Signs you have been at this for awhile

MPM64
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MPM64 6/30/2015 11:19am
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Have one from the late 70's. Unfortunately the wife uses it to fill the bird feeders in the yard. From Maxima 927 to birdseed. Pretty sad.
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RPM68 6/30/2015 11:29am
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mauidex wrote:
ha!!!! this was a new one.................they didn't come with a lid when I had one
exactly what I was thinking.
lostboy819 6/30/2015 11:34am
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Signs you have been at this for awhile.................. I am able to take 40 years worth of moto "junk " that I could never bring myself to throw out and sell it on Ebay and make a killing !!! Cool
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Always keep more than one on hand, as they seem to disappear at the most inopportune moments.

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huck wrote:
That's what mine would always look like. I'd just leave a 'balled up' rag in the bottom of it...take it out, maybe blow in it to...
That's what mine would always look like. I'd just leave a 'balled up' rag in the bottom of it...take it out, maybe blow in it to 'clean it' and use it. Now I see people using screened funnels to fill their bikes....pussies!
You've got air filter maintenance down to a science though...
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goinrcn44h 6/30/2015 2:35pm
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dcg141 wrote:
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/06/30/96194/s1200_IMG_0339.jpg[/img]
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up.


Shit dude, you popped for the deluxe model... you and your fancy lids and things.....
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huck wrote:
That's what mine would always look like. I'd just leave a 'balled up' rag in the bottom of it...take it out, maybe blow in it to...
That's what mine would always look like. I'd just leave a 'balled up' rag in the bottom of it...take it out, maybe blow in it to 'clean it' and use it. Now I see people using screened funnels to fill their bikes....pussies!
I still do that ! ! !


My orthopedic surgeon his assistant and damn near the whole staff knew my name ! !
I'm the poster child for "if you ain't crashin', you ain't try'n" !!

I prefer that to "dude you suck".
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PEPE001 6/30/2015 3:14pm
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Crush wrote:
They'll be people here that have never seen, heard or know the reason for having that...
Jarid332 wrote:
32:1 will be a thing of the past.
No!

Past
Current
AND Future

Evil
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dcg141 wrote:
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/06/30/96194/s1200_IMG_0339.jpg[/img]
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up.


mauidex wrote:
ha!!!! this was a new one.................they didn't come with a lid when I had one
I have 2 and neither of them had lids either. One is from the mid-seventies. Damn, why did y'all have to remind me how old I am?Grinning
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dcg141 6/30/2015 3:22pm
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dcg141 wrote:
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/06/30/96194/s1200_IMG_0339.jpg[/img]
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up.


goinrcn44h wrote:
Shit dude, you popped for the deluxe model... you and your fancy lids and things.....
I never hold back when it comes to plastic cups.
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njracer46 6/30/2015 5:00pm
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I have a few of those for spares but I feel like the cap doesn't seal to good and gas goes flying everywhere

Am I the only one who prefers these?


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Crush wrote:
They'll be people here that have never seen, heard or know the reason for having that...
Jarid332 wrote:
32:1 will be a thing of the past.
PEPE001 wrote:
No!

Past
Current
AND Future

Evil
Definitely!

I liked 40:1 myself haha... I think I see a 150 hauling my big ass around in the future. Maybe an RM250 if I can find the right one!
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linker48x 6/30/2015 5:16pm
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Well, sure, see you the ratty looking Ratio Rite, and raise you a green can of Castrol 50 wt GP oil, four stroke oil, not two stroke, to be mixed at 20:1, the only thing to keep CZ main bearings happy. Still got one on the shelf.

But raise you one more: the real sign you have been at this a while is, a big toe broken by the kickstarter on a Parilla Wildcat 250. That was BEFORE two strokes got good. The first time around for four strokes...
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Radical 6/30/2015 7:04pm
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I ride a YZ125.

32:1 is 4oz per gallon.
I haven't used a ratio rite for years.
I have one though.

