What did you do to your bike today?
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Good 45 mile loop with two youngest daughter and son.
CRF230 ran perfect of course fricken tank!!
Not good:
RS520 flat front tire before /X, (Trail fix) flat front tire after /X, cacti needle I must have missed after the first flat.
P841jr. jr. YZ250, not sure but major engine failure.
Good thing he was only 300 yards from the truck.
We will be tearing it down tomorrow because man trip is less than a month away.
Yes Dan, Sorry, this means no High Desert ride tomorrow, no time to get two bikes prepped.
CRF230 ran perfect of course fricken tank!!
Not good:
RS520 flat front tire before /X, (Trail fix) flat front tire after /X, cacti needle I must have missed after the first flat.
P841jr. jr. YZ250, not sure but major engine failure.
Good thing he was only 300 yards from the truck.We will be tearing it down tomorrow because man trip is less than a month away.
Yes Dan, Sorry,
this means no High Desert ride tomorrow, no time to get two bikes prepped.
Took my dad out for his first desert ride! He was excited and loved all the views. Took him out to see the lake bed, the labyrinth, some burned out houses, and the obscene dumping that occurs in the strangest parts of the desert. He ate it up. About a 25 mile loop.
2 seconds onto the dry lake bed and he's in top gear racing away from us. Still just a kid at 53, I guess. He was impressed with the YZ250's gusto. So was I, to be honest. Anyways, A great day all together.
Last trail back to the house, and the YZ gives up the ghost and all spark is lost.
We troubleshot on the trail, but without proper electrical testing equipment, it was just wasted time. Found a sturdy hose that had been dumped, and away we went! Dad didn't have much trouble towing, but i ran him through quite a few bushes apparently! 
IT 175, my brother's steed for the day. Ran flawlessly BTW, except for the high speed WOT pinging.
Little trailside troubleshooting. That's his jacket on the front fender... didn't believe me he'd be sweating after 4 whoops.
And the tow setup
-BIG DAN
2 seconds onto the dry lake bed and he's in top gear racing away from us. Still just a kid at 53, I guess. He was impressed with the YZ250's gusto. So was I, to be honest. Anyways, A great day all together.
Last trail back to the house, and the YZ gives up the ghost and all spark is lost.
We troubleshot on the trail, but without proper electrical testing equipment, it was just wasted time. Found a sturdy hose that had been dumped, and away we went! Dad didn't have much trouble towing, but i ran him through quite a few bushes apparently! IT 175, my brother's steed for the day. Ran flawlessly BTW, except for the high speed WOT pinging.
Little trailside troubleshooting. That's his jacket on the front fender... didn't believe me he'd be sweating after 4 whoops.
And the tow setup
-BIG DAN
Good times, but sorry to hear about the trouble. Moose racing makes a tow strap that attaches to the handlebar for cheap ($12) or so. Good to have on hand for just these circumstances.Took my dad out for his first desert ride! He was excited and loved all the views. Took him out to see the lake bed, the labyrinth, some burned out houses, and the obscene dumping that occurs in the strangest parts of the desert. He ate it up. About a 25 mile loop.
2 seconds onto the dry lake bed and he's in top gear racing away from us. Still just a kid at 53, I guess. He was impressed with the YZ250's gusto. So was I, to be honest. Anyways, A great day all together.
Last trail back to the house, and the YZ gives up the ghost and all spark is lost.
IT 175, my brother's steed for the day. Ran flawlessly BTW, except for the high speed WOT pinging.
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Little trailside troubleshooting. That's his jacket on the front fender... didn't believe me he'd be sweating after 4 whoops.
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And the tow setup
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-BIG DAN
We use a nylon rope, one end around the neck of the guy getting towed, and the other on the seat of the tow bike.
Yeah, realized I forgot my tow strap and spare spark plugs about 5 minutes into troubleshooting. Actually the hose was amazing. It was rigid enough to be secured with a single bend. Zero stretch, zero chance of getting caught in the wheels, and almost no effort required to hold the towed end. The single fold did all the work.
Too bad there's no way I'm hauling the hose around on random rides!!! -BIG DAN
Too bad there's no way I'm hauling the hose around on random rides!!! -BIG DAN
i started it for the first time with the big bore kit (crf 120 bitches) sounds mean cant wait to put my new pipe on
Picked up my brand new (to me) 03 CRF230f yesterday. It got a fresh oil change, carb clean, new spark plug, just before I picked her up. As suggested by my buddy that I bought it from I ordered a jet kit, and a new oil filter. Amazon Prime FTW... filter here on Tue, new boots here tomorrow!
Pulled P841 Jr. Jr.'s YZ250 motor.
Rod bearing gone!
New bottom and top Wiseco kit on the way.
Needed a couple tools also so a RMMC order was in order.
Photos tomorrow to follow.
Rod bearing gone!
New bottom and top Wiseco kit on the way.
Needed a couple tools also so a RMMC order was in order.
Photos tomorrow to follow.
Didn't you just buy that bottom recently? Sucks to hear it went out, yz's are usually super reliable.
Loaded my stuff for the next one. Let's go!