Stalled your bike while racing MX?

Rabbit Run 41 7/27/2022 12:49pm
7/27/2022 12:49pm
KurtJ99 wrote:
None for years, then stalled twice this year. Once was a hydraulic clutch problem (maintenance), one was not pulling the clutch in fast enough to avoid...
None for years, then stalled twice this year. Once was a hydraulic clutch problem (maintenance), one was not pulling the clutch in fast enough to avoid a crash in front of me.

But still gets me thinking to update my now-ancient racebike to e-start/fuel-injection.
Yep, couple of weeks ago a rider in front of me checked up mid bowl turn and I did not get to my clutch lever in time. Tipped over and rolled down the face of the turn. Awkward. E-start is my friend...
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Sandusky26 7/27/2022 2:00pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I stalled in one of my motos Sunday. E start or kick start would have made no difference.
My fork guard got hung on someone’s axle nut and I went down in the first turn, e start made no difference.
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Sandusky26 7/27/2022 2:03pm
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Falcon wrote:
It happened to me a lot in 2004, when I was racing a 250F. Never before or since. Hmmm, I wonder what the difference has been...
It happened to me a lot in 2004, when I was racing a 250F. Never before or since. Hmmm, I wonder what the difference has been. Oh yeah.... two strokes don't stall on me when I shut off the throttle. Grinning
Get off the rear brake ya hippy.
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bultokid 7/27/2022 2:39pm
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At 59 the e-start or rekluse isn't necessary....but it damn sure is nice and makes moto a little bit easier and more enjoyable on the old bones....

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nvkevin 7/27/2022 7:18pm
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What do you mean “stall”? Never heard the term. Now, “kill the engine mid-turn and fall over with your bike pinning your leg” I can relate to…
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Jbulz 7/28/2022 5:20am
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I stall more than I'd like to admit while braking.

Last year I holeshot a moto, stalled the bike while braking hard into the first corner, pulled the clutch and hit the e-start button while still braking, and held on to it. Can't do that with a kicker!

F'n scary feeling going into the corner on a dead quiet bike!
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Steve125 7/28/2022 12:51pm
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I installed a Rekluse auto clutch in my old 18 RMZ just because I didn't want to lose time kicking if the situation arose. I'm a bit of a brake dragger so the potential was there. I also noticed the increased likelihood of a stall as the hours on the bike increased to over 40hrs.
Since then I've bought a Rockstar 450 and left it as is. Stalled once or twice so I raised the idle a bit and all is good now.

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