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99% of parents out there have zero formal training on communication & child development. They literally have no clue how to raise a kid and no, y'all dont just "figure it out" over time. Instead rather you try the same things over and over and then just blame hormones when it all finally blows up thru the teenage years.
Occasionally you would have a parent that sits down with a professional child worker and they would ask, "how are you able to get so much more out of my child? He is so defiant at home yet he is so respectful to you? How do you make him/her respect you & listen?"
And for a second there you actually get fooled into thinking they are genuinely seeking advice on how to be a better parent. So you tell them it's not the kid (or bike), it's YOU. You have to change the way you communicate & handle your emotions (change the way you ride your 250F).
It's at that very moment the switch flips and the parent becomes irrate. DONT YOU TELL ME HOW TO RAISE MY FUCKING CHILD.
But wait, you just asked a professional how they get results? No. The myopic parent didnt. They were just looking for another parent to bitch too that would also bitch. Get parents together and listen to them. All they do is bitch about the troubles with their kids like some sort of shitty parenting support group (ie: I sucked a valve. Bad luck. Oh you too? Damn fourstrokes). They dont want solutions, they want to be around other people that also think it's the kids that are out of control.
Y'all can keep bkaming the kids/bikes all you want. But it aint them, it's you.
So I ask again, what do you think the average lifespan of a 250F's engine is w/o a oil change during the R&D department's endurance testing?
Metal shavings during the break-in phase are normal. Excessive metal shavings after break-in means you're doing something wrong. It's avoidable.
The Shop
Thanks for the flag. I build my own motors so any problems I will probably just correct myself, but for the once a month I will use this thing, I'm not expecting too much hassle.
I understand his perspective, but it's on the extreme end of the spectrum
What do you tell a kid who admits to not liking certain subjects in school and then procrastinates to the point of impacting grades negatively?
Can you further detail the reliability testing you mentioned, including riding type, engine oil, etc.?
There are LOTS of things kids dont like. Whether they listen to your direction or not is more a function of respect. If they respect you, they listen.
Getting kids to respect you so that you can get them to do things they hate requires you having your shit together. Typically by the time a kid is in high school, they've gone thru several phases of being your kid.
- Initially they listened to you because they didnt know better
- Then their brain started to develop further and they began to quietly question if you knew what the fuck you were doing
- Then they realize the emperor has no clothes and they are convinced you dont know what the fuck you are doing
Putting the toothpaste back in the tube is not impossible. But goddamn is it hard because it requires YOU the hardened-in-your-ways adult to change YOUR behaviour to get the reactions from your surroundings that you seek. Everything the kid does and how they react to you is 100% in YOUR control. Kids have minds of their own but above all, they want to feel safe. If you got your shit together, they feel safe, they listen. That goes for humans in general. Im talking about things on a primal level. This is 90% subconscious.
As for your kid's schoolwork issue....
Are you asking the kid to work harder at his/her life than you work in your own? What sort of silent example are you setting?
Are you prepared to take away privileges to provide the incentive to motivate the kid? Are you consistent in your emotions AND your discipline? If you find yourself ever getting upset when disciplining your kid, you're showing a lack of control. It's a instant way to get kids to subconsciously know that you're not leadership material. They want to follow, but discipline must be emotionless.
Parents often dont do enough with their kids. And those that do, arent prepared to take those good times away in the event that the kid isnt "acting right". And usually when they do hand down discipline, they do it wrong and dont stick to it. Consistency is so damn important. Children respect stability above almost anything else. It's totally subconscious.
Are you 100% sure the issue with these school subjects is simply motivation? Often time people mask their insecurities. Kids that struggle with a subject will claim they dont like it and dont want to do it. The reality is that they just may need some extra tutoring.
Parenting is no different than coaching. Go watch a GOOD coach at work. Watch that coach yell and scream at players. Watch him get them to run sprints until they almost puke. But look closely. No matter how loud, are they ever actually angry? No. They arent. When that coach is handing out sprints, look at how hard the players run despite the pain. Players actually like loud coaches. It shows enthusiasm. The difference tho between a coach that screams out of anger and one that screams out of enthusiasm is so subtle. But the players see right through it. Angry coaches lose their player's respect quickly. Resentment sets in. And eventually enthusiasm & effort from the players wains. It's no different than parenting.
(disclaimer: being a loud coach isnt necessary. There are plenty of quiet coaches that get effort from their players. It's all about being genuine. Be the best you, you can be. Players respect what is genuine.)
Question 2:
- Motocross Tracks
- Former National Pro (ridden harder than I'd advise but that only goes to prove how reliable a bike can be)
- OEM oil
- Ride until something breaks, then go turn the bike in and get another, repeat, year round
Im unaware if there is a healthy break-in phase or if the rider just starts hammering on the bike from hour one. But naturally, a healthy & safe break-in procedure only helps things so I strongly advise it.
I was told not to change my oil any more frequent than at 50 hours and I'd be perfectly within safe thresholds. Before that conversation, I was changing it every 7.5 just like every other dope. I was as skeptical as anyone else here in this thread but I wasnt dumb enough to argue with an R&D engineer and it made sense when he explained why the manual recommends what it does. Engineers didnt write it.
"Riding hard and over revving equals breaking shit" equates to being a really really slow squid. 250fs need to be revved. How can you not grasp that concept.
Pit Row
My logic and thought process is very similar to yours.
Granted its a bit different with most dirt bike engines that use rolling bearings throughout and lubricate the transmission with one oil supply. In this situation there's a lot of metal wear particles that will contaminate the oil worse than a plain bearing automotive engine would. However it does speak to the quality of synthetic oils and I'd guess an engine that separates the transmission oil from the crankshaft/cams (like some Honda's) could run an extended oil change interval for the engine.
It's much easier to fool people than convince them they have been lied too.
Just look at how many people still change their car's oil every 3k miles. Idiots. 10-15k is totally acceptable even for the average shitty driver. So imagine how long engine oil life lasts for the guy who properly warms up his car EVERY time throughout the life of the vehicle.
I think blow-by on a dirtbike does more to shorten oil lifespan than actual ride time.
But, calling yourself smart because you have a different opinion than the group is just laughable.
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