So I Started an Arenacross Team... update: Goes to Supercross

CLT809 wrote:

A few updates as we roll into the final stretch before round one:After Cody’s year not only becoming a fan favorite in arenacross, but also being...

A few updates as we roll into the final stretch before round one:

After Cody’s year not only becoming a fan favorite in arenacross, but also being the hype man behind the red beard off road team, he got an offer to ride some Kawasaki’s thanks to Mr. Baylor. Honestly that opportunity couldn’t go to a nicer person. He called to tell me about that a few weeks ago, but we’ve stayed in touch and I’m genuinely proud to call him a friend. Unfortunately, it sounds like he’ll be missing arenacross all together as he has a tibia plateau fracture that may (fingers crossed it doesn’t) require surgery. Here’s to hoping he gets healthy in time for some indoor racing, and his first beverage (pedialyte, of course!) is on me. 

That leaves me with an opportunity to fill a spot on a 450. I’ve been in talks with some guys I honestly never expected to get the time of day from, which is pretty surreal. Fingers crossed, I should hear something fairly soon and can post some really exciting news. Granted, it will be last minute heading into round one, but following that they’d have three weeks to test before the next race. That’s the drawback of the series starting so soon. I love that it gives us round one in essentially a vacuum with not much else going on and more focus, but the timing sucks for sponsorship budgets and support programs. The best way to overcome that seems to be consistency. The more you can roll over on the equipment or sponsorship side of things the better. Which brings me to my next fun update:

We put together and broke in a race bike today!

Here’s the build info, and some stuff is more to come (I’ll post pics when we get our graphics, Throttle Syndicate is doing the honors and absolutely killed it with the RM Army eras graphics). 
-Full works JGR engine 

-Hinson complete clutch

-Different inertia flywheel (JGR had I think 6 options, their favorite, and BarX’s favorite seem to be the second heaviest)

-Custom 1.5mm longer rod by Wiseco, as part of that “racer elite” rod series

-Custom JE Piston. The wrist pin is offset 1.5mm higher to accommodate the rod, it has lateral gas ports in the compression ring land, the valve pockets are juuuust big enough to clear the oversized valves, and the dome is different to match the CNC machined combustion chamber on the head. Fun fact: it uses OEM rings, OEM dlc coated wrist pin, and clips. It also starts life off as the same forging as the off the shelf piston. Dean Baker takes the added measures to radius and lightly smooth all the sharp edges on the bottom, as well as the valve pockets. 
-Cylinder Head. Another work of art, this has the same cam grind as the customer spec JGR heads, but degreed slightly different. Below the cams are DLC coated shim buckets, steel spring retainers with holes drilled for weight reduction (think ti washers style), works valve springs, and valves that appear OEM, but are 1mm oversized on both intake and exhaust. The seats and guides are a different material as well, but don’t ask me as I have no clue. The porting is beautiful. One head I bought was finished by hand, the other appears to be CNC finished, minus the epoxy on the long side radius. I had my hands on some other ported heads from various shops a year ago, and I’ll just say the good ones who make good and reliable power follow the common formulas used by high level (a la f1) engine builders to a T, and the hacks building time bombs hog out the ports and throw big cams and the highest compression possible to compensate. 
-GET ecu mapped by the man himself, Dean Baker. Seriously, his mapping is amazing. Pro Circuits is also amazing. I think these guys with access to factory equipment are just plain better than these other shops. Sorry, not sorry. 
-other engine odds and ends: it has a works transmission, but I’d be lying if I said I knew what that entailed. It may just be stronger shafts and gears for the whoops. JGR also had different primary gears available on the clutch baskets. They would not change gearing and risk changing the chassis length, so they changed gearing at the basket. Other goodies include ti bolts EVERYWHERE, a custom clutch arm, and probably 20 other things I’m too dumb to notice. Riding this engine has taught me something, I don’t know squat. 
 

