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I have tried them both and I must say you gentlemen are evil. I ride those courses just like in real life..........Lots of 5's. Good courses guys

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY!!! I hope you enjoy this because well.......this is all you are gonna get from me. Partly cuz I am in the states and never met you but mostly because I am a cheap B*******. Well, Happy Birthday anyways.

Yep saw the same documentary, that is what Evel said. Mike Metzger jumped the fountains with a backflip and if I remember correctly wearing the red white and blue as a tribute to Evel.

This is the way I have always done the rimlocks. inflate tire to around 25psi or whenever the bolt of the rimlock stops pushing out as air goes into tire. In my mind this means it is as close to tire/rim connection as it can get and will be holding just the bead against the rim. once there tighten the hell out of it! Make it tight and then 1/2 turn more. Hope this helps or at least give Copie some fuel for comments about us rednecks.

Andy.T OK quick answer, If you are CORGI qualified and doing Corgi work, then yes I believe you should be compensated accordingly. Ex. your qualified and doing 4 different types of work, Dude next to you is qualified and doing 3 different types. You should be on a higher pay scale to compensate for job being done. I think I just agreed with you. But I still stand by the statement: "If it sucks....get new job"

I personally am tired of individuals in the service industry believing that they are automatically entitled to a tip. I am also apalled at the requirement that it is a percentage of the bill. I will tip if the service warrents it. I tip what I feel is appropriate. Service industry people are already recieving a wage to do their job. A tip is something extra given by the customer in appreciation for excellent service. But (for example) a waitperson should do their job professionally and to the best of their ability and not expect that they will recieve a percentage of the bill just because they did what they are already paid to do. If the customer appreciates the service they will tip accordingly. As far as estimating a person will recieve x amount in tips and using that to calculate salary and taxes. That is just a fundamentally flawed system in the industry. Not my fault. If you don't like it get a new job. You made the choice to do that type of work, don't like it make a choice and change careers. Signed, Scrooge. (Cheap *******)

Ridgrunr, Congrats on finding a bike , good to see you are excited about a bike again. When I was younger I had a TY80 and TY175 and I tried like hell to break the motors in those bikes and just couldn't do it. Have fun when it arrives.

Hey Fozza you thinking what I'm thinking? Maybe Lane is back as Andy.T HAHAHAHAHAHA No seriously I have have been "middle management" before (assistant Foreman) which basically meant I was on the production floor with the rest of the guys and had to deal one on one with upper management. The big benefit was both sides hated me. Upper management would say "we need more production per day" I would say "We are maxed out as it is, the guys ain't gonna be happy" Management says "So, make it happen." I go tell guys "We need to produce more each day" The guys would say "@#$%^&*!@#$%^ OFF YOU #$%^&@#$%!" So basically I had all the responsibility and none of the control. I got out of that position and will have nothing to do with management again. I am quite happy to be a "shop rat" and make product. Now if given training I take it because it will help me move into a different position within the same company. If I don't like some aspect of my current position, I do something about it to get a new position. Somewhere somebody said something and I think it is roughly the same as this: Great engineers or Great production people don't necessarilly make good managers. A manager manages people so they need the skills to do so. Just because this Engineer is really good at engineering does not mean he can manage people. But as others have stated "I have seen it happen"

Yea sure make fun of me being blind......I couldn't look if I wanted to.

Oh for God's sake man if your Employer sucks.................. GET A NEW JOB!!! Quit whinin' about it on a world wide forum, quit being a pansy and do something about it. The rest of us don't care.

Any new modern trials bike will hold up in accordance to 2 things: 1. How well preventative maintenence is done. IE cleaning, greasing, lubing, etc. etc. 2. How much abuse is given to it. This is mildly subjective due to some totaly nutty riders (this is a good thing) For this example classes are from easiest to hardest...........Novice...Intermediate....Expert. For example: Rider A is riding the Intermediate class, has exactly the ability needed to be in the top three week after week. Does not crash often and when Rider A does it is only minor. Rider A is not "pushing" themselves. Rider B is riding Expert class but has the ability for Novice, this guy is a total nutter. Throws himself and bike at everything. Really "pushing" himself, huge crashes. Now no matter what brand of bike I guarentee that Rider A will have a bike that lasts alot longer than Rider B. In short if you have access to try all the brands, try them out and buy the one that fits your style of riding and budget. My 2 cents

Well that got addictive and annoying all at the same time. Excellent find!!!!

