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Hey I recently moved to Indiana from Georgia and I'm looking for any places nearby that have amateur motocross super cross and or enduro races really ambitious to start but have no idea where to go to get my name out there please help

All, I'm trying to locate a good place to take the family riding in Kentucky/Tennessee. I've got 3 boys, 11,12, and 14. They've all been riding for ~1 year, I'd put them at begginner - they've all got things pretty well down but haven't ridden in really hilly areas / jumps / etc. I'd put myself at intermediate+. We'll be trailing the bikes behind our RV so the ideal place would have full hookup camping nearby. I've looked at Coal Creek, Hatfield McCoy and a few others but at hoping someone here can give me a recommendation. Key thing is to make it fun (smaller hills, small jumps, some flat areas) for the kids but don't want to get in over our heads. We're looking to go in late March and will be heading down from the Chicago area. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

So I was at the track this weekend when I met a few trees. Ive had trouble with this section before, just not this bad. I bounced off the top of the landing, went onto the hardpack and then there was no stopping.

Just curious how its been latley-besides dusty with no rain latley! Supposed to get some rain tues&wed. So it should be good. Hows the rangers been? finally registered the YZ so not to worried,just curious if their out in force stopping everyone all day long. Im heading there next saturday,first time on trails in such a long-time, I'm excited to go... even to cow! Lmao I'm going solo tho,so just gotta pay attention ¬ ride faster than my angels can fly! If anyone else going next sat,maybe we can meet up.

Looking to come down to Chappie Shasta OHV weekend after next to escape the rain from northwest (coming from Eugene, Oregon)..just wondering if anyone had any tips on good trails for bikes (gnarlier the better). Did some research and found trail 7 and 11 as possible fun single track candidates!? I did find some info talking about some newer trails that may or may not be on the map? We will be using GPS so coordinates would work also.. Also, we are going to camp for the weekend, wheres the best place to camp? From my research it looks like if you come from out of state with a valid OHV sticker you're covered in California and don't need to purchase any additional permits\stickers etc? If it's simply NOT raining the weather will be perfect for us... 🙂 Thanks

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If you are a regular track rider, how do you rate Pala Vet Track in the following criteria: Compared to other tracks you've ridden, (please name them when comparing)... 1. Difficulty (overall) 2. Techincality (features) 3. Speed (If you time yourself, what is your best time on current track or if past, include date) 4. Whoops (easy, hard, long, short, uneven, regular...etc...) 5 Fun Factor (overall) 6. Your riding level (beginner, novice, intermediate, amature (class C,B,A), pro...)

Does anyone know where all the single track trails are at at wind rock? I know where about 15 miles of it is on the north side. Is there any more out l

Unless something drops out of the sky on me or I can’t find a place to camp, I’m gonna hit Sandy Valley MX for practice on my way to the TTAZ ride. I ain’t quite sure where SVMX is, but I’ll find it. Anyway, I’ll be there on 8-16-07 – I know that’s a ways off, but I gots to plan this thing since I’m so far away.

Going to be in the area and wondering if I should throw the bike in the truck and check the place out. thanks

