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General Discussion / Re: WTF is this?
« on: March 24, 2015, 10:52:48 am »
Fark, it is a 4-choke pipe ..... any old crap pipe laying around that is the right diameter will do the trick.
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General Discussion / Re: I'm dead set disgusted
« on: January 20, 2015, 09:50:19 am »
I do it the easy way - I see a halal sign and I walk away from whatever store/restaurant it is.
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General Discussion / Re: Crazy stuff
« on: January 15, 2015, 11:09:38 am »So... Support for Pre-95 VMX is at an all-time high.
Yup .... on modern tracks.
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General Discussion / Re: Not VMX...Bubba made a boo boo
« on: December 22, 2014, 11:45:18 am »
The ban was not because he was taking the drug - it was because he did not have his paperwork filed correctly.
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General Discussion / Re: Not VMX...Bubba made a boo boo
« on: December 19, 2014, 07:42:59 am »
I have mixed feelings about this.
For years I had friends and enemies calling me racist because I used to point out all of James faults - both as a rider and as a professional athlete. As most of them eventually realised, when I pointed out the dumb-shit things he did it was because those things usually brought out the racists calling for his blood and when I called him a lawn dart and pointed out his riding technique errors and inexplicable crashes it was because what he was doing was to be blindingly obvious. In this case however, I am glad that something is being done to clean things up - but very sad that James is the one paying the price.
The sad reality is that the amphetamine James was using (Adderall) is a drug that is being used/abused by top amateur and professional sports people widely. In fact, one of the medical team on the AMA circuit advised me that when treating injured riders they are queried about any medication they are taking and more than 50% advised they were on Adderall. That my friends should have been a warning for someone to sit down with the AMA and discuss this. That those riders were prescribed it is beyond the point - it is just an indication at how corrupt & unethical the medical/pharmaceutical industries are.
Yes James deserved a penalty for this and IMHO that penalty should have been in the form of racing he was competing in when he was busted - the AMA Motocross series.
For years I had friends and enemies calling me racist because I used to point out all of James faults - both as a rider and as a professional athlete. As most of them eventually realised, when I pointed out the dumb-shit things he did it was because those things usually brought out the racists calling for his blood and when I called him a lawn dart and pointed out his riding technique errors and inexplicable crashes it was because what he was doing was to be blindingly obvious. In this case however, I am glad that something is being done to clean things up - but very sad that James is the one paying the price.
The sad reality is that the amphetamine James was using (Adderall) is a drug that is being used/abused by top amateur and professional sports people widely. In fact, one of the medical team on the AMA circuit advised me that when treating injured riders they are queried about any medication they are taking and more than 50% advised they were on Adderall. That my friends should have been a warning for someone to sit down with the AMA and discuss this. That those riders were prescribed it is beyond the point - it is just an indication at how corrupt & unethical the medical/pharmaceutical industries are.
Yes James deserved a penalty for this and IMHO that penalty should have been in the form of racing he was competing in when he was busted - the AMA Motocross series.
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General Discussion / Re: Is the truth that hard to swallow
« on: December 03, 2014, 03:02:11 pm »
Have managed and moderated moto forums since back in the days of 14k modems & IIRC chat ...... this place is mostly a pleasant experience to visit.
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General Discussion / Re: Leggo?
« on: December 02, 2014, 02:37:09 pm »
I know some Louisiana swamp farmers that would run that. Most of them use these things
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General Discussion / Re: Are modern two strokes really better?
« on: December 02, 2014, 01:31:02 pm »
There is a manufacturer out there with both a 125 & 250 smoker that was developed many years back that had all sorts of trick stuff and at a certain gnarly track in the middle of Un Zud the 125 was blowing away the 250Fs of the day quite easily and the 250 smoker made the 450 compressor look decidedly slow.
I didn't get a close look at the 125 plant, but the 250 was 4 point injection with 2 spark plugs. Injection and ignition were fully programmable independently from a laptop and only took seconds to achieve. There was also the ability to adjust the power valve if I remember correctly.
There was some other trickery they played around with such as air forks & shocks but they were just separate testing. Interestingly enough the frames were perimeter steel & not alloy.
