Anyone used "BUD RACING" products?

[B0000M]

i see them being pimped by mx imports, but cant find much on the net about them, their prices seem good though, anyone used anythign from BUD RACING>?

[scott411]

we have used a bit of there stuff, the piston kits are Vertex made, they are high end stuff that does not last long, goes well tho,

most of there stuff i have seen has been pretty good quality, they run a Kawasaki team out of france that Niki Scott was riding for,

[chop]

Location homes team west racing used to run bud racing heads on their 125 and 85's and were happy with them

[B0000M]

the thing that caught my eye was $80 for some reeds, is this a good price? and how often should i be replacing reeds on my 250 that does 50% fairly hard racing 50% trails etc

[scott411]

thats about average price for aftermarket reeds,

if you are looking for basic long lasting reeds the Boysen are good, they are about $69 and last better than carbon fibre ones, they are dual stage and work and last well,

all out performance the V force reed blocks are the best, they are abtou $350 tho, and not really needed unless you are looking for the last few %

[crazyxr250rider]

Yeah how often should you change reeds??? Cabon fiber or otherwise?

[scott411]

when you do top ends you should check them, see if they seal properly, if you can hold them up to light and see the light goes though the reeds, if you have running issues, and the bike will not idle its a good place to start looking

[cs363]

thats about average price for aftermarket reeds,

if you are looking for basic long lasting reeds the Boysen are good, they are about $69 and last better than carbon fibre ones, they are dual stage and work and last well,

all out performance the V force reed blocks are the best, they are abtou $350 tho, and not really needed unless you are looking for the last few %

x2 on those comments - plus I'd bet that they aren't Bud's own brand reeds anyway, most likely Aktive or perhaps Carbontech repackaged as their own brand which is quite common especially in Europe.
Scott's quite right - carbon reeds will provide a small (as in most people probably wouldn't notice) performance advantage, but degrade pretty quickly particularly with our crap fuels. Fibreglass reeds last better and dual stage reeds offset the performance disadvantage that a one piece carbon reed may offer.
Aktive, Carbontech and Boyesen are all good (these are the top three brands)and available locally through your dealer.
Most tuners will tell you that V-Force reed blocks while good aren't required on most well set up engines apart from a couple of notable exceptions that have a crap standard setup or unless you are a pro level racer looking to squeeze that last few % out of your engine.
Save your money and spend it on suspension set up or a pipe :)
Scott's comments re: checking the reeds are very valid too - a very common source of bad running 2 strokes