, but what i am looking for is some tips on making this bike of mine more race orientated any advice will be very welcome as i am new to enduro many thanks....

Not sure about Ireland terrain, but I bought my 08 TE250 in January 08 and ran an enduro with it pretty much stock. I had previously done the power up kit, put bark busters and engine guard on it, and removed the turn signals. The last enduro I ran prior to that was in 1986 on a WR430 so I didn't know what to expect, but the bike ran beautifully and I thought was capable of taking first place in my class (even though rider inability limited it to only 3rd place). In hind sight, my biggest setup flaw was I should have cut the handle bars shorter to get through the tight trees...I was constantly banging my bark-busters off them. Since then I took about 3/4" off each side and can still keep all my controlls on the bar nicely.

Thanks mchammer

Thanks mate for your reply and well done on the 3 rd possion finish, the terrian in ireland is wet wet wet clay like mud so allot of time on the ground lol is there any way of takeing of a few pounds in wieght of the bike not me lol

There's an older thread on saving a few pounds with a Turntech lithium battery - real easy. I think you'd be fine with the 2.5 mAh one.
Do a quick search