OK, chassis time:

-D.I.D. Rims and chain, race wheels being built this weekend with yellow rims on OEM hubs. 
-Dirt Tricks sprockets. Never gave these a chance til this year, dang they’re actually the same weight! Freeing up some sprocket budget (one of theirs lasts 10x longer) allows for more resources elsewhere, always a plus. 
-Galfer “works Suzuki spec” brake line. I believe it’s narrower diameter for a firmer feel at the lever. We’ve got a few different master cylinders to try out. (Current gen honda with the linkage lever, OG honda which puts the banjo safely behind the master cylinder, the old 11mm KTM masters)
-DeVol linkage with adjustable length for Josh. Doc hasn’t ridden with one yet or requested it. 
-Suspension duties are handled by Fastlap in Alabama. Steve has been great to work with, and I’ve been sending him stuff since 2005. As we broke in Doc’s bike today we slowed the rebound on the shock two clicks and that was it. 
-Cycra is handling the plastic duties, and they make a sweet skid plate… for the 450. But if you get a little creative it fits the 250. 
-Guts racing provides seat covers, and hands down they make the grippiest material. Seriously. AC said it on his recent pulp appearance, they’ll cheese grade your booty if you’re not careful. They can also make one with the normal grippy material too. 
-MotoHose! Vital’s own, Lumpy, hooked us up with some hoses last year. The beauty of his hoses and running Suzukis is I get to roll that product over to the next year haha. In all seriousness, he’s been a genuine supporter of the team, so shout out to Lumpy!

-Works Connection throttle tube and elite clutch perch. Both items are simply the smoothest operating pieces, and tough as nails. 
-Phoenix bars and grips. Jason over there has been awesome to work with. They make a great product (seriously, give him a call and let him tell you the attention to detail in his grips) but my favorite thing is the bar selection is simplified. With other companies I was somehow an RC bend (despite being 6’5”) or a CR high, or a CR/KX. Now do that cross reference for 4 guys, oh and one wants taller bars for the faster tracks 🙃. Phoenix is simple, pick your height, and the sweep, go ride. 
-TiLube oils and TiFuel. This was a cool one, personally. I’ve been an AX fan since I was a kid, and TiLube has been involved with so many teams over the years. Joe, the owner, has been such an asset sharing experience running higher level teams. 
-Tamer holeshot devices. I love that they have two buttons and the button and groove alignment window is so wide. The last thing I want to do when setting a device with indoor suspension, is to try it again!
-DT1 filters. Filters are kind of splitting hairs, but I prefer their little neoprene seal on the rim. I cut out the screen, and also remove the overlapping plastic on the airbox. I also prefer to drill holes in the side panels rather than the air box. 
-Specbolt hooked us up with some really cool “nickel works” kits. These have dished heads, bright nickel plating, and drilled washers which I’m a sucker for. I’ve been buying these since 2016 off of Amazon, so it was cool to get in touch with the owner. Give “MOTONATIONSUZUK” code a try at their website if you need a track pack (you do)

Tires are kind of the last thing up in the air. More than likely, we’ll be buying tires this year. We had several great seasons with Pirelli, and last year paid for them. While I would love to keep running them, that’s a solid chunk of the budget that could be applied towards travel if I can lock down a tire deal with a comparable tire. 

CLT809 wrote:

A few updates as we roll into the final stretch before round one:After Cody’s year not only becoming a fan favorite in arenacross, but also being...

A few updates as we roll into the final stretch before round one:

After Cody’s year not only becoming a fan favorite in arenacross, but also being the hype man behind the red beard off road team, he got an offer to ride some Kawasaki’s thanks to Mr. Baylor. Honestly that opportunity couldn’t go to a nicer person. He called to tell me about that a few weeks ago, but we’ve stayed in touch and I’m genuinely proud to call him a friend. Unfortunately, it sounds like he’ll be missing arenacross all together as he has a tibia plateau fracture that may (fingers crossed it doesn’t) require surgery. Here’s to hoping he gets healthy in time for some indoor racing, and his first beverage (pedialyte, of course!) is on me. 

