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jeffro503 11/2/2018 1:47pm
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49weasel wrote:
Step 1. Sell it

Step 2. Buy a modern 4 stroke.
Johnny Ringo wrote:
If you want to do well, listen to this guy
jeffro503 wrote:
Well in what? SX or national's? Cause at the local level , and the other 99.9% you ride / race what you're comfortable on. I myself...
Well in what? SX or national's? Cause at the local level , and the other 99.9% you ride / race what you're comfortable on. I myself can run a faster pace , for longer and beat guy's I couldn't before on my 450. I started going in reverse in speed on the 450's , where as the 2 stroke's , I'm actually making progress again.
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you may change your mind , especially on these newer one's , they are seriously no joke. Revived me , that's for sure.
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
If you want to do well, listen to this guy
jeffro503 wrote:
Well in what? SX or national's? Cause at the local level , and the other 99.9% you ride / race what you're comfortable on. I myself...
Well in what? SX or national's? Cause at the local level , and the other 99.9% you ride / race what you're comfortable on. I myself can run a faster pace , for longer and beat guy's I couldn't before on my 450. I started going in reverse in speed on the 450's , where as the 2 stroke's , I'm actually making progress again.
jeffro503 wrote:
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you...
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you may change your mind , especially on these newer one's , they are seriously no joke. Revived me , that's for sure.
Jeffro, hurry up and head down to SoCal so we can meet up and moto!
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jeffro503 11/2/2018 2:09pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
Well in what? SX or national's? Cause at the local level , and the other 99.9% you ride / race what you're comfortable on. I myself...
Well in what? SX or national's? Cause at the local level , and the other 99.9% you ride / race what you're comfortable on. I myself can run a faster pace , for longer and beat guy's I couldn't before on my 450. I started going in reverse in speed on the 450's , where as the 2 stroke's , I'm actually making progress again.
jeffro503 wrote:
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you...
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you may change your mind , especially on these newer one's , they are seriously no joke. Revived me , that's for sure.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Jeffro, hurry up and head down to SoCal so we can meet up and moto!
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before to long , so blasting around GH , on a 250 , while being healthy....Gawd I can't wait! I'll definitely get in touch with you as soon as the plan is set in stone!
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jeffro503 wrote:
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you...
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you may change your mind , especially on these newer one's , they are seriously no joke. Revived me , that's for sure.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Jeffro, hurry up and head down to SoCal so we can meet up and moto!
jeffro503 wrote:
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before...
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before to long , so blasting around GH , on a 250 , while being healthy....Gawd I can't wait! I'll definitely get in touch with you as soon as the plan is set in stone!
Awesome! Is that for an OTMX national?

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jeffro503 11/2/2018 2:15pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
Jeffro, hurry up and head down to SoCal so we can meet up and moto!
jeffro503 wrote:
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before...
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before to long , so blasting around GH , on a 250 , while being healthy....Gawd I can't wait! I'll definitely get in touch with you as soon as the plan is set in stone!
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Awesome! Is that for an OTMX national?
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept when I rode it the year before. I'd really like to make it there during one of the bigger Vet national's they have there. Like the one they are running this weekend.
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jeffro503 wrote:
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before...
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before to long , so blasting around GH , on a 250 , while being healthy....Gawd I can't wait! I'll definitely get in touch with you as soon as the plan is set in stone!
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Awesome! Is that for an OTMX national?
jeffro503 wrote:
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept...
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept when I rode it the year before. I'd really like to make it there during one of the bigger Vet national's they have there. Like the one they are running this weekend.
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now Laughing

Hopefully you can come down with an extra weekend to hit some other tracks down here
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jeffro503 11/2/2018 2:48pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
Awesome! Is that for an OTMX national?
jeffro503 wrote:
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept...
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept when I rode it the year before. I'd really like to make it there during one of the bigger Vet national's they have there. Like the one they are running this weekend.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now :laugh: Hopefully you...
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now Laughing

Hopefully you can come down with an extra weekend to hit some other tracks down here
Me and a couple buddies were thinking of hitting some Northern Cali tracks this winter. Like Marysville and Hangtown. At least one trip for like 3 days or so.
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mattyhamz2 11/2/2018 2:56pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept...
Yeah. I haven't checked the schedule on it yet , but I know this year they moved all the way up to April , from Sept when I rode it the year before. I'd really like to make it there during one of the bigger Vet national's they have there. Like the one they are running this weekend.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now :laugh: Hopefully you...
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now Laughing

