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sixth post down item taken from dirt bike magazine editorial "from the saddle" (aka Super Hunky) one of the true dirt biker legends. there is a book he wrote a lot of his stories makes for good reading the book is called "Monkey Butt" will make you appreciate all of your past dirt bike woes or problems.

Yes,please bring the aircooled mono"s as well.......I just want to see more vintage class riders. I'm not saying saying we have to make another line as far as the sections go......... just add something nasty at the end (large rock,log or vertical climb or drop off) and if you don't want to try ride the last obstacle,be humble and take a "five". see ya at the next rio event (too broke to hit the full state series...maybe buisness will pick up and I might be able to hit one round) dgraf.

okay updated my profile 1. I already ride vintage expert. 2. I see you ride with the austin club. 3. If you own the white Montesa you beat me by 6 points at Rio Bravo. 4. the original line was stolen from a Dirt Bike magazine editorial "From the Saddle"(Super Hunky) " I worked on the Maico all night......nothing was left to chance.......spokes were drilled for lightness etc etc. 5. No I'm not trying to make anyone mad, but if anyone might be interested for a "vintage masters class" without the "no stop rule " I'm in. just trying to get some rider input about this. Thanks again.

just curious, what is the most difficult line for twinshock....... maybe I'm getting old, but many moons ago I seem to recall expert or master class was quite a challenge to ride, I love riding vintage class but sometimes I wish for nastier sections. No I don't have the money for a modern bike, however the modern sections are a little much to splater on old school bikes(weight) anyone else feel this way? I have done most of the mods I can (i.e. drilled spokes for lightness).....unless someone wants to donate a "peril kt250 frame. not too sincerly yours dgraf

not me damn it,,,,,,,,, staying with works performance shocks, by the way,has anyone bent a shaft or blown a seal with WP shocks? just curious anythings possible! Mine are going on 3rd season now... that or I'm or not riding hard enough. stock units will never be good enough and no WP shocks are not cheap.....or falcons or rock shocks etc. lot of good companies making shocks out there. Make sure whoever you speak with knows what "trials" means, and are rebuildable. Translation.....this will not be cheap for el primo shocks! dgraf

Bought works performance shocks for my kt250....told them I wanted the heaviest springs they had for vintage expert, and my weight (175lbs) shafts are 1mm larger than some other shocks out there and would buy another pair for my TL125. On the KT just spaced them out a little for clearance and bolted them on. I haven't tried any different settings and as far as I can tell its spot on. I recommend them but quality is not cheap ( 450.00) but you tend to forget about that after replacing the stock ones. cheers, dgraf

Uploaded with ImageShack.us 2011 vintage trial at Rio Bravo (Houston Texas) with my green gouger!

kinda going out on a limb.......but if the ignition switch is still being used,check it out also,can lose the ground and cause headlight to be on,but not burning at full brillance until bike is revved up then light starts really burning bright!..... of course that was after finding out nothing was wrong with headlight or the rectifier.....sigh. hope this helps.

you know how it goes.......a friend of a friend knows this dude who has a trials bike fer sale,made out like a bandit three Tl125's for a song.....100.00 each.even managed to get one fired up tonight. My best purchase so far.

saw my buddies Kawasaki 500 triple set for about 10yrs.... it was setup for road racing and he had pulled the cylinders to fill up crankcase area... we double checked vacuum and pressure, no leaks! I know I know! couldn't believe the center seal was still good. anybody else fill up their 2 strokes this way for bottom end security? rebuttal? dgraf

okay, picys please of the Don Smith 330,and an explanation of what was done and what they got the weight down to. any info would be kewl. Thanks

sooooooo is there any way to get the frame specs to build a gollner framed kt250(aka The "peril")? dgraf

opinion only, how did they(ama manufactors etc..) come up with the fact that they are polluting more? Can't really understand it. On average I would imagine most trilas riders only get a few hours in on the weekends to ride, yet they use weedwackers blowers etc to service peoples lawns. they are running from the moment I get up till the day ends. I don't think Montesa should have stopped production of the 2t(unlike the other companies). there will always be the 2stroke 4stoke war and I don't mind what anyone rides, but saying that they are polluting more is just absurd. I have rode both, but 10200 for a stock Montesa and 12200. for a repsol is ridiculous. pretty soon the only people that can afford them will be the pro riders. I think I'm getting old(sigh). dgraf

