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Huckster 4/20/2012 11:12am
4/20/2012 11:12am
Huckster wrote:
Hoss is the factoryphoto guy with the sweet looking honda. I think last month he had a KTM300 2 stroke and the month before that he...
Hoss is the factoryphoto guy with the sweet looking honda. I think last month he had a KTM300 2 stroke and the month before that he had a 350 and the month before that...wasn't referring to you....Wink
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lol hey I wanted to try them all man.. I rode Honda since 1986 with a few other brands here and there but mostly Honda...
lol hey I wanted to try them all man.. I rode Honda since 1986 with a few other brands here and there but mostly Honda . In 2010 is when I went on my quest to see what 450 I liked the best. I liked the 350 and this Honda the best and also love 2strokes, id like to get a 03-06 CR 250 to rebuild . Im over buying bikes ill keep the Honda for a few years and will probably stay on Honda.
Let me know when you're selling that Honda.....Now you have me wanting one. I still have the 350. If I could stop having surgeries(appendix decided to shit the bed 3wks ago) maybe i would actually be able to ride it.....
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rbm33 4/20/2012 11:24am
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My ride.... Both of em.
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Sheriff245 4/20/2012 11:32am
4/20/2012 11:32am
Sheriff245 wrote:
Lots of nice bikes in this thread, nice to read for a change. Here's mine. Countless hours of work on this thing, both manual and mental...
Lots of nice bikes in this thread, nice to read for a change.

Here's mine. Countless hours of work on this thing, both manual and mental. Lots of details.
DoctorJD wrote:
Dang sheriff, that thing is beautiful. Very clean lines, not a lot of clutter, very classic and "businesslike". Me likey.
Thanks man. I took inspiration from the Factory YZ125's of the 1990's. I did nothing that wouldn't provide a performance boost. Not so much bling, but lots of attention to detail and just enough special stuff to make you notice there's something special about it. Then you hear it sing and you know it's built to win.
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luckyguy19 4/20/2012 11:39am
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Just did a facelift on the bike over the winter.




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The hottest chick in town that everyone wants to ride and are jealous of the lucky prick who she's with.



European supermodels getting dirty in a photoshoot.

muGz.147 4/20/2012 11:43am
4/20/2012 11:43am
Broke it in 3 days ago and it's going to look a lot different real soon...

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Some recent projects:

Simple project:



Not so simple project:




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Cole_Ughetti 4/20/2012 12:59pm
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wil post up as soon i figure it out lol
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ACBraap 4/20/2012 1:00pm
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Bigshow wrote:
[img]http://jb.zippytech.com/~kevin/Roll%20Lobo/finished2.png[/img] [img]http://jb.zippytech.com/~kevin/Roll%20Lobo/finished3.png[/img] [img]http://jb.zippytech.com/~kevin/Roll%20Lobo/finished4.png[/img] I know she isnt a bike guys, but she is what I race.






I know she isnt a bike guys, but she is what I race.
Nice bike. Always liked the red plastics with blue trim. I only have a motorcycle now, but have way more time racing quads then motorcycles.

See if you can get a hand cone pipe out of Duncan, they used to make some great ones.
Cole_Ughetti 4/20/2012 1:07pm
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my 450

my 250 with grants redbud fenders
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Nystrom 4/20/2012 1:11pm
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This is what mine looked like last year. Have some yellow plastic and hurricane graphics that will soon be insted. I used to ride suzukis but bought a Yamaha last summer.

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Niiiiice picture for a computerpro? bhrhgbhb!Laughing
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rcb255 4/20/2012 1:34pm
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Dont really have many on the stand photos so here is this

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Big 4/20/2012 1:37pm
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rbm33 wrote:
My ride.... Both of em. [img][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/rbm33/IMG_8155.jpg[/IMG][/img] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/rbm33/IMAG0151-1.jpg[/IMG]
My ride.... Both of em.
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The suspension looks little on the stiff side? Whistling
geordieshaft 4/20/2012 1:40pm
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Bit of Kandi love !! A bit different.
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Lightning78 4/20/2012 1:55pm
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nytsmaC wrote:
Photo from last year, bikes still look the same. 144 and 300. [img]http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv212/Camstyn/photo-2.jpg[/img]
Photo from last year, bikes still look the same. 144 and 300.

