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MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Shoulder injury?
6/25/2021 4:47pm It took me six months to decide it was just not going to get better. I told myself every day I was recovering but I was just learning to manage my disability. Finally gave up and got it fixed and never looked back. --KT--
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MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to What is your bike number and why did you choose that # ?
9/25/2020 4:59pm That was my absolute favorite track. Giant sand rollers from hell and only the strong survived! That Trim gear really looked good back in the day. KT
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to What is your bike number and why did you choose that # ?
9/24/2020 12:07pm Also assigned my number, 565, by the AMA when I turned pro. I broke a vertebra before I could break into the top 100 so never had a two digit pro number to be proud of. KT
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Old school moto slang
8/14/2020 9:16am "Soil Sample"
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Small moto trailer setup suggestions
8/10/2020 5:57pm Regardless which you buy the very first thing you need to do is insulate the roof. Most don't come insulated and they are freaking hot all the time. I used Styrofoam glued to the roof and 1/8 inch plywood under that. It looks good adn works so much better that I retreat into the trailer sometimes if I can't fine...
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Best moto t-shirt.....ever?
7/12/2020 3:12pm Old thread but... this shirt was produced for the local motocross track about 2000 I think. About the time the "got Milk" commercials were out. The funny part is that they didn't even ask me if it was ok to put a picture of me on the shirt. When I pointed that out they gave this one to me. 
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MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to You're the first on the scene of an amateur racing accident what do you do?
6/20/2020 3:03pm I actually married a paramedic so I wouldn’t have to rely on the inexperienced and unprepared to look after me if I ate it but over the years I was first on the scene too many times. One time in particular comes to mind. I was first on the scene at a crash at the Bithlo, Fl. motocross track. I...
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Which bike for wife advice
4/25/2020 3:39pm Great point about not scaring her off at the beginning. Don't take her to a motocross track as her first experience. That's the fastest way to get her intimidated and ruin her chances of growing into something she can enjoy. I started my wife off in a flat field learning to start and stop. I put out two cones and...
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Which bike for wife advice
4/25/2020 7:58am Depends on her personality. My wife grew up a tomboy and was very competitive at everything. When I met her she was repelling off a 20 story building. She was 43 years old 5"7" and in great shape when she decided she wanted to learn to ride. I taught her to ride my YZ125 and she then took ownership. Within...
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Flat front trailer vs V-nose 6x12
4/15/2020 7:37am That would be absolutely correct but probably more important would be that I didn't fully model the structure under the truck or the frame of the trailer. Overall I decided the drag induced by those areas are negligible compared to the drag of the forward facing structure. The results from the proof of concept test drive showing only a couple...
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to If you could only have two bikes, what would they be?
4/14/2020 2:07pm Already have mine. A YZ450F to go fast and a ZX14 to go faster. --KT--
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Old Yamaha Revived with Electric Motor but...
3/25/2020 7:08pm For my mechanical engineering design project I had to design and build a scaled down tractor pull sled to be used at the collegiate BAJA competitions. As far as I know they are still using it.
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Thought you older guys might like this.
3/25/2020 7:04pm Hi Tim, How is Eric doing? It's been a nearly five years since I saw him last. Betty's car still in the garage gathering dust?
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Got these bast@rds out today!
3/22/2020 3:33pm I got hit in the leg from behind by a 490 Maico in the early 80's. Broke my leg and shattered my ankle. I have two screws just like those in my left ankle. They are still there with no problems and I have competed in marathons with no ill effects other than throwing up. KT
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to The best moto of your life.
3/14/2020 3:14pm It was 1985 and I was at Gatorback for the Loretta Lynn qualifier. I had to race the Pro-Am class because I had qualified and made pro points at the Orlando Supercross that year. A buddy and rival named Alan Andrews had won the first moto with me trailing behind a fast-moving Team Green freight train and finishing fourth. I...
Jeff alessi Liked a reply to forum topic Radio comms approved for use in SX
10/3/2019 6:48pm
I have been using two way communication radios in my training classes for 2 years now, I can say it has completely changed my opinion for the better when I use to question if it’s a distraction because every rider has enjoyed it, especially kids which I see the biggest improvements using the comms with. I have also kept my riders from running into trouble from downed riders and even being a second set of eyes for when they get on and off the track it has helped us avoid problems. I always check to make sure the rider can...
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MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Radio comms approved for use in SX
10/3/2019 6:45pm I remember the first thing they taught us in the road racing school I attended is never let your eyes follow the rider/bike in front of you when he goes down. At race speed you should be close to the edge of 'safe' already and if you lose focus on your own timing you will surely follow that bike right...
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Flat front trailer vs V-nose 6x12
9/25/2019 11:21am And you have to know the manufactures have done this analysis but they know that sporty looks sell better than an ugly truck with good gas mileage.
MxKyle (MD) Added a reply to Flat front trailer vs V-nose 6x12
9/25/2019 11:03am Entertain yourselves with some real data. I am always amazed how much force is applied to the road in front of the truck as the pressure wave is pushed along. This is with a topper but runs without the topper were not much worse. In other words the addition of a topper didn't help much in reducing the drag. Before...