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Ake27 Added a reply to RIP Larry Huffman

7/3/2024 9:36am
All these nicknames came from Larry during the 1974 Yamaha Bicycle Gold Cup. Larry did all the announcing for the three qualifiers and the final in the LA Coliseum.

MxAddic Liked a reply to forum topic Intersting JBS senior issues

4/3/2024 3:08pm
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Ake27 Added a reply to Let's hear your bars

3/31/2024 5:02pm
I think pro tapers are one of the best inventions in the 1990s. Before them I would go through handlebars almost monthly. We all kept a piece of pipe that would go over the handlebars to straighten them. My first set of pro tapers were CR lows. They held up so well. I went through four motorcycles before I replaced...

Ake27 Added a reply to Ever had an mx bike that’s too fast?

3/14/2024 5:48pm
2003 KTM 250sx has been mentioned a few times. Every time a twisted the throttle I was off the track. So I gave it to my 16 year old son! A flywheel and smoother power valve spring made it rideable, sort of.

Ake27 Added a reply to Best offroad motorcycle rider ever.

3/8/2024 5:06pm
There are so many great choices and I am certainly biased towards US riders. That said there are so many world enduro riders that have Mx and Trials backgrounds that certainly should be on this list. Juha, Sala, Peterhansel,Ericsson, Tiainen,Knight, Watts, Ahola, Aubert, Price and many more.
My first 6 days my tire changing was not good. One tire in the work period was all I could handle. I practiced all the next year to the point I could change my rear tire 12 times in an hour. This was before Raboconda’s. Zip Ty hoop on a sheet of plywood. After this exercise I was done. I...
Great to see D36 host an ISDE qualifier. Thanks for helping RDR out, they are a great club with lots of good people. I’ve ridden the Buckhorn and Shasta Dam GP since the early 80’s. My friends daughter killed it in the women’s Loa class.