[DirtyD]

My riding buddy Eric and I always get a good laugh while joking around about modifying our bikes. "Hey Eric, when are you going to get that Pro Circuit stage 2 head for your CRF?" "I'd better pull that valve cover to check those valves again... it's been at least 10 hours since I last checked them." "How much faster would I be if I only had some of those fancy triple clamps?" "Are you still running the stock clutch perch? That's why you can't clear that double!" These are the kinds of statements that some people speak in all seriousness, but we are just cracking each other up. Only a complete tool would think that an 08 needs anything, other than a great rider, to haul some serious bootay. In the days of steel bars and no crossbar pad, you wanted to make a few mods. Today, break it in right, warm it up right (don't rev it like you're afraid it's going to foul the plug... it won't), and then enjoy. Try not to crash it too often. And Yamaha's need the steering stem regreased a lot more often than Honda's (they don't seal out the water as well I guess), so you'll have to do that at least once a year. And if it's cold out (like under 60 degrees) I always turn the fuel screw out a third of a turn and go up one size on the main jet (it makes the bike faster and the engine last longer... win, win). Like others have said, save your money for tires and practice fees.