That leaves me with an opportunity to fill a spot on a 450. I’ve been in talks with some guys I honestly never expected to get the time of day from, which is pretty surreal. Fingers crossed, I should hear something fairly soon and can post some really exciting news. Granted, it will be last minute heading into round one, but following that they’d have three weeks to test before the next race. That’s the drawback of the series starting so soon. I love that it gives us round one in essentially a vacuum with not much else going on and more focus, but the timing sucks for sponsorship budgets and support programs. The best way to overcome that seems to be consistency. The more you can roll over on the equipment or sponsorship side of things the better. Which brings me to my next fun update:

We put together and broke in a race bike today!

Here’s the build info, and some stuff is more to come (I’ll post pics when we get our graphics, Throttle Syndicate is doing the honors and absolutely killed it with the RM Army eras graphics). 
-Full works JGR engine 

-Hinson complete clutch

-Different inertia flywheel (JGR had I think 6 options, their favorite, and BarX’s favorite seem to be the second heaviest)

-Custom 1.5mm longer rod by Wiseco, as part of that “racer elite” rod series

-Custom JE Piston. The wrist pin is offset 1.5mm higher to accommodate the rod, it has lateral gas ports in the compression ring land, the valve pockets are juuuust big enough to clear the oversized valves, and the dome is different to match the CNC machined combustion chamber on the head. Fun fact: it uses OEM rings, OEM dlc coated wrist pin, and clips. It also starts life off as the same forging as the off the shelf piston. Dean Baker takes the added measures to radius and lightly smooth all the sharp edges on the bottom, as well as the valve pockets. 
-Cylinder Head. Another work of art, this has the same cam grind as the customer spec JGR heads, but degreed slightly different. Below the cams are DLC coated shim buckets, steel spring retainers with holes drilled for weight reduction (think ti washers style), works valve springs, and valves that appear OEM, but are 1mm oversized on both intake and exhaust. The seats and guides are a different material as well, but don’t ask me as I have no clue. The porting is beautiful. One head I bought was finished by hand, the other appears to be CNC finished, minus the epoxy on the long side radius. I had my hands on some other ported heads from various shops a year ago, and I’ll just say the good ones who make good and reliable power follow the common formulas used by high level (a la f1) engine builders to a T, and the hacks building time bombs hog out the ports and throw big cams and the highest compression possible to compensate. 
-GET ecu mapped by the man himself, Dean Baker. Seriously, his mapping is amazing. Pro Circuits is also amazing. I think these guys with access to factory equipment are just plain better than these other shops. Sorry, not sorry. 
-other engine odds and ends: it has a works transmission, but I’d be lying if I said I knew what that entailed. It may just be stronger shafts and gears for the whoops. JGR also had different primary gears available on the clutch baskets. They would not change gearing and risk changing the chassis length, so they changed gearing at the basket. Other goodies include ti bolts EVERYWHERE, a custom clutch arm, and probably 20 other things I’m too dumb to notice. Riding this engine has taught me something, I don’t know squat. 
 

OK, chassis time:

-D.I.D. Rims and chain, race wheels being built this weekend with yellow rims on OEM hubs. 
-Dirt Tricks sprockets. Never gave these a chance til this year, dang they’re actually the same weight! Freeing up some sprocket budget (one of theirs lasts 10x longer) allows for more resources elsewhere, always a plus. 
-Galfer “works Suzuki spec” brake line. I believe it’s narrower diameter for a firmer feel at the lever. We’ve got a few different master cylinders to try out. (Current gen honda with the linkage lever, OG honda which puts the banjo safely behind the master cylinder, the old 11mm KTM masters)
-DeVol linkage with adjustable length for Josh. Doc hasn’t ridden with one yet or requested it. 
-Suspension duties are handled by Fastlap in Alabama. Steve has been great to work with, and I’ve been sending him stuff since 2005. As we broke in Doc’s bike today we slowed the rebound on the shock two clicks and that was it. 
-Cycra is handling the plastic duties, and they make a sweet skid plate… for the 450. But if you get a little creative it fits the 250. 
-Guts racing provides seat covers, and hands down they make the grippiest material. Seriously. AC said it on his recent pulp appearance, they’ll cheese grade your booty if you’re not careful. They can also make one with the normal grippy material too. 
-MotoHose! Vital’s own, Lumpy, hooked us up with some hoses last year. The beauty of his hoses and running Suzukis is I get to roll that product over to the next year haha. In all seriousness, he’s been a genuine supporter of the team, so shout out to Lumpy!

-Works Connection throttle tube and elite clutch perch. Both items are simply the smoothest operating pieces, and tough as nails. 
-Phoenix bars and grips. Jason over there has been awesome to work with. They make a great product (seriously, give him a call and let him tell you the attention to detail in his grips) but my favorite thing is the bar selection is simplified. With other companies I was somehow an RC bend (despite being 6’5”) or a CR high, or a CR/KX. Now do that cross reference for 4 guys, oh and one wants taller bars for the faster tracks 🙃. Phoenix is simple, pick your height, and the sweep, go ride. 
-TiLube oils and TiFuel. This was a cool one, personally. I’ve been an AX fan since I was a kid, and TiLube has been involved with so many teams over the years. Joe, the owner, has been such an asset sharing experience running higher level teams. 
-Tamer holeshot devices. I love that they have two buttons and the button and groove alignment window is so wide. The last thing I want to do when setting a device with indoor suspension, is to try it again!
-DT1 filters. Filters are kind of splitting hairs, but I prefer their little neoprene seal on the rim. I cut out the screen, and also remove the overlapping plastic on the airbox. I also prefer to drill holes in the side panels rather than the air box. 
-Specbolt hooked us up with some really cool “nickel works” kits. These have dished heads, bright nickel plating, and drilled washers which I’m a sucker for. I’ve been buying these since 2016 off of Amazon, so it was cool to get in touch with the owner. Give “MOTONATIONSUZUK” code a try at their website if you need a track pack (you do)

Tires are kind of the last thing up in the air. More than likely, we’ll be buying tires this year. We had several great seasons with Pirelli, and last year paid for them. While I would love to keep running them, that’s a solid chunk of the budget that could be applied towards travel if I can lock down a tire deal with a comparable tire. 

SEMAC wrote:

How can i contact JGR,because i want to buy some parts

Spat24 wrote:

Awesome thread. I will be cheering your team on. Let’s get those Zooks on a podium. By chance - do you sell any merch (hats or shirts)...

Awesome thread. I will be cheering your team on. Let’s get those Zooks on a podium. 

By chance - do you sell any merch (hats or shirts)??  Would buy some in a heartbeat. 

CLT809 wrote:

Let me preface this with a statement to ML512: If this crosses the line as spam, I’ll delete this reply immediately. I’m just grateful y’all let...

Let me preface this with a statement to ML512: If this crosses the line as spam, I’ll delete this reply immediately. I’m just grateful y’all let us tell this story as it unfolds but don’t want to compromise the rules or spirit of the forum. 

OK, disclaimer out of the way. Yes, I have shirts. I bought 100 @ $3.11 per shirt to hopefully raise funds, and just recently figured out how to ship them for under $5. (The first few I sold the usps flat rate made it pointless at $11 plus tax, but I was happy to have my buddies in some shirts supporting the team)

That said, I’d like to sell them shipped to your door for $25, or $20 in person. 


Once I sell half of them, I’ll be ordering another batch to update some sponsor logos (I didn’t plan on switching a few deals during some economic rough times, but such is life).  I also need to order some with our presenting sponsors this year, as Kwikset, Nobis UG, and TiLUBE need to be added on the next batch. 

