The
bikes: All Advantage Training Camp bikes are identically prepared
Honda XR100s with an Engines Only 120 engine kit expertly installed by
Engines Only technicians. These kits bring the engine displacement
to 120cc, and include carburetor modifications and a jet kit, as well as
a high flow exhaust pipe. The suspension is top notch as well: front
fork kits from Lindemann Engineering turn the aenemic stock forks into
real suspension pieces, and Works Performance shocks are installed on all the bikes as
well. The instructors ride, test and evaluate each bike specifically to
make sure they are all equal performers. During the class, the instructors
ride the same EO 120 trainers as the
students, so you can easily compare your technique to the instructor's.
The increase in effectiveness of the training due to these costly prepared
bikes cannot be overemphasized. A stock XR100 has very poor, almost
useless suspension, and does not give the non-novice rider the level of
control necessary to learn the desired techniques. The engine kit
increases the horsepower by 50%, giving the bike just enough power that
throttle-steering is possible, but not so much that a student can mask
a lack of technique with horsepower. The stock XR100 motor is not
strong enough to steer with the throttle coming out of corners. It
is powerful enough to incur momentum-slides going in on the brakes, but
that is not enough to learn the desired techniques. You can learn about
as much on a good mountain bike as you can on a stock XR100.