Unlimited Budget GasGas MC450F Build! - Motocross Action Magazine

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The story started with a hardcore KTM racer named Kent Reed. Please forgive Kent for having more money and less self-control than the rest of the guys he lines up with behind the starting gate at his local track. He loves KTM Factory Editions; he loves expensive parts; he loves lavishing money on his bike.

This was probably one of the most amazing project bikes we have ever built. Yes, it looks cool, but that wasn’t what made it amazing. Yes, it had an esoteric mix of parts on it, but so do most project bikes. What was so amazing about it is that every test rider loved it. When the first test rider assigned to ride the GasGas MC 450F got through with all the setup required on the Coppersmith Aero/Hybrid forks and MX-Tech MXT National shock to suit his weight, speed and style, the next test rider rode it for three motos and never changed a thing. The third test rider came in and said, “Don’t change a thing; it’s perfect.” We made the fourth test rider make some changes, but he always returned to the settings that the first rider had selected two days earlier.

We’ve never seen that before. Test riders are a picky lot. They feel compelled to complain about something—or everything if they can get away with it. Not this time. Now that Kent Reed got his doctor’s release and wants to start racing next weekend, we are hesitant to give this bike back to him.


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