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Hi guys, new here. Looking for feedback from some experienced scrambler riders....
After completing the basic MSF course, I might have made an impulse purchase on my first bike. There was a sale going on for left over 2018 icon's that put them around the same price point as a sixy 2. I went with the Icon thinking that I'd out grown the sixty 2 within a year and the Icon would be better for any highway riding. I understand it's not a good starter bike because of the price and potential of a drop but I thought fuck it, this is what i want, i don't want to deal with buying and selling another bike to start out on.
Being a new rider, the dealer wouldn't allow me to test ride any bikes so I really have no clue as to the responsiveness of the throttle. Bike arrives in a couple of days and I'm a bit worried I'm in over my head. I have very little dirt bike or motorcycle experience, but have driven standard car my whole life and rode mopeds quite a bit (not really sure if that count's for anything) So am i going to accidentally pop the clutch with a little too much throttle and wheelie this thing out of control, smashing my dumbass into smithereens?
I think a solution could be to detune the bike and then when I feel comfortable switch it back ....So effectively I would be riding a sixty 2 for a short time while i get more skills under my belt. Is it possible to detune a 2018 icon with out causing any damage to the motor?
TLDR; I'm a beginner, want to reduce the power on a 2018 Icon for learning purposes, is it possible?
After completing the basic MSF course, I might have made an impulse purchase on my first bike. There was a sale going on for left over 2018 icon's that put them around the same price point as a sixy 2. I went with the Icon thinking that I'd out grown the sixty 2 within a year and the Icon would be better for any highway riding. I understand it's not a good starter bike because of the price and potential of a drop but I thought fuck it, this is what i want, i don't want to deal with buying and selling another bike to start out on.
Being a new rider, the dealer wouldn't allow me to test ride any bikes so I really have no clue as to the responsiveness of the throttle. Bike arrives in a couple of days and I'm a bit worried I'm in over my head. I have very little dirt bike or motorcycle experience, but have driven standard car my whole life and rode mopeds quite a bit (not really sure if that count's for anything) So am i going to accidentally pop the clutch with a little too much throttle and wheelie this thing out of control, smashing my dumbass into smithereens?
I think a solution could be to detune the bike and then when I feel comfortable switch it back ....So effectively I would be riding a sixty 2 for a short time while i get more skills under my belt. Is it possible to detune a 2018 icon with out causing any damage to the motor?
TLDR; I'm a beginner, want to reduce the power on a 2018 Icon for learning purposes, is it possible?