If someone wants to purchase one, shoot me a message and I’ll get you payment options. 

CLT809 wrote:

Let me preface this with a statement to ML512: If this crosses the line as spam, I’ll delete this reply immediately. I’m just grateful y’all let...

Let me preface this with a statement to ML512: If this crosses the line as spam, I’ll delete this reply immediately. I’m just grateful y’all let us tell this story as it unfolds but don’t want to compromise the rules or spirit of the forum. 

OK, disclaimer out of the way. Yes, I have shirts. I bought 100 @ $3.11 per shirt to hopefully raise funds, and just recently figured out how to ship them for under $5. (The first few I sold the usps flat rate made it pointless at $11 plus tax, but I was happy to have my buddies in some shirts supporting the team)

That said, I’d like to sell them shipped to your door for $25, or $20 in person. 


Once I sell half of them, I’ll be ordering another batch to update some sponsor logos (I didn’t plan on switching a few deals during some economic rough times, but such is life).  I also need to order some with our presenting sponsors this year, as Kwikset, Nobis UG, and TiLUBE need to be added on the next batch. 

If someone wants to purchase one, shoot me a message and I’ll get you payment options. 

CLT809 wrote:

A few updates as we roll into the final stretch before round one:After Cody’s year not only becoming a fan favorite in arenacross, but also being...

A few updates as we roll into the final stretch before round one:

After Cody’s year not only becoming a fan favorite in arenacross, but also being the hype man behind the red beard off road team, he got an offer to ride some Kawasaki’s thanks to Mr. Baylor. Honestly that opportunity couldn’t go to a nicer person. He called to tell me about that a few weeks ago, but we’ve stayed in touch and I’m genuinely proud to call him a friend. Unfortunately, it sounds like he’ll be missing arenacross all together as he has a tibia plateau fracture that may (fingers crossed it doesn’t) require surgery. Here’s to hoping he gets healthy in time for some indoor racing, and his first beverage (pedialyte, of course!) is on me. 

That leaves me with an opportunity to fill a spot on a 450. I’ve been in talks with some guys I honestly never expected to get the time of day from, which is pretty surreal. Fingers crossed, I should hear something fairly soon and can post some really exciting news. Granted, it will be last minute heading into round one, but following that they’d have three weeks to test before the next race. That’s the drawback of the series starting so soon. I love that it gives us round one in essentially a vacuum with not much else going on and more focus, but the timing sucks for sponsorship budgets and support programs. The best way to overcome that seems to be consistency. The more you can roll over on the equipment or sponsorship side of things the better. Which brings me to my next fun update:

We put together and broke in a race bike today!

Here’s the build info, and some stuff is more to come (I’ll post pics when we get our graphics, Throttle Syndicate is doing the honors and absolutely killed it with the RM Army eras graphics). 
-Full works JGR engine 

-Hinson complete clutch

-Different inertia flywheel (JGR had I think 6 options, their favorite, and BarX’s favorite seem to be the second heaviest)

