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Baja 1000: Hour 12 Approaches
- From: jburns
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With the motorcycles leaving the starting line at 6:30 a.m. this morning, we've officially passed the 12-hour mark. The good news is that BFGoodrich set up a great media center (right) for us journalists at the 1000 this year. Typically covering the 1000 means you're roughing it, but that's not the case this year. Everyone in the room has slowed down a little bit, and we're definitely starting to get a little groggy. But it's easy to stay awake when you consider your day doesn't involve grasping handlebars or a steering wheel and navigating through the Baja desert. The bikes passed the 600-mile mark a little bit ago, so we're thinking they should near the finish line in the next one to two hours or so. We'll have radio silence for just a little bit as we run out there to catch the action of the first motorcycles crossing the finish line. The Trophy Trucks will probably be coming in closer to 1 or 2 a.m. Look at that: Red Bull reinforcements just arrived ... you know, maybe I'm not so tired after all.
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- 2 days ago
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Fly Racing’s Alldredge Wins 85
- From: PowersportsEditor
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Fly Racing is super excited to congratulate Fly Family member Chris Alldredge on his breakthrough performance at this year’s U.S. Open 85cc Invitational. Chris combined a 2nd place on Friday with a strong win on Saturday night to climb to the top step of the podium at this year’s event.
Chris wore Fly Racing’s all new 2010 Evolution pant, jersey, and glove combo on his way to victory. Way to go, Chris! Everyone at Fly Racing is very proud of you.
Look for even more break-out performances from #588 Chris Alldredge in 2010, as the Powell Butte, Oregon native tackles the amateur national MX circuit.
About Fly Racing
Established in 1996, Fly Racing began as a manufacturer of motorcycle handlebars and helmets and has quickly developed into one of the fastest growing off road riding apparel and hard part brands. Fly Racing develops high-quality products for the competitive and demanding North American market and is distributed in 40+ countries.
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- 1 month ago
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Yokley GNCC ATV Race Report 9-
- From: PowersportsEditor
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The Yadkinville GNCC ATV Race Report
Yadkinville, North Carolina, September 26, 2009
William Yokley finished 30th Overall and 15th in the XC1 Pro Class today. There were 140 total entries with 17 XC1 Pro Riders. Team Rider Mark Notman finished 21st Overall and 8th in the 22 rider XC2 Pro Am Class.
Summary
Yadkinville is a really nice area to visit and a hotbed for ATV enthusiasts. The race is usually run earlier in the year and is typically hot, dry and dusty. This year was much cooler and some rain moved into the area to take care of the dust. The conditions were pretty good but the rain made the red clay soil very slick, but I’ll take that over dust anytime.
I got a good start entering the woods in the top six, and I had a good pace going. The bike was working great about half way through lap 1. Then, the clutch would not disengage and I had no feel in the lever. The clutch was not slipping, but I could not get through the tight stuff very well at all, and I stalled the engine many times. With the clutch not working right, I knew this was going to be a tough day. Each time I stalled out, it took awhile to find neutral and get it fired back up; meanwhile, several guys would pass me. The clay buildup on my bike got so bad that it broke both fenders off, and when I finished, sit looked like something out of the Mad Max Road Warrior movies. I completed the 4 laps in 15th place in the XC1 Pro Class, and was pretty bummed out.
Mark Notman had a better day and worked his way up to 8th place in the XC2 Pro Am Class. He got something jammed in his chain early on, and had to stop to get it out, and passed riders all 4 laps. Good job Mark!
We have a very short turn around with our next race in St. Clairsville Ohio this coming Saturday October 3rd. That gives us just a few days to get the 450 prepared as well as the Polaris RZR UTV, which I race as well. I think it may take a whole day to get all the red clay mud off of the bike and the hauler! We have two race weekends left for the season. See you there!
Many Thanks to all our Sponsors!
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors are The Army National Guard, Polaris Industries, Kenda Tires, Elka Suspension, Roll Design, HMF Exhaust Systems, IMS/Roll, PURE Polaris Lubricants & Fuels, Intense Fabrication & Design, Douglas Wheel Technology, Moto Pro Training, Tire Balls, Andrews Cycle, Tsubaki Chains, IMS, Four Apparel, ASV Levers, CV4 Hoses, Hygh Octane Design, PIER Graphics, Universal Handlebars, Scott Goggles, ATVRiders.com, Hetrick Motorsports, Powermadd, Recluse Clutches, and Monavie Energy Drinks.