Budget FCR swap for DRZ400, a new approach For those owning a DRZ power gains from an FCR swap may seem very attractive, until you consider the cost. The Keihin FCR MX carbs are expensive and used swap kits rarely sell for less than $450 on eBay. Prices for the Thumper talk kit and others are rising as Keihin has had recent price hikes. I talked to Mike at the Power Barn in early October, when I began my search, and he was out of 39mm FCRs. He told me once they were back, prices would be about 35% higher because “Keihin US had a massive price hike earlier this year”. Limited potential of the Mikuni CV36 means that if you want more power from your DRZ, and FCR is a must. If you have already made the 3x3 air box mod this and exhaust are the next logical step for your DRZ. For those looking for power there is another way to solve the problem without spending so much money. Two weeks ago I purchased a Keihin FCR MX version 39mm off eBay for $125. FCR’s without the removable intake are common on 4 stroke racing four-wheelers and dirt bikes. FCRs without the removable intake bell are identical internally to those with the removable intake bell. These can be obtained cheaper than those with the removable bell, hence the reason I was able to get mine for $125 instead of $500+. I did a lot of hunting to get one at this price, but they sell for $200-300 regularly. As an engineer by trade I was able to design an aluminum adapter to make this happen. For those on a budget this is a great option. If anyone wants an adapter to test on their bike, message me and we can work something out. Keihin FCR Basics So that you understand more about Keihin carbs here are a few details. Ø There are 3 body styles to the Keihin FCR: 1. Keihin Slant FCR 2. Keihin MX FCR with removable air boot. This is most commonly adapted to the DRZ400. The reference “air boot” is located on the air box side of the carb. 3. Keihin MX FCR without removable air boot. Not commonly used on DRZ400 but the topic of this discussion. Notice there is no bolt on plastic adapter on the air box side of the carb. Ø These body styles can have 3 option packages. 1. Choke 2. Choke and hot start 3. Choke, hot start, and throttle position sensor (TPS) Ø When trying to find the appropriate FCR you need to inspect for port size. When you hear about 37, 38, 39 or 41mm carbs the referenced measurement is the throat size as measured from the position of the flat slide. See the picture below, this is a 39mm carb. 39mm and 41mm carbs are most commonly adapted to the DRZ. The smaller the bore the more “torquey” the motor will be. Some have used 37 or 38mm carbs and had success. Any perform better than the stock Mikumi. Ø From my research 39mm carbs were available from the factory on some of these models: o 2003-2007 YZ450F o 2000-2009 KTM 525 XC four wheeler o KTM RFS 4 stroke motorcycles 450 and 525 o CRF450X Always ask your seller to take the appropriate measurement. Good reputable sellers will be happy to take your money, for the 5 minutes it takes to check their carb. What you need for an affordable FCR swap Now onto my FCR project. To adapt a FCR with non-removable air boot you need: Item #5, the FCR adapter, is the key component. This lets you take your carburetor without the removable air boot and make it the same overall length of the FCR everyone else uses. The adapter’s air box size matches that of the stock Mikuni carb and attaches well to the air box. On the carburetor side the adapter is slightly oversized (~.007”) for a good fit. I recommend using 3M weather-strip adhesive or RTV silicon to seal the junction. Keihn castings vary slightly and no two carbs measure the exact same, making this necessary. As a side note, I made one of these also from ABS plastic which I actually prefer. Being weaker than aluminum, ABS plastic adapters are a press on fit and you are ready to go (no sealer needed). Thanks to the TT community for jetting suggestions. My DRZ with stock exhaust is running the following jetting configuration. The fit of my carb with this adapter was nearly identical to the last FCR I installed on a friend’s DRZ. Below are more pictures. Please enjoy and share your thoughts. Here is one ABS adapter.

Hey TT, so I recently went through my xr400 and gave it a bit of the ktm style that i'm a big fan of . The idea at the time was to fix it up and sell it while it was still pretty, but with the season coming to an end without any satisfactory offers, it's looking like I'll be keeping the xr through the winter. Recently, however, I've been struck with inspiration to build a scrambler and people seem to like the xr as a base for these. I'm thinking I could offload the aloop kit and plastics to offset a bit of the price and make myself a nice vintage scrambler. Here are a few pictures of my influences. So here are the questions; have any of you guys build a scrambler like this before? If so are there any specific parts that you would recommend? Any to avoid? General thoughts or impressions? If i do end up going through with the build ill be sure to keep the thread updated. Thanks!

Hello, Having improved my dirt biking skills considerably I have decided to enter the Missouri hare scramble scene. I am missing some crucial information as I am having difficulty figuring out how to start. When is the standard season? Looking at the schedule I see there are rounds, how does this effect the riders? Can you join a race in a later round having not raced prior? And is there any other general information I need to continue? Thanks!

Hello, I am just getting started with Dual Sports. I have been into retro Japanese cafe racers and bobbers for a while, and have been riding for about 10 years. I am pretty good mechanically when it comes to working on motorcycles. I just moved to California from the Mass and there is so much trail riding out here it is hard to not get some kind of dual sport. I have been looking at 3 bike DRZ400, WR250R, and KLX250S. I am going to be using this bike in Los Angeles to commute, but none of it will be highway riding. I live about 8 miles from my work. I have a pickup truck that I can bring the bike to riding trials outside the city if they are to far to ride to. I am like 6 feet tall and 185lbs. I want to have a solid bike I can off-road, camp with, and ride on the street. I have read the DRZ is said to be heavy, but I have ridden Harley Fatboys and big ol' Honda CB750s. So I am not uncomfortable moving a bike around. My budget is ideally under 4k and I found this bike. Seems to have all of the normal mods I would do. What do you all think? Good deal? Should I keep looking? Anybody in Souther Cali have a DRZ for sale? http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/4743704571.html I am excited to get riding! Thank you all for you time, Tony

