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Red Bud This weekend
The nationals come to redbud in Buchanan Michigan this weekend. Practice is today, qualifying tomorrow and racing on Sunday.
Anyone besides me going?
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pbell75
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07/31/09 01:28pm |
Sport/Performance
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RE: WTF , no more ATVsport?
maybe it's Atvmagazine I got instead. i don't know just looked at it real quick. The mag has a letter from the editor on the cover which covers up the title. It could be atvmagazine. The issue they sent me was mostly about utility quads and their uses.
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pbell75
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07/29/09 07:49am |
ATV Forum
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WTF , no more ATVsport?
Got my new atvriders mag today instead of my atvsport.
Bummer the mag went under, it was my favorite.
Hopfully you all land on your feet.
Try Quad magazine, that thing rocks.
Gunna mis ATVsport, thanks for the memories.
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pbell75
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07/28/09 05:03pm |
ATV Forum
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RE: Help me pleeeease!
My biggest problem isn't fixing the bike. I have everything I need except about $100 in bushings. My problem is spending the money to travel to the race or practice, fix whatever it is I brake, and the risk of getting hurt. I use to never worry about getting hurt. This year though, I worry about it because of the economy. if I get hurt will I lose my job? will I have to take a pay cut? What then. What about the people that relie on me at work. I'm in sales, and at my company there are only two of us salesmen with 75 people relieing on our sales. Sales are down right now, I can't seem to justify playing on my quad while theres guys with families at work that may loose their job if I don't make a sale. That's some stressfull stuff. If I get hurt, whos going to go get the sale? Noone, so someone has to lose their job.
I miss riding though. It's been since January. That's way to long.
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pbell75
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06/19/09 02:15pm |
ATV Forum
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Help me pleeeease!
Anyone else in an economic depressed state of mind that has resulted in no or limited ride time?
I am, it is currently June 18th, and my 450r is still in the garage on it's stand waiting for the refreshed front end and the top of the motor is still waiting for me to put in the new piston. ITS JUNE 18th, FOR GODS SAKE. I've usually had about 10-15 races/rides under my belt by now. Just can't seem to get motivated to part with the money to get the bike going again this year.
You feeling the same way?
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pbell75
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06/18/09 07:13am |
ATV Forum
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RE: My Dasa Experience, Not Good
here are the two dynos. Dasa reads 62 and Rossiers 52, thats 10 hp difference on the same motor. And look at the curves, it's hard to believe it's the same motor.
As you can guess, the owner of the motor isn't happy so it's for sale, either complete, or just the head.
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pbell75
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03/03/09 01:31pm |
ATV Forum
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RE: Racing Contingency - have you ever?
I race various races from a couple different series. I'll do a race in gncc, gnc, local motocross and local grandprix. I never get to follow a whole series except the reedsracing.com grand prix series.
I've never tried gor contingency for two reason: to lazy, and although i have several 1st place finishs, i never felt good enough to get paid
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pbell75
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02/27/09 09:36pm |
Sport/Performance
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RE: My Dasa Experience, Not Good
For anyone that is interested, we got the above Dasa motor Dynoed by Rossier a couple days ago. On Tuesday of next week I am going to post that dyno and the Dyno Dasa gave when they returned the motor. I think you will all find it very interesting seeing these two dynos on the same motor. the motor was never started or touched (other than putting it in the bike) between the two dynos.
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pbell75
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02/27/09 02:47pm |
ATV Forum
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RE: My Dasa Experience, Not Good
the bik eis at Rossier getting dynoed as I type this. Hopeully it comes back close to 60hp
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pbell75
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02/25/09 12:00pm |
ATV Forum
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My Dasa Experience, Not Good
I am posting this for a friend who had a bad experience with DASA. His name is Josh and he races in the 4-Stroke A class.
05 Honda 450r
I wanted to post this on here for all of you to view b/c I am extremely disappointed in well known engine builder DASA.
In January/February of 2008 I contracted DASA to build my race motor for the 08 season. Dan at Dasa assured me that when the motor was completed it would produce 60hp with “no problem”. Without getting into specifics to much, below is what was said to have been done to the motor by Dasa.
Complete Head Porting
Bigger valves
Shaved and dual valve springs +/- $1,200 in head alone
Bored out CRF Carb (43mm)
CRF 450 Dirt Bike Ignition
Dasa Custom Piston
Dasa Exhaust
Dasa Cam
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I put the following in the motor.
