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12 Added a reply to Get someone else to design Daytona SX
2/2/2023 4:05am Curious why things you don't like need to be canceled? You are the arbiter? Your sense of self-importance is just that. Why don't other folks get to voice their opinions?
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12 Added a reply to Get someone else to design Daytona SX
2/2/2023 4:00am Really? You meant to say "That guy knows more about how to go fast in motocross than everyone on this forum..." something like that. While wondering......why the greatest(arguably fastest) has a job? While wondering why a motorcycle company would hire a guy to develop a bike that had settings no other person on the planet would use. Knowing just because...
12 Added a reply to Munn Racing robbed. Just in time for SX.
2/2/2023 3:34am Thank you Sir. You get it. Be careful you will be called a troll...... It's hard to believe how liberal folks look around at the sorriness and just shrug. Like rad. Bitch en.
12 Added a reply to Munn Racing robbed. Just in time for SX.
2/1/2023 4:24pm Calling the cops isn't working because of folks like you. CA is f'd up because of folks like you. Hey it's just a little pot......hey it's under $750....hey they're just riding around town on dirt bikes on public streets....right? Before you know it....cops don't care cause "it's just a stolen dirt bike...."
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
2/1/2023 5:05am It's the parts, man. Stories of 6 month waits and such just won't cut it. Sending my shocks off to oblivion..... I checked out the source's listed......nary a mention of those shock parts. Say, could you list a few of these suppliers for a concrete lead? That would have 1989 ATK WP seals and parts? CSR suspension sure doesn't. At...
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
2/1/2023 4:45am I agree. I'm sure you realize what two scratch made shocks would cost..... My bikes aren't worth much and in the end might be better off parted. I like the idea of air-cooled motors and simplicity. They need all plastic, brakes refurbished etc. Putting $600 shocks on them just won't happen.
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
1/31/2023 5:41pm Respectfully, not much help at all.
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
1/31/2023 5:36pm Nothing special. I agree. A modern KYB or Showa so simple with their seal head. No matter. What you seem to gloss over are the shock lengths. Mine are 14 in or 355 mm.Not 400 or 411 And you seem to dismiss the clevis...this could be insurmountable. Again, I don't have a machine shop or endless amounts of time. I...
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
1/31/2023 1:54pm Have you ever looked at a 1989 WP shock from an ATK? They are 14 in long. They don't have clevis's. Just because it's something WP doesn't make it remotely similar. Just put in seals(internet) for that ATK shock and see what comes up. I find it interesting that no-one seems to have found a solution to this problem. I...
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
1/31/2023 9:26am I'm sure almost anything can be made "to work". Finding seals is the hard part as noted above. Dealing with the folks that may or may not have them..... Finding machine work to modify things etc. And a rebuilt oe shock in perfect condition isn't very good anyway. I'll report on my aftermarket shocks.
12 Added a reply to ATK 406 shock alternatives
1/31/2023 6:49am What I have decided... There are twin shock street bike replacements on Amazon. Ohlins "looking" knock offs. This particular set is listed for a SR500 and several other heavy street bikes. My ATK weighs around 200#+. These street bikes weigh 2-3x's that. Can you see my reasoning? I measured the shock shaft for my WP shock and the shaft on...
12 Started a new thread ATK 406 shock alternatives
1/31/2023 4:56am I have the 14 in WP shocks. Finding seals is stupidly difficult and the shock is stupidly difficult to work on. Modern KYB and Showa seem simple in comparison. I have 2 of these bikes with these shocks and both are blown and sad shape. Does anyone know of a direct bolt on alternative from Jap or otherwise bikes? Shocks...
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12 Added a reply to R.I.P Devils Ridge in NC
1/30/2023 7:55pm Same here in TX. A small private airpark just down the road from me has decided to sell the land instead of build more hangers. The owner: "I can make way more selling lots than renting hangers..." What happens to his current tenants? He doesn't care. Millions vs. thousands? Not even close. Every piece of vacant land around here is...
12 Added a reply to KTMs Pit Beirer "Batteries not the immediate future"
1/30/2023 7:42pm And their lawyers of course....
12 Added a reply to KTMs Pit Beirer "Batteries not the immediate future"
1/30/2023 12:57pm Gas on the rise again(now that the elections are over).... $8 per case bottled water. Since like Biden was elected.
12 Added a reply to KTMs Pit Beirer "Batteries not the immediate future"
1/30/2023 8:30am Well, if they can steal ATM's in broad daylight...... They've practically been invited to steal in CA.
12 Added a reply to KTMs Pit Beirer "Batteries not the immediate future"
1/30/2023 8:27am Our "season" is year round..... But replacing the battery may be fatal costwise. Hell, even replacing basic components on Chinese bikes like cables can cause the owner to scrap it. Just like trying to rebuild blown up 4-strokes.
12 Added a reply to KTMs Pit Beirer "Batteries not the immediate future"
1/30/2023 8:15am Behind what exactly? Few people drive EV's and even fewer ride E-bikes(mx or otherwise). There was a Zero E-bike at a local bike shop for sale for months and months....owner gave up. i considered it but he was firm on $5k. Maybe at $2k. Only being able to charge it at home made it pretty useless really. Why in the...
12 Added a reply to I think we may have found the guy that can grow the sport
1/20/2023 6:23pm Well Chinese bikes have put a "motorcycle" in just about every garage around here. You can buy them at the hardware store. You can see them being ridden in empty fields....everywhere. 4 wheelers too. Throw it away when it breaks and get another one. They are piled up at every "independent" bike shop. Racing is just another subject. There is...
12 Added a reply to Evolution of the cartridge fork
1/16/2023 12:20pm 1980 was it for AIRSHOX. 1981 single shock systems killed whatever was left. Again if you were rich...you had Fox Shox. Husky was about it for dual shocks....and they had OHLINS. Around here about 1 in 50 racers, more or less. Just too expensive and difficult to deal with.