So what have you been up to during the TSM sabbatical?

[eprovenzano]

OK guys...  The question is what has everyone been up to while TSM has been off line...

[eprovenzano]

Life keeps getting busier... 

I purchased a 01 KTM 380 EXC, rejetted it based on the setting I used in the 00 300 EXC.  The 300 was past down to my son.  (yea he's one happy guy)
 
My daughter has gotten married and we now have a 23 month old granddaughter.  Yes I'm planning on a little pink 50 for her when she's ready.

I helped my son-in-law (SIL) purchased his 1st motorcycle, a Honda 1975 CB 550.  Since he's only ridden a bike (Honda 70) once when he was 10, I had to teach him how to ride it...  Once I thought he was ready, I turned him loose.  I than introduced him to the world of dirt bikes.   I borrowed my buddies KX 125 for him.  My SIL did great, even finishing the day riding the 300... 

Last winter I picked up a buddy bike...  A 1991 KDX 200 for a whopping $150.00  Yes it was a complete basket case.  The bottom end was fine, so I had to replace the power valves, top end, some of the plastic, grips, exhaust and completely reassemble the bike.  It was a fun project.  The bike has been ridden by a lot of my son's friends.  This has introduced dirt bikes to more of his friends.  Several which now own a bike.  My SIL rides the bike as much as he can...  he loves the KDX

I've been busy helping friends and my son's friends refurbish their bikes.  Being cheap , we like to keep our old trusty smokers running.  One of my son's friends (on very tight budget) purchased a clapped out early 90's YZ125 for $300. We placed the crank, new top end, rebuilt the carb and replaces the wheel and suspension bearings.  He painted the frame & plastic, cleaned and polished the engine and exhaust...  It looked and ran great.  After it was finished he send a picture to the gentleman he purchased it from, He was so impressed with the bike he offered him $300 more than he had invested...  so he sold it and picked up and 01 KTM250 SX.  It had some jetting and a few other issues we were working through.  One of his buddies offered him $250 more than he had invested...  Sold...  He now picked up and 06 RM 125...  it had some clutch issues... When he bought the bike it came with new clutch plates and springs.  I showed him how to clean up the grooves on the clutch basket, replace the clutch disks and springs.  It now runs like a scalded ape...  He's keeping this one...  Along the way he's learned (by watching and helping me) to replace a crank and crank bearings, rebuild the top end, and rebuild the clutch.  How now knows how to troubleshoot carb jetting and replace wheel and suspension bearings.  His out of pocket cash is 1/2 of what the RM is worth.
Another son's buddy picked up a 99 KTM 250 EXC.  Other than replacing a few bolts and a lot cleaning, it's a solid bike. Although the fun one was getting the broken bolt holding on the kickstarter out.  The kickstarter fell off when he was bringing the bike when he purchased it.  Yes he was a little pissed...  I've taught how to go over the bike, check bolts, and general maintenance.  I also taught him that left hand drill bits and save a lot of aggravation when trying to extract broken bolts...  We were able to get the broken kickstarter bolt out without damaging the threads.  We replaced the kick starter and used locktight on the kickstarter bolt to ensure that he doesn't lose this one.

I also bought a quad... yea a 4x4 quad... It was all of $600...  the front diff, drive axles and driveshaft were missing.  I've sourced the missing parts and now I have a quad I use around the house and to clear the trails.  (although I haven't started it in over a year...     yea it get a lot of use...  I'm definitely not a quad kind of a guy...  I prefer two wheels and two strokes...   

[citabjockey]

Man you get a lot of stuff done when you are not sitting at home in a dark dank room staring at twostrokemotocross.com!

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Lol Citab that's funny. Epro never slowing down, always helping the cause.  Me, let's see, I added an 07 CR 125 to the stable. Bought a 90 KTM  to race Dilla rewind, it broke at Dilla rewind. Almost died at nesc race, decided enough was enough sold said 07 125 and 06 250R.  Fixed 90 KTM  rode op on it twice, love it. Raced it last week, it broke, but all before this I almost died.  Literally almost died from a bleeding ulcer.   