That was cool. The music eeeeehhhhhh! All the vids I have seen of Japanese riders have shown me that they are very gutsy and talented. With that statement in mind..................bigger crashes and better music

WOOHOO! My very own class that means I go home with 1st place. OK I know it's not true probably would get 3rd out of 1 rider anyways. so basically the classes are like this: A---really fast, excellent riders B---Not as fast, good riders C---Slower, good enough riders Z---Wimpy scaredy cat rider Scott rode B class and would have won cuz he is good. So by that theory I think C would be a good place to start. Unless there is a JR class and I could get my butt wooped by some 11 yr olds. Is it like Trials where you can walk the course but not ride it, or is there a practice session prior to the races? I am not sure about the banquet yet.

Kjax, Have you got a class for the "New to Endurocross, very slow, scared to get hurt, scared to break the bike, not very good rider"? Does sound like fun I will keep it in mind and see about schedule, money, wife's permission. Yada yada yada.

It is on the left side of the engine (Flywheel side). It is a bolt that does double duty of drain plug and case bolt. This bolt is located at the bottom roughly in the center. On mine the rubber that is between the engine and skid plate is right underneath it. on edit: AAAhh I see Mr. Dave got to it before me.

There is no need to collect. only one will power an entire fleet of bikes.

My wonderful wife makes sure that the furnace in the garage is turned up to a very comfortable temperature when I wish to work on my bikes. This keeps me and the bike parts in the garage and not on the kitchen table or living room carpet. She either really loves me or really loves the table and carpet. A neighbor I once had rebuilt a V-8 in his living room. with complete use of an engine stand. Funniest thing I ever saw. Have known some people that have stored motorcycles in the den and living room also. I am kinda jealous actually.

Heard about that one and now I got to see the video. Gotta say "no helmet" was pretty dumb.

Could just go all electric. http://www.killacycle.com/ and a video in action Not sure if this really applies to this thread but hey this bike is cool and I couldn't remember if it was posted here before.

And that is why as my cylinder gets progressively more carboned up I appropriately increase the percentage of Diesel fuel that I mix with my 50/50 93 octane and 110 octane at an 80:1 ratio of purely synthetic olive oil (going healthy here).

What I meant to say was that the coverage and conversation of Knighter's actions is taking away from the coverage and conversation of the fact that Taddy kicked butt and won. If Knighter had not Ghost Rode his bike we would all be talking more about Taddy and Colton and Geoff and the various other trials riders that rode the event. Again just my opinion. Congrats to all that rode the event no matter what type of bike, although my opinion is that the trials bike is better suited for said event. Here is a speculation: How different would the race have been if the top 3 guys were riding trials bikes. They got those positions because they is real good. How much better would they have ridden if on trials bikes?

I only get water in mine when my bike and I go for a swim in a Canadian stream. Was quite refreshing.

That's the thing He was not thinking just reacting. Just my opinion. And look at all the press he gets for it too. Really takes away from the great accomplishment of Taddy's win.

OK I will give it a go to try and explain the exceedily amature technique that I use. Bear in mind the tallest thing I have splatted is about 3.5 to 4 ft. good kicker is needed placed on ground same distance as obstacle is tall. (so I am told) first few times give yourself plenty of run at it. Not so much to build speed as just to feel comfortable, as you approach the kicker, rev the engine, compress the suspension (get down on it) as you bring your body up, this begins to "spring" the suspension up ---dump the clutch. The entire time you are doing this look at a point ABOVE the obstacle, do not look at the leading edge of it. when the rear tire hits the face of the obstacle absorb the impact with your legs, lean forward a tad, and pull in the clutch. At this point you will either "clean" the splatter and be on top of said obstacle or sitting on the skid pan. Either way you ain't falling back down. also good to have a catcher just in case you don't make it. And they can give you a hard time if you don't make it. If there are any more experienced with the splatter that can point out any problems with this explanation, don't be shy. If I am wrong, well then I am wrong.