Recent content by Thatguy

Picked up another "other vehicle" My first car, 36yrs ago, was a 71 Camaro. It was well used and very tired, not to mention deteriorating from the salty Midwest winters, but she was all mine !! Went thru 3 motors the first year, parents forced me to sell it and move on. Ya never forget your...

Had to dig to find pics of me in them Thats me, Cousin It, on the right Nuthin to see here, just an idiot on a bike in Moab I think this was 2-3yrs ago, before we moved to CO anyways

My 300 is by far my best set up bike that ive owned to date, my 500 is relatively stock in comparison. Swapped with a friend yesterday, his bike is sprung for his weight, but not valved for the terrain we rode (stock valving) I wanted to give his bike back immediately and he wouldnt give mine...

Money well spent.

Rode with some old friends in Moab the past few days.

FALSE !!! Ive owned over 20 KTMs and they are as simple on maintenance as any on/off road bike. The only interval that is more frequent is oil changes, only due to a smaller oil capacity. I personally change my oil every 10hrs, because I ride off road and ride them in elements far greater than...

Depends on your intended use. More street or more dirt There are bikes suited for gravel roads and jeep trails, and then there are barely legal race bikes that are plated to get from trail to trail. There is no true 50/50 option

Its kind of another vehicle. Replaced wheel bearings, cleaned the clutches, and replaced the belt

Congrats on the new bike. Way to jump in the deep end right away, hang on tight my friend. You bought a race bike vs a milder mannered XC bike. Doesnt necessarily mean you bought the wrong bike, you just might need to tame it down to suit where you ride. Seeing as you have never owned a dirt...

I ordered 4:10s and they ended up sending me 4:56s, which I did install. Was running 33's at the time, and RPMs were 3600-3800 at 60-65mph. With the exhaust I am running, it sounded like the motor was going to jump out of the Jeep (99 w/auto trans) Quick look on CL and found a semi decent set of...

Chris, go find yourself a nice KTM 350/500 EXC/XCWF OR Husky or a Beta 500. Super capable for any dirt situation you can throw at them, and even somewhat pleasant for short road jaunts. Bonus that they are super easy to ride and not overwhelming at all (unlike a 450 racebike) AZ is super easy to...

Im about as Basic as It gets

Had an itch that needed scratching, so I bought a trials bike today. Nuthin new, something to get my feet wet and see if the sport is for me

Thanks, and it doesnt always stay pretty

new house - new bike 21 300 XCW