Dirt Shark | Ricky Carmichael on a KX 125 2 Stroke

profeshenal125 9/26/2022 10:31pm
9/26/2022 10:31pm
Adam43 wrote:
Wonder why they wouldn't just use a '99?
I know his 97,98 and 99 sounded better. Ricky on a KX125 was way over due. I saw RIcky win his 1st national at Gaterback . It was a shock pretty much everyone said home track advantage. Then he wins 3 125 titles in a row. 97 Millville RIcky was a lot faster than the 1st race. This bike sounds great probably missing the works ignition tho. It just doesn’t hv the same racy sound. They chose the 04 cylinder because of the development of the 04 double boost port cr125 is still going on. Much better sounding and quicker. The kx125 is kinda neat tho.
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Crush 9/27/2022 2:58am
9/27/2022 2:58am
The Axo/Fox gear bit had me laughing haha.
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chuckdavies 9/27/2022 3:35am
9/27/2022 3:35am
Adam43 wrote:
Wonder why they wouldn't just use a '99?
731chopper wrote:
They probably only have the championship bikes left from the earlier years and I think those are museum pieces only as they should be. This bike...
They probably only have the championship bikes left from the earlier years and I think those are museum pieces only as they should be.

This bike would’ve looked even better with that flo green frame though!
Agreed. They have a 99 RC outdoor bike and a 99 Ramsey SX bike in the PC showroom and they're for looking at only. Also, RC's bike has factory 48mm forks with magnesium lugs and not sure you would be comfortable using those 20+ year old mag parts.

This bike is one that's done the rounds a few times. I think it's an old Matt Walker 04 bike, that has since been ridden/raced by Weimer, Cianciarulo and Tedesco under various guises.

Looks to be mostly as-was in 04, except for a few newer team parts like the Braking discs, ARC levers, Lightspeed parts etc. Either way, seriously cool project - props to PC/Mitch, RC and Ash Hodges.

04 Walker:



Weimer with 08 team graphics:



AC for the Transworld Premix 2 segment:


IT9 for Washougal 125 Dream Race:



...and now RC4 in 99 throwback guise:

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mimafia 9/27/2022 3:41am
9/27/2022 3:41am
How about how fast he was riding?! Shocked
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ga_pike 9/27/2022 5:42am
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How can anyone watch this and NOT think it's a good idea to bring back a 125 class at the pro level??
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GG121 9/27/2022 5:47am
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38special wrote:
I was a little confused with the cylinder banter. How does "the old B6" from 99 mount on those 04 cases, for you KX experts?


I would imagine an engine builder like Mitch has some sort of internal naming system to keep his different engine characteristics organized, and B6 was a cylinder that Ricky enjoyed racing on. And maybe Tedesco rode a B5 and Brownie preferred a C3. The letters could be notations about where the power is; more bottom end, more top end, or a middle ground. And then the numbers could be fine tuning the power within that range. B6 is best at 10-000-11,000rpm, B5 is 9,000-10,000. I have no clue just throwing out ideas lol. Was really cool to see Ricky and Mitch talk about it though, Ricky seemed like he would be really good at communicating what the bike is doing and what needed to be changed.
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731chopper 9/27/2022 5:57am
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GG121 wrote:
I would imagine an engine builder like Mitch has some sort of internal naming system to keep his different engine characteristics organized, and B6 was a...
I would imagine an engine builder like Mitch has some sort of internal naming system to keep his different engine characteristics organized, and B6 was a cylinder that Ricky enjoyed racing on. And maybe Tedesco rode a B5 and Brownie preferred a C3. The letters could be notations about where the power is; more bottom end, more top end, or a middle ground. And then the numbers could be fine tuning the power within that range. B6 is best at 10-000-11,000rpm, B5 is 9,000-10,000. I have no clue just throwing out ideas lol. Was really cool to see Ricky and Mitch talk about it though, Ricky seemed like he would be really good at communicating what the bike is doing and what needed to be changed.
I have an old works C-1 cylinder. I have an old 02 practice bike of theirs that I restored a little bit and sent that cylinder in with the motor to Pro Circuit asking if they’d rebuild the motor with that cylinder. They called me after sending it in and said no, they won’t and that Mitch wants to know where I got that cylinder from. 😆

