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Houser
Racing’s Pro Bounce ATV Nerf Bars GNCC Race
Review
We Hit the Track and Tested
Houser Racings New Suspension Nerfs
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Yamaha YFZ450X Project Build ATV
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Hedgesville, WV (6/18/2011) - Houser
racing seems to always offer up products that feature
something either a step ahead of the industry or
bring to market new ideas in their products that
serve function as well as form. We received a set
of their new "Pro Bounce" nerf bars to
use on our 2010 Yamaha YFZ450X and were pretty excited
to see if they preformed as they were advertised
which is a tall order then you read the sales hype
Houser uses to promote these new nerfs!
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Racing's Yamaha Pro Bounce ATV XC Nerf Bars |
Assembly was a bit more then standard nerfs mainly
due to the "bounce" part of the new
foot peg system. It isn't rocket science and will
take you a few minutes reading the supplied instructions
and then tackling the actual assembly. On our
YFZ-X, the front motor mount is replaced with
a supplied mount that acts as both the engine
mount and nerf mount. Bolting the new nerf bars
on was straight forward and posed no issues with
fit or alignment. Houser is also well known for
good looking products and we weren't disappointed
as the glossy black finish now shined like a new
penny. We would prefer the option to get nerfs
with just a bare aluminum finish especially being
that this quad will spend its life in the world
of cross country racing where nothing looks new
for long.
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Yamaha YFZ 450X out on its first test with
Houser Racing's Pro Bounce Nerf Bars installed |
Our first ride offered no notice of the pro bounce
system, and our rider actually forgot to try and
"feel" if they were working. After some
seat time we still weren't gaining anything in
feedback but we were not concerned. Feedback from
other racers who have used these forewarned us
that the system doesn't lend itself to immediate
rider felt actions that one could exclaim worked.
Houser racings Pro rider Harold Goodman had been
quizzed by us for over a year about the system
and our findings were starting to play out exactly
as he had explained many times. Goodman advised
to just ride them and form an opinion after a
race or two.
The first round of the GNCC series would serve
as our test bed and brutal just scratches the
surface when describing how bad the track became.
Eleven miles was laid out for this event that
veterans of the series quickly exclaimed as one
of the harshest tracks they have ever raced, a
perfect testing venue. Our rider was all but destroyed
after the two hour race. The first race of the
season after a winter of sitting inside watching
the snow and ice pile up had many cutting the
race short. Sore hands, tired muscles and sheer
exhaustion awaited our rider as the days following
would be filled with some recovery time and much
discussion on how our project YFZ preformed.
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