For my riding the suspension is great on the MXU 450i. We have a fairly technical, small trail right off my property. You have to cross about 8 old, old skidder paths before exiting in a sand pit close to the edge of a swamp. Half the trail you really need to be in low range. If I was to add or modify anything it would probably be CVT, computer and exhaust, definitely not widow vibrating loud on the exhaust. I think the CVT is pretty doable now as they are many names out there doing them. EPI already has a spring kit, don't know what else is included. Dalton also has what looks like a roller kit and shim. I know little about either kit though being I don't think the market is flooded with MXU 450i yet, lol! Then there is Papa Slap clutch mods which seems pretty interesting and many happy customers. I think the first thing I will do is mod the cvt. From what I have read that can make huge differences, not that I am disappointed now. I guess I have some of Joe Marshall in me too!!
On the computer I would most likely wait for the warranty to expire but just the same. I have an 09 Moto Guzzi Norge. When I bought it there was near to nothing. One sole company out west sold a programmer, exhaust and air lid mod, total package would set you back near 2k. I held tight, eventually getting a Staintune exhaust from Australia used but like new, $300.00. Mainly because it leaned the motor out too much for the user. Then a company called REXXER in Germany came out with a downloadable computer program, T1, T2 and T3. For a whooping $700.00 I was able to transform my Norge, that is counting the exhaust and I modded my own air box for free.. Bottom end power was increased tremendously and heat off the heads was reduced a noticeable amount, your knees could tell the difference, lol. Since then a man in Germany developed a user program down loadable to your laptop. With read/write capabilities, this was a giant step forward as many way smarter than me started writing performance programs (maps) and exchanging them for nothing. That is were I would like to see Kymco. It is computer controlled so I am pretty sure an adapter would allow laptop access. Then you need a compatible program and the computer is yours. All you would need is the brains to create maps for exhaust, stock, modified air boxes and it would be game on!! The MXU 450i is already a pretty powerful mill compared to Honda's 420i and Yamaha's 450 Grizzly. Just a 2hp bump you would have the power of the Grizzly 550 fi model in a smaller, lighter frame.
What do you think Al?
