05GT Guru

It's def a big step up from my 2007 yz250f. It's lighter despite being an e-start 450 with electronics, has more power, hydraulic clutch, air forks, traction control, e-start, fuel injection, 2 different maps you change by pushing the mode button. All things my old YZ didn't have. Really though I could live without most of that stuff as long as I got e-start.... I'm tired of kicking hot 4-strokes 50 times when they don't want to start. It def didn't beat me up as much as my crf450r did. The lighter weight and TC probably play a big part in that. As you can see in the last pic there was mud and the TC did a amazing job of letting the rear end kick out and spin but only to a certain point. I could barely tell it was doing anything until I did a few laps with it turned off and rear end would swing out even faster and further. The only difference I could tell between mode 1 and mode 2 was the mid range power. Bottom and top end felt similar(throttle is a little more touchie in mode 2) but in mode 1 mid range feels linear.... in mod 2 it's more violent.

Bought a new bike. Was torn between road bike and dirt but as I have become obsessed with dirt lately and I bought a 2018 Husqvarna FX450. Brand new. Has 2 hours of run time on it now. After the first ride.

I got a new manager about 6 weeks ago. He lives in another state. Not the first time i have had a manager in another state. The other day in a 1 on 1 meeting he told me i remind him of the movie office space. Is that good or bad?

Sounds like you've had some fun machines. I told my brother in law we should both buy yz85s and turn them into super light weight single trail bikes. Modern bikes do make great power. The 450s can make too much power, even for the pros. And with todays tuning abilities on bikes they tune primarily for power delivery and don't try to mkake more than a certain amount of power.

For reference a Honda grom is 125cc, makes 9.7hp and weighs 235lbs and will move an adult around at normal traffic speeds. The kx65 is 65cc(obviously), makes 18hp and weighs 132lbs and will put an adult on his or her ass in a heartbeat.

My 7 year old took a pretty good digger the other day in a field on the XR50. The field was wet and I could see the wet, thick grass was pulling the front end around a little bit but she was doing a good job of keeping it straight. Then as she was circling around us parents I saw the bike get real choppy in the turn and then she floored it. The bike wobbled and the handle bars ripped out of her hand as the bike went to the ground she went over the bars and landed about 6-7 feet in front of the bike on her right shoulder/arm and I thought "oohhh shit I hope her collar bone/arm are ok" as I was running over there. She was sore but luckily nothing broken, luckily 7 year olds are made of rubber. But she was done for the day and anytime she has a tip over it takes me a while to get her back on the bike. My 4 year old though will ride again 20 seconds after he wipes out. He'll be climbing back on the bike while still wiping tears from his face. I usually have to tell him "let's take a break". We were in the field teaching my nephew how to use a clutch because he got a 2017 kx65 for his 10th birthday. I took it for a ride.... god damn that's a lot of bike for a 10 year old. As soon as it hits the powerband the front end want's to come up and the powerband on 65cc 2 stroke is so small it hits like a freight train, I had to change the way I sat on it to be able to go full throttle or there would have been no way I could have kept the front end down. He did good though learning the clutch and shifting gears, he did hit neutral a few times(but that's expected as everyone does the few first times they ride with MX boots on) which caused him to tip over because he would lose to much speed and by the time he got it into 2nd would stall the bike. He never hit the powerband though. I am excited and scared to see the day that happens.

Aren't uber large men in general more prevalent in Ohio vs Cali? When you posted "what's with 500lbs guys riding baggers" I thought to myself... isn't that what baggers are for? Being from Milwaukee I have seen those guys riding around my entire life.

I drop the swing arm every spring and grease the linkage and bushings on the rear shock on sport quads and dirt bikes. Might be harder to do on a street bike though.

Brees is entering his 40s... better to go out on top then stretch it for a few more years and become the old guy struggling to make the playoffs.

I hope the Saints make it. Then Brees can finally retire. His birthmark will probably play for a few more years though.

Does your Camaro have the magnetic suspension?

When I traded in my corvette the dealer salesman was so excited that is had brand new tires on it. He said to me tires for corvettes cost 1500 dollars and that's why he was excited they were new. I left out the part where I paid less than 600 dollars for them off tire rack and they are not oem or run-flats.... and corvettes don't have a spare tire. Congrats on the Camaro. Those supercharged 6.2 liters are something else. I have been in a few, most recently a very heavily modded CTS-V. Not just the power but that trq is insane.

Winter is coming.... time to put the 2 wheel toys away for most. I find myself looking at ice tires and cold weather jetting options. I might have a problem and the only cure is 12 months of braaaaaap.

Packers defense.... still pretty bad.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/d/street-legal-cr250r/6718561316.html