OK cafe crew who has been really riding the 2011 TE310 as a hardcore trail rider or racer? I am starting to compile data on this machine,,,,,,my 2012 season intentions are now known. Any info is good, ps this thing will need to be a bullet proof race bike not a trail punter. (but I will keep her plated for ds rides). R
I picked mine up in "Race Mode" and haven't looked back. I have never ridden it without it this way, so I honestly couldn't tell you about any noticeable difference or lack there of, but I can tell you that I have 200 miles of Off Road heaven on it in the 3 weeks that I've owned it and am definitely sure of its capabilities after some of the crap that I put it through this past weekend up at Stonyford. Ruts up to the bars, water over the tires, snow, ice, tree jumping, rock hopping, climbing thousands of feet in elevation in less than 5 miles, and the 310 handled it all without complaint. I'm probably going to start racing it next season, need to get myself in shape a bit better before I'll even be able to finish a race, let alone be competitive
Not racing but by far the best upgrade has been the suspension work completed by MotoWorks. Found stock suspension soft and mushy especially at pace.
