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Looking for a biscuit joiner tool to do a quick counter top job. Anyone got one I can borrow for a day? I’d be willing to barter with a pack of frosty beers. I checked at Home Depot rental tool department, they didn’t have one, at least not at the one I inquired at. Thanks in advance.

I see no problems. Just try to make sure there’s no low points where water might collect and not drain after it’s been depressurized.

With one of my first cell phones like 10 years ago, I could always tell when I was about to receive a text message when I was in my old truck or near any other audio speaker because of the k-k-k-k-k-k-k sound produced from the incoming message.

Whoa. Never seen one of these before. That thing would probably drop my swear word count by 10 when changing tires.

I doubt I finished within my hour on L3. Prelim results rev B had me as an Hr out but rev C they scored me. Second slowest time on L3 but I still got a finisher pin! That’s all I really wanted. There were a few spots on L3 where you really had no choice but to just huck the bike over the rocks or through some tight crevice. And just when you thought the worst was over it got more fun.

Second year riding, first time getting a finish. It was no easy task on any account. Due to work, school, and military requirements, I hadn't thrown a leg over a bike since the Big Bear Dual Sport back in June. And after that 14hr day of riding the bike was overdue for some deep maintenance but due to the same reasons as listed above I didn't get around to installing the top end kit that had been sitting in the garage for the past 6 months until the day before the race. The Friday before the race was spent installing a top end, cleaning the power valve, new pipe, new tires, chain and sprockets. By the time all that was done along with all the other obligations for the day I hit the sack near midnight. Wake up a few hours later and head to the border. Get signed in around 6am and spend the next hour before my key time breaking in/warming up the bike as best I can. L1 taking it easy. Never more than half throttle. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. No major hang-ups. Got stuck in a mud hole for a little bit. Learned my lesson there. After that I steered clear of the mud holes as best I can. L2 went by slow. Picked my lines very carefully. Stopped and watched a rider or two go through the hard stuff before taking a shot to minimize risk and energy waste. It worked to my advantage. Finished L2 about 5 minutes before L3 key time. Took a break to refuel bike and body. Started L3 5minutes after key time with the mentality to just finish. Exhaustion started hitting me hard. Made a lot of little mistakes. Took some low speed dirt naps. Pulled a Kenny and looped my bike into a tree. It was stuck upside down and all I could do was turn the gas off and wait for someone to ride up behind me to help me get it out of this tree. After a couple minutes I get some help and then I stick around and help a few more riders get through the same gnarly spot. Miles go by and I see a marker that reads "1 mile to go". Couldn't have been more happy until a couple miles later when I realize it was a lie. I came across a couple riders on the side of the trail, one with a busted sprocket and one with a busted chain, waiting for the sweep riders. At least I know I'm still ahead of the sweep riders but not a whole lot of daylight left. Towards the end there were 3 or 4 other riders I kept trading places with. We were all exhausted and just ready for the checkered flag. I pasted the mile 70 marker and knew it couldn't be much further. When I finally took the checkered I couldn't have been more happy. L3 was a tough one but I think everything came together for me. Bike ran great all day and despite the lack of riding in the past several months my body held together.

The tentative start times are out from LAMC. I’m on minute 45 for the moment.

Thanks. From what I read, no permits required for Baja peninsula. Just wanted to confirm.

Question. Is there anything I need to know about towing a camper across the border? Overheard last year there was a fee or permit or something you needed for bringing a trailer across?

Something that has worked for me many times in all my years loosening rusty bolts on a ship built in the 1970’s, get the next size down socket, preferably a 12point, and hammer it onto the rounded bolt. It should grip it well since it is soft like you said. Then get an impact wrench and go to town. Make sure the axel pinch bolts are tight on the other side. Also just throwing this out there since we’re discussing mechanics, make sure you’re using the proper sized torque wrench. Your torque value should fall between 20-90% of the range of the torque wrench being used. In other words, you shouldn’t be using a 150lb torque wrench for 25lbs of torque.

