Worst moto accessory you ever bought?

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Hando 12/5/2011 7:11pm
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not sure if it was mentioned ..but that thing made by PC Racing (not procircuit) that would wedge between the front wheel and the tire..i guess it was a "fork saver"

totally dumb and it fell out on the way to a race Grinning
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Hut 12/5/2011 7:14pm
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This thread brings back a lot of memories...haha

I do like "Fork Savers" though. I use them all the time in my trailer, never had one come loose yet.
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Hando 12/5/2011 7:18pm
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Hut wrote:
This thread brings back a lot of memories...haha I do like "Fork Savers" though. I use them all the time in my trailer, never had one...
This thread brings back a lot of memories...haha

I do like "Fork Savers" though. I use them all the time in my trailer, never had one come loose yet.
MXA said that compressing the forks wouldn't damage it.
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Highsider 12/5/2011 7:24pm
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Hut wrote:
This thread brings back a lot of memories...haha I do like "Fork Savers" though. I use them all the time in my trailer, never had one...
This thread brings back a lot of memories...haha

I do like "Fork Savers" though. I use them all the time in my trailer, never had one come loose yet.
Hando wrote:
MXA said that compressing the forks wouldn't damage it.
OT: Back in the 70s and 80s, we used a 11" piece of 2 X 4 with a bit of shag carpet stapled on each end, so it didn't scoot out. Classy!

The suspension shops I trust, say there is NO WAY you can sack fork springs no matter how hard, or how long, you cinch them down.
Prove it otherwise.Wink

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zombieland 12/5/2011 7:26pm
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tblazier wrote:
Close #2 was the Answer Roost Boost. This $100 gimmick did absolutely nothing as far as I could tell. Total waste of money.
had one on a kx 80 bike didnt run any better but never fouled plugs, again . hotter spark i guess .
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TerryK 12/5/2011 7:42pm
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Great thread!! By a huge margin the plastic levers (Preston Petty??) from the late 70's early 80s. Keep in mind, most bikes still had drum front brakes which required a bit of muscle to haul you down from speed. You'd be squeezing harder and harder and the lever flexed so bad that it would just keep slowing down at the same rate which in many situations was bad....very bad! Fucking junk!
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CRFracer117 12/5/2011 7:47pm
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MX45 wrote:
helmet skinz [img]http://www.invisionpowersports.com/catalog/images/HelmetSkin.jpg[/img]
helmet skinz
I know a guy that loves these he normally rocks the black and white skull version, but has several in rotation.
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Nighttrain 12/5/2011 8:05pm
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Last month...Stockton Spring Puller. It broke the first time I used it. My grandfather was correct when he said "never buy cheap tools".
Dirtysmile56 12/5/2011 10:24pm
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tblazier wrote:
Close #2 was the Answer Roost Boost. This $100 gimmick did absolutely nothing as far as I could tell. Total waste of money.
Ha Ha!! Tblazier I clicked on this thread just to post about my Answer roost boost. Put it on my 87 Cr125 did nothing Smile
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loftyair 12/5/2011 10:27pm
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jwag87 wrote:
filter skins. my pops thought it sounded like a good idea to use on my yz80 ten years ago, he was all excited about them he...
filter skins. my pops thought it sounded like a good idea to use on my yz80 ten years ago, he was all excited about them he went out bought a whole crap load of em we tried it one time bike wouldnt even run with it on he was so pissed.
I still use em on all my bikes, I have good luck with em.
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loftyair 12/5/2011 10:30pm
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Hando wrote:
not sure if it was mentioned ..but that thing made by PC Racing (not procircuit) that would wedge between the front wheel and the tire..i guess...
not sure if it was mentioned ..but that thing made by PC Racing (not procircuit) that would wedge between the front wheel and the tire..i guess it was a "fork saver"

totally dumb and it fell out on the way to a race Grinning
I use these with success. Good for longer trips than the local track.
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What a fun thread! When I bought an Uncle Moon H2O visor, my big brother about disowned me... I also had those Pro Levers with the notch in them, a Roko Quick Strap, an Answer Roost Boost and one of those horrible Team Tamm jerseys with all the crazy stripes. I remember the first (three wheeler) race I wore it at. After the moto was over, my dad came running up to me and asked, "What happened? i never saw you out there!" I told him that I had just won, and he said, "That was you? In that CLOWN OUTFIT?" haha
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wardy 12/5/2011 11:04pm
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Roost Boost hands down a scam.

how about those smith goggles with the little fan in them? think they were called "turbos". all that did was blow the dust directly into your eyes.
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Wolfman 12/6/2011 3:56am
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Roost Boost, was the first thing I thought of.

