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This is the dirt thread bro the pavement pansies thread is that'away! Western, WA Two years dirt recently, two years as a kid 2009 YZ250F Ride mostly seasonal lakes and dust clouds P.S. Thumpertalk not being in the OP is silly
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clutchpuck posted:Did some trail riding at Walker Valley today. Ran into some nasty hail a couple hours after we got there so we decided to pack up and go. My truck almost didn't make it up the (gentle) hill, exiting the park. Haha, I was at walker... come to think of it, pretty sure I saw you on the fire road.
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Mar 12, 2012 17:09
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Gullous posted:It was intense! This man speaks modestly. I'm in awe of how much you've improved in the last year and the pace you are able to carry on that beast. My 250F whips me around in the dirt and rocks and makes me want to back off and ahead of me I can see you just blasting through gnarly terrain, laying down all 65 horsepower. It's an awesome sight! I have no doubt you were on your way to podium before the Katoom went kaboom.
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Apr 2, 2012 07:38
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Two short videos from this weekend, riding some single track behind Zool and his bran new to him, mostly new to the world 2012 SXF 250 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrIx2SHyIsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd7W8UBGqwU
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Apr 10, 2012 16:58
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invision posted:How much can I get for a 98 yz125 with fresh rebuild? Around here (Seattle area) $1600-1800 tops
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Apr 16, 2012 22:27
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Every dirt bike on craigslist has had a 'fresh rebuild'. Have fun in there! at least they're simple bikes.
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Apr 19, 2012 21:32
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THIS YZ125 IS SO SCARY FAST *BOOM* hehehe Sorry mang  Short answer: Not a life savings worth, but more than you want.
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Apr 20, 2012 06:06
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Sounds about as good as I could hope to do with a fully functioning bike. Sorry about the bummer race but good job sticking it out anyway.
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May 14, 2012 16:00
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Saga posted:What is it with KTM? My duke II had the same chafing where the loom moves from the headlamp pod (where all the fuses are) to the chassis. IIRC I found out because if you turned the bars left to the lockstop the engine would stop. To be fair, its a 690 Enduro and Gullous rides it like he stole it. That bike has had a hard, hard life.
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May 20, 2012 08:29
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Z3n posted:You say this and I can clearly see in my mind's eye him 30 feet off the trail, clods of dirt flying 30+ feet off the rear tire, blazing his own singletrack through the underbrush. Or ripping around a berm, giving it the beans, catching traction off a root, wheeling it straight into a tree and in one fluid motion restarting the engine, dropping the clutch and powering off down the trail like nothing happened. Headlight status = smithereened.
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May 20, 2012 16:02
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VTNewb posted:If it's before 02? or 03? It doesn't have auto decompression, but you can put the newer cam in and have it magically. 03, yeah. Wheels are compatible, with different spacers, between 01-08 if memory serves. In 09 I think it was they went to a fatter axle.
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May 30, 2012 17:39
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needknees posted:
I've got a sumo set for 01-08 and a 01 250F in boxes, and a 09 250F with a sumo race this weekend...
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May 30, 2012 19:59
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this is correct. Really limits your pickings on used poo poo for sumo swaps.
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It's an 01-02, you can tell by the grab handles by behind the seat. Also, steel frame 01-05. About drat time, now get out there get dirty and crash.
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Jun 18, 2012 20:18
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loving awesome. Tell me everything about how well that works for you!
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Oct 28, 2012 02:07
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Here in the PNW its always a 1.5hr or 2.5/3hr format. loving brutal, but I love it.
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Oct 29, 2012 04:11
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What I love about dirt racing, aside from the price, is that its year round and not weather dependent. Important in WA. Plus its all hilariously redneck and half assed. Spending all summer at various track days with all the precautions and procedures, its so nice to just show up, get a strip of tape, grid up and bark buster your way between the old man and the small child stuck in the first mud trap in Open C. Then, invariably as my luck goes this year, blow a tube 20 minutes later.