questions answered yes it is difficult to watch a trials competition(most events you will need a bike to see it all( this applies to US events we usually have long loops) No! I really don't give a damn about the media covering my sport yes, trials riders are weird. No! it is not for everyone. yes, we need some rules. No! the bike you bring to ride should not matter(example I rode my TL125 against 175, 250 and 350's) Yes the people who whine are not terribly good riders. yes you will have to practice more than one day a week(if you really want that trophy) Yes, Yes and Yes in the '70 the only rule was bring a trials bike and have fun! sorry for the ranting

yeah,heavy on the expensive, but I haven't built any custom shocks before. Ran about 550.00. got the heaviest spring set for trials I could buy Don't mind spending the money though.......Rather spend it on the bike than give it to the goverment! don't know how long they will last but for now they are the dogs b****ks. and they don't bottom out like the stockers! Going to my 1st event(sat) since '97.....boy is this gonna hurt! cheers

Good looking bike.....don't want to start a shock war, a lot of people on this site use NJB or Falcons.....I ended up going with works performance shocks,expensive, but I haven't bottom them out so far.

Yeah freight sucks for New Zealand,but Fred and Deb's KT parts good folks to deal with,already purchased the spring kit and getting ready to order front fender brackets and ex/muffler stepdown grommet. Lots of good stuff to purchase.....Ps please post picy of kt 250

I think I will eventually find something here at the shop that will work, going to my 1st event in about 13 yrs....damn I'm old. Riding my kt250 but don't know which line I'm gonna ride.When I stopped was riding the Masters class. I guess with all the new splattering techniques I will have to ride a lower class! dgraf

props to mattylad! Didn't even cross my mind about all of the pro riders(mick andrews sammy miller etc..) somehow I just don't think their bikes were stock! now what does everyone say about the twinshock rules! dgraf

I really don't think "we"(all trials riders) can be held for responsible for excessive emissions 2 or 4 stroke..........I mean honestly we ride a few hours on Saturdays or Sundays....most lawn cutting services run there weed wackers for about 8 hrs a day five to six days a week.(AND ALL OF THEM RUN RICH! 16 TO 20:1 you can have my two stroke........AFTER YOU PRY MY DEAD COLD HANDS FROM IT. TWO STROKE OR DIE!

I have seen a lot of post about modifying a twinshock bike to make it better for competition. I also understand that no one wants to see a modern bike(ie sherco) with a pair of shocks on it just so they can say it is a twinshock and compete in the twinshock class(sigh). I am riding a kt250 still stock enough to compete in ahrma events. But I can't for the life of me see how any modification on a twinshock bike can be that big of an advantage aside from disc brakes. A trick carb,300cc big bore kit,lowered pegs,hydraulic clutch,trick exhaust,tubless wheels,watercooling etc...do you really think modifying a twinshock will improve your score? I think not. I love my kt250 to death(and I'm sure I have some type of mental disorder). but the fact is short of sticking it in a modern chassis it will still always be a heavy,less turning radius and less responsive suspension. In trials it will always be 90% rider and 10% bike. I love all the ideas people come up with to do to there twinshock to make it better or easier to ride. I mean if someone has installed disc brakes on there twinshock doesn't make them a better rider or give them a one up on the rest of the field. it just looks trick. I rode a very asmatic TL 125 in the '70s.....but I didn't whine because it only made 4.8 hp and everyone else on 250's had 16 to 18 hp. cuz I still was able to pull off 1st place finishes with it! Let 'em modify the sh**t out of them, cuz it still wont help there riding ability! p.s. I'm only whining because I'm entering my brutis in the modern expert class because the twinshock sections are not enough of a challenge anymore. okay everybody let the fight begin! dgraf

thanks for the replies, I'm gonna post a picy next week after fender bracket and fender makes it here.

it is the standard footrest mount from kawasaki I got about 20 to 21 mm measurement from where the peg goes into the mount..... I can live with the stock footpeg location just trying to cheat by finding a footrest that will just slide into the stock mount. any replies welcome! dgraf

I know you can create anything with a welder........but has any one found a new style(WIDE) set that will drop in place? Thanks dgraf

totally dope kt 250's! will put mine up as soon as my front fender and brackets get here.not near as kewl as the orange and white kt but one more color thats not out there yet. By the way I see there is a fourth in the works.......are you gonna try the bultaco exhaust and the kx125 clutch cover? dgraf