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- 2 months ago
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Adding Parts
- From: Younggun95
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A few more products are installed onto the quad in this picture. The most obvious is the Fasst Co. Flexx Handlebars equipped with the new rebound elastomer. On the handle bars are Powermadd Star Series Handguards and Spider Grips new grip design. The handlebars are attached to a reinforced +1 Teixeira Tech Steering Stem and Adjustable handlebar clamps. Not only is my stem 1" taller than stock, but the Teixeira clamps allow me to adjust my bars forward and backwards.
Something not really visible in this picture is a +1 Motion Pro Twist Throttle Cable. The YFZ450R definetly needs a longer throttle cable when using the taller stem.
- 2 months ago
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Let it Begin
- From: Younggun95
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One of the first steps in transforming this quad is to get it torn down. Nearly everything will come off of this quad in order to install new parts. The motor wont get pulled from the frame, but it will be getting a new GYT-R ported head piston and cams.
Sorry about the low quality, I forgot to take my camera with me. You can see Ive already installed HEP Headlight covers. These cover up the holes that are left when you remove the headlights. Make it so mud and water can't get to all of the wiring that is under the front plastic. Stock steering stem, handlebars, and gas tank are also removed.
- 2 months ago
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Not A Cream Puff
- From: pattie_waters
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I am not a cream puff. Van Holmes says so.Maybe still a squishy éclair, but I have officially graduated from Cream Puff! That’s a much nicer term than off-road chicken, wuss, wimp. All actually pretty accurate.
I don’t know if I was born scared or if it was pounded into me growing up. The only thing I knew about motorcycles was that my dad’s cousin had been killed on one, and they were BAD. I was forbidden to ever ride, if the opportunity ever came up. Which oddly, it really didn’t. (Could my parents have been pre-screening my friends?) Never mind that falling off my horse sent me to the ER at least three times that I remember, but now THAT was okay.
Or maybe fraidy-cat was duly earned when the first time I did ever actually ride an ATV it was a three-wheeler with my soon-to-be-husband. We of course rode double, and while I did have a helmet on, I apparently needed back-armor for when he would flip it over going up a hill, impaling the handlebars into my back. (He avoided any injury.) Put another notch in the SCARED OF THAT column.
So of course it makes logical sense that the industry I have now spent over fifteen years in, is off-roading. 4x4 trail riding, ATVs, the occasional snowmobile. Don’t even think that it’s because I got over my fear and managed to amass a spit-load of awesome off-road girl skills. Nope. Totally still a chicken, completely skill-less. When it comes to the tough or remotely challenging riding assignments, I hire a reporter and off they go. Have a good time, don’t miss it a bit.
Although I will admit one brief moment of insanity when I actually rode in the Adelanto Grand Prix. Nope, I won't call it racing - I was more like a moving obstacle for other riders to avoid as they roosted by, but I did it - more than half the laps of the leaders, so that counted as a finish! But come on - that's flat land through town. How much trouble was I going to get into there?
So how was it that I ended up behind the wheel of a 2009 Yamaha Rhino in the San Bernadino Hills – for a SAFETY ride, of all things? Yeah, nothing like experienced drivers, right? But I had full safety gear head to toe, a calm experienced voice riding along with me that knew the vehicle and knew the trail, and on anything tough, a guide in front of me as well, showing me the exact line to take. If I was going to challenge myself and TRUST some wheels, this was it.
Guess what? I survived. And more than that, I had a blast. Reminded me of the good old days when our son was about 8 and I could almost keep up with him when we went out on trail rides as a family. That was a very long time ago, and I had since become a camp-sitter, as he got faster and faster, and so did all the people we camped with. I got a lot of reading done. Never regretted it, I was perfectly content. And safe.But there I was, on the trail with other ATV magazine editors and writers, marketing and product reps from Yamaha, and I was having at it! There was one hill I did trade seats and shoot video instead of driving, and I probably would have been fine. But 70+ miles is a lot for someone who generally navigates a desk chair and keyboard, so I think I paid for the fun with enough sore muscles for the day.
