Rhody roost trail ride in RI ?

[typeone]

I wish I could, but there’s only so much free time these days and I’ve been more focused on clearing and maintaining our trails recently. And also have been enjoying the sport quads a bit more recently. I just picked up a lightly used 5 year old Yamaha 450R and making it a rail machine.. lol I know, getting old!

totally get it, we want land up north soooo bad to build our own system. if you need any help burning in just shout (wink,wink) ... nice score on the 450, congrats! dirt machines are fuun.

This could be a good excuse to get back on the bike after taking last year off.
As long as unregistered bikes are allowed, I may join you guys.

THE perfect excuse! would love for you to join, will keep you posted on unreg'd, have not heard back yet. talking CW into joining as well.

do it... show up sat night... eat drink.... next day ride.

worked on the WR a little bit more... Wondered why my turn signal etc headlights werent working. Looks like I sheared a wiring harness to the switch controlling them. Did a quick pig tail connect and they still dont work so I'll need some more time to figure out and use the test light and multimeter......
Do I need "lights" headlight/ brake for the run on sunday " unregistered trail?
Read the hare scramble book, doesnt seem to require front or rear lights, horn.
Bike started up easy enough but..... only runs with choke on. Probably a pilot jet. I had drained the carb entirely and had used ethanol free gas too. Might try fresh gas. Idle was turned way up and didnt help even after warming up for 10 minutes.
So another 2 hours to do that. and then bleed my front brake as it got some air in it last ride, due to a crash and it leaking.
Then the KDX and worry about the wiring later....

Fun.

i rolled the flat-tired 200 out of the corner yesterday, fingers x'd for a smooth wake up ... keep massaging those bikes, this will be a great season kickoff.

on the rules, hare scrambles will be much different than DS/Turkey/Enduro. i have zero anything but assume, until we hear different, that the short course will be fully closed course style.

[black]

Cleaned up the wiring harness, new soldering and new fuses . Electrical is good

Pilot jet today... Then the kdx

[R7]

totally get it, we want land up north soooo bad to build our own system. if you need any help burning in just shout (wink,wink) ... nice score on the 450, congrats! dirt machines are fuun.
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Anytime you want to ride, let me know, they definitely could use some burning in.

[typeone]

Cleaned up the wiring harness, new soldering and new fuses . Electrical is good

Pilot jet today... Then the kdx

good work! mine is still in the corner.

Anytime you want to ride, let me know, they definitely could use some burning in.

sweet, appreciate that!

[black]

Broke out the kips / power valves..
https://imgur.com/a/SiUL1rd

Holy crap.
They were stuck in there
Feedback please , the valves etc I'll soak in kerosene etc and scrub / use a pick and Dremel wheel .
But the actual cylinder that the valves were pulled out of are still nasty ?
Brake cleaner and tooth / metal wire brush. ? Do I worry about anything seeping anywhere ?

[typeone]

it looks like the cylinder is off the bike? should be able to just clean and not worry if it is. sounds odd but WD40 can be a great cleaner for 2T sludge. with all the mud still on the cylinder you're going to want to clean all of that really well anyway so do a full clean. i always wash a bare cylinder with soap (Dawn) and water really well after service work. let dry completely before reassemble, obviously.

bike will be much happier with that stuff cleaned up. you doing a top end while in there?

[black]

it looks like the cylinder is off the bike? should be able to just clean and not worry if it is. sounds odd but WD40 can be a great cleaner for 2T sludge. with all the mud still on the cylinder you're going to want to clean all of that really well anyway so do a full clean. i always wash a bare cylinder with soap (Dawn) and water really well after service work. let dry completely before reassemble, obviously.

bike will be much happier with that stuff cleaned up. you doing a top end while in there?

top end.. stop... making... more ... work.

Cylinder is off...I might soak it in some diesel i have. I didn want to take the cylinder off but I had to , for bolt access.

The valves etc , small bits are soaking in diesel now. I'll find another container to soak the cylinder in KIPS valve down.

Yup I need to clean the stuff up..... it was definitely always put away wet, dirty , muddy etc...

[black]

got back from vaca yesterday.. recovering today.
new piston arrived... still need to put the wr and kdx together and finish cleaning the KIPs on the KDX.
I am beat.
( headed with 2 kids to AZ, hit up Sedona, Page AZ, and grand canyon. lots of funbut it was inefficient as our first non resort vaca. Need to get better)

[typeone]

good deal on parts, i still haven't heard about non-reg'd bikes! will call a trail boss today.

we just got back from vaca as well, fam flew down to NC, i drove the van and bikes down. got in a ride day to kick off our season, felt goooood!

[black]

Nice !!!


If I can't get sorted for Sunday. I'll just do pachaug on Sunday and focus on 1 bike

[typeone]

someone else asked about non-reg'd bikes, NETRA responded this morning ... non-reg is allowed for the short course

[typeone]

Nice !!!


If I can't get sorted for Sunday. I'll just do pachaug on Sunday and focus on 1 bike

Thurs check-in, my other two buddies bailed, think you'll attend Sun?

[black]

This sucks
No
No time since our family trip to AZ to work on bikes. Tonight is my first opportunity to even sniff the bikes
I'll get the bikes ready by sun Nighy. And we'll plan a hop ev meet?

[loudbeard]

This sucks
No
No time since our family trip to AZ to work on bikes. Tonight is my first opportunity to even sniff the bikes
I'll get the bikes ready by sun Nighy. And we'll plan a hop ev meet?

I’m chuckling because when this thread started, I thought “I can get my 450 back together in time for this! No sweat!”

I had a full engine rebuild done over the winter, the bike has been stripped down to the frame and sitting on shelves.

The bike is still stripped down and sitting on shelves.

[tls25rs]

Clinton, there is a group that I'm fairly certain you know from riding at Hodges that are going to be riding this. Most if not all have registered dirtbikes though. Not sure how much of the two tracks are the same.

[typeone]

This sucks
No
No time since our family trip to AZ to work on bikes. Tonight is my first opportunity to even sniff the bikes
I'll get the bikes ready by sun Nighy. And we'll plan a hop ev meet?

blah, sucks but i get it. think my NH reg is about to expire but i'll grab another.

Clinton, there is a group that I'm fairly certain you know from riding at Hodges that are going to be riding this. Most if not all have registered dirtbikes though. Not sure how much of the two tracks are the same.

thanks for the heads up, Joel! i'm on the fence now but will PM you for group info if i go. assuming Steve and team? ... yeah, i can only do short course with no reg. trails look mad fun, should be mint weather, too.

[OreoGaborio]

Yeah I think Steve's doing it along with a bunch of others.

I'd be going too but I've been hangin w/ the little dude so much that I've got a ton of catch-up stuff to get done around the house.