Some mediocre wheelies and incredible landscapes of Blackwood Canyon, Lake Tahoe CA, on a Honda XR600. http://youtu.be/nAGuYcA-vQY

The throttle on the 1986 CR500 got stuck WFO yesterday... I realized it about halfway through the wheelie (at first I thought the bike was just finally finding traction). I bounced off my back, to my right temple (I was wearing a neckbrace, thank god), and onto my back again. If the back pain doesn't improve, I'll be going to the ER.

Recently I put together my green sticker 2002 CR250 and took it out for a couple shots out at Hollister with my brother. Still getting the feel for riding after my knee surgery this year so a little rusty but the bike is awesome (minus the TMX carb which I'll be replacing with a Lectron carb shortly) and the pics came out cool. Not totally done with the bike but enough to ride it and enjoy it while the build continues. Let me know what you think and feel free to post your own pics out at Hollister too! Thanks for looking!

Hey guys, so I'm currently searching for a dirt bike or dual sport for my girlfriend so she can come riding with me this summer and I was hoping someone on here might have some insight. She's 5'1" which is the first of our hurdles, although she's got pretty long legs for her height and she's athletic so if we can find her a reasonably short bike i think she'll be able to handle it. This'll be her first bike, and the extent of her riding is on the back of my ducati, but shes a quick learner and I'm hoping to get her out on a family friend's wife's crf230 (that he lowered it for her) in the next few weeks for a lesson so she can get the basics down. Whatever bike we get I'll probably end up shaving the seat down just to make it that much easier. The other big limiting factor is money. We'll save up as much as we can but our budget is probably somewhere in the $1000-$1500 range. I know that doesn't leave us with a whole lot of options so we don't need anything fancy, just functional. For reference she can comfortably sit on my ducati monster that has a seat height of 30.3 inches and is pretty wide. Anyway, if anybody has any helpful ideas of bikes that might work, mods to make things easier, or just general riding tips for shorter riders, it's all appreciated! Thanks TT

06 SMR510 & 16 FE501S but have nobody that I ride with locally! I always feel as if the risk is increased by riding alone especially on these windy highways (101+199), forest service roads & trails. Plus riding alone typically isn't as much fun either. Msg me or reply to this thread to get in touch and maybe even make a new friend. Regards, Tyler

Share your stories.. I'll go first. This happened yesterday. So yesterday I was riding with some quads. We stopped and I checked my gas. I had very little but made the worst decision to keep riding anyway. We went further and further out until I eventually peeled off and decided to start heading back. About 30 seconds after that I ran out of gas. There were houses about a mile back from where we came from, so I pushed my bike that way. There were four houses. All with every long and hilly driveways. First house, nobody in it, second house no 2 stroke gas, 3rd house looked very sketchy, fat guy had no gas. The very last house I went to had 2 German shepherds that were barking like they were about to eat me alive until I started petting them. I asked the old lady," hello, I'm sorry to ask but do you have any 2 stroke gas?" "I'll ask my husband" she said with a smile on her face. She went and got him, and he said he might have gas. Luckily, he did. He took me on his gator and we went to my bike. I put half of the gas can in there, and we said our goodbyes and I went home. I grabbed 5 bucks and took it back to them and they refused it, but I made them take it and thanked them. Without them I wouldn't have made it home. Now share yours

If your up for a long day... And have a helicopter. (32 minute drive in no traffic, maybe 1 hour on a motorcycle.) Hang town ends at 6pm, Sacramento Mile starts at 7pm. http://www.hangtownmx.com/ProMX.html http://www.amaproracing.com/storage/app/uploads/public/573/090/2c6/5730902c60cf1101421264.pdf

Hey all! I am looking for people to ride with in the Greater Jackson/Teton area. I live in Driggs and enjoy riding through the parks and old service roads. Looking for other riders to ride with this summer, love doing overnight trips and bike packing. Cheers!