I didn't get a close look at the 125 plant, but the 250 was 4 point injection with 2 spark plugs. Injection and ignition were fully programmable independently from a laptop and only took seconds to achieve. There was also the ability to adjust the power valve if I remember correctly.
There was some other trickery they played around with such as air forks & shocks but they were just separate testing. Interestingly enough the frames were perimeter steel & not alloy.
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General Discussion / Re: Are shock linkages a load of shit?
« on: December 02, 2014, 01:23:16 pm »
Hours testing a certain yellow brand as a kid & talking to some very smart Japanese engineers taught me the WASP...... I think one described linkages and the reasoning for as .... A road of Sheet 
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General Discussion / Re: Are shock linkages a load of shit?
« on: December 02, 2014, 11:52:01 am »
I would say until maybe the early 90's most linkage systems were not as efficient as a good twin shock setup. All the talk about rising/falling rates was total crap and a good set of reservoir shocks worked better and lasted way longer into a 45 minute moto. The linkage system did however have one major advantage - it allowed the bike to be a lot slimmer which aided the rider moving around the bike.
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General Discussion / Re: Are modern two strokes really better?
« on: November 26, 2014, 12:56:38 pm »Modern bike makers have realised that they have built in too much rigidity in their frames and are actually going backwards to put more flex in them.and
Has always been the problem with Alloy frames. I set my '97 CR250 up with a set of conventional forks off a RM250 and it turned in to a much better feeling and performing bike.
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General Discussion / Re: Kenny Zahrt passes
« on: November 19, 2014, 10:05:35 am »
A sad loss. The guy was fast - very fast, but to a young kid just starting to race in 1974 he was pure style.
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General Discussion / Re: Rock legend jack Bruce dies
« on: October 30, 2014, 01:44:32 pm »
Very sad - dude was an amazing bassist
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General Discussion / Re: Pierre Karsmakers?
« on: October 24, 2014, 08:16:31 am »
I was stateside during a lot of Pierres time there and yes he definitely helped the Americans lift their game and his influence on the sport has been vastly under-rated. I had the chance to train with him on several occasions and the way he trained was massively different from how American riders trained back then.
BTW - Pierre was no journeyman. He was a 3 time Dutch champion and had not really stepped onto the world stage when he was approached to race in the states. His first attempt at the Trans AMA had him finish 9th in front of Bickers & Banks who were 500 specialists and in front of all the Americans. From memory he had issues at the first round (Carlsbad) that caused him to miss the second round but I guess in reality he was a 3rd-7th place rider in the company of Robert, DeCoster, Weil, Geboers, Mikkola etc.
The record books would be very different if the AMA did not change the rules and ban overseas riders from holding American National titles - brought on by his becoming the first Supercross and 1973 500cc champion.
My personal thought are that as a trainer he was a damned hard task master and very unforgiving if you slacked off. He was and is also a bloody good bloke.
BTW - Pierre was no journeyman. He was a 3 time Dutch champion and had not really stepped onto the world stage when he was approached to race in the states. His first attempt at the Trans AMA had him finish 9th in front of Bickers & Banks who were 500 specialists and in front of all the Americans. From memory he had issues at the first round (Carlsbad) that caused him to miss the second round but I guess in reality he was a 3rd-7th place rider in the company of Robert, DeCoster, Weil, Geboers, Mikkola etc.
The record books would be very different if the AMA did not change the rules and ban overseas riders from holding American National titles - brought on by his becoming the first Supercross and 1973 500cc champion.
My personal thought are that as a trainer he was a damned hard task master and very unforgiving if you slacked off. He was and is also a bloody good bloke.
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General Discussion / Re: 1975 RM 250
« on: August 07, 2014, 07:23:07 am »
^^ that ^^
However, I have seen a few RH75 250s being called RM250. Have also seen a couple TM250M that have laid down shocks and some twit has altered the frame & engine numbers.
However, I have seen a few RH75 250s being called RM250. Have also seen a couple TM250M that have laid down shocks and some twit has altered the frame & engine numbers.