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Open Forum / Re: New here - Intro...

« on: April 03, 2011, 06:13:52 PM »

Haha - thanks guys     Watch out, vet class sneaks up on ya quick!

I'm in Massachusetts, but the nearest city is Providence RI, which is about 20 minutes southwest.  I'm in Bristol County now, and formerly from the central Mass area.  There are not a whole lot of riding spots here these days, but they're there if you look hard enough.

Pics.. I had to dig around, but here's one I had of the RM online.  (You may have to copy and paste to get around Tripods anti-link mechanism).  http://members.tripod.com/yo_marc/images/rm1.jpg


As for mods... There is some trail armor on the bike - skid plate, bark busters, and some pretty weak radiator braces.  I had the suspension done by Factory Connection, put on a WER steering damper, a Magura juice-clutch, and dropped the gearing to 13/52 or 53 I believe. (+2 or 3, maybe 4(!) out back).  The motor is basically stock except for some 'torque' reeds and a Steahly flywheel weight; I forget what size, but one of the larger ones.  I don't care for it too much, but I run a FMF Turbinecore 2 when necessary.  Basically I tried to take the edge off the bike it in the hopes it doesn't beat me too badly.  But it still does

Does anyone happen to be from my area?

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Non-Moto / Re: Scariest bikes you've ever ridden.

« on: April 02, 2011, 06:23:50 AM »

I hate to sound like a powder puff, but my '00 RM250 is probably the scariest bike I've ridden.  Or at least the one that scares me most often.  Power wheelies in any gear would be all the power I need to have fun.

For reference, I used to have a Yamaha R1 sportbike.. 125hp at the wheel, 420lbs wet, yadda yadda.  It didn't have any character.. it was just an appliance.  It was only fun on the track of if you were riding way too fast for the street.

If I think about it, another scary bike that comes to mind - my dads pre-evo Harley Sportster 1000.  It sounds like it's going to grenade at any minute.  One jug is down just in front and below the seat...... so It's a little intimidating.  Wooden brakes - a hinge somewhere in the frame that you feel around corners or over bumps. 3 speed with a tall overdrive 4th.  Yeah, it scares me!  But it's got loads of character.  Cant say that for the R1.

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Open Forum / New here - Intro...

« on: April 02, 2011, 05:59:16 AM »

Hello all,

This looks like a pretty fun forum, so I joined up yesterday. I will likely be posting here and there as I can, so I figured I'd drop a quick intro out here.

My name is marc, I live in Massachusetts. I've been riding dirt for about 20 years, off and on.  My first 'big bike' was a '88 CR125 in the early 90's. I loved that bike.  Kept it for a number of years until getting distracted my other motorhead related ventures in my early 20's.

I've dabbled in a fair amount of motorsports, but I'm good at none.  Sport bikes, road-race/track riding, drag racing, muscle cars, quads, snowmobiles, and hare scrambles come to mind.  I like to think I have a knack for wrenching, so I've always loved the tuning aspect of any sport.  Two stroke MX bikes have always been a favorite of mine.  I hate-hate-hate the sound of late model 4 stroke MX machines.  I've tried to like them. Really.  I had a new '01 Yamaha WR250 for a bit - traded it for my current bike.

I've currently got a '00 RM250 that I setup for woods and scramble racing about 6 or 7 years ago.  I've also got a '88 Honda 250R quad I had previously resurrected from great disrepair.  Both machines have been sitting for 5+ years.  I've got the RM lit again, and am late in the process of getting it back on the trails.  The quad will be a later project.

Both bikes are a hoot.  I'm looking forward to getting back on out the RM.  I'm mainly a woods rider, but would love to get out on a MX track this year.  We'll see how it goes..

Hoping I can add something moderately worthwhile to discussions here.

-marc