Those bikes look suh-weet!!!

I am baffled as to why Husky leaves the silencer exposed and cretainly more prone to damage. True a numberplate/side panel is not bulletproof armor BUT if impacted it distributes the impact across the size of the panel where there is usually a raised rubber grommet to rest against. It may not seem like much but it can be a pretty good protector providing just enough of a buffer to reduce impact force.

I am not trashing the bikes they are REALLY nice 2 strokes just curious as that was my first thought when I originally saw this design........Have you experienced any times where a good amount of damage occured to the silencer from even a washout or a small crash?

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My x-darling, weapon of choice in the US... Won't post my present one, nothing to see really...
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DrSweden 4/20/2012 2:12pm
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rbm33 wrote:
My ride.... Both of em. [img][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/rbm33/IMG_8155.jpg[/IMG][/img] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/rbm33/IMAG0151-1.jpg[/IMG]
My ride.... Both of em.
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Nice!Woohoo
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drmarkr 4/20/2012 2:17pm
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Ghey thread, bro........










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Lightning78 4/20/2012 2:31pm
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jasonv43 wrote:
I think this was right after I bought her. When I sold it, the guy that bought it said it was for his brother in law...
I think this was right after I bought her. When I sold it, the guy that bought it said it was for his brother in law who had never ridden anything bigger then an 80 and it sounded like the guy barely knew how to ride. I'm sure it got hammered on.

Oh that bike is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

Mine is bone stock aside from an exhaust system (which I won on the pulpmx show as "chalmers" haha) so it needed a silencer t9o go with it. The exhaust, v-force, and springs front/rear and to accomidate my size (tall seat, lowered pegs, and bar risers).....other than that she is as stock as it gets which is amazingly well done and given how good the bike is out of the crate I am more than pleased with its performance, doesnt need anything else (possibly a revalve at some point but with the springs and messing with the oil level I can live with the stock suspension).

IMO stock bikes (if they dont have a glaring flaw in design) always perform at their best, all the R&D put into the bike gives it a perfect harmonnic balance, once things get added to a bike where critical parts play onto the physics of the chassis you cant ever recreate the stock feel with aftermarket parts..... Ive tried it all regarding add on parts clamps etc..... the vikes seemed to get progressively worse.....of course this is my opinion but I notice even the smallest of things (chanes)

Anyone that hasnt ridden one of these last generation RM's you are cheating yourself out of having the pleaseure to ride one of the best all around dirtbikes EVER produced.
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pacetruckdrvr 4/20/2012 3:59pm
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New to me, having fun learning how to ride a 2 stroke again.[/img][/img]
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muGz.147 wrote:
Broke it in 3 days ago and it's going to look a lot different real soon... [img]http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/1e4a3cb6898311e1b10e123138105d6b_7.jpg[/img]
Broke it in 3 days ago and it's going to look a lot different real soon...

sweet man, I have heard different things on "breaking in" a new bike...im about to get one so what exactly does that mean to you? Im probably getting this exact same bike myself...so pumped! post a pic when your done with this one!
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418Ranch 4/20/2012 5:04pm
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My first 350. Next to my old YZ125, this is one of the best bikes I've ever ridden.

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Deek22 4/20/2012 5:19pm
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Another one of our 100cc bikes. Jim Gibson races this one. Carbon panels, and carbon gas tanks, all legal. How is this for an 83 yz100.
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yamaha581 4/20/2012 8:04pm
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Heres what my bike looks like now, except it has the rear black wheel now and different fork guard decals. Im going to change the graphics on it pretty soon though.
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jasonv43 4/20/2012 9:16pm
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jasonv43 wrote:
I think this was right after I bought her. When I sold it, the guy that bought it said it was for his brother in law...
I think this was right after I bought her. When I sold it, the guy that bought it said it was for his brother in law who had never ridden anything bigger then an 80 and it sounded like the guy barely knew how to ride. I'm sure it got hammered on.