So what’s the moral? I guess you are never too old to try something new, you gotta trust someone sometime (even if it’s not your husband, that’s probably okay), and there really is a place for UTVs and ATVs beyond the wild sand dune flyers or crazy mud boggin. This was one of the most relaxing, enjoyable days I’ve had in years, made me feel alive, and showed me some beautiful scenery I never would have experienced otherwise.
I might not do it again any time soon, but I won’t forget it either. So don’t you DARE try to legislate that away from me.
-ptw
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- 4 months ago
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Don't Ask July 2009
- From: PowersportsEditor
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SUBJECT: GOOD OLD KAWASAKI KDX200Hello,
I currently own a 2001 KDX 200. I've kept the bike bone stock over the years and always wanted more power, but I was young and financialy unable to throw money at the cause. Now that I can afford to do so. What would you suggest to squeeze some hidden power out of an already awesome bike? (other than installing the FMF"Gnarly",which I intend to do, soon!)Ed Gardner
Clarksburg, WVThis is one of the finest all-around bikes ever built. By all means, go for an FMF pipe and a set of Boyesen reeds. Then go for two teeth more on the countershaft sprocket. Don't worry, the bike will easily pull the gearing. At this point, the bike will be a joy to ride.
Here’s a photo of the KDX200 I personally owned for over a decade.
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Check out full column of this months reader's questions and Rick's answers.
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- 5 months ago
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WORCS Milford Report
- From: Younggun95
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Its thursday after the race weekend and I finally have time to stop in here and give my report. The monday and Tuesday after the race I had 4 college finals to study for and try to pass. And as soon as I finished those up it was time to pack up everything in my dorm (and I had way too much stuff) and head to my home for the summer in Boise.
The weather in Milford wasnt the greatest for the race. I left Vegas Thursday night and it was about 90 degrees, and about 2 hours from milford I finally had to change into some jeans whille I was completing my gas stop. The wind was blowing when I got there, and not long after I showed up it started raining. And it would keep raining on and off all weekend long. There was only a few times when it rained very hard, but the rain was never far away.
Theres not a whole lot to the mx track so I only suited up long enough for one practice session on Friday. Got the whoop section and the two or 3 jumps down and then headed back to my cover in the trailer and to keep prepping the race quad. I got my new GYTR head, piston, and cams installed in my motor not long before the race, along with a whole new front end for the race quad just a few days before I left so I still had a little work for my mechanic to do as I got to the track. And of course, something had to fall out of the box so first thing friday morning I had to have my mom make the 20 minute drive to our hotel in Susanville to pick up the new part I had to have shipped there overnight.
In Saturdays practice which I normally get helmet cam from for all of you we have a few equipment failures. My mom had brought another camera and decided she wanted to get some cool views so I had one camera taped to my handlebars facing me, and another taped to the grab bar facing backwarsd. Unfortunately both of them failed for battery reasons or something else shortly after I turned them on. Oh well... Ran 3 or 4 laps, checked for any special lines dodging the big rocks, and got the suspension dialed in a little better.
Sunday morning it looked like the track was going to be a nasty muddy mess for the final. Thousands of dollars of ez-ups had been lost from wind at about 3 am sunday morning and they were piled everywhere around the pits as we pulled in. The morning racers were all turned brown and unrecognizable from the mud. All the Pros were prepped for a lot of mud, but the tracked turned out in almost perfect conditions.
I got about a mid-pack start and pretty much just jumped in line for the huge amount of single line rock sections. Just kept pushing in all the sections and made some passes in some of the option lines. Our pit stop didnt go too great. I guess it wasnt very slow, but we were short on hands. I got my clean goggles, and I got gas into the tank, but I also got it all down my legs. Not long after I left my pit my legs began to burn. I dont know if you have ever gotten race gas on your legs, but it feels like your legs are on fire!
By the end of the race I managed to be the last Pro on the lead lap to complete 14 laps. Good enough for an 8th place finish and to bump me up to 11th in points! And of course I was two spots out of the money once again because the low number of entries. Overall, a great weekend!
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- 6 months ago
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El Toro Asesino - Off-Road Mow
- From: ChrisinVT
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Description:My heavily modified rear-engine Off-Road mower. This picture was taken right after playing on the trials - you can see my poor Wizard Off-Road Mower project sitting in the back waiting to be worked on. Custom lights, bumpers, axles, lift, handlebars, extra gas can carriers and a 19HP opposed twin Briggs engine make this thing a blast to drive. The flat black paint just adds to the character!
- 1 year ago
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