-Custom 1.5mm longer rod by Wiseco, as part of that “racer elite” rod series

-Custom JE Piston. The wrist pin is offset 1.5mm higher to accommodate the rod, it has lateral gas ports in the compression ring land, the valve pockets are juuuust big enough to clear the oversized valves, and the dome is different to match the CNC machined combustion chamber on the head. Fun fact: it uses OEM rings, OEM dlc coated wrist pin, and clips. It also starts life off as the same forging as the off the shelf piston. Dean Baker takes the added measures to radius and lightly smooth all the sharp edges on the bottom, as well as the valve pockets. 
-Cylinder Head. Another work of art, this has the same cam grind as the customer spec JGR heads, but degreed slightly different. Below the cams are DLC coated shim buckets, steel spring retainers with holes drilled for weight reduction (think ti washers style), works valve springs, and valves that appear OEM, but are 1mm oversized on both intake and exhaust. The seats and guides are a different material as well, but don’t ask me as I have no clue. The porting is beautiful. One head I bought was finished by hand, the other appears to be CNC finished, minus the epoxy on the long side radius. I had my hands on some other ported heads from various shops a year ago, and I’ll just say the good ones who make good and reliable power follow the common formulas used by high level (a la f1) engine builders to a T, and the hacks building time bombs hog out the ports and throw big cams and the highest compression possible to compensate. 
-GET ecu mapped by the man himself, Dean Baker. Seriously, his mapping is amazing. Pro Circuits is also amazing. I think these guys with access to factory equipment are just plain better than these other shops. Sorry, not sorry. 
-other engine odds and ends: it has a works transmission, but I’d be lying if I said I knew what that entailed. It may just be stronger shafts and gears for the whoops. JGR also had different primary gears available on the clutch baskets. They would not change gearing and risk changing the chassis length, so they changed gearing at the basket. Other goodies include ti bolts EVERYWHERE, a custom clutch arm, and probably 20 other things I’m too dumb to notice. Riding this engine has taught me something, I don’t know squat. 
 

OK, chassis time:

-D.I.D. Rims and chain, race wheels being built this weekend with yellow rims on OEM hubs. 
-Dirt Tricks sprockets. Never gave these a chance til this year, dang they’re actually the same weight! Freeing up some sprocket budget (one of theirs lasts 10x longer) allows for more resources elsewhere, always a plus. 
-Galfer “works Suzuki spec” brake line. I believe it’s narrower diameter for a firmer feel at the lever. We’ve got a few different master cylinders to try out. (Current gen honda with the linkage lever, OG honda which puts the banjo safely behind the master cylinder, the old 11mm KTM masters)
-DeVol linkage with adjustable length for Josh. Doc hasn’t ridden with one yet or requested it. 
-Suspension duties are handled by Fastlap in Alabama. Steve has been great to work with, and I’ve been sending him stuff since 2005. As we broke in Doc’s bike today we slowed the rebound on the shock two clicks and that was it. 
-Cycra is handling the plastic duties, and they make a sweet skid plate… for the 450. But if you get a little creative it fits the 250. 
-Guts racing provides seat covers, and hands down they make the grippiest material. Seriously. AC said it on his recent pulp appearance, they’ll cheese grade your booty if you’re not careful. They can also make one with the normal grippy material too. 
-MotoHose! Vital’s own, Lumpy, hooked us up with some hoses last year. The beauty of his hoses and running Suzukis is I get to roll that product over to the next year haha. In all seriousness, he’s been a genuine supporter of the team, so shout out to Lumpy!

-Works Connection throttle tube and elite clutch perch. Both items are simply the smoothest operating pieces, and tough as nails. 
-Phoenix bars and grips. Jason over there has been awesome to work with. They make a great product (seriously, give him a call and let him tell you the attention to detail in his grips) but my favorite thing is the bar selection is simplified. With other companies I was somehow an RC bend (despite being 6’5”) or a CR high, or a CR/KX. Now do that cross reference for 4 guys, oh and one wants taller bars for the faster tracks 🙃. Phoenix is simple, pick your height, and the sweep, go ride. 
-TiLube oils and TiFuel. This was a cool one, personally. I’ve been an AX fan since I was a kid, and TiLube has been involved with so many teams over the years. Joe, the owner, has been such an asset sharing experience running higher level teams. 
-Tamer holeshot devices. I love that they have two buttons and the button and groove alignment window is so wide. The last thing I want to do when setting a device with indoor suspension, is to try it again!
-DT1 filters. Filters are kind of splitting hairs, but I prefer their little neoprene seal on the rim. I cut out the screen, and also remove the overlapping plastic on the airbox. I also prefer to drill holes in the side panels rather than the air box. 
-Specbolt hooked us up with some really cool “nickel works” kits. These have dished heads, bright nickel plating, and drilled washers which I’m a sucker for. I’ve been buying these since 2016 off of Amazon, so it was cool to get in touch with the owner. Give “MOTONATIONSUZUK” code a try at their website if you need a track pack (you do)

