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Forum: Track 04-26-2010, 11:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,881
Posted By Thumper996
Good write up. It was a blast, most of the time...

Good write up. It was a blast, most of the time i preferred the little 450 Sumo over the 950 Sumo.

Passing sport bikes in the infield and hauling a$$ in Nascar 3 and 4 to outrun the guy you just...
Forum: Track 04-12-2010, 10:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,881
Posted By Thumper996
Hey thanks for the great pics Amarani. Here...

Hey thanks for the great pics Amarani.

Here i am leaving some knee puck on the track

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29437931@N04/4508631865/sizes/o/in/set-72157623827073574/
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Forum: Street 03-16-2010, 12:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By Thumper996
Thanks guys, man insurance is cheap on her $146...

Thanks guys, man insurance is cheap on her $146 for full coverage per year.

I am already working on uncorking her. Air box mods, pipes and jetting can get a 6 to 8% HP increase. She is way lean...
Forum: Street 03-13-2010, 08:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By Thumper996
Picked up a stable mate today

She is a 2001 with low mile and one owner. I can't wait to get out and carve up the back roads on this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Thumper996/IMG00223-20100313-1747.jpg
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Forum: Street 03-13-2010, 08:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,848
Posted By Thumper996
I have ridden with a guy in our area that bought...

I have ridden with a guy in our area that bought an RC30. He took it out on a group ride about 10 years ago. Wicked bike. He didn't baby it at all as he has raced WERA for years on the professional...
Forum: Street 03-03-2010, 11:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 521
Posted By Thumper996
Got the bug

I have got the bug for a mid class Supermoto style bike. I already have a KTM 950 SM and occasionally convert the CRF450R to street, but it is hard on the 450, so i would like something in between...
Forum: Dirt 02-20-2010, 11:29 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,970
Posted By Thumper996
If you are looking for something inexpensive and...

If you are looking for something inexpensive and easy to maintain i would suggest a Big Wheel Honda CR85RB. The Big wheel has 16" rear and 19" front wheel with excellent suspension. If you shop you...
Forum: Street 02-20-2010, 11:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,254
Posted By Thumper996
Wish i could have made it with you guys, we chose...

Wish i could have made it with you guys, we chose MX track instead. Looks like you had a good group.

Did you lead?
Forum: Street 02-06-2010, 12:05 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,986
Posted By Thumper996
I know the difference between trail braking as...

I know the difference between trail braking as part of normal entry into a turns apex and emergency braking in a turn.

You miss the point i was trying to get across, some riders never learn to...
Forum: Street 02-05-2010, 11:34 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,986
Posted By Thumper996
That is a bunch of BS, if you never practice...

That is a bunch of BS, if you never practice braking late into a turn then you will never have that skill when needed in an emergency.

Example, you enter the turn at your non-braking speed, but...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-03-2010, 08:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,492
Posted By Thumper996
Hey, pick up a Wiseco bottom end kit, it comes...

Hey, pick up a Wiseco bottom end kit, it comes with crank, rod, bearings, seals, gaskets, rod bearing and several other things for way better price than you can buy OEM stuff or individual.
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Forum: Street 02-01-2010, 11:29 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 5,940
Posted By Thumper996
On another note, you can get rid of that ugly...

On another note, you can get rid of that ugly overflow bottle and use the front down tube of the frame for an overlfow. The bottom is caped off and all you have to do is JB weld the 1/8" hole ob the...
Forum: Street 02-01-2010, 11:24 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 5,940
Posted By Thumper996
Hey if you don't want to fix it, i'll take it of...

Hey if you don't want to fix it, i'll take it of you hand and fix it for a second CRF in the stable.

just kiddin, what happened to her, crank or top end.
Forum: Street 01-31-2010, 11:27 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
Gettin back to the chicken strip issue. I am...

Gettin back to the chicken strip issue. I am trying to figure out how to change the pegs on my KTM950SM as i am drggin the crap out of them before the chicken strips are all gone. I am looking at...
Forum: Street 01-31-2010, 11:18 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
I was sorta the same way, but a buddy of mine and...

I was sorta the same way, but a buddy of mine and i talked and we wanted to try and meet some other riders this past year. We chose another forum and went to some rides. Needless to say the first...
Forum: Street 01-31-2010, 11:11 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
Yea good to think about, but track tires...

Yea good to think about, but track tires typically ball up rubber way more than than you can get on the street, so that kind of gives it away.

Over the past two years i have had tow riders go...
Forum: Street 01-31-2010, 04:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 709
Posted By Thumper996
That is crazy paying 2k for a friggin folding...

That is crazy paying 2k for a friggin folding trailer. For that much you could by a nice used 6 x 10 or 6 x 12 enclosed trailer.

I have two trailers, but the key is i have somewhere to store them...
Forum: Street 01-28-2010, 11:33 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,889
Posted By Thumper996
I just use Rain-X Anti-fog ...

I just use Rain-X Anti-fog

http://www.rainx.com/products/Windshield_Treatment/Anti-Fog.aspx
Forum: Street 01-28-2010, 11:26 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
Yea it was 70, 141, 96 :dribble:

Yea it was 70, 141, 96 :dribble:
Forum: Street 01-28-2010, 11:14 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
haha, i got a good chuckle out of that, dude i...

haha, i got a good chuckle out of that, dude i am way to old to be racing bikes. It's all about having fun, isn't it.....
Forum: Street 01-28-2010, 11:10 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
I got to agree with you there, i am usually...

I got to agree with you there, i am usually looking at other bikes tires when we meet for a group ride. If they are toast or huge chicken strips i am keeping my distance till i see how they ride.
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Forum: Street 01-28-2010, 02:08 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
It is kind of a double edge sword. I typically...

It is kind of a double edge sword. I typically run Intermidiate class, which is where i belong anyway. If i have a sport bike that is running pretty much my lap time i can usually get them and...
Forum: Street 01-28-2010, 12:10 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
Yea, when i get her out on the street i tell my...

Yea, when i get her out on the street i tell my buddies to not judge their turn entry speeds based on my speed as i enter turns waaayyyyyyy faster on a motard than i do on my sport bikes.

I know...
Forum: Street 01-27-2010, 11:49 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,904
Posted By Thumper996
Yep yep, she was there last August on Friday...

Yep yep, she was there last August on Friday night along with her sister the KTM950 Supermoto. Of course you know which one had faster lap times, the CRF.

The little one lung fourfifty will only...
Forum: GPS Data 01-27-2010, 10:13 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 40,111
Posted By Thumper996
Garmin Quest designed for motorcycles and i mount...

Garmin Quest designed for motorcycles and i mount it with RAM mount.

Much better than the new fangled 3D GPS stuff out now. The Quest and Quest II shows the route just like it looks on a map from...
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