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M42 posted:I did my first ever single track yesterday! My only dirt experience is a cornerspin weekend. I didn't actually know this was gonna be a singletrack ride so the first circuit I did was pants making GBS threads, especially since all my friends bailed and I had no one to follow/get advice from. With the ruts, bumpy stuff, and really everything, just stand up more. And if you’re gonna sit down sit as far forward as possible. Sitting back like that is definitely gonna gently caress you up.
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Apr 23, 2018 23:10
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Yeah my rear end is definitely telling me I did that poo poo wrong, lmao. I have a hard time sitting far up front, not sure why, it was an issue at cornerspin too. The rear end end of the bike just feels completely unbalanced, uncontrollable, and weird if I do it. I'm sure it's the 5 years of street/track speaking.
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Apr 23, 2018 23:51
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M42 posted:Yeah my rear end is definitely telling me I did that poo poo wrong, lmao. I have a hard time sitting far up front, not sure why, it was an issue at cornerspin too. The rear end end of the bike just feels completely unbalanced, uncontrollable, and weird if I do it. I'm sure it's the 5 years of street/track speaking. Have you watched all the cross training enduro videos? That’s really the answer to all off road riding.
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Apr 24, 2018 02:59
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Nope! Gonna check em out, thanks!
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Apr 24, 2018 11:07
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Apr 24, 2018 17:38
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Local moto is back!
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May 3, 2018 17:48
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Finished turning the $50 CR85RB that came to me in the form of two buckets and a frame into a running bike, surprisingly few parts missing. Runs great and really likes to remind you that the clutch is the throttle on our bumpy track.
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May 6, 2018 23:02
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is there any point to knee braces vs knee guards like the ones i have  this is for trail riding
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May 7, 2018 12:49
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Razzled posted:is there any point to knee braces vs knee guards like the ones i have Braces are for rotation protection for dem knee ligaments. I often wonder myself if four velcro straps is really enough to do anything about that kind of injury. I think if you have a weakness or pain associated with rotation, they're worth money. If you don't they just rip holes in your pants and rub-off your graphics.
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May 7, 2018 13:11
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4 straps is clearly better than 3 as pictured.
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May 8, 2018 01:57
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Bieks WR250 is currently in sumo mode. Will have to swap back to dirt once the XS650 runs again. Also the CR85 is my first babbie two stroke  
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May 8, 2018 16:23
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My buddy Tom (1295) benefited from a first turn pile-up on sunday. I was supposed to be in that pile-up but I ate poo poo on Wednesday being too cool. Maybe next weekend?
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May 14, 2018 16:25
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shacked up with Brenda posted:My buddy Tom (1295) benefited from a first turn pile-up on sunday. I was supposed to be in that pile-up but I ate poo poo on Wednesday being too cool. Maybe next weekend? Throwback to last year when I asked you how you were looking forward to Tom beating you this year. 
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May 14, 2018 16:28
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builds character posted:Throwback to last year when I asked you how you were looking forward to Tom beating you this year. I promised Tom I'd take him out in the first corner, alas, that did not happen. God stepped in and snapped his shifter and popped his front tube, so he only made 2 laps. #blessed
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May 14, 2018 16:32
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Revalved my buddies suspension last night. He has a '16 yz250f, and he wants more of a woods setup. Here he is examining his main valve stack: I also removed the internal lowering kit from my girlfriends yz250FX. Here's the cartridge post op waiting to be bled: 
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May 15, 2018 14:55
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Servicing forks isn't hard but knowing what to change is the art. Do you work from a guide or estimates & experience?
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Gullous posted:Servicing forks isn't hard but knowing what to change is the art. Do you work from a guide or estimates & experience? When everyone around you has a yamaha it makes it a lot easier. I have the shim stacks mapped out for '16 and '17 YZ250F '15 and '17 YZ250FX, '16 and '18 YZ250X and '15 and '18 WR250F. I can interpolate based on what I want to achieve.
