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PM Pittenger5 He has one all set up to Go that has won some races. All you have to do is ride it.
Zip Tie Alley Racing #444
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I dont like the Leather jacket Pants thing you got goin on here.
How big of a guy are you?. I have an old vanson suit I used my first year racing its old But It works great It will be better then Pants and a jacket.
If it fits you its yours for free But you have to PROMISE you will buy a back protector.
PM ME
Zip Tie Alley Racing #444
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What is the goal with your bike purchase?
Cheap way to get on the track?
Bike that later can be raced?
Both?
If your goal is a season of track days and maybe racing later than I think your current street ride (if you have one) or a 600 is a better track bike than an ex. If you are looking at getting into a competitive race class for cheap money then an ex makes sense.
Last edited by Manny; 02-14-09 at 10:21 PM.
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My only current ride is a dirt bike - my street bike is long sold. My goal is some track days, race school and then getting into a good race class for cheap $. From what I hear the EX is a good way to get this done. Whatever I buy, although it'll start off as track days, I'll want to be my first race bike as well. And, finances/enconomy being what it is, I want to do it on a budget. From most counts the EX seems like the way to do that, and your post seems to confirm that. The trackdays will be about learning and getting ready to race, followed shortly after by race school & license. They're the means to an end. The end is inexpensive, fun, not too cutthroat of a class racing. Everything I've heard about the "shitty mcbikefest/EX mafia" group sounds like it fits the bill.
Amazed nobody's mentioned this yet but -- have you considered buying a motard? If you're comfortable on a dirt bike, they're a lot of fun on the track. A little more money than an EX, but you can still find a motard very reasonable.
Can you run track days with them @ Loudon? Is there a class? I'm very comfortable on a dirt bike, but am somewhat comfortable on a street bike as well. The motard thing is worth consideration, I think the #1 question would be where can I ride & race them?
Who is the sanctioning body? AMA? Some of the stuff I'm finding just looks like street bike riding on a dirt bike, which seems like sort of half assing it. Other stuff has some dirt section, some jumps, etc. That'd be totally up my alley! I wonder if there's a 2 stroke 125 class - I've already got a pretty nice 2002 KX125...
LRRS (aka CCS NorthEast)
www.lrrsracing.com
www.raceloudon.com
David King | ASRA/CCS/WERA SE EX #484
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."-Benjamin Franklin
Sweet. Apparently there is a 125 2 stroke class. I wonder about track days, race licenses, etc. Also wondering about what the courses are like, if there are any with dirt sections, jumps, whatever. I've def. got some research to do. I'm still going to follow up on that EX if it works out, but if not this might not be a bad alternative. Or, probably more likely, I might do bothIf I buy all the gear to race the EX and I've already got a good dirt bike that'd just need wheels, tires and suspension adjustment I see no reason not to go for both.
Last edited by "Dangerous" Dan K; 02-15-09 at 09:07 PM.
i dont think motards are allowed in 125 gp. you can take your licensing school through any of the approved race schools. penguin is the one to goto at nhms. there is no motard track at loudon, you ride the same as we do unless they do a special event like they did at the classic weekend a few years back.
David King | ASRA/CCS/WERA SE EX #484
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."-Benjamin Franklin
Damn, I guess I should have caught on to the comma between 125 & motard. I was looking @ http://www.lrrsracing.com/2008/2008_RULES_2.pdf and saw, under 2.6, which upon a closer look is practice anyway:
Group 3A-125’s, Motards, Singles, EX’s, Ultralight Twins (Novice)
The sportsman class that includes motards seems to be any displacement, which would leave me getting lapped on a 125.
I guess I still need to figure out what the deal is for the motards. I'm not doing great finding info online, this may warrant a couple phone calls unless I can get some more info on here. I also imagine a race school isn't going to let me run a motard, and even if track days do I'm not sure how well it would go over.
Also, the no dirt and no jumps thing is a bummer. It'd still be fun to run the KX in motard form, but not if there's no reasonable class to race it or reasonable group/school to do track days and practice.
Man, talk about getting into it fast. I don't even have a normal race bike yet and now I'm trying to find a way to run my KX motard so I have 2 bikes to race. This has the potential to get out of control and put a real hurt on my walletNo complaints though.
Last edited by "Dangerous" Dan K; 02-15-09 at 09:34 PM.
I'm not sure if I'd need them, but I'd probably want them. I can swap sprockets and bring the suspension back to run it in the woods pretty quick, so I could still use the bike for off road and motard. If I had to swap rubber every time it would become an issue. I'm not the best at swapping dirt bike tires - last time I tried it was a huge hassle that ended with bruised and scraped knuckles and a brand new tube pinched and flat in the install.
Makes sense. With the suspension I have adjustment shouldn't be a big deal as long as a I keep track of changes so I can go back and forth easily. So some rims and tires, probably sprockets, coolant to water swap and it might be good to go. I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff (safety wiring?) but overall it shouldn't cost a fortune to motard it, if I can find the right places/classes to do it. I also figure between the street racing gear and my dirt bike gear I'd be covered in that aspect (probably all street racing gear for motard?)
Might not even have to change out sprockets if I can get the change I need with only the rear sprocket, just by having a dedicated sprocket on the motard wheel.
Motard at Loudon is a 450. I think your gonna spend alot more money racing/ trackdaying that than you would an EX...
I am gonna go out on a limb here... Have you ever thought about a Honda Hawk GT?
T1a Racing might be looking for a rider next year (I supply the bike)![]()
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