PK97
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I raced in Florida from 1979 through 1983 on Honda's. Worked at Hap's Cycle Sales in Sarasota Florida during that time. Retired from the Army in 2015 after flying Apache helicopters for 24 years. Still flying Apache's as a contractor working at the Army Flight Test Directorate. I am a maintenance test pilot and also fly developmental test. Current bikes are Honda ‘74 MR50, ‘78 XR75, ‘80 CR125, ‘73 CR250, ‘79 CR250, ‘16 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
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Englewood, FL, USA

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Bluelion Liked a reply to forum topic 1977 Mugen 125 # 12 Steve Wise replica build

9/4/2026 3:13pm
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So I got the Doner bike completely taken apart. I’m really happy with the bones of this bike. A lot of the bike seemed like It never had a wrench on it. A good solid bike to start with. A lot of the parts that I don’t need will be for sale.
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Bluelion Liked a reply to forum topic 1977 Mugen 125 # 12 Steve Wise replica build

9/4/2026 3:10pm
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I’m trying to hand make a chain tensor to match the one that was on Steve’s bike.. it is still a work in progress.
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Bluelion Liked a reply to forum topic 1977 Mugen 125 # 12 Steve Wise replica build

9/4/2026 3:10pm
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I also have the suspension components, Siimons forks. Fox AirShox. And Thor swingarm.
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Bluelion Liked a reply to forum topic 1977 Mugen 125 # 12 Steve Wise replica build

9/4/2026 3:09pm
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I do have most of the parts already gathered up and purchased for this build. Even the Mugen engine kit. Pipe airbox and silencer.
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Bluelion Liked a forum topic 1977 Mugen 125 # 12 Steve Wise replica build

9/4/2026 3:08pm
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Well here I go again just finished a 1979 Mugen air cooled 125 build. I am jumping right into this build. It’s going to be a 1977 air cooled 125 Mugen. It will be an exact replica of the bike that Cliff White built for Steve Wise to race the 125 nationals.
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PK97 Added a reply to Show us your garage/shop setup

8/30/2026 11:42am
Good eyes! The Hellfire is 3D printed and is 2/3rd scale, it was my retirement gift. The 30mm rounds are inert for testing the ammo handling system.
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PK97 Started a new thread All Together

8/28/2026 4:18pm
Finally got all of my bikes in the new shop
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Giraffe579 Liked a reply to forum topic 125’s from different eras ridden

8/26/2026 5:13pm
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My 1972 Bultaco 125 Pursang in May of 1974 at Sunnyvale PAL. It was hopelessly obsolete by now due to the Elsinore. Things happened fast from 1972 to 1974: Pursang (okay on flat tracks), TM125, Elsinore, YZ Monoshock.
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soggy Liked a reply to forum topic Interesting MXDN news from Matthes

8/19/2026 4:00pm
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Should be up to the countries motocross federation to find sponsors/fund it IMO.
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skidsteer16 Liked a forum topic Clarity for Weege, JT, and Matthes on Common Broadcast Complaint

8/18/2026 5:10pm
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“Why do people hate the double boxes so much?” — Weege on the latest Fly Racing Racer X Review Show. AKA: Why do fans get so irritated by the PIP/split-screen segments? Because the problem isn’t necessarily showing two battles at once, it’s the absurdly inefficient way the screen is formatted to do so. As shown in the screenshot below, each viewable race feed occupies roughly 21.3% of the entire screen, with both race feeds combining for only 42.7% of the screen being utilized. So that leaves 57.3% of the screen being used for the sidebar, labels, borders, sponsor space and...
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Rupert X Liked a forum topic The Program Hath Arrived. Rejoice Yee Peasants !

8/18/2026 9:22am
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Spoke with my mother-in-law’s sister’s girlfriend’s inheritance…..
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gt80rider Liked a reply to forum topic Hunter unadilla crash video

8/16/2026 3:41pm
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Oh geeezusss... dilla is like a frickn supercross track now days thanks to Plenty of bulldozer work.... barely recognizable compared to its heyday of being the best track on the planet... #whenmenthinktheycanimproveonmothernaturelmao
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Tiki Liked a reply to forum topic Hunter unadilla crash video

8/16/2026 3:40pm
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queen of spodes Liked a reply to forum topic Hunter unadilla crash video

8/16/2026 3:39pm
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They didn't grade or plow the track after the last races, just threw grass seed on it and let it grow in over the braking bumps and ruts. That was how motocross was meant to be raced
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FreshTopEnd Liked a reply to forum topic Gutted For Hunna Vol 4

8/16/2026 10:01am
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This narrative is way, way overplayed. There's just less margin for error and greater consequences when you're pushing that hard as opposed to nursing a six second lead.
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Madkiwi Liked a reply to forum topic Gutted For Hunna Vol 4

8/16/2026 10:00am
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100% agree. Suspension kicking back looked really bad, especially as it usually looks so good. So easy to couch-surf and criticise from an outside perspective; much harder from inside the race.
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jemcee Liked a reply to forum topic Gutted For Hunna Vol 4

8/16/2026 10:00am
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I don't think that is a hot take I think that's a reasonable one.. Just got bit by a difficult track at the worst possible place!
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whateversclever69 Liked a reply to forum topic Gutted For Hunna Vol 4

8/16/2026 9:59am
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Hot take but I don’t think the pressure got to him today. I think his suspension settings were off second moto and he G’d out at the top of the hill, it rebounded hard and he swapped over the hill and down it
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