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May 17, 2018 13:28
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Tom made a vidya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCX-CzD5olc
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May 17, 2018 18:36
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Girlfriend ripped the holeshot on Sunday:
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May 21, 2018 21:04
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May 25, 2018 16:26
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Are those instructions to chase James Bond? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogCTonrtlvQ&t=216s
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May 27, 2018 01:17
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Well, how was it?
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builds character posted:Well, how was it? GOD DAMNIT TOM  EDIT: last column is final score It was really fun actually. My collarbone/sternum interface on the right side is like 20% better, and it only really started getting bad towards the last 3 checks. That bobsled course is what did it actually. Big whoops = bad for collarbone injuries. Tom continually got me by about a minute in the early sections, but he slowed down in the later sections. I essentially followed him for 2/3 of the enduro. We passed eachother like 25 times, it was super fun. I'm steady eddie, going a reasonable speed, and Tom is schitzo, going super fast, then crashing, then fast, then off the course, then fast, etc. I'll post pics when they're up. shacked up with Brenda fucked around with this message at 18:35 on May 29, 2018 |
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Tom retells RD 1 of the enduro series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENzXqwVBaZg
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shacked up with Brenda posted:Tom retells RD 1 of the enduro series: I like Tom. What's he riding?
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Jun 19, 2018 18:41
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'17 250XCF with a rekluse
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Behold, I nearly hit a tree after some exuberance of passing Tom https://i.imgur.com/bN2bWeD.gifv
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Jun 21, 2018 16:07
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Tom ran into trouble, and we have no idea why
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Jun 27, 2018 18:17
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JB weld it, good to go
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My eBay score Athena YZ144 kit is turning out to be real fun. Finally got the cases trimmed for the piston and the bottom end assembled, measured the squish and figured out which base gasket to use to correct it. (the clear plastic one that was invisible in the packaging) So then I went to put the other wrist pin circlip in and do final assembly and the wrist pin the eBay seller sent me is slightly too long because it's for a different bike lol. At this point I'm not even surprised, I'm just annoyed I have to wait for one more part to show up. C'est la ebay
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Ate poo poo pretty hard coming down a steep Jeep trail. Wanted to transfer from right rut to left rut but forgot to weight the bike properly over the center hump. Traction went one way, the bike went another way, and I went directly at sand. But holy poo poo my skills are starting to gel. We took a riding class a couple months ago and could only get up to Reiter since then. Last weekend we finally went back up to Walker and I'm riding a gear higher pace pretty consistently everywhere. I think I'd still like to get a flywheel weight so I don't need to work the clutch so furiously at all times tho.
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 I'm 1331 in the middle there. Some magician managed to bump me in this corner and completely undo my right boot. I mean, all 5 straps undone. Then I got a flat. Whoops. shacked up with Brenda fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Jul 23, 2018 |
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Spectating the C race a few weeks ago;
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How long does it take to stop wetting yourself on steep declines? Downhill is my kryptonite.
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clutchpuck posted:How long does it take to stop wetting yourself on steep declines? Downhill is my kryptonite. Just practice locking up the rear and sliding down using the front brake to modulate speed. I have no idea, I've always liked declines
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clutchpuck posted:How long does it take to stop wetting yourself on steep declines? Downhill is my kryptonite. i would also like to know because anytime there is a descent i'm just brake city, population me
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Razzled posted:i would also like to know because anytime there is a descent i'm just brake city, population me Front brake. Modulate until just before slide. Or else gun it and go and trust the bike to turn.
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Aug 25, 2018 01:42
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I usually just clutch in and coast if it’s really steep.
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Re: down hill. Get comfortable riding fast on flat. I imagine the intimation is due to having less control over acceleration. Lean back and look further ahead than you normally do. At a faster pace riding the brakes over a long duration over bumps will pack the suspension so don't to that.
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