Lightning78 wrote:
Oh that bike is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!! Mine is bone stock aside from an exhaust system (which I won on the pulpmx show as "chalmers" haha) so it...
Oh that bike is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

Mine is bone stock aside from an exhaust system (which I won on the pulpmx show as "chalmers" haha) so it needed a silencer t9o go with it. The exhaust, v-force, and springs front/rear and to accomidate my size (tall seat, lowered pegs, and bar risers).....other than that she is as stock as it gets which is amazingly well done and given how good the bike is out of the crate I am more than pleased with its performance, doesnt need anything else (possibly a revalve at some point but with the springs and messing with the oil level I can live with the stock suspension).

IMO stock bikes (if they dont have a glaring flaw in design) always perform at their best, all the R&D put into the bike gives it a perfect harmonnic balance, once things get added to a bike where critical parts play onto the physics of the chassis you cant ever recreate the stock feel with aftermarket parts..... Ive tried it all regarding add on parts clamps etc..... the vikes seemed to get progressively worse.....of course this is my opinion but I notice even the smallest of things (chanes)

Anyone that hasnt ridden one of these last generation RM's you are cheating yourself out of having the pleaseure to ride one of the best all around dirtbikes EVER produced.
Before I got mine I rode my buddies bike (lopez130). He had the same exact bike and year. I loved it right away and it handled so well that I just had to have it.

Might have to go find another one.
Rodrigo_de Castro 4/21/2012 1:07am
4/21/2012 1:07am Edited Date/Time 4/21/2012 1:08am
This is mine:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/165145_15020730009…

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/164383_15020732810…

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/164851_15020735610…

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/168147_15020737610…

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/164853_15020740410…
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shaner708 4/21/2012 1:12am
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jasonv43 wrote:
I think this was right after I bought her. When I sold it, the guy that bought it said it was for his brother in law...
I think this was right after I bought her. When I sold it, the guy that bought it said it was for his brother in law who had never ridden anything bigger then an 80 and it sounded like the guy barely knew how to ride. I'm sure it got hammered on.

Lightning78 wrote:
Oh that bike is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!! Mine is bone stock aside from an exhaust system (which I won on the pulpmx show as "chalmers" haha) so it...
Oh that bike is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

Mine is bone stock aside from an exhaust system (which I won on the pulpmx show as "chalmers" haha) so it needed a silencer t9o go with it. The exhaust, v-force, and springs front/rear and to accomidate my size (tall seat, lowered pegs, and bar risers).....other than that she is as stock as it gets which is amazingly well done and given how good the bike is out of the crate I am more than pleased with its performance, doesnt need anything else (possibly a revalve at some point but with the springs and messing with the oil level I can live with the stock suspension).

IMO stock bikes (if they dont have a glaring flaw in design) always perform at their best, all the R&D put into the bike gives it a perfect harmonnic balance, once things get added to a bike where critical parts play onto the physics of the chassis you cant ever recreate the stock feel with aftermarket parts..... Ive tried it all regarding add on parts clamps etc..... the vikes seemed to get progressively worse.....of course this is my opinion but I notice even the smallest of things (chanes)

Anyone that hasnt ridden one of these last generation RM's you are cheating yourself out of having the pleaseure to ride one of the best all around dirtbikes EVER produced.
jasonv43 wrote:
Before I got mine I rode my buddies bike (lopez130). He had the same exact bike and year. I loved it right away and it handled...
Before I got mine I rode my buddies bike (lopez130). He had the same exact bike and year. I loved it right away and it handled so well that I just had to have it.

Might have to go find another one.
I had the exact same bike as well. Only had the sag set and that was it. The BEST handling bike I have ever had, and I instantly began holeshotting at least one moto per weekend in the 250 class. Once even with the 40th pick on the far outside against all 250fs, bone stock. I loved that bike so much, apparently others did too. I sold it out of state to an out of state business owner who sent an employee and an envelope full of cash for it. The guy never saw it run or gave it a look over.

Man I miss that bike, bought it brand new in '10 although it was an '06. My only complain, tell me if you've noticed the same, is that it seemed to kick me over the bars a lot. It may have been because of my increase in speed over the years but I began going over the bars way more than on other bikes I have owned. I still loved it though, seeing pictures of all of yours make me want to buy another!

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