Rick_the_Rocket
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I have been around MX all my life, with my Dad and Uncle racing it wasn't an option not to get hooked! I try and visit Hawkstone Park in the UK every year, its like a ritual. I have been racing since I was 10, some 16 years now. I also try and get to as many GP's as possible and see some of the classic Euro GP's . . . St Jead D'Angely is on the cards this year. The fastest I have ever seen anyone go on a mx bike was RC at Zolder Des Nations 2003. Full on Factory CR250 just pinned everywhere, absolutely insane how fast he was that day. Anyway I live for this sport, so if you wanna bench race just get in touch.
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Rick_the_Rocket Started a new thread 2009 CRF 450 Won't Start

9/19/2015 7:58pm
Anyone, Hoping someone can help me with this before I have to take her to my local dealer. Last time I road the bike it was running rough, wouldn't rev out properely, sounded like the muffler was blocked. Let her cool down and she ran fine. Next time I took her out she was hard to start, but got going...
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Rick_the_Rocket Started a new thread SHORT 2010 SX Champ?

1/27/2012 7:27am
I was thinking today, with Reedy, Grant and JS7 going out with injuries, IF Short hadn't of got injured, would he have made the jump up to serious title contender. Past form says he's usually the third fastest guy over a whole season behind Reedy and JS7. I just don't know if I could have seen him stepping up and...
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Rick_the_Rocket Added a reply to The PC/FMF/Kawi puzzle

1/13/2011 12:01pm
Didn't Poto DNF a SX race last year because his exhaust packed with dirt after a cart wheel, you look at the design of a Pro-circuit muffler and it's like a cookie cutter, if the bike cart wheels, that muffler is going to cut into the dirt. Both Fisher and Mitch mention that changes were requested, my guess is that...
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Rick_the_Rocket Added a reply to 2009 CRF 450 Won't Start

3/17/2010 2:41pm
Thats what I was hoping, but I have put a new spark plug in and it still aint working, like I say it will start, but literally once in a hundred kicks. Was your friends just the plug, or the plug lead? Cheers for the help.
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Rick_the_Rocket Added a reply to SHORT 2010 SX Champ?

3/17/2010 2:02pm
I honestly think that Short deserves his ride, if he's a title contender is another matter. The problem is in recent mx times there has only ever been a very elite group of riders i.e. one or two who can bring in a championship The McGrath, RC, Reed and JS7 era meant that 2 of the 4 japanese factories were...
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Rick_the_Rocket Added a reply to SHORT 2010 SX Champ?

3/17/2010 1:16pm
Just out of interest, if you were the factory Honda team manager, whom would you invest in? I think Short is a solid guy, he's a good representative for the company, well spoken, clean living, he's a marketers dream, and he aint exactly slow.
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Rick_the_Rocket Added a reply to SHORT 2010 SX Champ?

3/17/2010 12:47pm
Yeah I know what you mean. Like if ever there is a guy you just want to see go out there and dominate one race its Shorty. I do think if he got one the wins would come alot easier.
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