Two Stroke Motocross
Two Stroke Motocross Forum => Photos & Videos => Topic started by: JETZcorp on June 29, 2010, 02:00:21 PM
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I wish I wasn't the one on the 250. It was like trying to win a top-fuel drag race in a stock Model T.
From the 490's perspective:
Wide Open with JetZCorp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFgFSuJ5EH8#ws)
From the 250's perspective:
Going Ballistic with Tobyeo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt6Uc0uig8s#ws)
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I think you need to wear goggles jetz :)
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Resistance is futile Jetz. Allow yourself to be assimilated into the Maico collective and as you become one with your machine you will realize powers you thought you never had.
Oh, and be careful hotdogging down those fireroads,somebody might be coming the other way. ;D
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I always slow down to half speed whenever there's a corner, so I only hammer it when there's ample visibility.
But I'll tell you this, if I had decided to completely neglect the chance of being hit with rocks and just charged forward, I think I could've had him. Sure, he'd blast away and get a damn good lead, but my 250 also has a sixth gear that tops out higher than any bike I've ridden. Even the 390 got pulled away from on that road, once. But of course, I wasn't about to try something like that because of the flying rocks.
Remember, kids, always be mindful of what's behind you when you nail the power on gravel or rocky terrain.
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What camera are you using Jetz ? Good picture
And have you tryed anything to stop the wind noise ?
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I've got the 720p version of the ContourHD. I was going to try putting tape over the mic hole but forgot to put it on before we took off on the trip. I'm going to try that for the next ride. If that doesn't work, I'll just give up. :P
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I think you need to wear goggles jetz :)
Definitely good advice.
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Yeah, well, I'm not used to people just taking off like that. The group of riders I normally go around with have a sort of anti-dust system going that eliminates most of the problem. But yes, I'm sure it would be something good to do if I could afford it (I'm literally down to less than $20 total).
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Hey, better re-look at those videos, I saw a bigfoot by that tree :o he was on a 4t.
Great vids, looks like a great time. :D
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Hey, you laugh, but that is prime Sasquatch country. Seriously, every single Native American (this spot is right next to the reservation) I've talked to on the topic has at least one story. But that's a topic for another forum.
Anyway, I just went into the editing software for fifteen minutes and came out with this splitscreen version. Thought it would be interesting.
Splitscreen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZRM1pkFYZg#ws)
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Hey, better re-look at those videos, I saw a bigfoot by that tree he was on a 4t.
There used to be a video on youtube, which I haven't been able to find, starts off like the famous bigfoot walking and they're like, look there's big foot and while he's walking, he flips them off. Then in the next scene they're like, we're going to check out big foot in his natural habitat, then Bigfoot comes flying down the hill on a CR500.
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It would be fun to put on a Gorilla suit and parade around on a bike. Problem is, if at any point you're in the suit and not on the bike, you stand a good chance of getting shot at if someone sees you. When they were filming Return of the Jedi, they filmed in the Redwood Forests in Northern California, and told the actor in the Chewbacca suit to stay real close to the filming and set and such, because he could be mistaken for a Bigfoot and potentially shot at.
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Hey, JETZ, really enjoy your videos. I'm a desert guy so forest riding is somewhat alien to me. My brother-in-law grew up in Washington though and cut his teeth on woods riding. When we talk bikes though, sometimes when he's describing that type of riding, it's hard for me to relate. Watching vids like these help a lot. Same with Opferman's vids.
One time I showed one of Opferman's videos to my brother-in-law, where he was struggling on a climb with his Maico 490. I commented to my Brother-in-law that I thought I'd have been able to get up that thing fairly easily with my old '82 IT 465 Yamaha. He looked at me like I was nuts and said I didn't know what I was talking about. He explained to me that the forest is a totally different world than what I'm used to and that this kind of riding can be much tougher than it appears to the uninitiated. Ruts, slick mud, roots etc. can really mess you up, he said. After he explained a little bit and I watched that vid again, I realized he was right, and I was wrong.
Even so, I also enjoy it when you get out on the more open trails and stretch the bikes out. You don't by chance know anyone near with a 500CR Husky, a six speeder, from say, '82 to '85, you could do a video on, do you? My brother, bought an '85 years ago. Thing was in bad shape but he got it running for a while and I got to ride it once up and down my street. Was just able to get to about mid throttle in 6th gear before sanity kicked in and I had to hit the brakes. Only time I ever got to ride that machine but man, talk about flat-out hauling ass, that thing was amazing! He had trouble getting parts and seemed like he kept it together with duct tape and bailing wire. Finally he gave in and sold it to my above mentioned Brother-in-law. He was a police officer on the El Paso police force and had an officer friend who'd bought the '81 Maico 490 in cherry condition. They drag raced and the Maico won start to finish. I knew the Husky should have run away from the Maico, at least, after the Maico had topped out in 5th, but my brother-in-law said the Husky simply would not rev out in 5th or 6th gear. He was never able to fix that problem and ended up selling the bike. The guy who bought it, had it overhauled and last I heard, was enjoying eating Honda CR 500s for lunch on the straights, lol. When running right, those 500 Huskys were awesome machines and with six gears, a desert racer's dream.
Anyhow, I've rambled on like the old fart that I am, long enough. I really enjoy your vids, JETZ, keep posting them whenever you can. Same with you, Opferman, great stuff!!!!!!!!!
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Well, there might be one or two more on my channel that I don't think I've posted here. Feel free to check it out. You can ignore anything posted before the "Maupin Mud" video, those are unrelated. You can check them out if you want, I guess.
www.youtube.com/JETZcorp (http://www.youtube.com/JETZcorp)
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Husqvarna 500XC Skitzo Bike (Remastered) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZ0znCMlKE#)
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Neat video opfer, what song is playing at the beginning of that video? I kind if dig it.
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Gasoline by Brad Sucks
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That giant Preston Petty fender can't be helping cooling too much. The 390 had one of those when we got it, and I don't know if someone did this or if the fender came that way, but it had a bunch of half-inch holes in the back of it so air would flow to the cylinder. Don't know how much of a difference that would make, but I always thought that was interesting when I was four years old and looking straight up at the massive tower of bike before me.
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opfermanmotors - I really like the combination rehearsal studio and workshop!! Do you play the drums?
When the bike was running it almost sounded like the clutch was slipping as you began to rev the bike...
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Actually, that's my friend's place in PA and that's one of his bikes. Yes, the clutch was slipping and the carb was not jetted. I don't know if he ever fixed the clutch or not. He actually plays guitar and has a drum set if anyone comes over to practice. I don't play anything!
1996 KTM 360 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLjmyB2lNeg#ws)
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Yeah, well, I'm not used to people just taking off like that. The group of riders I normally go around with have a sort of anti-dust system going that eliminates most of the problem.
What system would that be exactly?The "we don't have enough power to spin the rear wheel system" ;D
As for bigfoot,there were commercials on a while back from a beef jerky company called "messing with bigfoot" Jack Links maybe?Too funny if you can find it.
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Oh yeah, those commercials played all the time.
And I've detailed the system elsewhere, but it involves riding in parallel (with protocols for what to do in case of obstacles) and a staggered group.
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That wouldn't work around here.The middle guy would be fine but those riding parallel would be "staggered" from head to tree impacts :o
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That particular system only applies to roads with enough room. Whenever the road narrows or a trail comes up (which happens a lot, obviously) then we have to go down to single-file.