I used outdoorsy.com once. Pretty easy and similar to the others already mentioned.

IN Time to ramp up the fitness regiment

Correct. The tightness of the bolt and washer holding the sprocket to the counter shaft has no effect on the seal. On some bikes, including my 300 XCW, the sprocket is held on by a snap ring which exerts no axial force on the seal or sprocket. The seal is made by the inner lip of the seal contacting the spacer bushing, which is forced onto the bushing by a band spring, and then an o-ring around the counter shaft contacting the inner bushing end and a raised portion on the counter shaft inside of the case.

Oh and I forgot to add the sprocket I have installed currently is not OEM. It's a Renthal 14 tooth (OEM is 13). The seal hasn't leaked since I replaced it over a year ago.

Same thing happen to me on my 300 when I installed a different sprocket. Its common. I think it has more to do the difference in the balance of the two different sprockets. The old seal "settles in" on the old sprocket balance so when you put a different sprocket it gets thrown off and leaks. This is a common occurrence in the engineering field when dealing with shaft seals. I highly recommend using the technique depicted the following video. It makes the job easy and uses only common tools you probably already have laying around.

The dangers of Rekluse dependency. Keep that clutch lever covered boys and girls

Nitrogen is also less susceptible to changes in density (pressure) due to temperature and altitude changes. So your tire pressure will be more consistent throughout the day and changing conditions. That’s why it’s commonly used in aircraft tires.

Guess I should have clarified that I was referring to my rear tire. Have never had any issues with the front migrating. This is indicative of my tendency to twist the throttle vice grabbing fistfuls of brake. Rest assured I had the correct size rim lock from the beginning. It was in fact the factory installed rim lock from KTM, which is primarily constructed of rubber. The rubber had broken down over years of abuse. The Motion Pro rim locks I replace it with are made of a hard plastic with some very grippy notches on the tire bead contact area.

Ripped plenty of stems out while the jam nuts were tighten to the rim(one nut on the inside of the rim, the other on the outside). Then someone told me that you weren't suppose to do that. Both nuts go on the outside jammed together so that the stem is a little loose. About that same time I also came to the conclusion that my rim lock was slipping. So I went ham. Tossed the single old rim lock and went dual rim locks. Tightened the piss out of the rim locks. Use plenty of baby powder on the tube and inside of tire. Tube grease would probably be better but too messy for my taste. Haven't ripped a stem out since. Usually go 7-8psi. The real answer is go tubliss or moose. Personally don't like either. Can still get flats with tubliss and then you have to deal with the headache of trying to find the hole to plug. And mooses are way too much work to maintain and detrimental to pavement riding capabilities.

@Dress4Less I was referring to automobile drivers, but believe it or not I have witnessed a motorcycle rider texting and riding. I kid you not, I watched this dude on a Harley going up the express lane on the 15, at no less than 75mph in wet conditions, take both hands off the bars to take his phone out of his jacket and proceed to text. I watched him do this for at least a mile or so before he put his phone away.

"Drivers are asleep, blind, or drunk" Just add texting and it still holds true today.

Wow this thread is still going? Man y’all are quick to shut down a thread if someone starts a ride report in the wrong section but not a thread about breaking the law? I kid. But seriously everyone knows the right answer to this question.

Funny how that works out sometimes. At least you caught it (hopefully) before you threw a lot of money at it, which has not always been the case in my experience.

I guess I should also add that I’ve only ever crossed at the Campo crossing. So I couldn’t tell you anything about the San Ysidro crossing but I imagine it’s the same. They’re just trying to make sure that you in fact own the bike and it’s not stolen from what I’ve been told.

I’ve never been asked to declare anything. Never had any problems crossing with bike in truck. They asked to see the registration and checked it against the VIN and my passport card then good to go. Coming back they didn’t care about the bike, just checked my passport card and good to go.