New Honda Crank assembly
New Case Bearings
Hinson Clutch
An hour meter
Basically everything you can do to a motor and keep it a 450cc. Race Season “08” I run 4 Stroke A and was trying Pro-AM in the GNC’s. My season was cut short at Walnut because of wreck during practice that riped two ligaments. Throughout the first three rounds that I raced I was continuing to get pulled on at the holeshots and spending the wrest of the time making up ground. In 4-stroke A it’s not so bad, but everyone knows you have to have a good holeshot in Pro-Am. So with my season over during Walnuts practice I decided to take the head off so Dan from Dasa could see it since he was at Walnut. I told Dan that I was disappointed in the lack of power the bike had. Dan took the head back with him to California to have it checked out. A little while later the head was back. This time the port job was shaped out of epoxy, the first port job was ground all over with no epoxy.
I’m good friends with Joe from Rossier so I took it to his shop in Wisconsin to have it dynode. 49.2 hp, WTF I had all this money in my bike to produce 49.2 hp, that’s no where near 60hp “no problem”. I wanted to cry. I called Dan at Dasa and told him the numbers from the curve. He said there must be something wrong and had me ship it back to him with the carb for testing which I did.
The motor went to Dan in June of 2008. From then until Januray 27th 2009 I got screwed around with by DASA! I called Dan numerous times during that time period, each time he’d give me some line about how fast it was going to be and that they were just waiting to dyno it, or they were waiting for this or that. For 7 months. He’d never call me to let me know why I didn’t have the motor or why his promises kept being unfilled. 7 months I waited for my motor, which was paid in full on time, and nothing! I got feed up, conveniently I had a buddy visiting his aunt in California. Once he was there I called Dasa and told them that he would be there within 1hr to pick the motor up whether it was in pieces or not, I just wanted it back. They told me they’d need at least 3hrs to get it ready. I waited 7 months what’s 3 more hours. My buddy gets there and they were just then unbolting it from the dyno bike. 7 months to fix a 49.2 hp motor and I need to show up from Indiana to get it done, pathetic!!! Joe Byrd have to deal with this? Or how about all the other motors that have come and gone through Dasa’s doors while mine sat on the shelves with the other hundred or so motors collecting dust! 7 months without riding my race bike.
So anyways, Dan comes out of the back and tells my buddy to tell me to “Change my air-filter once in a while, I had to put a cylinder and piston in the bike” (FYI when I got the motor back the cylinder had mud on it) My buddy said he was very rude and jerky. Come on man. You had my motor for 7 months while feeding me every line in the book not to get it back to me, I show up to get it and you’re pissed at me and tell me to change my air filter? I babied that motor because I had so much money in it and change the air filter after every ride. The hr meter showed 13 hrs on the motor when Dan took it back with him to California. Dan owed me 100 bucks for the shipping which he agreed to pay, but not before throwing it and the dyno sheet on his counter and walking away. This guy is pissed because of what? The fact that he promised me 60hp “no problem” and delivered 49.2, or because I didn’t let him have my motor for 8 months and decided to take matters into my own hands and pick it up?
The dyno sheet from DASA reads 61.2hp. I am going back to Rossier’s shop in about 2 weeks to have it re Dyno’d. Once I have that dyno I’ll post them both for anyone who is interested to see. I hope it’s close to 60. I understand Dyno read differently. DASA uses a Mustang Dynamome and Rossier has a Dynojet Model 198, but it shouldn’t be 11hp off like it was previously.
I’m not writing this to start problems but I realize some people may become upset by me posting this. For us privateers trying to run the National Circuit it’s hard and every dollar we spend is a dollar taken away from another part of our racing program. I want fellow racers to be aware of my experience so that they can try to avoid a similar one.
Josh Strominski #11
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pbell75
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02/11/09 12:51pm |
ATV Forum
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RE: and the answer is... YES!
wolveurine - good one.
As I thought about my post, I guess I am a little premature claiming the yfz450r is a good quad. It's good on paper, and has gottan good reviews, but I have not ridden one or know anyone first hand that has ridden one. So I probably shouldn't have said that. But on paper it loosk better than the older yfz, which I have ridden.
