Pinions and Spurs

This is my first rc motorcycle, have to admit it is a lot of fun and comes as an RTR kit. The thing I was most impressed about it is the fiber glass chassis, the radio equipment is impressive as well but if you are a already into cars or anything else you will definitly want to use a 2.4ghz system like spektrum dx3r.

I think the goal for Venom’s kit is to get people invovled in the hobby which is why I think they have such an incredible price on an RTR version. Please know that it is nothing like driving an rc car, you definitly have to be more alert and manage corners and throttle differently, so if you are curious about RC motorcycles definitly go for the kit.

As for me I did get the kit liked it a lot and decided to go full on in learning more about motorcycle dynamics and finally upgrade some aspects because I did crash a whole lot. The following are some very basic things that I think one should consider upgrading to get more out of the GPV-1

1. A good brushless system, I chose the Novak Mongoose 10.5
2. You will need 0.5 mod pinion gear from Novak ( 15t is the smallest that will fit)
3. Alloy steering stem if you anticipate on having multiple head on crashes
4. A good battery pack, lipo is preferred for sure
5. The Mongoose ESC mounts best to the right side of the bike as shown above
6. The stock v5 tires seems to handle better for me on most surfaces, I have tried the v1 soft tires with minimum sucess
7. I am using the blue 17lbs springs from tc5r seems to get better handling than the stock 
8. Using velcro strap to mount the top part of the body because I thought it mounted better than the stock mounts and also the stock mounts break too easily due to weight of the rider on the bike and impact during crash

I think that should do it, as for any other modification. It goes without saying sky is the limit, just like other hobby grade kits Venom offers a wide variety of hop ups. The above I feel are the bare essentials, anything more is entirely up to the person and their riding style.