Maggot motorcycle stoke thread

[simple]

2 rides in. Garbage tires for my riding conditions.

Signed up for a race. Gonna need some real soft tires for all the rocks and roots

[heckacali]

Wow!

[Supermoon]

I don't know if this belongs in this thread or the RV thread, but this GoldWing camper is amazing.


And a deep dive on the Wing-ebago

[Harry]

GOTOS for motos


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[simple]

Replaced my roasted clutch. New tires felt great on my test loops. Might have time to adjust TPS before race. Got some Stegz Pegz showing up today.

[tellybele]

How many hours are on that clutch? I did one on a 250 xcw with 350hrs and the plates still looked pretty good. It was a 2t and I imagine a 4t might wear faster? KTM stock clutches are bomber! What kind of race are you doing?

[simple]

I had 188 hours on it. Probably 6 hard Enduro races in those hours. Plus I ride a lot of 1st and 2nd gear singletrack

Next race is a hard Enduro. Haven't raced for 3 years now but I'm feeling strong

[thommy21]

Cross post from GS

FS: 2012 Gas Gas EC300R
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...d.php?t=353479

Picked this up a week or so ago.

[North]

I do not need that

[adrenalated]

I do not need that

Maybe you do and I need your Honda.

[thommy21]

Buying it would be a way for you to try out a different set of tires.

[North]

Buying it would be a way for you to try out a different set of tires.

Too late! I've got an IRC VE33 in the garage ready to go and a Bridgestone X31 on the way.

[thommy21]

Worth a shot. Hope they work out for ya

[skinipenem]

I had 188 hours on it. Probably 6 hard Enduro races in those hours. Plus I ride a lot of 1st and 2nd gear singletrack

Next race is a hard Enduro. Haven't raced for 3 years now but I'm feeling strong

Cool! Let us know how it goes.

I have neglected my 300 this entire spring and summer as well as my trials bike. The mountain bike mistresses are jealous whores that will not let go.

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[simple]

It went well thanks. Mostly clean race. 4 out of the 5 tests were downhills. One of which was the craziest downhill we've ever done on a moto. I'm stoked that I won all stages in my category but I'm also humbled that the real fast people were much faster on all stages. The pros are ridiculous.

[Norseman]

Congrats, that's cool

[tBatt]

"I’ve used it for a summer it has an issue with it bogging and haven’t really tried fixing it but while it was working I loved it"

'01 wr450 10k miles,
Odds it's something other than the carb?
Guess it makes sense to bring a compression tester, too.
Haven't owned a dirtbike since 7th grade.

[climberevan]

Cool! Let us know how it goes.

I have neglected my 300 this entire spring and summer as well as my trials bike. The mountain bike mistresses are jealous whores that will not let go.

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I could have written this exact thing. Every time I think about how to spend a day recreating, bicycles, running shoes, or climbing shoes have won out this year over motos. At least I'm using my streetbike to get to those other activities so the throttle hand is getting some use.

[climberevan]

"I’ve used it for a summer it has an issue with it bogging and haven’t really tried fixing it but while it was working I loved it"

'01 wr450 10k miles,
Odds it's something other than the carb?
Guess it makes sense to bring a compression tester, too.
Haven't owned a dirtbike since 7th grade.

Unless your budget is REALLY tight and that bike is under $1000, I'd look elsewhere. 10k mi is a lot for a dirtbike and WRs weren't very good way back then. That one almost certainly needs a top end job, which isn't cheap even if you do it yourself.

If you're looking for something to ride actual trails, you'll be way happier on a 2t 300 and the maintenance/repairs will be less expensive. It will also be like 40# lighter than that WR.

[heckacali]

A Wr450 head has 5 very expensive titanium valves....

[North]

Every time I think about how to spend a day recreating, bicycles, running shoes, or climbing shoes have won out this year over motos.

Opposite for me. Been so dry around here it's been more fun to take the moto out on the moon dust. Standards are higher (too high?) for the mtb.

[tBatt]

Unless your budget is REALLY tight and that bike is under $1000, I'd look elsewhere. 10k mi is a lot for a dirtbike and WRs weren't very good way back then. That one almost certainly needs a top end job, which isn't cheap even if you do it yourself.

If you're looking for something to ride actual trails, you'll be way happier on a 2t 300 and the maintenance/repairs will be less expensive. It will also be like 40# lighter than that WR.

Last time I rebuilt the top end of my 1995 xr100 it never ran again. Then I learned what timing was. Oops.

This was listed at $1500. Tight budget yes also realistically am I gonna buy a bike? Probably not. Likely used for dirt road for raft shuttling but maybe some singletrack too.

[thommy21]

Let there be light. Never liked the price of the Baja Designs headlights so looked into much cheaper Chinese stuff on Alibaba. Fits perfectly and has no more depth than stock light.

Gonna be nice to have actual light from the light on the KTM not just a smear from a shitty bulb and lens. Even has a DOT label on it. Don't really care but seems like it can take a beating from branches that it will be bashing through

Picked up the Acerbis LED. Way better than the stock. Wasn’t as cheap as the Chinese ones but much better price than a lot of the others out there. Real easy switch over.

[m1e6c7]

Looks like a cool drive evdog. Nice pictures you posted there.

[g_man80]

Very nice thommy! I installed the same light this summer after cracking the stock lens. Did yours come with the KTM sticker on the mask?