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  3. Crows Canyon 04/17

    in Play in the Dirt

    Posted

    Crow Canyon is 3 miles from my house, they do have plenty of trails and they use to hold GNCC races there and maybe they still do. I'm only familiar with the MX track though so I can't provide any insight as to what the trails are like. There is a small shop on sight ( Action Extreme Sports) so if you forget something or have a problem they can probably help you out. There are plenty of places to eat and amenities right outside the gate, Wendy's, McD's, KFC, Taco Bell, drive through for beer or other drinks, and gas stations.

  4. think we have enough bikes in our garage??

    in Daily Ride

    Posted

    You got a truck? I have a ramp but it weigh's around 700 lbs, bring a friend, all my neighbors are retiree's or fucktards. No you can't work on it here but I do have a factory service manual for it and I think a spare set of new spark plugs as well. I'm close to New Philadelphia and I'll be working from home all week. There is a place to notarize the title a mile away so PM if you really want it and when you want to come and get it.

    I just took this 1 so here is what it looks like now and it literary has not moved in 2 years but has had a battery tender on it the entire time. In fact that is the last time I rode the thing when I put a new battery in, took it to the gas station to fill it up ( yes it has stabilizer in the tank) then I parked it.

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    Just to update Justin and his brother picked up the XS today and they just had to have 1 of those high off the ground Dodge pickups. I have a pretty long ramp but it did take all 3 of us to load the whale up. I hope he enjoys the bike and gets some use out of it for sure.

  7. think we have enough bikes in our garage??

    in Daily Ride

    Posted

    If your giving it away. Hell yeah, i'll take it.

    You got a truck? I have a ramp but it weigh's around 700 lbs, bring a friend, all my neighbors are retiree's or fucktards. No you can't work on it here but I do have a factory service manual for it and I think a spare set of new spark plugs as well. I'm close to New Philadelphia and I'll be working from home all week. There is a place to notarize the title a mile away so PM if you really want it and when you want to come and get it.

    I just took this 1 so here is what it looks like now and it literary has not moved in 2 years but has had a battery tender on it the entire time. In fact that is the last time I rode the thing when I put a new battery in, took it to the gas station to fill it up ( yes it has stabilizer in the tank) then I parked it.

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  8. think we have enough bikes in our garage??

    in Daily Ride

    Posted

    You make me a sad panda... now sell me a sport bike for cheap.

    I currently have none for sale but somebody is always trying to sell me another. I am thinking of giving away my 79 Yamaha XS 1100, nothing is really wrong with it it has just been sitting for 2 years because I never really liked riding it and it get extremely shitty gas mileage ( average around 30mpg) The fueling system is a absolute nightmare on this thing with 2 petcocks with fuel & vacuum lines running everyplace. I'd rather do a Honda V4 valve adjustment than rip into this things fuel system again. Current mileage is around 217,000 miles ( yes 217,000 miles) and it's had Mobil1 synthetic since new. I knew the original owner very well and he rode the shit out this thing before getting something smaller and easier for him to handle. It's the black bike on the left in this photo.

    Any takers??

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  14. Carbone Lorraine C44 Brake Pad failure video

    in Daily Ride

    Posted

    Wow.. if those pads are "worn out" then I must not have any understanding of racing brake pads. Looks like a case of "CYA"' date=' if you ask me... but you didn't. Still, I submit my arrogant reply for you to scoff at and tear to shredz.[/quote']

    +1

    Agreed. I have raced and do race my personal vehicles here and there and my brakes take a pounding. I have NEVER seen a pad with that much material left be considered bad. If you overheated the material and cooked the pad that's one thing, but if you aren't losing braking and didn't overcool it, there's no reason the material should leave the backing plate. That's poor manufacturing, brake pads should last until you almost grind to the backing plate. That's pretty much the standard. A pad delaminating like that IS a big deal.

    ^That is another correct statement.

    To even suggest that those pads were worn or "timed out" is a total 100% Bull Shit comment. Not so? Then why didn't they catch it at tech or ask "are your brake pads more than 2 years old?"

    I applaud VW for warning the rest of us that Carbone Lorraine makes shit pads and you should report it to the consumer products safety commission before someone is seriously injured or killed. Can you imagine the consequences if that would have happened at some place like road america at the end of the long straight following another rider closely??

    Anyone group riding would be wise to ask who is running Carbone Lorraine brake pads then make sure they are not following you.

  16. Valve adjustment cost?

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    I'd like to watch a dealer adjust V-Tech valves for $240. If they do it for that.. I'll eat my hat... and it's a big fucking hat.

    From his info he has a 2000 VFR, V-Tech didn't come till 02 on that model when they switched from gear driven cams to chain drive as well. I still would never touch a V4 Honda regardless..

  18. Think you can corner?

    in Pics and Vids

    Posted · Edited by fox_racing_guy

    I'd like to know how they remember what the course is. Looks like he was just driving in a random pattern.

    Thats what the passenger ( navigator ) is for. If you search youtube for onboard stuff you will see the navigator with his hand out front "sweeping" either Left or Right to let the driver know what way to turn next. It's kinda like WRC where they do the same thing through a radio system.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGzKcypnBlA

  19. Think you can corner?

    in Pics and Vids

    Posted

    I have found my new bass boat...! :D

    I'm no expert, but the title of that video, "Jet boat..." sure seems to contradict with what I'm seeing in the engine bay. Looks and sounds like a big ol' Chevy (or Olds/Ford/Dodge/etc), not a turbine/jet.

    Semi off-topic: Anyone here ever see Art Arfons with his twin jet engine "tractor" at a tractor pull? To me as a 12 year old, that was about the coolest thing ever. Then girls came along...]

    Jet refers to the drive system, think JetSki. Art Arfons is from Akron,OH and his son Craig was killed in a water speed record boat in FL.

  22. Fan dies after being hit by flying debris in NHRA crash in Arizona

    in Pics and Vids

    Posted

    I was at the US 500 at MIS back in 98 when Adrian Fernandez hit the wall and his front wheel assembly came over the fence impacting the spectators and it killed 3 people and injured many more. I was down in turn 1 so I didn't actually see it happen but they cleared that section on the grandstands out and placed tarps over where the people had been sitting.

    This was back when they had the big CART IRL split and the turbo charged CART cars easily outpaced the IRL's cars. I do believe that they were averaging around 240mph during this event.

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