which set of reeds to get

[RIDE-RED 250r]

CHRS: I'm not trying to be smart with you in any way, but in earnest, please use some punctuation in your posts. It kind of difficult to sort out what it is you are trying to say with no form of punctuation. Please don't take offense as I am not trying to offend you.

Secondly: If you cant pop a wheelie at will in just about any gear something is out of line with your trike.

Thirdly: You will have trouble trying to out-torque any descent running 450. I drag race my cousin on his lowered, piped, K@Ned, HRC kitted and jetted '05 450r. I'm running a stock cylinder bored .060, 38mm ESR carb, 1Dir racing reeds and cage, FMF Fatty with Powercore silencer, CR head gasket and a Hinson basket and pressure plate. Unless the conditions are perfect for holeshotting a trike with its much lighter front end than the quad, he gets me off the line every time. All he has to do is rev, dump the clutch and go. I usually have my beanbag on the gas cap and if the surface is at all grabby I end up standing it up every time! Once I get underway, I don't gain on him, he doesn't increase his lead.

I intend to level the playing field a wee bit with an ESR 350 kit with all ESR intake and exhaust along with a +4 or +6 swinger. Still trying to decide between +4 and +6 as i still want to tear it up on the seasonal roads I ride up here in CNY.

Soon as i sell one of my sleds I'll be getting the project underway.

[atc007]

All correct info above,,but,,,Fix that air leak!!! Sucking ANY particles of dirt into your engine,,WILL NOT let you keep up with anyone!! A clean,oiled filter,and a tight intake will help you out. The hands down BEST reeds I ever had and sold were TDR. Tony Doukas Racing,,A jet ski specialist out of Florida.. Cheap!! $ 10 back in the 90's. A Defenite Noticeable snap on the low end! And again,,cheap. Good luck!

[chrs]

Thanks all. I ended up pulling out the spark arrester and it was pluged. Put new plug in now bike has some scary power just need to get reeds and get tuned

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Good deal, glad you got her figured out. Scary is a much more appropriate characterization of a properly running R...

[chrs]

But thanks again for all the help guys this has been a great help to me

[chrs]

But I still want to replace reeds but wich style to go with should I do cage and all.? Just need some info on best looked at tdr, but is that just replacement or cage and all? Kinda cheap, do they work? Looked at v force, may go that way, but wich to get 1 or 2 or 3? Boisen don't know much about, everyone has their preference but what works best

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Well, I dont believe you can get anything other than V-Force3 unless you find a used set of 1st gens or Deltas. With V-force you have to buy the whole setup as their reeds are completely different in design than your stockers. Never heard of TDR so I cant speak on them. Used a set or replacement Boyesen petals in an old yt125 years ago and they worked fine. Thing about Boyesen is they offer OEM style replacement petals for alot of machines...at least they used to at one time.

Myself, Im currently running 1Dir Racing's reedcage and reeds. They perform well, but the petals chip at the ends a little quicker than I'd like. SO, I am planning on getting ESR reeds and cage with torque spacer to go with my pending build/hop-up. Never used ESR reed setup before, but Im going to give it a whirl....

[chrs]

There several types to get for both v and b how good of a rep does ers have? Will look into em

[RIDE-RED 250r]

ESR, (Eddie Sanders Racing) is a very well known outfit. Check em out here http://www.eddie-sanders-racing.com/Default.asp

[cr480r]

I feel the TDR reeds are an excellent value. quality product at a very low price. i like carbon techs also but they cost more. I ran the carbon techs in two different machines and they are still ready for more. The outer petals on my v-force 2's began to show wear and fray apart way too soon considering the money spent.

[chrs]

Does anyone by chance know what the spacing is for the stock reeds? Mine are bent a touch and not sure were to put back in place for, so any help would be great.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

The reeds should lay flat against the reedblock when at rest. If you have reed petals that are sticking up they need to be replaced.