is well worth it, in our opinion. Of
note, when you visit Fisch Moto's
website, you'll see in bold red
lettering that its starter-conver-
sion kit is not recommended for
big-bore kits. However, Slavens
reports no issues with their bike.
Slavens also replaced the
stock clutch with a Rekluse
Apex (manual) clutch system.
The 10-year-old Yamaha prob
-
ably could've used a new clutch
anyway, and with the increased
power and torque now, it makes
sense to upgrade the bike's
clutch. It's not a cheap upgrade
at $1199, but it's a wise one.
Again, Slavens could've ap
-
plied the brakes to the project
here, but again, no. Next up,
suspension. The YZ250X already
has a solid suspen
-
sion package from
the factory, with
KYB forks and shock. As good as
these components are, Slavens
wanted a more trail-friendly
package and installed the fully
adjustable Slavens Mule MX-
Tech Raven closed-cartridge-sys
-
tem fork, tuned specifically for
spirited off-road use. In the back,
a one-pound-lighter MX-Tech
National Shock, featuring a hard
Kashima (body) coating and a
slippery DLC (shock shaft) coat
-
ing, replaced the stock shock,
which, like the fork, is tuned for
the trails and fully adjustable.
The fork and shock mods are by
far the costliest of this build, with
the fork retailing for $1620 and
the shock for $2640.
The rest of the upgrades
mostly involved keeping the bike
protected and the rider comfort
-
able. The bike we rode was fitted
Extra cc, more torque
equals more wheelies.
QUICKSPIN I Slavens Racing Yamaha YZ300X
P92