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Premix 6/30/2015 7:17pm
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I still remember getting a 00 KX80 (not 85) and a ratio rite for christmas
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Premix wrote:
I still remember getting a 00 KX80 (not 85) and a ratio rite for christmas
I bet that it was a Christmas for the memory book
smoothies862 6/30/2015 7:33pm
6/30/2015 7:33pm
dcg141 wrote:
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/06/30/96194/s1200_IMG_0339.jpg[/img]
Possibly way to long. You have a Ratio Rite that looks like this. Thats after I cleaned it up.


goinrcn44h wrote:
Shit dude, you popped for the deluxe model... you and your fancy lids and things.....
dcg141 wrote:
I never hold back when it comes to plastic cups.
you only live once....Silly

another old thingy--leaded or unleaded . 5 bucks for bike and truck gas.go ride in a field and have a blast.

now get off my lawnPinch
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Premix 6/30/2015 7:33pm
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Premix wrote:
I still remember getting a 00 KX80 (not 85) and a ratio rite for christmas
imoto34 wrote:
I bet that it was a Christmas for the memory book
I called time and temp for 2 weeks straight because the old man said I couldn't ride it unless it was above freezing.

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Starcrossed 6/30/2015 7:56pm
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When did they stop making cans of Spectro that you opened with a can opener or pushed a metal spout thru the lid?
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Harry Backmon wrote:
I remember poking a hole in a can of Pennzoil 30 weight and pouring it straight into my 77 RM 250's fuel tank until, "That's about...
I remember poking a hole in a can of Pennzoil 30 weight and pouring it straight into my 77 RM 250's fuel tank until, "That's about right." Worked good, lasted long time.
guess I wasn't the only one to do that a couple of times. 74 elsinore 125, ride up to the pump, put in a gallon of gas, then pour in a guesstimate of oil, swish it around and ride off back to the track and trails..
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NorcalVet 6/30/2015 8:23pm
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.... I just used to strap a small plastic can to my 78 rm 125 w/ some Castro R all measured out and stuff a five spot into my boot ( for lunch and gas later ) and roll out the garage, side streets and railroad tracks to the local track

I would fill up some 100+ leaded at the local 76 station and Brrraap on down the road after ditching my can later for filling up in between cool down seasons

Then dad would show up and pick me and my friends up/ or leave us in the back if we're too muddy

Ha ha, good times
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steve_97060 6/30/2015 8:32pm
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rail road tracks and side streets, we went wherever we wanted, there was always some place to ride, those were amazing times..

sometimes there could be up to 10 of us going out, seemed like everyone had a bike back then, people now days have no clue what it used to be like...
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MPM64 wrote:
Have one from the late 70's. Unfortunately the wife uses it to fill the bird feeders in the yard. From Maxima 927 to birdseed. Pretty sad.
What Brand bird seed?
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KMC440 wrote:
I still do that ! ! ! My orthopedic surgeon his assistant and damn near the whole staff knew my name ! ! I'm the poster...
I still do that ! ! !


My orthopedic surgeon his assistant and damn near the whole staff knew my name ! !
I'm the poster child for "if you ain't crashin', you ain't try'n" !!

I prefer that to "dude you suck".
Believe me, it's a fleeting glory. Smile
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Cancerman 7/1/2015 12:27am
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Shoot, I got two of those that look worse. And I clean them after each use!Woohoo Whistling
Missing_Muffs 7/1/2015 6:04am
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njracer46 wrote:
I have a few of those for spares but I feel like the cap doesn't seal to good and gas goes flying everywhere Am I the...
I have a few of those for spares but I feel like the cap doesn't seal to good and gas goes flying everywhere

Am I the only one who prefers these?


been using one for about a year i like it. stays right in the door pocket of the drivers door.
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Starcrossed wrote:
When did they stop making cans of Spectro that you opened with a can opener or pushed a metal spout thru the lid?
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Uncle Tony 7/1/2015 7:24am
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Got to one up you pete24, used this stuff in my 1971 Penton 100 Berkshire

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Starcrossed 7/1/2015 7:28am
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Starcrossed wrote:
When did they stop making cans of Spectro that you opened with a can opener or pushed a metal spout thru the lid?
pete24 wrote:
[img]http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd372/petec24/IMG_1045%20spectro%20can_zpshbzwrlgf.jpg[/img]
Brings back memories...hey Pete did you make it up to NHMX for the NESC race? No results on the site...I stayed home because of the weather. Every time I go by your pit to say hi, you're on the damn phone.
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Uncle Tony 7/1/2015 7:29am
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No one made it, it was cancelled

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