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Oct 29, 2012 18:07
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You just gotta do a better job of securing and stabilizing the front wheel. Really jam it into the truck. You have a ranger, I used to have a B4000 (same body) and you can jam the front wheel under the truck bed lip pretty securely. The trick is front wheel in as straight as you can, then you tweak the back end of the bike over. that way the bars are mostly straight. Also if I have just the one bike and its got lots of room to move I'll throw an extra strap or two on the back of the bike. Tailgate up is always nicer than tailgate down. FlerpNerpin fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Nov 24, 2012 |
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Nov 24, 2012 21:09
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Yeaaaaahhhh I probably wouldn't give that a poo poo.
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Dec 6, 2012 20:17
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How did he get so much air off the jump by the power line tower? Is he just hitting it at 50 mph or did somebody make it bigger?
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Dec 26, 2012 20:28
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If you want to learn more about Reiter and how Obama is the anti-christ and also a gun hating nazi, Thumpertalk has you covered in their regional section.
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Dec 27, 2012 00:12
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Trying to decide if I need a KTM 450 XC-F, 450 XCF-W or 500 EXC is driving me mad.
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Dec 29, 2012 00:20
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Silver posted:Are you doing woods riding? 450/500 gonna heavier but prob not too much. No 2 stroke action? Kinda drooling for a 13 250 EX, buddy of mine just got one. Or the 350 is a nice in the middle bike, another buddy just got one of those too. Woods, single track, double track, hare scrambles, supermoto, track days... problem is I do it all. I'm pretty set on a 450, though I'd love to have a go on a 350. Since I'm buying bran spanking new for the first time, I want to buy a bike with FI since its the new hotness and I love FI, which means no two strokes for now. XCF = Motocross bike with a woodsy setup. Enduro racer. XCF-W = Dual sport stripped of all the street legal stuff. Lower compression, lights, wider ratio transmission, kickstart + E-start, meant as near as I can tell as sort of a desert racer/dakar winner. EXC = Street legal. They don't bother to make a 450 anymore since the 500 is 3.2lbs heavier than the 450. I don't care much about being street legal, except that eventually I'm going to get a full SM setup for this bike and in that case having a plate would be awesome... but all the extra hassle of street stuff (which I'm going to rip out anyway) I just don't know. I'm going to walk in on Saturday and leave with a 450 XCF and be happy as a clam. I just wish this was the kind of thing you could pop around a 5 mile loop out back and try them all back to back.
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Dec 29, 2012 07:30
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A 2013 KTM 450 XCF-W followed me home today. 6 speed transmission and being a bit more trail friendly won out. 6 Speed being the most important, for future SM duty. Break in tomorrow! 
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Dec 30, 2012 03:40
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I know, right? No matter how careful of a new owner you are, there is just no way to possibly keep your dirt bike looking factory floor good. Take a few pictures, then hit the biggest nastiest puddle you can find right away and get over it.
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Dec 30, 2012 16:45
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First ride report: Holy poo poo so amazing
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Dec 31, 2012 05:00
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needknees posted:This. This this this this this. I got there pretty quickly. I came from two MX bikes I was basically using as woods bikes. I loved them, because they are a raging good time, but I rarely got out to MX tracks and so I went full woods this time. The suspension is so much more trail compliant, and it's not just that it is set softer. I was hitting logs and rocks that would have really upset my MX bike and the XC-W just glided over them. Real eye opening. Of course I've sacrificed weight savings and MX ability to have that. But I gained a overdrive 6th gear (fast enough that I chickened out and backed off way before top speed), a fan (no more boiling over on nasty single track!), an E-start (Oh how quick you become a slave to the magic button, all hail the magic button) and some basic conveniences like lights (meh, removing them) and a small gauge cluster with an ODO/Hour meter and speedo, and some sort of lap timer. Aside from that, it's been harder to separate the other differences such as 250 v 450 (Similar power delivery, just a ton more of it, but I love 250 engines too), Japanese VS KTM components (Brembos, WP suspension, Hydraulic clutch). I'll miss my MX bike, but for the riding I'm doing 95% of the time, the XC-W makes a lot more sense and I am so pleased by it.
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Jan 3, 2013 19:42
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That looks like a muddy poo poo-show race I ran last year, only worse. I learned the lesson of why 'mud' style tread exists, while I flailed desperately in no particular direction with wheels of solid mud. Can't wait for this weekend, last weekend in a while I'll be able to ride. Loving the 450 XCF-W so far. It's just a dream. aaaannnndddd my SM setup arrives tomorrow. Edit: At work so no sound on video, but looking at the pictures, is that a 2 stroke only event? Don't think I spotted a single thumper.
