FE/FC FE250 Setup and Mods

First thing I changed was the handlebar. The stock bar is too straight for me for offroad work so I installed a Trail Tech X Bar which is about the same as a Pro Taper Doug Henry Bend. I also installed a Motosportz damper- my favorite. What a clean install. Thanks Kelly! The under mount raises the bar about 15mm. If this pushes me back too far on the bike I will source a bar with less height. More to come shortly as I dig in to the suspension.....

Only mod I done to ours is a FMF mega bomb exhaust. Well worth the $$, power from idle to top.

Louder than stock I assume?

The mega bombs that I had in the past actually were quieter than the stock . A bit deeper and more mellow.

I took great care to line the pivots up when I installed it. I will check it again however.

Bleeders are on

Well, after installing four sets of handlebars I ended up using the stockers, which I cut down 5/8" on each side. They seemed to have the best feel considering the 15mm I gained with the sub-mount damper. All is good now!

Did a 60 mile ride yesterday and the damper worked AWESOME!! I can't imagine not having a damper on a KTM/ Husky in our terrain........

The FMF exhaust is louder but not much. I don't like loud bikes and this is much quieter then others.

An update to this project:

Have gone through three renditions of the Race Tech open chamber mod with Gold Valves at base and mid. NOT a good setup- for me. I was going to continue down this path but I don't think this is the route to go with this fork. Everyone else who has ridden it agrees. So...... I borrowed a local tuner's fork (Suspension By Design) and it worked very well for me. It retains the stock pistons and uses an asymmetrical setup at the midvalve. I believe it is a modified version of the MX-Tech setup. The rebound control was phenomenal, and front end control and traction were awesome. The faster I went, and the harder I pushed it, the better it got. I can live with this. I also was able to turn my stabilizer completely off! It was like a completely different bike and felt 30 pounds lighter. The shock is at his place as well- it is a wallowy pile of......

I was going to work with the gearing next, as second and third are spaced too far apart for my needs, but I think I will leave the gearing and search for more power instead. That will have the effect of tightening up the gearing. Maybe a 270 kit.... or just a pipe. I am leery of the big bore kits as I have never been satisfied with them on other bikes.

A comment regarding the in-mold graphics: I really don't care for them. They sound like a good idea in theory, but in reality they lose their looks rather quickly. Good old vinyl graphics keep their looks longer for sure.

Stay tuned for more!!

Have you sold it yet? LOL