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edgo897 Added a reply to PW50 training wheels? Yes or no?

3/26/2019 12:26pm
I did all three of my kids with trailing wheels and a rope. Once they are good on a bicycle without trailing wheels they're go to on a PW with no training wheels. Don't go ropeless until you are sure they have throttle control and braking skills.

edgo897 Started a new thread RM250AF value?

2/7/2019 11:12am
Thinking of selling this. I know what a good clean 2005 RM250 is worth. Whats a good asking price? Its "homebuilt" and was done by a competent welder with good materials. I put the pieces together and just told him what to weld. I've been riding it for about seven years and its still in one piece. Plus it come...
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edgo897 Added a reply to RM250AF value?

2/6/2019 11:25am
We put solid aluminum bar inside the tubes where the frame was cut. Just a short piece so its not just butt welded. The welder says he got penetration into those so it should be solid. Its held up for eight years so far.

edgo897 Added a reply to RM250AF value?

2/6/2019 11:14am
When I was working on it I had the frames side by side and they are for the most part identical. As far as performance it turns a little slower than the RM so this vet rider can be lazy. When it was a steel frame it handled great as a RM does but you have to be on it...

edgo897 Added a reply to Bike wanting to stand up in turns

5/30/2018 5:53pm
I had the same bike, same issue. Its technique. I found I had to be on it and doing everything proper to take advantage of its turning capabilities. Any bit of laziness and it wants to stand up. So I stuck the motor in an RMZ450 frame and now I can be lazy.

edgo897 Added a reply to Riding with gallstones?

5/7/2018 3:22pm
Its crazy but I had the classic gallstone pain, and a gallstone on a PET/CT, but a clear ultrasound. Hida was normal EF then the stone was gone on the next PET/CT. I got lucky I guess.

edgo897 Added a reply to Riding with gallstones?

5/6/2018 4:01pm
Did you get a Hida scan to confirm There is a stone? I had the same pain and a stone showed on an xray. But the Hida was negative do I kept my gallbladder. It has not caused me any more problems. I'm an RN on a GI surgery floor. The surgery is simple. Its only two or three two...

edgo897 Added a reply to Road bikes anyone?

5/5/2018 9:21am
Moto Guzzi 1998 V11EV. Traded a 1982 RM465 for it. Corbin seat is incredible. I can ride all day with no sore butt.