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Jan 24, 2013 00:38
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Silver posted:
Love this post. So much.
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Jan 30, 2013 01:05
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You do know that it's a 2 stroke yes? Also a 690 would be a pig in tight trails/woods riding.
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His kick technique probably just sucks. Or some terrible newbie mistake. 450's take some convincing to kick over and dirt bikes, however new, sometimes just don't want to start until about maaaayyyybee 5 more kicks, maybe 10. Maybe 30 if its hot and you just dunked it in a puddle and splashed ice water all over your engine. With FI it shouldn't be a big deal to get it actually started. If he's a short bastard then that'll be a problem. My 450 XC-W has an E-start and a kick starter, sometimes kicking it is nearly impossible the action is so stiff. Magic button, ahoy!
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Feb 4, 2013 17:37
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Well he has an idiot friend, basically. Those are high compression 'no real thought given to being use friendly all thought given to going fast' style engines. I've never ridden one of the new FI Yamaha 450's but the older ones are pretty easy to kick over and get going and both my Yammi 250's are a dream. Probably just not broken in yet, could be nobody knows the finesse to start that particular bike. Each bike has a kick that's right for it. Usually, firm and steady all the way through. Not just KICKICKICKICKICKICK *wheeze*
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Feb 4, 2013 18:02
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Met a guy once at the MX track, young guy, YZ450F, bran new, no gear but a helmet. Let him borrow some extra gear I had for the day, tried to get him to take it slow, collected my gear off the paramedic before they took him away to get his leg back together.
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Feb 4, 2013 21:43
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Skip the poker run if you're worried about finishing the race already. Let the pack go and give yourself lots of room. I'll be there with the gang this year. Intend to do the poker run and take it nice and easy during the race, just to finish. Not much hope of me winning the 450 class.
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Feb 8, 2013 20:54
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Tooler is a fun trail, way better up than down. Take that, to the pit, down the fire road, Kurts Conundrum to that single track I don't know if it has a name down to the FlerpNerpin fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Feb 11, 2013 |
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Feb 11, 2013 21:14
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Zool posted:There's a Tahuya river trail at Walker? That's confusing. Whoops. W/e it is I know I'm faster on it than you are.
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Feb 11, 2013 23:48
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I just bit the bullet and bought a Scotts underbar mount & Damper for my 450 XCW. Keep the bars going the right direction at speeds I've never been on a dirt bike before (65+) and keep it stable in SuperMoto trim on road courses through high speed corners. I called Scotts to ask them a small question about bar position and not only did he know all there was to know about my bike, it rang twice and I got a real person and straight accurate answers. That made biting the financial bullet a bit easier.
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Mar 21, 2013 22:50
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NitroSpazzz posted:Work is finally slowing down enough that I may be riding dirt again...more than the trials bike in the yard or balance practice inside. Ran around a bit this last weekend and discovered that I need hand guards pretty badly, touchy brakes and small branches/vines/etc are a dangerous combo. I ran these over the two year ownership of my YZ250F and loved them. The downsides that VT posted are true, they wont stop rocks/water/brances/vines from brushing or hitting your hands but many many times did I leave major scars on trees and not break fingers. Never had a lever bend or snap in many crashes either. For my KTM though I'll be getting the sturdy metal bars with plastics guards. If you're going to buy a set, might as well get the plastics too. More coverage is better.
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Apr 2, 2013 22:04
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It was a great day at Walker yesterday, hardly anyone there and the upper levers were getting fresh snow but there was still lots of traction. Just enough slippery stuff on the ground that you can do gigantic power slides on the fire roads. Jam trail was a bit of a lake, but not nearly as bad as tahuya would get. A lot of the mid level trails were like riding up a small river. Great fun.
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Apr 8, 2013 17:16
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Zool, Gullus and I are in Seattle, ClutchPuck is about 30 minutes north of Seattle.
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Apr 8, 2013 20:45
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No the 4x4 and Quadtards do that. Can't piss off the side of a trail without staring at a trail side river of Busch lite cans and jerky wrappers. gently caress.
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Apr 12, 2013 20:12
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Yeah if you're moving to trails there is no saying don't do that. Absolutely do that.
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Apr 30, 2013 20:19
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