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pbell75
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02/05/09 04:49pm |
Open Forum
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RE: and the answer is... YES!
the new yfz is 50 pounds heavier...
id take the old one over the new one
This place is great for people acting like they know what they're talking about. The YFZ450r is not 50lbs heavier than a normal yfz450. It is heavier, but only by 33 lbs. That's not a lot of weight when you factor in all the goodies you get to make it a MX racer. FYI to all you so called know it alls, if you make a bike wider you're more than liely going to make it heavier.
The YFZ450r is light years better than the bag of bolts the YFZ.
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pbell75
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02/05/09 12:17pm |
Open Forum
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RE: and the answer is... YES!
I would wait on getting a yfz until the new 'race' version comes out. See how well it performs and holds up to abuse before you by either of the yfz's. The older version has most of the bugs worked out by now so it's solid, if you want the new one I would wait a bit longer before I'd sacrafice all those toys to get one. The new one seems like it'll be a real good quad.
Just my opinion.
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pbell75
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02/03/09 12:25pm |
Open Forum
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300ex for sale
Completely rebuilt for my wife who doesn't ride it. Rode 10 minutes since rebuild
2004 Honda 300ex
Cobra full exhaust
New Air box and Air filter
New Brake calipurs, lines and pads
Tusk handle Bars with Scott Grips
New battery
Powder Coated Frame
Maier Plastics
All sorts of new odds and ends.
I tried to get this thing to like new in hopes she'd be more interested in riding it if it looked good. I was wrong.
The tires and rims pictured are not coming with it. I have stock Honda 450r tires and rims for it.
Make an offer.
Located in Crown Point IN
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pbell75
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01/29/09 02:22pm |
Sport/Performance
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RE: RC or ATV
hey bbq master, I'm attenting a bbq class this saturday. I love to slow cook on my Big Green Egg, you ever hear of these? My prized meat is slow cooke pork, 16hrs on the egg and the meat is unbelievable.
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pbell75
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01/29/09 01:42pm |
Open Forum
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RE: RC or ATV
I hear what your saying about tuning the nitros. that has pros and cons, I liek to tinker with stuff so that part would be fun, but not if it keeps me from racing. I'm also considering the EREVO, that thing is huge and seems bad arse. I'm told it will out run most nitros. Charging 2 batteries might be a pain though
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pbell75
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01/29/09 12:55pm |
Open Forum
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RE: YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME BALLS TO DO THIS!!!
thanks for sharing. Those guys are crazy, and those suits are unbelievable
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pbell75
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01/29/09 12:25pm |
Open Forum
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RC or ATV
I've been riding racing my atv for years now, but it seems each year I do it less and less. Bills, responsibility, the economy, time, who knows why, it's just growing up I suppose. I plan to ride alot this year, and race a little. A new hobbie I am really interested in is RC Trucks. I use to race these back in 88-90. I had a Traxxas TRXT Blue Eagle. I was bad arse, ha ha. With the cost of racing these days and the other things I listed above. I think RC Trucks are going to eat into my quad time. I plan to build a track on my 3 acres and get an Associated SC-8. I still have my Traxxas so I'll race that too. Theres an indoor/outdoor track located in Joliet IL which is only about an 1hr drive for me.
Anyone else into these things?
The blue eagle
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4464/be1ld0.jpg height=200 width=400
SC8
http://aedownloads.com/downloads/item_photos/80921.jpg height=200 width=400
Associated sc8
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pbell75
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01/29/09 12:05pm |
Open Forum
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RE: Metallica
Metallica has been doing that for a couple years now. I didn't see them the last time they came through but when they came through around Load/Reload they had a similar set up. It makes all the arena seats usefull, but eliminates a lot of floor general admission.
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pbell75
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01/29/09 11:58am |
Open Forum
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Metallica
went to the Metallica show last night at the Allstate arena in Rosemont IL. This was my 6 or 7th time seeing them.It was a good show. They played 5 songs off of Death Magnetic. None off of Load, Reload or St Anger, and only one off of Ride The Lighting which was kind of a bummer b/c that' s my favorite album. The stage was big, covered most of a basketball court. Crowd was in to it for all of the old stuff and most of the news stuff. All the new songs sounded great live. My favorite off of Death is Cyanide <- awesome song and even better live b/c the hook and the baseline had everyone amped.
Good show, they're still the best.
heres a shot of the arena
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pbell75
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01/28/09 11:02am |
Open Forum
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