Forum: Trials
05-14-2013, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 762
Ah yes.... Memories of the Blackwater Moor...
Ah yes.... Memories of the Blackwater Moor crossing, in freezing rain or snowing, soaked to the undies. Fun times. You spend the first three days on the road sections carefully listening to the...
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Forum: Racing
05-14-2013, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 2,277
Views: 278,327
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Forum: Ride reports
05-04-2013, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 10,553
My wife and I were in Equador in '07 to climb...
My wife and I were in Equador in '07 to climb Cotopaxi. The trip from Quito to the lodge at the base (called Tambopaxi if I recall correctly) was one I'd love to do again on a dual sport. I'd...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-23-2013, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 7,211
Views: 2,189,558
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Forum: Racing
02-24-2013, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 222
Views: 29,965
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Forum: Canada
02-16-2013, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 979
I live in the East end of Toronto, and commute...
I live in the East end of Toronto, and commute westbound daily to work in Mississauga...50kms each way. I can stretch my rides into November or even early December if I use the electric vest and...
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Forum: Racing
02-11-2013, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 2,774
Views: 129,718
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
01-28-2013, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 137
Views: 33,963
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Forum: Americas
01-02-2013, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,429
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Forum: Trials
12-13-2012, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 726
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Forum: Road warriors
12-02-2012, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,818
I've never owned a Bandit, but are the bars...
I've never owned a Bandit, but are the bars slightly off in the alignment with the top triple clamp because one of the bar clamps is reversed? In the one picture I notice that there is a small...
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Forum: Racing
10-09-2012, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 5,368
Views: 476,134
Actually they do....World Trials Championships....
Actually they do....World Trials Championships. Team HRC/Repsol/Montesa (Toni Bou, Takahisa Fujinami) .... outside of MotoGP, the only full-on "works" bikes HRC builds anymore. Extremely trick, and...
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Forum: The Garage
10-07-2012, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 805
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Forum: Trials
09-14-2012, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,781
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Forum: Ride reports
08-02-2012, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 1,052
Views: 440,485
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-28-2012, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 417
Views: 25,828
I am beginning to enter self loathing for...
I am beginning to enter self loathing for continuing to read this train wreck of a thread, but I'm waiting for the light bulb to go on in the OP's ever expanding head......
"I have deduced that...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2012, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 443
Views: 149,312
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Forum: Racing
07-11-2012, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 2,277
Views: 278,327
Since I don't recall seeing it detailed...
Since I don't recall seeing it detailed anywhere..... What is the basic strategy on which tanks to use first during the ride ? Do riders tend to runoff the rear tanks first then swap the feed to the...
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Forum: Equipment
06-30-2012, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,130
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Forum: Face plant
06-28-2012, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 183
Views: 19,711
The same. They never, ever consider the...
The same. They never, ever consider the possibility that THEY will have an accident. Air bag, shotgun shells, pissed off honey badgers, whatever you want .... it's never going to pop out of the...
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Forum: Face plant
06-27-2012, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 183
Views: 19,711
I would hazard a guess that even if you removed...
I would hazard a guess that even if you removed all the air bags, anti-lock, fly by wire from cars, people would still drive like dip shits. Way too many drivers, it seems, have no real concept of...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-24-2012, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 21,078
Views: 4,522,377
Zoom in on the rear hub. Lots of tandems have a...
Zoom in on the rear hub. Lots of tandems have a large finned brake drum on the back that you can set to drag from a lever on the handlebar . On long downhills you set that to keep you from running...
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Forum: Face plant
06-14-2012, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 183
Views: 19,711
Nick2ny,
I agree with ya.... Sorry, I...
Nick2ny,
I agree with ya.... Sorry, I should have expanded on my thoughts. In my 40 plus years offroad, and 37 on road, it's been my observatIon that a large number of riders I encounter on...
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Forum: Face plant
06-14-2012, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 183
Views: 19,711
...... or those loved ones who now get to feed...
...... or those loved ones who now get to feed you pudding with a spoon, wipe the dribble off your half paralyzed face, and sponge bath you after they change your adult diapers because you cracked...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-13-2012, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,773
Back in '99 I picked up a 1000 In pretty much...
Back in '99 I picked up a 1000 In pretty much that shape for $1500. The prev owner even offered to deliver it to my place later that week , since he was going to be in the city. The night before, he...
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Forum: Equipment
06-07-2012, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,266
1: Try getting into the habit of placing the...
1: Try getting into the habit of placing the balls of your feet on the pegs rather than the center of the arch. A lot more support there in your skeletal structure, and you will feel less tired (your...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-30-2012, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 3,781
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Forum: Equipment
05-29-2012, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,266
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Forum: Racing
05-25-2012, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 5,368
Views: 476,134
Oooh, oooh !! And all the fans can call in the...
Oooh, oooh !! And all the fans can call in the next night and cast votes for who they like best. They will rename the series "MotoGP Idol" , or "So You Think You Can Ride a MotoGP Bike". The two...
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Forum: Racing
05-07-2012, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 816
Views: 59,954
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-29-2012, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,387
Standing to stretch legs and give your bum a...
Standing to stretch legs and give your bum a break sure comes in handy. However, if you and your Dad plan on doing any rides across the border in Ontario, be warned that new provincial laws can have...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-09-2012, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 4,061
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Forum: Americas
04-04-2012, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 604
What's your timeline like during that week? Are...
What's your timeline like during that week? Are you staying in Temagami for a few days? If you have the whole week to ride, then north from Chi-town along the west shore of Lake Michigan, then across...
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Forum: Racing
01-19-2012, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 1,636
Views: 217,566
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Forum: Racing
01-15-2012, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 1,636
Views: 217,566
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Forum: Racing
01-14-2012, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 1,636
Views: 217,566
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Forum: Equipment
01-14-2012, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 950
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Forum: Racing
01-12-2012, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 14,634
Views: 1,118,869
I apologize if this is an F5 sidetrack ...
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I apologize if this is an F5 sidetrack ...
I think we could start a great thread after all this is done about the support we received from families in our riding adventures. I am not ashamed for...
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Forum: Racing
01-07-2012, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 1,636
Views: 217,566
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Forum: Equipment
12-29-2011, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,740
A nice gift card from my local KTM / Ducati...
A nice gift card from my local KTM / Ducati shop. Since I have both a Monster and a 525 EXC, it's a regular stop on my rides to browse and drool. I'm having fun wandering through their online...
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