Also a DG pipe for my '86 YZ125. As a side note, I busted my ass stripping all the paint off of it so it would look "factory" and then it cracked and my dad sent it back. When we finally received it again, they had repainted the damn thing! I didn't bother stripping it the 2nd time.
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Jharper 12/6/2011 6:57am
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I never had these, but I think they should be addressed in this thread.

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lumpy790 12/6/2011 7:30am
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Jharper wrote:
I never had these, but I think they should be addressed in this thread. [IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/ne7sc9.jpg[/IMG]
I never had these, but I think they should be addressed in this thread.

Ryno Skins was suppose the have a SX team last year......not sure what happened.
2strokerider 12/6/2011 7:39am
12/6/2011 7:39am Edited Date/Time 12/6/2011 7:40am
haha i can remember the helmet skins, and the quick straps!!! and the whole LBZ/SMP freestyle jeans fad (late 90s)

top thread!

how about coloured tyres? or those silly fork bleeders (pro bleeders?)

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Jharper 12/6/2011 7:43am
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Jharper wrote:
I never had these, but I think they should be addressed in this thread. [IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/ne7sc9.jpg[/IMG]
I never had these, but I think they should be addressed in this thread.

lumpy790 wrote:
Ryno Skins was suppose the have a SX team last year......not sure what happened.
Ryno skins? you mean there were two companies with these God awful things? Slater skins starting popping up on the bigger FMX forums last year. I always heard Ryno skins though now that you mention it... Weird
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mark_swart 12/6/2011 7:54am
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This is a great thread. So many dumb memories. MX'ers are always looking for some magical device that's going to knock three seconds off of our laptimes with zero effort on our parts!
I also had one of those neoprene EVS shoulder braces to try and keep my arm from coming out of socket. I was convinced it helped and wore it for years, even though my arm came out a number of times while wearing it.
Can I get that Answer Boost Bottle for my RMZ 450!?!?
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mom241 wrote:
Hate to throw my friends at Scott under the bus, but those lenses with the hologram in them. I was told it was hard to see...
Hate to throw my friends at Scott under the bus, but those lenses with the hologram in them. I was told it was hard to see out of them. But they looked cool.
they made it so incredibly dark outside
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zookrider62! 12/6/2011 8:18am
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Flatliner wrote:
Berik boots for me. The buckles lasted about 4 minutes.
my beriks worked great, I wish they were still around
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bartoner 12/6/2011 8:18am
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I have never bought one of these....but when i see them at both the track, and the street....i just shake my head...
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scott_nz 12/6/2011 8:23am
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mark_swart wrote:
This is a great thread. So many dumb memories. MX'ers are always looking for some magical device that's going to knock three seconds off of our...
This is a great thread. So many dumb memories. MX'ers are always looking for some magical device that's going to knock three seconds off of our laptimes with zero effort on our parts!
I also had one of those neoprene EVS shoulder braces to try and keep my arm from coming out of socket. I was convinced it helped and wore it for years, even though my arm came out a number of times while wearing it.
Can I get that Answer Boost Bottle for my RMZ 450!?!?
weird home some people have products that do not work, yet they work for others,

i had a evs brace and my shoulder never came out in it, (it came out 18 times) before the second op fixed it for good, do not use the brace so much anymore,

I also use grip donuts to good effect as well,
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mark_swart 12/6/2011 8:28am
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I finally started doing therapy and that has seemed to take care of the should. It has come out a few times in the past few years for other goofy things but not during moto (knock on wood!)

I'm with you on the grip donuts, I keep one on my left side and I think it works great! Yamathumb...
2strokerider 12/6/2011 8:32am
12/6/2011 8:32am
best thread thats come up on vital in a long time!!!

it seems that most mx riders are very gullable when it comes to gimmicks that will (supposedly) make them faster

here's another one for ya- DIRTBIKE GYM

and even more far fetched (although not specifically moto- other sports were sucked in) BALANCE BANDS!! (the silly wrist bands with the magic hologram)
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MXEditor 12/6/2011 8:46am
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Enduro Engineering "Clutch slave cylinder guard" for my KTM 200 EXC - the chain snapped, bolts are engineered too short so they don't bottom out fully into case. This acts as a fulcrum applying leverage to the case instead of the bolt/guard.

BROKE MY CASE - would have made more sense not to have it at all and let it wreck the slave cylinder, it's cheaper. Oh yeah it wrecked THAT TOO.

Thanks for a shit product.
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MXEditor 12/6/2011 8:57am
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Tim507 wrote:
MotoChews


Forgot about the ICAT............
We still have a new one in a box for our upcoming YZ144 project!

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