Hopefully you can come down with an extra weekend to hit some other tracks down here
jeffro503 wrote:
Me and a couple buddies were thinking of hitting some Northern Cali tracks this winter. Like Marysville and Hangtown. At least one trip for like 3...
Me and a couple buddies were thinking of hitting some Northern Cali tracks this winter. Like Marysville and Hangtown. At least one trip for like 3 days or so.
Good choices. I've always liked Marysville. Don't forget E-Street either!
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tylermx967 11/2/2018 3:00pm
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MY GREAT UNCLE HORSE TELLED ME THAT THE VFORCE MAKES THE 2 STROKE WORK BETTER WHEN YOU GOED THREW THE SOFT SPOTS ON THE TRACK IT WONT BOG DOWN THE POWER WE GETTED THIS FOR SUSZUKI RM85
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tylermx967 wrote:
MY GREAT UNCLE HORSE TELLED ME THAT THE VFORCE MAKES THE 2 STROKE WORK BETTER WHEN YOU GOED THREW THE SOFT SPOTS ON THE TRACK IT...
MY GREAT UNCLE HORSE TELLED ME THAT THE VFORCE MAKES THE 2 STROKE WORK BETTER WHEN YOU GOED THREW THE SOFT SPOTS ON THE TRACK IT WONT BOG DOWN THE POWER WE GETTED THIS FOR SUSZUKI RM85
Good advice. You racing much Tyler lately?
Say hi to your mum btw please!
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vetmxr 11/2/2018 4:42pm
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Slide it into a corner with the back brake locked up and as soon as the back end comes around and your pointed at the next straight.....clutch that bitch like big daddy Don Garlits and rocket out of the corner fish tailing and throwing roost......then do it again and again......It may not be faster but there is no way that you won't have a constant permagrin.Woohoo
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jeffro503 wrote:
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you...
Btw .....you should make it out to a practice day man , and throw a leg over one of my bikes ( bring your gear ).....you may change your mind , especially on these newer one's , they are seriously no joke. Revived me , that's for sure.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Jeffro, hurry up and head down to SoCal so we can meet up and moto!
jeffro503 wrote:
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before...
Hell yeah Matty! I'd love to make it down maybe this coming spring for the OTMX round. I should have a new TC 250 here before to long , so blasting around GH , on a 250 , while being healthy....Gawd I can't wait! I'll definitely get in touch with you as soon as the plan is set in stone!
Jeffro, I’m coming off a 16 YZ250. It almost turned me into a full time golfer. The new YZ450 is 10x more fun for me to ride. No jetting needed.

But, that’s just me.
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dirtmike86 11/2/2018 11:04pm
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Take karate lessons to fight off all the pussy.
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SoCalMX70 11/3/2018 12:09am
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A lot of good advice here.

Despite some of the naysayers, you will NOT be slower on it once you get the technique down. In fact, unless you're a FAST expert level rider, there is literally nothing to worry about except maybe a long uphill start. Hell, I see intermediate guys on 125s smoke their 450 buddies every other week.

Definitely play around in the corners a bit. You'll be surprised what lines you can take that you never even considered on a 450.
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SoCalMX70 11/3/2018 12:13am
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now :laugh: Hopefully you...
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now Laughing

Hopefully you can come down with an extra weekend to hit some other tracks down here
You joining up for 2019? The +30 Intermediate class is a good place to be right now. Lots of good dudes!
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motomojo 11/3/2018 11:07am
11/3/2018 11:07am
My tip for going faster on a 2 stroke especially a 125 is master the front brake for it's momentum retaining qualities and the clutch/throttle dance for the same.
Takes a bit to find the right feel but once found lap times drop significantly.
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downard254 11/3/2018 11:31am
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I have a pristine ‘06 RM250 myself, and all I’ve done to it was a suspension revalve/spring, and a 16 oz flywheel weight. Suzuki’s have always tended to be light on flywheel weight.

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Sir Roostsalot 11/3/2018 2:03pm
11/3/2018 2:03pm
Not so much a riding tip, but check and clean your air filter a lot more often. I seem to remember 2 t's dirtied up a lot quicker. Also I wouldn't trust anything other than Twin Air or Maxima, Bel Ray, etc
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mattyhamz2 11/3/2018 2:07pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now :laugh: Hopefully you...
I've got another 12 years before I can ride OTMX other than the support class haha. OTHG is my place to go now Laughing

Hopefully you can come down with an extra weekend to hit some other tracks down here
SoCalMX70 wrote:
You joining up for 2019? The +30 Intermediate class is a good place to be right now. Lots of good dudes!
I really hope I will be, but everything depends on getting a house and what our mortgage is going to end up being.
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