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Forum: Racing 05-03-2013, 12:43 AM
Replies: 210
Views: 24,574
Posted By hilslamer
I'm on the wrong side of the world right now, but...

I'm on the wrong side of the world right now, but someday I will follow this route...epic stuff, HogWild!
Forum: Day Trippin' 01-28-2013, 02:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,222
Posted By hilslamer
+1

+1
Forum: Equipment 01-16-2013, 09:05 PM
Replies: 1,592
Views: 634,578
Posted By hilslamer
I agree wholeheartedly. The...

I agree wholeheartedly.






The RadioShack one I think I listed long ago takes some oddball 12v, N-size battery that it only available at RS or for some obscure shock collar for a...
Forum: Racing 01-16-2013, 06:17 PM
Replies: 18,418
Views: 930,880
Posted By hilslamer
Sure, you can. The Baja 500 is arguably a single...

Sure, you can. The Baja 500 is arguably a single Dakar stage, constructed as a "special" the whole length, with total guidance and at least two preruns of your "stage," if you will, beforehand - if...
Forum: Racing 01-16-2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 18,418
Views: 930,880
Posted By hilslamer
From Lia Sanz Facebook post...

ufffff!!! Estoy muerta. Ya he hecho el road book, he cenado y ahora me meto en la cama para descansar un poco y volver a empezar mañana. Han sido dos días agotadores, muy duros, pero sigo en...
Forum: Racing 01-16-2013, 03:35 PM
Replies: 18,418
Views: 930,880
Posted By hilslamer
I feel that he will dominate in the future, once...

I feel that he will dominate in the future, once he figures navigation out. Especially in SA, where so much of the terrain is like the Southwestern US.


Great pics from the Eurosport stuff,...
Forum: Racing 01-16-2013, 03:22 PM
Replies: 18,418
Views: 930,880
Posted By hilslamer
Right, and he also made some major mistakes -...

Right, and he also made some major mistakes - navigational - early on. Navigation is simply a matter of experience; there is no shortcut to learn what the roadbook author means by any of the...
Forum: Racing 01-16-2013, 02:55 PM
Replies: 18,418
Views: 930,880
Posted By hilslamer
I don't know for sure, but I would bet that JC...

I don't know for sure, but I would bet that JC never had Coma teaching him navigation, either. Furthermore, there is no navigation in Baja - you get to see the course as many times as you like in...
Forum: Racing 01-16-2013, 12:47 AM
Replies: 1,732
Views: 196,322
Posted By hilslamer
+1, in every sense of the phrase. Pyndon is at...

+1, in every sense of the phrase. Pyndon is at the top of his game and if this is the worst that happens, it will probably be some sort of record. Besides, there has to be some drama for a good...
Forum: Racing 01-13-2013, 10:20 PM
Replies: 1,732
Views: 196,322
Posted By hilslamer
+1 :thumb

+1

:thumb
Forum: Racing 01-13-2013, 12:49 AM
Replies: 1,732
Views: 196,322
Posted By hilslamer
And what neduro said, too! I think the...

And what neduro said, too!


I think the best barometer int he finish results is David Casteau, who has been top five when no one got lost - for Pyn to be right there with him is a dead ringer...
Forum: Racing 01-11-2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 728
Views: 73,501
Posted By hilslamer
I think if you do some research, WADA showed up...

I think if you do some research, WADA showed up to the AMA Supercross(Back when they ran it) and tested all the riders over two events, and found nothing. Zero. Nada. So, they gave up on that...
Forum: Racing 01-11-2013, 12:59 PM
Replies: 1,732
Views: 196,322
Posted By hilslamer
Looks like you found it...:clap Sorry, I was a...

Looks like you found it...:clap Sorry, I was a little late to the game with my posts...
Forum: Orange Crush 01-11-2013, 12:57 PM
Replies: 1,743
Views: 688,723
Posted By hilslamer
He's prolly gonna be a little delayed to reply -...

He's prolly gonna be a little delayed to reply - he's "busy" right now:

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=777301


:cheers
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Forum: Racing 01-07-2013, 06:50 PM
Replies: 1,732
Views: 196,322
Posted By hilslamer
:thumb

:thumb
Forum: Racing 12-09-2012, 01:43 PM
Replies: 1,732
Views: 196,322
Posted By hilslamer
Here's a nice chart of oxygen concentrations at a...

Here's a nice chart of oxygen concentrations at a given elevation:

http://www.rentoxygen.com/_/images/oxygenlevels.png


I dunno - I raced DH mountainbikes pretty hard for a couple of years in...
Forum: Trials 12-09-2012, 11:12 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 37,130
Posted By hilslamer
That's the tried-and-true, venerable Yamaha...

That's the tried-and-true, venerable Yamaha TT-R125 engine shoehorned into what looks to be their standard latest trials chassis, and then a soft/large seat fitted to it. It's the go-to engine for...
Forum: Ride reports 11-28-2012, 10:52 AM
Replies: 188
Views: 47,633
Posted By hilslamer
+1

+1
Forum: Ride reports 11-26-2012, 02:11 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,028
Posted By hilslamer
"Cpt."ivating as ever, and eerily familiar, too. ...

"Cpt."ivating as ever, and eerily familiar, too. Outstanding narration to the whole effort, yours and everyone else's.

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Forum: Trip Planning 11-26-2012, 01:49 AM
Replies: 1,202
Views: 207,853
Posted By hilslamer
Just read your post. A few thoughts.

