The Lair

After you mentioned it I was googling videos of the place and came across one of a dirt bike going up the Daniel trail that had me frothin.

 

That sounds gnarly lmao we’ll see if my confidence level is there for that but I’ll ride bitch on your bike while you do it.

 

You're used to long trips up here for AOAA, let's do that. Can't be a worse time then spending all fucking day on Toyota Trap.

 

I've considered AOAA as well, I'm not against it at all. Uwharrie just seems dryer which I prefer, plus 2 hours closer. Plenty of time to decide, I'm just waiting on my wife to get her schedule.

 

Had some fun modding the bike today since a bunch of stuff arrived.

-Skid plate
-fork stickers
-FMF Exhaust
-wrap around hand guards
-front and rear rotor guards
-grab handle for the rear
-bigger rear brake “pedal”
-some red replacement cover, idk what it actually is but it looks cool.

 

Got much more on order?
dont forgot rad braces and extra break/ clutch levers

 

What about tires and thicker inner tubes?

 

I’ve got a handlebar bag and front fork handle arriving today, some graphics next week and then I think that’s it. I wasn’t planning on extra levers because of the wrap around hand guards but I could be wrong thinking it’ll protect them.

Gonna rock these until I get a flat. I do have an extra tube and stuff to change it on the trail though.

 

With the handguards I imagine it's very difficult to snap levers. I never have come close and my bikes take A LOT of dirt naps.

 

I went with zeta folding levers even though i have barkbusters because i’ve seen people wreck hard enough to twist the handguard up and still break a lever, super unlikely but possible apparently

 

Yeah folding levers aren't bad to have but I typically don't carry spares.

 

Never broke a folding lever so i dont have spares either

EDIT: actually, i do have one spare brake lever for the DRZ and a full set of spare stock levers for the TW200 (bought by accident and kept for JIC), but this is what the DRZ lever looks like:

 

lmao dirt naps. I also plan on doing a tip I saw online, where you put teflon tape under your brake/clutch mounts and have them a hair loose so under a hard hit they can rotate. Hopefully between the two I'll be alright.

 

Ah, I completely brain farted on the wrap around hand guards.

I run my mounts tight enough i can still move them by hand and been good for a long time riding mx with no hand guards.

just sucks when its time to go home early because of a broken lever haha

 

That looks like a sliding down some pavement incident lol.

 

What about electrical tape instead of teflon?

 

Uh heh

Kissed the black top belt sander at about 55

that was in 2015, did it again on a different bike in 2017. Havent had a “bad” one since. Also dont ride anywhere near as much on the street as i did

 

That'd probably work too, or honestly just loosen up the handles a smidge and start partying.

 

I dont think i’d trust the teflon personally. I’ve never heard of anyone adding a friction modifier like that. But plenty of people only tighten their controls 75-90% so they can move, that seems pretty normal

 

Cute bike.

Can we get a closeup picture of the “Dude Dad” sticker on the toolbox lid please?

Thanks in advance