Looking for 1st dirt bike.

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
LOL............ That is funny!!!!!

I used to show up at the hare scrambles with an old twin shocker XR200 ,I had a decent tank ,side covers and fenders for it but on race day I took all that off,everything on it was duct taped with red duct tape,fenders,sidecovers and tank looked like total crap.What they didn't know was that it had a White Bros ported head,camshaft,high compression piston,single wall big head pipe,rear tailpipe with a Supertrapp,28 Mikuni flatslide with a K&N in the stock airbox.I could blow by anything in my class and anything in the 250 class at that time with it.They would laugh at me on the starting line,I would laugh at them at the finish line though!:Banane26:
 
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butti

lone wolf
Location
F-XTC
In Alabama you cannot ride on State Parks, National Parks or National Forrest. Regardless if your bike is street legal or now.....


I understand Katie about your bikes being "Legal" to title for street use, I was just throwing out a what if...... If those guys never planned to ride on the road...... I would not, I want knobbies on my bikes to have good traction, when you road ride them, they wear out really quick. Bike I had when I was 16 or so went through rear tires ever 5 months or so because I ripped it up through the neighborhood......... Illegal as hell! Wait, just remembered I did have to go title it, we bought it new from dealer, but after that never renewed anything on it.

bottom line here is i will not buy ANYTHING newer than 2002 without a valid title.things just arent worth as much anymore without a valid title.
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
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Had our first real ride yesterday and had a blast. The sand took us a little while to get use to but after a couple pointers from a fellow KTM rider we had no issues in sand. We rode mainly on flat ground packed sand but a lot of the spots had deep sand that challenged our skills if we have skills at this point. We found out that speed makes sand riding a lot easier and to sit back on the seat and let the front tire float. We did ride a couple short trails and really enjoyed getting out of the sand. The trails were rugged and very challenging but had a blast and with a little more experience we will ride the trails a lot more.

Mark44
 

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Had our first real ride yesterday and had a blast. The sand took us a little while to get use to but after a couple pointers from a fellow KTM rider we had no issues in sand. We rode mainly on flat ground packed sand but a lot of the spots had deep sand that challenged our skills if we have skills at this point. We found out that speed makes sand riding a lot easier and to sit back on the seat and let the front tire float. We did ride a couple short trails and really enjoyed getting out of the sand. The trails were rugged and very challenging but had a blast and with a little more experience we will ride the trails a lot more.

Mark44

an other tip for riding in the sand is stand up... it lowers the center of gravity by putting all the weight on the pegs... you can also just sit and push down on the pegs if you get squirly... I know standing and riding probably seems a bit hard at this point, but it's something to work on..
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
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an other tip for riding in the sand is stand up... it lowers the center of gravity by putting all the weight on the pegs... you can also just sit and push down on the pegs if you get squirly... I know standing and riding probably seems a bit hard at this point, but it's something to work on..

I was standing about 40% of the time, really trying not to sit all the time because the KTM seat is like rock!

Mark44
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
One of the next things I need to do is get the suspension adjusted correctly on my bike and Katie's.
Katie's bike also has a 200 LB rear spring on it and I need to replace with the stock spring.

Mark44
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
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....and boots? Especially if your going to be in the woods. They will pay for themselves the first time you drop your toes and snag something.

I have mine and Katie's will be here today or tomorrow. She ordered the wrong size and we had to send back.

Mark44
 
One of the next things I need to do is get the suspension adjusted correctly on my bike and Katie's.
Katie's bike also has a 200 LB rear spring on it and I need to replace with the stock spring.

Mark44

Hmmmm... I have a lighter (white) spring, it's the stock one for lighter riders... I would trade you if it's what you are looking for. i need a 200lb spring myself..

No hurry or anything, just let me know down the road...
 

Mark44

Katie's Boss
Location
100% one place
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Hmmmm... I have a lighter (white) spring, it's the stock one for lighter riders... I would trade you if it's what you are looking for. i need a 200lb spring myself..

No hurry or anything, just let me know down the road...

Will do.

Katie has the stock spring also it came with the bike. If we don't use
it on mine I am sure she would probably let it go. Don't know at this point
if I need it or not.

Mark44
 
Will do.

Katie has the stock spring also it came with the bike. If we don't use
it on mine I am sure she would probably let it go. Don't know at this point
if I need it or not.

Mark44

cool.... thanks.

Oh yeah...
I rode a 2005 KTM 525EXC yesterday. Holy jebesus... that thing was like a rocketship!!!! made my bike feel like a toy... he he he..
 

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
I cannot find it in the statutes, but I read in another forum that it is a freakin' thousand dollar fine. If that is true, I'd change the tag.

I'm gonna go search to see if this is actually the case. I can't believe it would be that much, but you never know.

Nick is a ballah ,he wipes his a$$ with thousand dolla bills.:haha:
 

Katie

Way cooler than Mark44
Location
Union, Missouri
Riding was a blast. I still have a lot to learn, that was only my third time on a motorcycle so it was pretty scary at first, especially encountering the sand.

I think the boots will help me out alot as well. Just too bad the weather is getting colder.

Turning is hard I do those wide sweeping turns and I need to work on standing up more but more time out on the bike will help us out.
 
Riding was a blast. I still have a lot to learn, that was only my third time on a motorcycle so it was pretty scary at first, especially encountering the sand.

I think the boots will help me out alot as well. Just too bad the weather is getting colder.

