Ya it is heavy, the screen battery is 3.4lbs I grabbed a lithium battery which will save 2lbs but my stock battery is weak or I wouldn't bother, there isn't a lot of weight savings that I can see unless you start going carbon, I weighed the hood and its 17lbs with the 10.5" gauge, sure would be...
I weighed my 2023 165 expert turbo last night 560lbs, I thought it would be lighter. Has a diamond S can full of fuel, oil and spare belt. My buddies 23 165 khaos boost with a lightweight can and helium hood it was 536lbs.
I have a Talaria MX4, my boy was on a stacyc 16e for the last couple years but outgrew it as well. I ordered him a RXF Rocket XL 1300 from ebikezilla.com you can adjust the throttle sensitivity, speed and power on the fly, he's 7 years old and it is a bit big for him but can still get a tippy...
Rode Allan and Clemina on the weekend, snow was hard as a rock, I wouldn't recommend riding the trail up to Clemina (Allan is still good) but we had a great time, took some newer riders out and had sun the whole trip, nice way to end the season.
I agree, if its a four stroke lol. Cant swing a dead cat around the parking lot without hitting a broken down two stroke now a days! I grabbed a 2023 G5 turbo and added a year warranty, makes sense to me but when thats up then what? Sell for cheap or roll the dice and hope it makes it another...
I was in Lahaina a couple days ago, pretty crazy how much of that town burnt down, was talking to some locals there and they think at least 10 years to rebuild the town. I looks like nothing has even happened yet but they are clearing some residential lots.
Ya just spent a week on my Gen 5 turbo expert, I feel like it needs shocks but there was that hard layer under the snow so I am sure that made it worse than it really is. Might be able to live with the rear skid shocks but I think I need something beefier for the fronts