So I'm looking for a dirt bike for my imaginary Canadian girlfriend, because we plan on spending pretty much the entire summer riding dirt bikes.
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THEY'RE FREGGIN EVERYWHERE!
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
THEY'RE FREGGIN EVERYWHERE!
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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Rabbit_Fighter
- Keeper of the Lava
- Location: Seattle (Wedgwood)
I think that may be specific to California. I sometimes browse Craiggers.com for cool dirt bikes and always see tons of cool stuff in SoCal and Bay area.
I regularly fantasize about flying down and riding dirt trails and gravel roads all the way home.
I regularly fantasize about flying down and riding dirt trails and gravel roads all the way home.
"no.
motorcycle the finality not is
motorcycle merely medium to achieve action of riding
motorcycle tool to bend space and time and overcome your own limitations as a mortal
riding more important than medium
spirit by object cannot be beaten."
motorcycle the finality not is
motorcycle merely medium to achieve action of riding
motorcycle tool to bend space and time and overcome your own limitations as a mortal
riding more important than medium
spirit by object cannot be beaten."
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motorpsycho67
- Double-dip Diogenes
- Location: City of Angels
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
Girl decided she wanted a two stroke, so now there's a 1996 KDX 200 in my garage. It has been determined by my imaginary Canadian girlfriend, btw, that my garage is a tardis, because of how much stuff it can hold in a space that is way, way too small.
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
Yeah, it's hard to find anyone with a negative opinion of em.
I'm probably gonna take it for a shakedown run or two to make sure that the thing is ready to rip when she gets here this summer. Right off the bat, I can tell it's gonna need a bit of flywheel weight and maybe a different pipe to suit her noobness. Easiest bike I've ever kickstarted, though.
I'm probably gonna take it for a shakedown run or two to make sure that the thing is ready to rip when she gets here this summer. Right off the bat, I can tell it's gonna need a bit of flywheel weight and maybe a different pipe to suit her noobness. Easiest bike I've ever kickstarted, though.
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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Rabbit_Fighter
- Keeper of the Lava
- Location: Seattle (Wedgwood)
My brother had an earlier one aircooled one and loved it. They are popular woods bikes up here and I haven't heard of people bothering much with flywheel weights (edit: I just read a craigslist listing where a weighted flywheel had been added).
I have a feeling there will be on in my future, given how cheap they can be had for.
I have a feeling there will be on in my future, given how cheap they can be had for.
"no.
motorcycle the finality not is
motorcycle merely medium to achieve action of riding
motorcycle tool to bend space and time and overcome your own limitations as a mortal
riding more important than medium
spirit by object cannot be beaten."
motorcycle the finality not is
motorcycle merely medium to achieve action of riding
motorcycle tool to bend space and time and overcome your own limitations as a mortal
riding more important than medium
spirit by object cannot be beaten."
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
The only reason I'm concerned about a fww is that she is still a noob, and has a habit of doing some impressively low speed tractor climbs up steep hills. Like, I never think she's gonna make it with the entry speed she carries, but she just keeps right on chugging up to the top.
I'm hoping that a fww weight will take out some of the urge to stall while doing that, and mellow the bike out for the inevitable instance where she accidentally finds the power band mid-climb.
I'm hoping that a fww weight will take out some of the urge to stall while doing that, and mellow the bike out for the inevitable instance where she accidentally finds the power band mid-climb.
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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The Shifty Jesus
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Metalredneck
- Largely Uncontroversial
Tell me. I've been trying to sell Yamashita for a month. best bite I had was for a Blackberry 9000.
http://owensound.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehic ... Z371605977
http://owensound.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehic ... Z371605977
Done.
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
I'm hoping that doesn't carry over to street bikes, coz I'm looking at paying my bills and feeding myself this summer by (finally getting off my ass and) selling my excess bikes.Metalredneck wrote:Tell me. I've been trying to sell Yamashita for a month. best bite I had was for a Blackberry 9000.
http://owensound.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehic ... Z371605977
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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Metalredneck
- Largely Uncontroversial