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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: First Impression - 2010 TM Racing 125MX

« on: January 14, 2010, 11:58:23 AM »

John,are the 2010 Tm's available in the states yet?I have ridden an 03 125,250,and 300 with the steel frame and they are one of the nicest handling motorcyles i have ever riddenThe front end would stick in a corner like it was on rails.I am a big guy fairly agressive A rider and that 125 pulled me with no problem.Would love to try a 2010.for that matter would like to try a Gas Gas and the new Maico's also.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Frame weight difference between steel and aluminum

« on: January 14, 2010, 08:44:33 AM »

mad,i think an air cooled bike would have finished as long as the exhust stayed in the manifold.The rider would have finished also as he had no broken bones.As far as spare rads and replaceing them when you are in a hs in the middle of the woods it is not possible to replace them especially if the hoses are ripped off or the rad is puncutered and puking coolant out of it.As you know you would wind with an overheating problem.Now you would need a top end and a new rad.lol Like i said doesn't happen often and water cooling is not a major complaint and maybe i am just getting old that is why i said air cooled.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Frame weight difference between steel and aluminum

« on: January 13, 2010, 07:44:22 PM »

Mad,I am aware of the benefits of water cooling.That being said as a woods bike I wouldn't mind an air cooled engine.I have ripped radiators off after some big crashes in the woods the ended my day of racing.So you add up the cost of the ended day and the cost of repair during the week could get a little costly.maybe I am just getting cheap in my old age.   

Buy some radiators guards!!

Well rad guards are good on side impacts.I'll give you on example where they don't help.on my cr500 I crashed real hard in a rock garden during a hs and flipped the bike 2-3 times bike skipping across the rock garden after that.Well it pushed the pipe up so far that it mangled and tore the mounts off.Might have been better if i didn't have the guards for that one.Doesn't happen often but is costly when it does.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Die-Hard Four-Stroke rider switches to Two Stroke

« on: January 13, 2010, 01:55:30 PM »

Ir's funny when they compare a 4smoke to one of the AF bikes.They will sometimes say that the rider was faster on the af500 but they rather ride the 4junk because it is easier to ride.Cracks me up.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Frame weight difference between steel and aluminum

« on: January 13, 2010, 01:52:53 PM »

Mad,I am aware of the benefits of water cooling.That being said as a woods bike I wouldn't mind an air cooled engine.I have ripped radiators off after some big crashes in the woods the ended my day of racing.So you add up the cost of the ended day and the cost of repair during the week could get a little costly.maybe I am just getting cheap in my old age.   

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Die-Hard Four-Stroke rider switches to Two Stroke

« on: January 12, 2010, 06:31:33 PM »

Maybe if they made it a 265 and did some port work they wouldn't be missing any torque.I am working towards a similar build from Derek at hp bikes.Should be killer!

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Frame weight difference between steel and aluminum

« on: January 12, 2010, 06:29:24 PM »

Not surprising.I know this will never happen but I wish a company would produce a nice steel framed, air cooled,conventional forked bike for us woods guys.Like mentioned every year they try to provide more flex in the chassis,forks,triple etc..I do realize that a dedicated woods racer would differ from a mx/sx bike as far as rigidity etc..Lets not forget it has to be a 2stroke.BBBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Technical / Re: '05 YZ250

« on: January 08, 2010, 09:28:48 AM »

I have a brand new 05 pipe.Never used if you are interested.

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Photos & Videos / Re: Awesome Slow-Motion Video of RC

« on: January 07, 2010, 03:21:15 PM »

Rooster,you are correct that is Hughes.Even says so on his #plate.

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Photos & Videos / Re: Awesome Slow-Motion Video of RC

« on: January 06, 2010, 08:22:09 PM »

yep,it is a 4junk and not a Suzuki.Figured he would still be riding an rmz 4junk.There was nothung like watching him at the dilla in 03 on the cr250.He was wringing every bit out of that thing that he could chasing Windham on the 4t.

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Photos & Videos / Re: Awesome Slow-Motion Video of RC

« on: January 06, 2010, 02:39:36 PM »

I like that.Very cool.Looks like he is riding an 09-10 450.Notice the white rear fender.He also has rg3 stickers on the forks.Maybe it's just me.

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Technical / Re: You choose (but you had better have reasons)

« on: January 01, 2010, 06:07:27 PM »

Hi guys new here.Just came out of lurker mode.Gonna have to say and i could be totally wrong lectron or psi big air carb.