Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I was going to save as much as I could but chances are I was def going to lose some at some point and I had almost nothing left of the first bottle after both. Too small of a margin of error for my comfort.

Oh and I started putting the new plastics on.




I learned in this process that the stunt sub frame is tweaked and that the battery tray is only held onto the subframe by zip ties.

 

If anyone is interested I am selling my Roland Sands Enzo jacket. Brand new, size medium. Asking $200, have a thread up in the buy/sell/other.

 

New setup for weekend adventures

 

How easy is it to load the bike into that rack?

 

I wasnt a fan when i had mine. Had to be careful holding the bike up while reaching for straps so as to not pull the bike off the back. Didnt like how the truck rode with the weight back there either.

 

It was easy. Getting it strapped down was the most difficult part.

I haven’t driven any significant distance with it yet so I can’t say how much it really affects handling. I’m sure with the cap and heavy rack plus the bike it will be felt.

I’m going to add a leaf to the rear eventually which hopefully will eliminate any detrimental handling due to the added weight.

 

Fyi my truck would "bounce" if the roads werent smooth. I have deaver leaf springs.

When i load a bike in the bed my truck is buttery smooth

 

Hopefully I don’t have too much of an issue. I really don’t want to have to haul a trailer every time I go camping.

I’ll give a report after next weekend when I haul this thing 3 hours north.

 

I had a 10 hour drive each way when i used it. Might have been more irritating because of that. I got tired of my trailer too, cant beat throwing the bike in the bed at this time

 

i am itching to go look at the new 2020 ktm 300xcw...

 

Moved a couple weeks ago from Northern VA down to Greensboro NC. So much better roads to ride that don't take an hour and a half to get to, in fact, one of the best roads I've been on so far is literally the cross street that my subdivision opens to.

Love this area so much more and glad to be out of the NoVA bubble.



Matt

 

Sad to see you go but I can't blame you!

 

could sell a bike to make up the difference and could argue its for personal fitness

 

Well see thats the problem..idk that id want to give up my 450. I like using it for the occassional mx practice days (which if i got a 300 is all itd be for anyways). The 300 wouldnt do well at mx, but maybe i wouldnt mind giving up mx. Idk, i still enjoy it for the random days right now. Definitely dont want to lose my 690 since i enjoy riding daily.

 

You could always tighten up the 300 clicker wise for the mx days since it doesn't sound like that often and trails would be safer in a sense

 

Yeah. Its kinda a toss up on how often i make it to either at this point. Id say its a fair split but im still going to try some harescrambles in september.

Met a guy at the ktm dealer whos going to let me ride his 300 i think

 

orange juice is very addictive once you try it i hear

 

I will say i really like my 690. Only leaning that way with the 2T for e-start and tpi. Otherwise i may look at beta

 

Jumping in this thread with a pic of current ride

 

speaking of orange juice...
I took the day off on Tuesday and spent the day at a local family style track with a bunch of my younger cousins.
since at the moment I don't own anything for the dirt, I rented a 200xc that they have there for rent

felt great getting dirty again, a but rusty would be an understatement I ate it within the first couple laps lol, this was my first time riding mx in about 3 years and first time on a 2smoke in at least 6 years.