Turning is hard I do those wide sweeping turns and I need to work on standing up more but more time out on the bike will help us out.

boots will definitely help your confidence. When you turn scoot all the way up till you are almost on the tank. This will keep the front tire from washing out and will make the ass end loose so you can back it in to turns... You wanna try to steer a little w/ the rear tire on a 2 smoker... Glad to hear you guys are have fun... it's such a rush!!!
 
yea ok take your ktm back to the trails!

where they rule!!!! don't hate.

I understand you not recommending a KTM for a track bike, but you were not listening to what they were wanting. Everything they explained that they wanted screamed KTM...

We know what's up, track monkey.... j/k he he he...

btw - you gonna bring your bike up for the freeride??
 

tightithrash

Zack Bright. I Thrash.
Site Supporter
Location
Oceanside, CA
another tip riding in the sand and whoops............if you ever start to swap out( @ss end hopping from left to right violently) PIN IT!!!!
its one of the scariest things that you will encounter when learning to ride. when it happens your natural reaction is to let off the gas to slow down, when you do, you swap even more violently and end up high siding and crash............oweeee......... i know it sounds odd but im tellin you......when you start to swap, PIN IT AND LEAN BACK!


in the sand your gonna want to stand but lean back, have your butt 2-3 inches from the seat and in turns put your butt on the seat and hang a cheek off the isnide part of the seat( turning left in sand at a high speed, hang a cheeck off to the left)

on big sweeping turns, lets say a left sweeper in third, come in to the turn with good speed, start turning left by giving a blip on the throttle,throw a cheeck off to the inside slightly and drop your left shoulder slightly. your rear end will than break loose, when it does put pressure on your right foot peg and bring your shoulder back up. keep your bars pointed and the end of the turn and look THROUGH the turn not at the dirt infront of your tire. keep your bike drifting through the turn until you've completed the turn and are heading straight again.
it will take practice but once you get that down you'll have a blast. that turn would be done with both feet on the pegs. you can practice with your inside foot off the peg but be in like second,not going to fast, and have your foot flat on the dirt and your knee slightly bent. but be careful not to put to much weight on the inside foot cuz it will cause you to slide out. keep pressure on the right peg.

it takes practice and takes bike controll and balance but youll get it!
 
another tip riding in the sand and whoops............if you ever start to swap out( @ss end hopping from left to right violently) PIN IT!!!!
its one of the scariest things that you will encounter when learning to ride. when it happens your natural reaction is to let off the gas to slow down, when you do, you swap even more violently and end up high siding and crash............oweeee......... i know it sounds odd but im tellin you......when you start to swap, PIN IT AND LEAN BACK!


in the sand your gonna want to stand but lean back, have your butt 2-3 inches from the seat and in turns put your butt on the seat and hang a cheek off the isnide part of the seat( turning left in sand at a high speed, hang a cheeck off to the left)

on big sweeping turns, lets say a left sweeper in third, come in to the turn with good speed, start turning left by giving a blip on the throttle,throw a cheeck off to the inside slightly and drop your left shoulder slightly. your rear end will than break loose, when it does put pressure on your right foot peg and bring your shoulder back up. keep your bars pointed and the end of the turn and look THROUGH the turn not at the dirt infront of your tire. keep your bike drifting through the turn until you've completed the turn and are heading straight again.
it will take practice but once you get that down you'll have a blast. that turn would be done with both feet on the pegs. you can practice with your inside foot off the peg but be in like second,not going to fast, and have your foot flat on the dirt and your knee slightly bent. but be careful not to put to much weight on the inside foot cuz it will cause you to slide out. keep pressure on the right peg.

it takes practice and takes bike controll and balance but youll get it!


great advice... I will be trying some of those tips too.... I have just gotten to the level where I am holding a little more speed through corners and this will help...
 

tightithrash

Zack Bright. I Thrash.
Site Supporter
Location
Oceanside, CA
another tip riding in the sand and whoops............if you ever start to swap out( @ss end hopping from left to right violently) PIN IT!!!!
its one of the scariest things that you will encounter when learning to ride. when it happens your natural reaction is to let off the gas to slow down, when you do, you swap even more violently and end up high siding and crash............oweeee......... i know it sounds odd but im tellin you......when you start to swap, PIN IT AND LEAN BACK!


in the sand your gonna want to stand but lean back, have your butt 2-3 inches from the seat and in turns put your butt on the seat and hang a cheek off the isnide part of the seat( turning left in sand at a high speed, hang a cheeck off to the left)

on big sweeping turns, lets say a left sweeper in third, come in to the turn with good speed, start turning left by giving a blip on the throttle, throw a cheeck off to the inside slightly and drop your left shoulder slightly. your rear end will than break loose,but when you blip dont let off when you break loose, you could high-side. blip but stay on the gas through the whole turn when it does put pressure on your right foot peg and bring your shoulder back up. keep your bars pointed and the end of the turn and look THROUGH the turn not at the dirt infront of your tire. keep your bike drifting through the turn until you've completed the turn and are heading straight again.
it will take practice but once you get that down you'll have a blast. that turn would be done with both feet on the pegs. you can practice with your inside foot off the peg but be in like second,not going to fast, and have your foot flat on the dirt and your knee slightly bent. but be careful not to put to much weight on the inside foot cuz it will cause you to slide out. keep pressure on the right peg.

it takes practice and takes bike controll and balance but youll get it!

great advice... I will be trying some of those tips too.... I have just gotten to the level where I am holding a little more speed through corners and this will help...
there, edited it a lilttle. hey, anything i can do to help!:Banane26:
 
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