Needless to say they built the motor with a stock cylinder but they did send the C-1 back to me.
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wm741 9/27/2022 8:42am
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germansxguy wrote:
now imagine what a good video content creator could do with a day like this…
now imagine what a good video content creator could do with a day like this…
I thought the same thing when I watched this. That seems like a whole lot of work for such a short video. I wanted more for sure.
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SGoodman 9/27/2022 9:37am
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So how does this work, if RC is a "brand ambassador" for Triumph... ???
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ButteryWaffles 9/27/2022 3:24pm
9/27/2022 3:24pm
germansxguy wrote:
now imagine what a good video content creator could do with a day like this…
now imagine what a good video content creator could do with a day like this…
wm741 wrote:
I thought the same thing when I watched this. That seems like a whole lot of work for such a short video. I wanted more for...
I thought the same thing when I watched this. That seems like a whole lot of work for such a short video. I wanted more for sure.
Way too many angle changes.
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Sully 9/27/2022 4:28pm
9/27/2022 4:28pm
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back, turn off the negativity, turn up the volume and enjoy the best to ever do it rip a badass bike.
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TSW87Racing 9/27/2022 4:58pm
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The Goat + Smooth KX125 slaying = ULTIMATE WARRIOR
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Magoofan 9/27/2022 8:55pm
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Is it wrong that I have a hard-on after watching that.....
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Peanut M&Ms 9/27/2022 9:48pm
9/27/2022 9:48pm
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Is it wrong that I have a hard-on after watching that.....
No... I think there should be a warning at the start along the lines of "this video may cause tenting (and the lady parts equivalent), watch repetitively at own risk"
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three9zero 9/27/2022 11:44pm
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That helmet was bad ass. I have the Shoei from way back with that paint .
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mwssquad827 9/30/2022 6:44pm
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I like the old fox gear he had on!!!!

Also all the banter as stated above was gold
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Flatliner 10/1/2022 5:47am
10/1/2022 5:47am
How about a re release of that gear, I'd take three sets.
Jonny Crash 10/1/2022 6:14am
10/1/2022 6:14am
Sully wrote:
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back...
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back, turn off the negativity, turn up the volume and enjoy the best to ever do it rip a badass bike.
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting shit. Get on the bike and make it sing. Show me any other 2 stroke promo video that has this much talking in it
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dsc131 10/1/2022 7:36am
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Sully wrote:
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back...
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back, turn off the negativity, turn up the volume and enjoy the best to ever do it rip a badass bike.
Jonny Crash wrote:
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting...
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting shit. Get on the bike and make it sing. Show me any other 2 stroke promo video that has this much talking in it
I think the point of the video is these 3 winners (RC, Mitch, and Bones) getting back together around this bike. It's not just about the bike.

I would have enjoyed more riding action, but I really enjoyed the banter. A longer video would have been fine.
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Mick 22 10/1/2022 8:34am
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RC didn't want the AXO gear that Bones brought for him since they aren't paying his bills.

Nothing like a 125
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Sully 10/1/2022 8:40am
10/1/2022 8:40am
Sully wrote:
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back...
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back, turn off the negativity, turn up the volume and enjoy the best to ever do it rip a badass bike.
Jonny Crash wrote:
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting...
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting shit. Get on the bike and make it sing. Show me any other 2 stroke promo video that has this much talking in it
Then don’t watch it. See how easy that is?
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Dirty Points 10/1/2022 10:58am
10/1/2022 10:58am
nytsmaC wrote:
It’s cool that Triumph lets him do things like this.
Relationship with Monster being laid for 2024 team?
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Ryan625 10/1/2022 1:44pm
10/1/2022 1:44pm
Great video, wish it was at somewhere other than GH though
Jonny Crash 10/2/2022 1:38am
10/2/2022 1:38am
Sully wrote:
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back...
Some of you guys could find something to bitch about if you won the lottery. It's the GOAT on a KX125 for Christ's sake. Sit back, turn off the negativity, turn up the volume and enjoy the best to ever do it rip a badass bike.
Jonny Crash wrote:
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting...
It's a 5 minutes long video with less than 2 minutes worth of riding, it seems like a waste of time to me standing around chatting shit. Get on the bike and make it sing. Show me any other 2 stroke promo video that has this much talking in it
Sully wrote:
Then don’t watch it. See how easy that is?
Well I blinked and missed most of the riding
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