[eprovenzano]

Lol Citab that's funny. Epro never slowing down, always helping the cause.  Me, let's see, I added an 07 CR 125 to the stable. Bought a 90 KTM  to race Dilla rewind, it broke at Dilla rewind. Almost died at nesc race, decided enough was enough sold said 07 125 and 06 250R.  Fixed 90 KTM  rode op on it twice, love it. Raced it last week, it broke, but all before this I almost died.  Literally almost died from a bleeding ulcer.   

Damn Racer...  what happened???  did the better half find out how much you were really spending on your toys???

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Damn Racer...  what happened???  did the better half find out how much you were really spending on your toys???
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Lol, I did casually lead on to that, you know under my breath like.

[VintageBlueSmoke]

Let's see. I finished 4th in MX2 in the regionals and 2nd overall in the island championship. I won the quad championship. My two torn rotator cuffs finally healed after 2 years. Then I built an Eric Gorr '97 CR144 for the regionals and finished 4th MX2 and raced the KTM 144 for the island championship for 2nd overall. I won a third championship in a row in Endurocross on the Gas Gas EC300. I took 2nd in the quad championship.

This year, I won't race the regionals. Since I am over 50, there are too many hoops to jump through for a national license. I started the year OK in the island championship,  riding the old Honda. It took every holeshot and won every race until it exploded. A water hose split and it cooked. Had to send the cylinder back to Eric for repairs. Back on the KTM, I have a first and a second. I am leading MX2 and second overall. The final race is the 13th. Dropped the quads and there is no Endurocross this year so I am down to 5 races a year. Depressing but it fits a fixed income now.

Other than that, the base downsized and I am unemployed/semi-retired/full-time student. It other words, I am a professional motocrosser!

VBS

[TMKIWI]

Where to start.
Came 3rd in 125 class vmx series. 4th 500 class. Tore my knee open setting up track for last year's series. Didn't race the series. Haven't been on a bike since. Too busy with below.
Bought a new house , built a new garage to house everything. Picked up a 1970 Valiant pacer. Currantly in the process of modifying the motor to E49 specs. ( Antipodeons will know what this means.) 6 pack Hemi to you yanks.
Not 426 but Aussie Hemi 6.
Haven't been able to start this years series due to work. 3 months straight and counting. Slowing down soon.
Hope to be able to do a few races in the new year.

[HCE]

Teaching my son the correct path.

I have him on the RM65 with a rekluse at the moment.  Just picked up the kx it was priced right and he will grow into it.

[eprovenzano]

Teaching my son the correct path.

I have him on the RM65 with a rekluse at the moment.  Just picked up the kx it was priced right and he will grow into it.

Now that's how its done...  I love the guys who jump on their kids 65's forgetting how quick those little rocket ships can be...  It's always entertaining watching a father loop out in the parking lot...   

[Uncle tony]

I went racing and to ride days with Bertie aka racerx, sold my 15 yz125 and 88 yz490 and picked up a kx500 which will be my primary race bike, although racerx,cakes, and I did an ACR race at central village this year and raced the 125 GP class, 38 screaming 125's it was awesome, results my be fuzzy but Bertie got 9th, me 11th and cakes 13th, it was great

[shane12]

its back woooohoooo

well i was a bit busy building a 2 stroke monster since the site shut down , here is the end result

http://www.twostrokemotocross.com/forum/index.php

[Coop]

I got heavily into trials. I have owned a Gas Gas and a Scorpa (both two strokes of course). I did have a brief stint with a KTM 250 xcfw for woods riding, but I sold it last fall.

We are in the process of relocating from SW PA to the DFW area of Texas. I accepted an engineer position with an airline and they are relocating us. I start next Monday, I am leaving here Friday morning.