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General Two Stroke Talk / Running a KTM 250 for this weekends AMA National Harescramble!!!

« on: June 14, 2012, 10:41:56 AM »

When you go to any offroad race here in the eastern midwest you will see that 80% of the bikes entered are KTM 2 strokes so you will be well equipped. Pickle juice (DILL) is the magic elixir for fighting muscle fatiuge and cramps, thought it was crap too till I tried it, seems that many endurance athletes use it and has some university studys to back it up.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stuff that works and stuff that, not so much

« on: June 14, 2012, 10:33:18 AM »

Ditto on the entry level pants. I have had pairs from both MSR and Thor not go the distance.  Both were new and the MSR after the first race were shredded not much left but the waistband with some stips of fabric blowing in the wind (good for cooling though) Thor made it to the 2nd race before the ass seam split, and they were baggy to begin with.
Seems with all brands of pants you get what you pay for.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stuff that works and stuff that, not so much

« on: June 13, 2012, 10:26:55 AM »

For a added bonus I will throw in another good Item. Although I didn't purchase, it was on my bike when I bought it. It has proven worthwhile and I would buy it. Toyko Mods 10x ignition. For woods riding it is a very cool thing. I can switch between 2 differnt map with a handlebar switch One map is allways the aggressive map but you can choose the other from 9 different settings. Unlike many other things you can actually feel a big difference between the mild and aggressive map. I use the mild map in the tight gnarly stuff and the agressive in the open.  Makes the yz easier to manage in the tight stuff especialy late in the race when this old man gets tired. Pricey but like I said it is a differnce that you will actualy feel. http://www.tokyomods.com/igntions/igntions.html#ecuign

A fancy way of moving the stator.

Yes but, with the switch on the bars you can instantly change between 2 different stator positions!  Retarded and advanced..
On a motocross track, not much of an advatage in a gnarly 3 hour national enduro after 3 days of rain, it's a big deal..

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stuff that works and stuff that, not so much

« on: June 11, 2012, 02:50:42 AM »

I will add one more disapointment. I got a pair of Fox comp5 boots for Xmas this year and they already have holes in the sole and instep of the boot from the kick starter. Will not buy them again. Any ideas about a good 200 dollar pair of boots that LAST.... " title="Angry" class="smiley">

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stuff that works and stuff that, not so much

« on: June 10, 2012, 02:21:05 AM »

Well I'll start on a positive note. When I ride it tends to be for a long time, either when I'm racing at my local hare an hound enduros or when I go on practice days at motocross tracks with friends. Anyways I always used to get really bad blisters which ruined the fun of the day however I recently switched to the protaper pillow top grips, I haven't had a blister since (sometimes I'll wear them down to the throttle tube on where my thumb goes in one day though so that's a bit of a downer) so big plus for me.

For my negatives have two, one being the set of arttrax tyres I bought which were absolutely rubbish giving poor traction to start with followed by being worn out completely after 2 days hard riding and the other negative is for the full fmf fatty pipe and shorty silencer I bought for my old rm125 which made no difference what so ever compared to the stock pipe also it wouldn't interchange with the stock pipe at all so I could only have all fmf or all stock.

Pro Taper pillow tops are the only grips I will use too.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stuff that works and stuff that, not so much

« on: June 10, 2012, 12:48:16 AM »

Sachs, you forgot your bad investment example... I have another one that I just discovered, again at the advice of the wife. After the tenn. national enduro this year I was so chaffed up in my tainter region from rubbing on the seat. My wife suggested that I apply anti-perspirant to the whole area. I have some of the kind that is more of a paste than a solid so I was able to get a good coating before the start of the race and after 2 hours of racing I had no monkey butt at all. Cheap and effective...

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stuff that works and stuff that, not so much

« on: June 09, 2012, 03:20:07 PM »

We have all been there, bought something you saw hyped on the internet or in a magazine only to be disapointed in how well it worked.
So I thought it would be a good thing for everyone to post one thing that they bought that worked beyond expectations and one thing that was a big disapointment.
I will get it started. I race enduro and hare scrambles in the midwest, it gets super humid late in July August. I had yet to finish a race with my goggles still on my head due to steaming up so badly. After getting a tree limb in my eye my wife bought me that little Haber Eliminator fan that goes in your goggles, the price was kinda steep was my first though and I was going to return them and get a new front tire instead but at her insistance I tried them out and I have been very pleasantly suprised the keep the steam in check and I have finished every race since with my goggles on. GOOD STUFF http://www.habervision.com/product/HaberEliminator.aspx
For my disapointment, Michelin Starcross intermediate rear tire, Great grip but it chunked off over half the knobs in the FIRST race.

For a added bonus I will throw in another good Item. Although I didn't purchase, it was on my bike when I bought it. It has proven worthwhile and I would buy it. Toyko Mods 10x ignition. For woods riding it is a very cool thing. I can switch between 2 differnt map with a handlebar switch One map is allways the aggressive map but you can choose the other from 9 different settings. Unlike many other things you can actually feel a big difference between the mild and aggressive map. I use the mild map in the tight gnarly stuff and the agressive in the open.  Makes the yz easier to manage in the tight stuff especialy late in the race when this old man gets tired. Pricey but like I said it is a differnce that you will actualy feel. http://www.tokyomods.com/igntions/igntions.html#ecuign

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General Two Stroke Talk / My how far we have strayed

« on: May 24, 2012, 03:37:19 PM »

Nothing but praise for the new 250 pound motocross bike from all the mags.

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For Sale / 2005 YZ250

« on: March 23, 2012, 01:32:35 PM »

I thought all the 99 and up motors were long rods...

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Technical / How do I slow down my idle?

« on: March 15, 2012, 12:33:52 AM »

with the bike idling spray starting fluid around seam between the cases and with the flywheel cover off spray around the shaft.
 the rpm will go up if you have a leak.

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Technical / Yz250 2011 problems

« on: December 22, 2011, 12:54:04 AM »

did you try clicking that lever on the left side of the engine up once in a while?

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Technical / 00'' CR250r engine swap to 12'' CRF250/450 Chassis

« on: November 25, 2011, 04:28:20 PM »

Maybe it's honda's new 2013 2 stroke....

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Non-Moto / Re: Stupid Or embarrassing things you have done on a bike

« on: October 13, 2011, 03:18:04 PM »

I'm and old dude, I was at a local mx track and was riding pretty well, for me anyway. Some of the young kids (15-17 yo) were impressed a -bit by an old dude getting around the track pretty well. After several laps I pulled off and up to the group of kids as I stopped I had my left foot down and my right still on my brand new footpegs( with good sharp teeth) I went to switch my feet and as I leaned the bike to the right and went to slide my right boot off the peg it hung up, so I slowly fell over and no matter how much I struggled I could not get my foot off that peg. They watched in disblief as I flopped over.
Needless to say they were no longer impressed.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Another 2 stroke extreme enduro win.

« on: October 12, 2011, 04:06:17 PM »

I have also noticed, although he didn't race this event that Taddy used to win every extreme event, but his results have been mixed since he was tricked into switching to the 350 4t.
endurocross is the exception.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: kinda interesting from the Indiana Auto& RV paper

« on: October 12, 2011, 04:02:33 PM »

"LOL the 450F is cheaper then the 125"

That's the best part...