MX'ers Trix ' O The Trade. List Em

Rupert X
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3/5/2010 9:14am Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 2:33pm
For the young guys:

1. Three fingers between swingarm and chain.

2. Tighten front handlebar clamp bolts first.

3, Sitting on seat, close eyes and place hands where your bars should be...

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motogeezer
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Yorba Linda, CA US
3/5/2010 9:17am
All my "trix" are two stroke related, so I might as well not list them.Unsure
Homey55
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Brandon, MS US
3/5/2010 9:24am
1. I thought it was the 8mm wrench between the chain and sprocket?

4. Pro Circuit, Fox, 100% and Scott stickers on rear fender. Evil
Cygnus
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Hanover, CO US
3/5/2010 9:26am
Teflon tape under the clutch perch and front master cylinder.

The Shop

Outsider
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Huntington Beach, CA US
3/5/2010 9:27am
Use windex to apply your "sticker kit"... Silly


I always push my front forks through the travel a couple times before tightening the axle clamp bolts, after reinstalling a front wheel...
Cygnus
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Hanover, CO US
3/5/2010 9:32am
Baby powder in the shorts.
newmann
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US
3/5/2010 9:33am
74-78 CR125 freshly bored cylinder. Most machine shops will not chamfer the ports or relieve the exhaust bridge. This will wipe out a piston in short order. Learn to do it yourself. Best tip I have is when you get the exhaust bridge cut back where it needs to be, take another swipe at it for a little extra clearance. I've ground the ever loving shit out of them before and still had it scarring the piston and sticking the rings.
Mx4life320
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Lisle, IL US
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3/5/2010 9:34am
1) Dented pipe, Fill with water and put it in your freezer, but watch it becuase if you leave it in to long it will push out the dents too far.

2) I was taught if you dont stand up enough, to move the bars way up so you want to stand up more, helped me out a lot.

3) Use old cupcake trays to hold all your nuts and bolts

Torco1
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Corona, CA US
3/5/2010 9:35am
A nickels width of play between the clutch lever and perch.
robkinuk
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Ashbourne GB
3/5/2010 9:38am
To start a Maico big bore 490cc, flood carb, put it in gear , rock engine back and too priming it with throttle open, then it should start first kick ! oh and always use the de-compressor!
robkinuk
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Ashbourne GB
3/5/2010 9:39am
Baby powder in gloves too!
Friday
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Playa Del Rey, CA US
3/5/2010 9:45am
When coming up to pass a rider that is just slightly slower than you,but still blocking all the good lines,come into the turn hot but brake hard with the clutch pulled in and panic rev your bike to the moon.Tongue
Ing
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Spring Hill, FL US
3/5/2010 9:53am Edited Date/Time 3/5/2010 9:53am
1. Two in the pink and one in the stink. Between the chain and swingarm that is.
Outsider
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3/5/2010 9:57am
Friday wrote:
When coming up to pass a rider that is just slightly slower than you,but still blocking all the good lines,come into the turn hot but brake...
When coming up to pass a rider that is just slightly slower than you,but still blocking all the good lines,come into the turn hot but brake hard with the clutch pulled in and panic rev your bike to the moon.Tongue
I prefer to scream at the top of my lungs... you know, like a chick in a horror movie... it's effective.
G-man
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Mesa, AZ US
3/5/2010 10:00am
FASTCO FlexBars are the best mod anyone can do to a bike. It's true what they say--"Once you use them, you cna never go back!" Woohoo

Thanks to Factory Feel and Cole from Fastco.com
TriRacer27
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Dallas, TX US
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3/5/2010 10:01am
When shipping a bike, always re-insert the bolts where you took em from. Helps me from having to dig through a bag of bolts to find the one I'm looking for.

Grease the air filter where it meets the airbox, and where the butterfly bolt goes through it.

I know a whole lot more of what NOT to do:

1. Never stick bolts down daddy's exhaust the night before his big race.
2. Never ride through the calm looking section of the river
3. Never use grease to lube your throttle tube
4. Never forget to use wire on your grips. Especially if you change them the night before your biggest race and it's raining.
5. Never ride a bike after a mud race without cleaning out the carb first. (you FI yuppies can smuggly ignore that one)
6. Never hibernate your bike with a tank full of gas, especially with a white tank.
7. Never let your mom use your good set of goggles to chop onions. Those things will smell terrible next time you use them.
8. Never, ever, ever let your dad spray the mud off of your gear with the powerhose, at least not while you are still wearing them. Damn thing left white lines through my new Thor pants it was so powerful. Not to mention the welts on my legs.
9. Never just "assume" you will figure out how to change your fork springs on your own as you go.
10. Never ride outdoors in the spring with your mouth open unless you are lacking some protein.

