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My friends and I converted a CR 125 to electric power in 2008 and even that bike had a functioning ride computer! :) The bike cost $6000 total to make and although it had less than 1/2 the power of an MXR it worked reasonably well as an electric off-road bike.

The microphone in this camera is not very good. If you listen carefully you will hear it, but the sound recording quality sucks on the Fly 360 4K. Steve

I'm using a Fly 360 4K camera on a homemade mount. The mount is taped to the fender and number plate with duct tape and has never come loose. Thanks, Steve

The industry standard (KTM, Beta, Husky, Honda, Yamaha ....) is a front wheel sensor for obvious reasons. Cheap doesn't cut it for me on a $10K+ motorcycle, it's the attention to detail and a device that is at least nominally accurate that makes the difference. The Trail Tech is a $90 upgrade...

Maybe this has been mentioned before, but I just discovered that my MXR distance and speed readings are coming from the motor shaft and not the front wheel. This means the readings are WRONG if you change sprocket size, tire size, or let the rear wheel spin. I'm installing a Trail Tech Endurance...

Testing a new final drive gear ratio on the Alta and an 18" rear wheel with a 110/100/18 tire: The taller gearing helped with wheel spin and engine braking but it cut down on the acceleration. I've changed it back to a slightly taller gearing (7% instead of 19% taller.) I discovered that...

I spent several hours tuning the suspension (front and back) to address this issue with little success. What I show in the video is my final set-up. Compared to stock the suspension my set-up is somewhat softer but the rear wheel hop persists. My other dirt bikes behave similarly but with...

The Beta 300 is one of my all time favorite motorcycles. The power delivery is perfect for cross-country style riding, very linear with just a bit of "hit". It has an electric start and oil injection (no pre-mix needed.) It uses a standard crburetor so there will never be a fuel injection system...

I mostly ride map 2 but when I've used 3 or 4 I didn't notice much difference in top speed but I could try again. On the same stretch where I max out at 50mph on the Alta I can hit 64mph on my Beta 300. Steve

I get the same range at Hollister and Metcalf. I mostly ride the single track trails but I hit all the tracks at least once. At Hollister I can do the entire Renz property with enough energy to get back to my car safely.

Here's a video I made containing some thoughts on my 2018 MXR aft the first 500 miles. I'm still modifying it to get it the way I want so this review will be updated after I make additional mods. I show some riding examples at the end of the video: Steve