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I hope to learn some riding tricks from you this fall in the desert!
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It's simple, just twist that throttle and stay off the brakes. It helps if all the fear neurons in your brain are burned out from over stimulation.
Race
I hope to learn some riding tricks from you this fall in the desert!
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+1, except you do want to apply a little rear break in the long whoop sections to squat the rear end a little..It's simple, just twist that throttle and stay off the brakes. It helps if all the fear neurons in your brain are burned out from over stimulation.
Those are all the series I that I chased, which consumed about 40 weekends a year!so are those all the races that you won? if not how did you place in them all?
OK, for some reason, there are a few of you here that keep calling me out on my riding abilities or past abilities...So I am calling "Uncle" and will concur and post it up.
Here is my "Race Stand" Resume:
This is a Span that covers 1985 - 1997 with a slight break and then off and on the last couple years.
D37 Desert - 250, Open & Senior Expert
D37 Enduro - 250 & Open AA
D37 "Best in the West" - 250 & Open Expert
D37 Big 6 GP - Senior Open Expert
BITD (Best in the Desert) - 250 & Open Pro
Baja 500 & 1000 (1991) - Class 21
AMA National Hare & Hound Series - 250 Pro
Desert Viper's Adelanto GP - 125, 250, Open, Senior, Quad Expert & Pro
Friday Night MX (LACR) - 250 Int.
So there you have it. So who wants to pull up a chair in the Dez with me and watch the sun sparkle off my bike while it sits on the "Stand"?![]()
Yeah the quad thing was a added bonus and just being bored. It was fun smoking a full blown banshee to the first turn at Glen Helen while I had the 6 pack Ice chest strapped on the back bar...![]()
+1, except you do want to apply a little rear break in the long whoop sections to squat the rear end a little..![]()
I will, I can sit and watch my bike sit on the stand for HOURS..................![]()
BTW...it won't be sparkling if that matters!
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Ahhh but was it full????????![]()
No apology necessary! I get those looks a lot. They think I'm a want a be motocrosser with all flash and afraid to get dirty. As far as fast, I have some good spray on wax that keeps the dust off...Thanks for the tip. I can't wait to give it a try.
I also need to apologize to you. You showed up in our camp at Spangler last T-Day morning and went out for a ride with TWS. You had the most immaculate bike! It was so clean that I thought it was a "all show and no go" type of situation. I guess you really can't judge a book by it's coverSorry for the assumption.
You must be so fast that the dirt doesn't have a chance to stick to your bike.![]()
+1, except you do want to apply a little rear break in the long whoop sections to squat the rear [/B]end a little..![]()
Obviously proper suspension setup is key along with setting your sag. But you also need some confidence. Applying a little rear break sags the rear end enough to keep it in-line and stops it from wanting to skip out to the side. If you are in the shorter sections, just hammer through them.[/B]
Those whoop sections are still giving me a tough time. I'm not really sure how this is supposed to help.
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OK, for some reason, there are a few of you here that keep calling me out on my riding abilities or past abilities...So I am calling "Uncle" and will concur and post it up.
Here is my "Race Stand" Resume:
This is a Span that covers 1985 - 1997 with a slight break and then off and on the last couple years.
D37 Desert - 250, Open & Senior Expert
D37 Enduro - 250 & Open AA
D37 "Best in the West" - 250 & Open Expert
D37 Big 6 GP - Senior Open Expert
BITD (Best in the Desert) - 250 & Open Pro
Baja 500 & 1000 (1991) - Class 21
AMA National Hare & Hound Series - 250 Pro
Desert Viper's Adelanto GP - 125, 250, Open, Senior, Quad Expert & Pro
Friday Night MX (LACR) - 250 Int.
So there you have it. So who wants to pull up a chair in the Dez with me and watch the sun sparkle off my bike while it sits on the "Stand"?![]()
That is impressive and it will never be me![]()
I am impressed! Seriously!One thing I've learned that desert riding means some wicked hard crashes at speed that I'm sure you'd had your share of! Awesome! You ought to put on a clinic for the boys here on setting up a bike to do what you did...all done of course from the comfort of a chair and a laser pointer to point out the components of discussion...
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I think you're on to something. Power Point displayed on the side of the trailer and a nice comfy chair and cold drinks....
And yes I have had my share of high speed get offs. But I will say the faster crashes were less painful then the slow ones.