Seriously, I could go on for days on what NOT to do...
Roscoe33
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London CA
3/5/2010 10:06am
5. always safety wire your grips right after you glued them.

6. loosen your clutch and brake clamps just enough that they move a bit on the bars.
FLmxer
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3/5/2010 10:09am
Do not stare into the ruts in front of you look ahead and you will not even notice them.
Ride the bike don't let the bike ride you.
Move your bike a lot in the air so you are ready and used to it when it gets side ways over rutted jumps. These bikes are like fighter jets in the air and should become second nature to control.
Grip with your knees.
Drag brake a little through whoops to stop swap.
Gas harder to stop swap in sand.
donman
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Golden, CO US
3/5/2010 10:10am
Black (or gray) spray paint on the inside of your hand grips. No glue, No wire, No spun grips! Easy to change grips when you're ready to get new ones.
Oh, and a nickel in the end of the left grip... never had a busted out grip before, true story! Cool

What's the 8mm wrench / chain measurement? Have not heard of that one; do you take the open end and use that for the distance measurement?
Larry
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Fayetteville, GA US
3/5/2010 10:17am
Go watch several starts before your moto to check out how long they are waiting to drop the gate and also pay close attention to the gate itself.
Depending on the starting gate you may pick up on a vibration in the moving parts right before the gate drops.
oldx
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Camano Island, WA US
3/5/2010 10:18am
Just pin it WFO
Racer92
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Central, TX US
3/5/2010 10:23am
Don't crash.
Larry
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3/5/2010 10:26am
If you have a girl friend that you would like to break up with but don't want to hurt her start taking her to the races in the middle of the summer.
If you have a wife you would like to get rid of buy a bike or two with out asking her.
MXTRAINER1
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Menifee, CA US
3/5/2010 10:32am


1. Look ahead coming out of turns to where you want to go, not where you are.

2. Many times just 6 inches off the main line will allow you to miss many of the bumps.

3. Finish your braking before you enter the turn (majority of MX turns).

4. Flow the track first then build speed, this will lessen mistakes and save time.

5. Ride with your lower body, this will save energy and allow the bike to work for you, not against you.

6. Before you spend 5000.00 on engine mods, make sure your suspension and set up are as good as possible.

UAW_member
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God's Country, IL US
3/5/2010 11:16am
Turn the gas on before the gate drops.
Rupert X
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3/5/2010 11:23am


78c: That clip on the master-link of your chain ? Closed end goes towards direction

of chain travel. Shoulda learned that in Kinder-moto-garten. Use needle -nose pliers.


78 D. Don't neglect that big-ass swingarm bolt. It needs grease regularly. If that thing

gets rusty, crusty and bound up - it's a day long process to get it out - plus, the

better greased that bolt and your your swingram bearings are - the better the suspension-

my dear.

Word
VEGAS711
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Las Vegas, NV US
3/5/2010 11:27am Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 9:11pm
donman wrote:
Black (or gray) spray paint on the inside of your hand grips. No glue, No wire, No spun grips! Easy to change grips when you're ready...
Black (or gray) spray paint on the inside of your hand grips. No glue, No wire, No spun grips! Easy to change grips when you're ready to get new ones.
Oh, and a nickel in the end of the left grip... never had a busted out grip before, true story! Cool

What's the 8mm wrench / chain measurement? Have not heard of that one; do you take the open end and use that for the distance measurement?
Clear paint works well. And I think he was talking about putting the 8mm wrench between chain and sprocket, then spin wheel backwards to take out slack. Put clear silicone in both ends of new bars, just enough to block hole completely(24 hours to dry) no more dirt traveling thru bars to get in throttle. Baby powder on tubes and a little in the tire. .Wink
mxracer32
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Charlotte, NC US
3/5/2010 11:29am
78c rev.1 - master clip looks like a fish, fish always swim forward.

i learned one the other day. i have a bad problem with my tube spinning inside my tire, my valvestem leaning and eventually ripping off the tube (unless i break the bead, and reset tube) i was told to pull the valve core, spin the wheel backwards by hand (but fast) and step on the rear brake quickly and it will move the tube back into place. much easier then removing the wheel!

Mop-N-Glow for the shiny factory-look plastics. Smile
Bigfoot
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UT US
3/5/2010 11:33am
Always park downwind from the porta-potties.

Roscoe33
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London CA
3/5/2010 11:36am
Don't look at the starting gate,
focus on the spot in the 1st corner where you want to be.

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