Congratulations - most of us don't, and are unwilling or uncapable of finding, learning or making up a skill like that, that will fund college options for multiple offspring and a lifestyle that...
Forum: Trip Planning 11-21-2012, 12:57 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 40,486
Posted By hilslamer
Great stories, all! Keep them coming; I love...

Great stories, all! Keep them coming; I love when this thread rolls to the top and gets noticed again - a fresh set of inspirational stories and great advice crops up really nicely.

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Forum: Racing 11-12-2012, 11:11 AM
Replies: 5,267
Views: 638,713
Posted By hilslamer
+1!!!

+1!!!
Forum: Orange Crush 10-24-2012, 10:24 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 13,583
Posted By hilslamer
Define optimal, then. Clearly, you do not...

Define optimal, then. Clearly, you do not understand the "fuse" in the system - any system, structural or electrical or ? - and how it should yield. Would you rather the stock skidplate cracks(it's...
Forum: Battle scooters 10-23-2012, 08:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,570
Posted By hilslamer
I never even looked in this adjunct forum on ADV,...

I never even looked in this adjunct forum on ADV, but this post got me Googling into oblivion and ironically to the first link posted, here is an indelible image to suit:...
Forum: Orange Crush 10-18-2012, 12:33 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 13,583
Posted By hilslamer
Looks like fun. Where is that? It takes some...

Looks like fun. Where is that? It takes some serious fortitude to get any steed over that terrain.

You have now confirmed to us that you're in the .001% of anyone who is riding an SE like that,...
Forum: Ride reports 10-12-2012, 11:58 AM
Replies: 640
Views: 992,496
Posted By hilslamer
+1, you just don't hear about this sort of...

+1, you just don't hear about this sort of resourcefulness and steadfastness very often anymore in the developed world, war-torn or not. I'd never heard of burying the pieces before as a means of...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-24-2012, 11:35 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 13,583
Posted By hilslamer
If you have been airing out your SE or any other...

If you have been airing out your SE or any other 400+lb bike for 4-5 years on any sort of a regular schedule, perhaps you should measure the spring rates again and consider a suspension oil change on...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-11-2012, 07:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,345
Posted By hilslamer
LOL...way to say it "succinctly"...but, amen to...

LOL...way to say it "succinctly"...but, amen to that. I'm only 5'8" with a 30" inseam, I ride a 2008 990 ABS(disabled) with crazy stiff suspension and the HardParts "low" seat, and riding it like I...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-11-2012, 04:35 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 13,583
Posted By hilslamer
I think someone else said that the oil tank could...

I think someone else said that the oil tank could take an IED hit, and this is why KTM built it this way. It's a structural holding tank as well as a means of cooling; it serves three purposes with...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-11-2012, 04:24 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 13,583
Posted By hilslamer
BTW >> Send your radiator to Mylers: ...

BTW >> Send your radiator to Mylers:

http://www.motorcycleradiators.com/

I have had them fix stuff I thought was not possible and it comes back looking almost new and working just as good. ...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-11-2012, 04:18 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 13,583
Posted By hilslamer
It's not a design flaw at all, it's just not...

It's not a design flaw at all, it's just not designed to be outright abused. I don't know what you hit, but with both ends fully bottomed and the tires flattened out even the BD skid plate still has...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-11-2012, 04:02 PM
Replies: 7,900
Views: 1,459,836
Posted By hilslamer
I lent it to a trusted friend, because I will be...

I lent it to a trusted friend, because I will be leaving the country for a couple of years and it just didn't seem like it was worth it to take it where we were going from a registration and customs...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-11-2012, 03:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,345
Posted By hilslamer
Have Renazco create one of his seats to match the...

Have Renazco create one of his seats to match the scheme on the bike and you will thank yourself.

Imagine a Goldwing or Concourse being equivalent to a memory-foam topped King size matterss with...
Forum: Day Trippin' 08-17-2012, 04:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 924
Posted By hilslamer
:thumb

:thumb
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 08-14-2012, 10:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,028
Posted By hilslamer
The part about passion helping to forget is very,...

The part about passion helping to forget is very, very true. It depends on how you define "crash," but in any case and IMO I have had literally hundreds of crashes since I was 12, of all kinds at...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-14-2012, 09:56 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,974
Posted By hilslamer
+1 to the Scorpion feeling really strange once...

+1 to the Scorpion feeling really strange once the intermediate lug/edges "cup," or wear much lower than the center tread and adjacent edges. I wish I had a good picture to share of this but I don't...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-10-2012, 07:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,088
Posted By hilslamer
+1...

+1...
Forum: Thumpers 08-09-2012, 08:27 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 139,662
Posted By hilslamer
Define "much negative?"

Define "much negative?"
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 07-24-2012, 09:10 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 19,610
Posted By hilslamer
As have you - in fact, all logic and deduction. ...

As have you - in fact, all logic and deduction. Does your attack on the messenger make you feel better? I hope so, because eventually, the messenger will probably be the enforcer. The next...
Forum: Orange Crush 07-19-2012, 10:59 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,187
Posted By hilslamer
I have done quite a bit of dirt and two-track...

I have done quite a bit of dirt and two-track two-up. It's not really fun for either person, IMO. It can be done, and in some pretty tricky terrain - it just takes about 80% of my off-road riding...
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