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Erick Added a reply to interesting look for a 500AF
2/14/2012 8:46am Funny that you name 7075 T6. T6 Means stress relieved or artificially aged. This means heat treatment! 6000 and 7000 series pretty much all need heat treatment after welding because material strength degrades after welding. If you want this strength back you need to heat treat the material. This is also the case with ChroMoly steel! There are some aluminium...
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Erick Started a new thread Japanese works bikes (maybe 2012/2013 pre-production?)
1/27/2012 6:10pm Source: http://www.mxworksbike.com/2012_Worksbikes.htm 
Photos courtesy MXworksbike.com friend Hisao Yoshitomo taken 10-23-2011 at Sugo
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Erick Started a new thread 2012 TM 125
1/27/2012 8:12am Some pictures of the new bike and engine.
source: Moto magazine
[quote]The 2012 TM Racing 125 MX broke cover at this weeks EICMA show in Milan.
TM Racing, who are still constantly developing and producing an impressive range of 2-Stroke machinery, were pleased to unveil their new 2012 model year 125cc machine at the Milan show this week.
TM's...
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Erick Started a new thread New KTM 450
1/27/2012 12:46am Die cast cases instead of sand cast, a pankl motorsports connecting rod, steel clutch basket. Looks a lot more compact than the old engine. 
MXA Website: link to article
MXA Website: link to article
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Erick Started a new thread Awesome video: freestyle with 450 Dakar bike
1/26/2012 11:58pm Skip to 2:30
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Erick Started a new thread Simple Cotter Pin Question
1/26/2012 9:50pm I got a simple question: Why is the cotter pin on the pointed upwards instead of the flanged side of the footpeg pin? I would turn it around so the footpeg pin wouldn't fall out in case your cotter pin fails. Why would they do it like this? 
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Erick Started a new thread KTM 2012 Presentation (awesome insider video)
1/26/2012 4:50am Nice video about a sales presentation by KTM about the 2012 bikes (in Munich I believe) https://youtu.be/qDpNTxj6ioY
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Erick Started a new thread Yamaha YZ125 makeover
1/25/2012 3:55am This is a makeover for the YZ125 to YZ250F plastics. It is done by http://www.vdlaarracing.com/nieuws.html 
Simply beautiful if you ask me.
Simply beautiful if you ask me.
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Erick Added a reply to FC-Honda running Brembo/KTM
1/10/2012 12:16pm A small disc has less leverage because it has a smaller diameter. And leaverage provides most of the braking power (a little braking power comes from the surface covered of the brakepad by one disc rotation) You need to have some thinkness of the disc for the heat to dissapate in, like you said. My very limited experience with brembo...
Erick Added a reply to Wanna know what's under the shrouds on James' bike?
1/9/2012 3:36am Not true, it is actually the opposite.
CF is a very good isolator of heat, aluminium on the other hand conducts heat very well.
Erick Added a reply to Japanese works bikes (maybe 2012/2013 pre-production?)
11/17/2011 11:41am No problem, I just found them and thought I would share them with you.
Erick Added a reply to New look Dungey's bike
11/17/2011 11:40am They do, I did the same on my Suzuki RM (because is used a KTM throttle) and it works fine. You can use a shorter throttle cable this way (less friction, and cheaper). You don't actually notice the friction but you get the point. Anyway I think the KTM is BUTTUGLY 
The 2007 to 2010 look lightyears better if...
The 2007 to 2010 look lightyears better if...
For the hell of it.... a nice KTM supermoto
Erick Added a reply to Here's my Crack at it!
11/15/2011 1:44pm Isn't it: Identify ?
Okay, I think you should try to make your own frame. Thats pretty challenging. You could purchase the books "The Racing Motorcycle: a technical guide for constructors, John Bradley vol 1 & 2". I have these books in my possesion and they are very informative about bike building 