Originally Posted by Megadan
I had a random thought riding home tonight that I felt like sharing, and then posing a question to the rest of you.
If you had to pick only 5 mods to do to your Enduro, be it a Hawk, Brozz, etc. what would they be and why?
I think this will prove interesting, especially for us Hawk guys since we tend to be the most mod heavy of the bunch.
So for ground rules, I will allow related upgrades to be considered one, I.E. Chain AND sprocket changes will be considered one mod since it is all part of the same concept (I.E. regearing). I will exclude things like replacing the battery (the stock ones usually suck), fluid changes, or other maintenance related things like greasing bearings.
So my 5 mods I must have list in no particular order.
1. Re-gear. Yep, right off the bat, the previously mentioned chain and sprocket upgrade. For the Hawk in particular I forsee this as a popular one.
2. Better rear shock. The original Hawk one does OK, but its dual spring rate makes it sit too low so it bottoms out easily. This takes precedence over the fork valves, which while nice, I could also live without and be happy.
3. Exhaust. I would stick with the ebay system, but no matter how you slice it, the stock system suuuuuuuuuuuucks.
4. Ported head. Self explanatory really. On it's own it made a nice difference, but paired with the previous and next mod, game changer.
5. PE30 Carb with necessary intake to make it work. Because the difference is staggering, especially with a ported head.
There are many other mods I would love to include for many reasons, but like I said, if I was limited to only 5 mods, and that was all I could do, these would be it. I would even forgo the tach cluster upgrade, as much as I like having a tachometer, and if I had to I would use my phone as a speedo lol.
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