Adventure in Ohio? - Page 3732

muddyrabbit · 01-18-2013, 08:00 AM

It's coming up, info thread here.

Always look forward to the HR, love seeing some of you, and this year will be special, I promise.

swingset · 01-18-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by muddyrabbit

It's coming up, info thread here.

Always look forward to the HR, love seeing some of you, and this year will be special, I promise.

New mud flavors?

muddyrabbit · 01-18-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by swingset

New mud flavors?

Can't tell ya, itza surprise.

indypup · 01-18-2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by swingset

New mud flavors?

mgorman · 01-18-2013, 02:03 PM

Just do what Soup Can Racing did at the cyclocross, run an elevated plank across a manure pit. A pitfall worthy of a soft landing

mgorman · 01-18-2013, 07:44 PM

Pedaling, Mohican, 10:00 am start time. Could be a big group

Just GO! · 01-19-2013, 10:17 AM

Any of you wear a pressure suit for street riding? Pros/cons?

Danjal · 01-19-2013, 11:51 AM

Not for street. They lack abrasion resistance. Most street falls will be the initial falling impact then skidding unless you hit something head on or during a skid. MX armor focuses more on impact and less on abrasion. To my knowledge there's no real abrasion resistant MX armor or a street armor with a roost plate. You could wear a street jacket over MX armor if you wanted it all.

MeefZah · 01-19-2013, 12:10 PM

Thanks to the nice weather today, I got the WR mended from the biff I had a little while ago that holed the ignition side engine case. I replaced the case cover, gasket, and shifter. I also pounded out the crossbar on my handlebars (the aluminum bars didn't bend but they flexed, and the crossbar is steel and so it bent), and checked all the bolts for tightness.

Parts were actually pretty cheap, $76 for the cover, $4 for the gasket, and $35 for a new Driven Racing aluminum shifter.

I still need to change the oil a couple times to get all the moisture out and get out whatever shit was introduced through the hole and via my less than sterile repair technique, but it's otherwise done and oil tight.

ScienceOfDirt · 01-19-2013, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Just GO!

Any of you wear a pressure suit for street riding? Pros/cons?

I wear one on the way to the trails. I have an old motoport jacket that I wear over that I took the armor out of. For strictly street riding though I don't.

MeefZah · 01-19-2013, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Just GO!

Any of you wear a pressure suit for street riding? Pros/cons?

In hot weather, a jersey over top of a pressure suit is awesome to ride in. I disagree with danjal. Most crashes on the street - that gear will make a difference in - involve skidding, and the plastic armor of a pressure suit is well suited to skidding. Compare it to hard armor in your typical street gear, and I think it's more stout. I have no problem wearing one on the street and feeling comfortable.

S2P · 01-19-2013, 01:41 PM

I don't do much road riding,but I got the Acerbis Koerta naked for just that reason. I can wear it with mx elbow pads and a jersey when its hot or under a jacket,it fit me better since i'm "big" than the actual pressure suits I tried on.

Devil Dog · 01-19-2013, 02:31 PM

Anybody on an old-style KLR today in Springfield?

I saw you from Mental's Jeep.
Also, Competition Accessories is a big darn place

They had a used V-Strom 1k in there for pretty cheap

Just GO! · 01-19-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by S2P

I don't do much road riding,but I got the Acerbis Koerta naked for just that reason. I can wear it with mx elbow pads and a jersey when its hot or under a jacket,it fit me better since i'm "big" than the actual pressure suits I tried on.

Good thread to read on the Koerta.

Whitey1 · 01-19-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Devil Dog

Anybody on an old-style KLR today in Springfield?

I saw you from Mental's Jeep.
Also, Competition Accessories is a big darn place

They had a used V-Strom 1k in there for pretty cheap

What a coincidence, I wasn't even close to Springfield today. You should have stopped by.

I hope you, momma, and the munchkins are doing well!

01-18-2013, 08:00 AM	#55966
muddyrabbit Lost Boy Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Fugawee Land. Oddometer: 3,013	Hanging Rock 200 It's coming up, info thread here. Always look forward to the HR, love seeing some of you, and this year will be special, I promise. __________________ Geauga Power Sports By riders, for riders. Ohio Motorized Trails Association Are you a member? OMTA on Facebook Baja info thread.

01-18-2013, 02:03 PM	#55970
mgorman Crashing since 1964 Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Massillon, Ohio Oddometer: 4,288	Just do what Soup Can Racing did at the cyclocross, run an elevated plank across a manure pit. A pitfall worthy of a soft landing __________________ Michael

01-18-2013, 07:44 PM	#55971
mgorman Crashing since 1964 Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Massillon, Ohio Oddometer: 4,288	Pedaling, Mohican, 10:00 am start time. Could be a big group __________________ Michael

01-19-2013, 10:17 AM	#55972
Just GO! Countersteer it. Joined: Sep 2007 Location: SE Ohio Oddometer: 2,848	Any of you wear a pressure suit for street riding? Pros/cons? __________________ Don't know why I'm lost all the time... Everyone is always telling me where to go.

01-19-2013, 12:10 PM	#55974
MeefZah Curmudgeonly Joined: Nov 2003 Location: New Philadelphia, OH Oddometer: 8,935	Thanks to the nice weather today, I got the WR mended from the biff I had a little while ago that holed the ignition side engine case. I replaced the case cover, gasket, and shifter. I also pounded out the crossbar on my handlebars (the aluminum bars didn't bend but they flexed, and the crossbar is steel and so it bent), and checked all the bolts for tightness. Parts were actually pretty cheap, $76 for the cover, $4 for the gasket, and $35 for a new Driven Racing aluminum shifter. I still need to change the oil a couple times to get all the moisture out and get out whatever shit was introduced through the hole and via my less than sterile repair technique, but it's otherwise done and oil tight. __________________ "A man turns his back on the comforts of home... to ride off alone, and when the dust all settles and the story is told, history is made by the side of the road" -DBT, Monument Valley

01-19-2013, 11:51 AM	#55973
Danjal Insert wit here. Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Location,Location Oddometer: 1,278	Not for street. They lack abrasion resistance. Most street falls will be the initial falling impact then skidding unless you hit something head on or during a skid. MX armor focuses more on impact and less on abrasion. To my knowledge there's no real abrasion resistant MX armor or a street armor with a roost plate. You could wear a street jacket over MX armor if you wanted it all.

01-19-2013, 01:41 PM	#55977
S2P Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Doylestown OH-IO Oddometer: 539	I don't do much road riding,but I got the Acerbis Koerta naked for just that reason. I can wear it with mx elbow pads and a jersey when its hot or under a jacket,it fit me better since i'm "big" than the actual pressure suits I tried on. __________________ Someone started putting names on lunches here at work...Today I had a tuna sandwich named "Kevin"...it was delicious!-craigman WR 426 TTR 125

01-19-2013, 02:31 PM	#55978
Devil Dog Q-Tip With Ears Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Port Clinton, Ohio Oddometer: 9,044	Anybody on an old-style KLR today in Springfield? I saw you from Mental's Jeep. Also, Competition Accessories is a big darn place They had a used V-Strom 1k in there for pretty cheap __________________ Posted from my abacus using a chopstick

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