Forum: Ride reports
02-02-2013, 04:42 PM
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
12-07-2012, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,232
Knobbies are a really good idea. Even with...
Knobbies are a really good idea. Even with knobbies you'll suffer in the sand if you haven't had much experience with it. On a DL650 I'd stay on the sand roads and avoid the smaller jeep trails.
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
12-04-2012, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 18
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It's hunting season
Right now it's hunting season. As I recall, Sunday Hunting is not permitted in New Jersey. If that's true, limit your riding to Sundays only, and stay out of the woods the rest of the week until...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-11-2012, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,740
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-11-2012, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,029
dirt technique
Take a look at some of the instructional videos on the Trials Training Center website for dirt techniques, then go out and practice them. You can do most of this stuff on a regular dirtbike.
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-25-2012, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,010
It's not exactly geared to riding off road, but...
It's not exactly geared to riding off road, but American Supercamp will teach you a lot that directly transfers to off road riding. It's flat track school, with emphasis on how to slide a bike. It's...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
06-25-2012, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,386
Seven Mountains Ride
As usual, PATRA put on a really good event. The trails were well marked, the map and roll charts actually made sense, the trails were fun, and not too difficult. And lunch was excellent.
I did...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2012, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
Join the Yahoo group. There's lots of good...
Join the Yahoo group. There's lots of good information on that site.
As to the kit, it's just a pilot jet and main jet - if I recall correctly, #20 pilot, #130 main jet, and you can get them at a...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-23-2012, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 10,236
And the XR400
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/baldrickb/Pine%20Barrens%20Pictures/IMG_0140.jpg
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Forum: Thumpers
04-23-2012, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 10,236
2005 xr650l
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/baldrickb/XR650L/SevenMountainDualSport010.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/baldrickb/XR650L/XR650L22Feb2012001.jpg
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Forum: Thumpers
04-19-2012, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 19,877
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Forum: Thumpers
04-18-2012, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 19,877
Views: 2,943,329
Lowering links? Back to back comparison
I had a chance to ride the same DRZ400s with and without lowering links over a three day off road trip, courtesy of Uwe Diemer of Admo Tours. I'm 5' 7", and about 180 lbs. The first day was with the...
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Forum: GPS 101 - Which GPS For Me
04-10-2012, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,557
Garmin 60 or Delorme PN 60?
I am going back and forth on this one. Do I buy a used Garmin 60 or a Delorme PN-60?
I'm a pretty experienced GPS user, but I've owned only Magellans and a Lowrance Ifinder in the past, each of...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
04-05-2012, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 487
Views: 138,373
New Jersey pine barrens water, mud
Here's a water crossing from the 2011 Pine Barrens 300:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/baldrickb/Pine%20Barrens%20Pictures/1255822667_5zW9LK6-L.jpg
Here's a KTM stuck in a mudhole, and...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
03-28-2012, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 20
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PB300 Tune Up ride?
Any of you big bike guys looking for a chance to do some sand roads/jeep trails this Sunday? If so, throw me a PM. I'll be at Atsion Ranger station at 9 AM.
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Forum: Thumpers
03-23-2012, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
A couple more suggestions:
First, check...
A couple more suggestions:
First, check your pilot jet circuit. Drain the float bowl and pull the pilot jet out and look for blockages. You might as well pull the other jets too, disassemble the...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-19-2012, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
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Forum: Thumpers
02-25-2012, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 4,026
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Forum: Thumpers
02-25-2012, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 4,026
650 bikes
Any reason why you're not considering an XR650L? The weak subframe aside (pretty easily fixed with some gussets welded on, as discussed in the XRL threads in this website), mine has been bulletproof...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-07-2011, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 198
Views: 18,056
Ooga-Booga?
Did you guys read the description of the author of that NYtimes piece?
"Frederick Seidel is the author (http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/546) of the poetry collections “Ooga-Booga” and, most...
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Forum: Racing
10-23-2011, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: Thumpers
08-28-2011, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
That was me, and it worked pretty well, all...
That was me, and it worked pretty well, all things considered. It's a round slide carb, not a flat slide, and it's a tight fit, but it will go in. I ended up using the throttle assembly and cables...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-28-2011, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
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Forum: Thumpers
07-26-2011, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,477
A kawasaki super sherpa is probably about as...
A kawasaki super sherpa is probably about as close as you'll get, if you don't want to convert/plate/register an enduro bike. The sherpa has no kickstart, but is aircooled. You can still find 2009...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-09-2011, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 861
Cut down the seat
I've posted this before, but I think it applies here. You can have a full size bike with a dirt worthy suspension and still have a reasonable seat height if you cut down the seat. Here's an...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-06-2011, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,727
"Moron begs for help with Super Sherpa carb...
"Moron begs for help with Super Sherpa carb problem!!!"
Moron? You got it done, and solved some problems too. Morons can't do that. And Morons can't rejet a carb. You did good (or well, to be...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-05-2011, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,727
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Forum: Thumpers
07-01-2011, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
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Forum: Thumpers
06-30-2011, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 22,520
Here's mine
Here's my old XR400
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/baldrickb/Dual%20Sport%20Bikes/IMG_0079.jpg
Here it is after I cut the seat down. Ugly, but it works.
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Forum: Thumpers
06-27-2011, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 60,117
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Forum: Thumpers
06-27-2011, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 60,117
Views: 5,542,982
Suspension mods
I just got back from the Seven Mountain dual sport in PA. I rode my 650L.
Overall the bike worked fine. The motor is positively brilliant - it's got an xr600r carb (jetted 165/65) and an FMF...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
06-27-2011, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,100
thanks organizers, and a couple of pictures
The organizers of this event did a great job. I thought the gas stop was brilliant - no hassles trying to buy $6.57 worth of gas, pretty girls at the pump. You just pulled up to the pump and they...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-21-2011, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 459,154
I can only answer for myself, but I get a lot...
I can only answer for myself, but I get a lot more scared when I lose the front end - if the rear's spinning up, who cares? That's part of the fun, and easily controlled. But if I lose the front I...
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Forum: The Garage
06-14-2011, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,308
American Science and Surplus
They also carry good heavy screw-type and spring-type carabiners/coupling rings from time to time. If I recall correctly, I bought half a dozen of each for $1.99 apiece, and use them on my bike...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-12-2011, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,534
Sorry to hear about your engine.
I know of...
Sorry to hear about your engine.
I know of no way to diagnose what's wrong without disassembling the engine. If you're lucky, it's the top end only, and the crank/bearings won't need to be...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-08-2011, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 10
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