Tires are kind of the last thing up in the air. More than likely, we’ll be buying tires this year. We had several great seasons with Pirelli, and last year paid for them. While I would love to keep running them, that’s a solid chunk of the budget that could be applied towards travel if I can lock down a tire deal with a comparable tire. 

piscokid wrote:

I love that the Kwikset guys got involved with the thought of bringing local home builders to the show!  What a great marketing idea.

CLT809 wrote:

Agreed. Frankly Kwikset is already the only brand name of door hardware could even tell you off hand to begin with, so it’s cool they want...

Agreed. Frankly Kwikset is already the only brand name of door hardware could even tell you off hand to begin with, so it’s cool they want to be involved and utilize it to hang out with their customers in the construction industry. 

I’m a big fan of that sponsorship model. The owner of the old NAT’L Switchgear KTM team (10+ years ago) told me if switchgear sold one client it would pay for the race team, so he just had to find a client who’d rather hang out at a race vs. the golf course. I think there’s too much “fluff” in sponsorships in the wake of social media. Interactions, followers, blatantly obvious posts where the riders are obligated to post and tag X amount of times, etc., etc. You can have five gajillion likes and views but not generate any sales, which at the end of the day should be why a company sponsors someone, right?

piscokid wrote:

I love that the Kwikset guys got involved with the thought of bringing local home builders to the show!  What a great marketing idea.

CLT809 wrote:

Agreed. Frankly Kwikset is already the only brand name of door hardware could even tell you off hand to begin with, so it’s cool they want...

Agreed. Frankly Kwikset is already the only brand name of door hardware could even tell you off hand to begin with, so it’s cool they want to be involved and utilize it to hang out with their customers in the construction industry. 

I’m a big fan of that sponsorship model. The owner of the old NAT’L Switchgear KTM team (10+ years ago) told me if switchgear sold one client it would pay for the race team, so he just had to find a client who’d rather hang out at a race vs. the golf course. I think there’s too much “fluff” in sponsorships in the wake of social media. Interactions, followers, blatantly obvious posts where the riders are obligated to post and tag X amount of times, etc., etc. You can have five gajillion likes and views but not generate any sales, which at the end of the day should be why a company sponsors someone, right?

piscokid wrote:

Exactly!  I just did a home remodel and my contractor is a huge off road guy.  Doesn't follow moto per se, but buys a new bike...

Exactly!  I just did a home remodel and my contractor is a huge off road guy.  Doesn't follow moto per se, but buys a new bike yearly, and rides often. I I told him about Kiwkset's involvement and he said it would be awesome to be invited to an event on behalf of a company that he uses!

CLT809 wrote:

Let me preface this with a statement to ML512: If this crosses the line as spam, I’ll delete this reply immediately. I’m just grateful y’all let...

Let me preface this with a statement to ML512: If this crosses the line as spam, I’ll delete this reply immediately. I’m just grateful y’all let us tell this story as it unfolds but don’t want to compromise the rules or spirit of the forum. 

OK, disclaimer out of the way. Yes, I have shirts. I bought 100 @ $3.11 per shirt to hopefully raise funds, and just recently figured out how to ship them for under $5. (The first few I sold the usps flat rate made it pointless at $11 plus tax, but I was happy to have my buddies in some shirts supporting the team)

That said, I’d like to sell them shipped to your door for $25, or $20 in person. 


Once I sell half of them, I’ll be ordering another batch to update some sponsor logos (I didn’t plan on switching a few deals during some economic rough times, but such is life).  I also need to order some with our presenting sponsors this year, as Kwikset, Nobis UG, and TiLUBE need to be added on the next batch. 

If someone wants to purchase one, shoot me a message and I’ll get you payment options.