Power and Delivery: Kristian Kibby and the en-
gine team use specifications developed through
hours of testing when the race engines are built.
Everything is done in-house, and factory Honda
resources are available to us as well. All the race
engines are essentially the same, and there might
be a few tweaks here and there that different guys
like, but the mapping is huge. Kibby’s life is invest-
ed in the mapping—he’s such a guru and it’s un-
real how much tuning capability we have through
the ECUs. Jeremy likes to manage the power by
staying in the meat of the torque and carrying mo-
mentum; he’ll carry a gear for a long time, more
than your average guy. Our clutch setup is Hinson,
we use Pro Taper sprockets with D.I.D chains and
wheels, and Dunlop spec tires.
Suspension: With Factory Connection being its own
suspension-tuning company, there are multiple
suspension manufacturers they deal with. It’s ulti-
mately up to the rider, and every rider can choose
what brand they prefer to race with using endless
settings. For Jeremy, it came down to his existing re-
lationship with KYB that made his choice easy. He’s
running an A-kit spring fork, and they’re dialed in
for him. He likes the fork really plush, and he prefers
the feeling at his hands to be soft and fluid but the
fork to be more progressive with a lot of hold-up.
He runs a matching A-kit KYB shock, which is similar
in setting—it’s not going to kick around when he’s
charging, and it has sort of a dead feel.Sizing, Comfort, and Control: Jeremy runs the Pro
Taper Carmichael bend bar, and he prefers the soft-
est compound white grips. They come with half-
waffles on them, but Jeremy prefers them with the
waffle of the grip cut off for him. Handlebar and
lever positions are pretty neutral right in the middle
so he’s in a standard over-the-front-of-the-bike posi-
tion. He’s really pretty easy on the bike; he doesn’t
abuse the brakes or the clutch. His seat is specially
cut for him to the height he prefers, along with the
subframe being cut down 10 mm. He’s also the only
one on the team who runs frame griptape. The foot
pegs are up 5 mm and also back 5 mm, and that
seems to help open up the bike a little bit for him.Bling Factor: The front brake caliper is works
Honda, and the hubs are also works pieces. The
triple clamps are works Honda, and we can do any
degree we want with them, along with the offsets.
The rear brake pedal has a titanium front, and we
run the brake snake through it. The chain guide
is works and has no second hole in the front of
it so mud doesn’t get packed into the chain. The
plastic is all Cycra Powerflow, and graphics are
made by D’COR Visuals. For outdoor racing we
run the custom carbon fiber tanks that hold a little
more fuel to make it through the long motos. We
run a special-made radiator on the right side that
is longer to cool the bike down better, with the
option to run a fan on the back for a mud moto
or if it’s super hot outside. The hoses are made
by CV4, with the hose closest to the exhaust
wrapped in extra heat wrap. The footpegs and
all of the bolts are titanium, and the Yoshimura
exhaust system is also full titanium with carbon
fiber end caps. The minimum weight at the races
is 212 pounds, and all I can tell you is that we are
close to that!”