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Note also as Euro centric guy I like the fact that Daniel (GER) holds both an FIM Pro license (2 wheels) as well as an FIA license (4 wheels).

I will be training with them next week on my enduro bike (TE300i Husqvarna). They have been my go to training instructors for over a year now. Every top tier athlete has at least one coach/trainer, from Tennis to ball sports to motorsports and all else.

Enduro Legend Jeff Fredette was in on a H-D but I just saw that he DNF after bike complete failure. Of course he had some repairs already completed to get as far as he did. Cool event I was following this on the sidelines this year, mostly because AMA HOFr off roader Jeff was in the mix.

All on FIM tires and mousses... the smaller cc bikes use the 120/90-18 rears 125 2t and 250 4t

Coming off injury heading to the Baja Enduro Club Annual Hard Trail ride south of Tecate. I have used many combos of tires and mousses. This time I am going full hard enduro. I've used Gummies but never with the plushie 6-8 psi feel design mousse. Shinko 216SX Gummy 140/80-18, Nitromousse NMS18-305 plushie 6-8 psi feel mousse, I hope its not too dang squirrely and loose when the going is not vertical and rocky......

I am a US freak that is 100% Euro centric and follow all the Euro Enduro comp teams/guys , I only use FIM Enduro tires. All the enduro and extreme enduro guys run these tires in various brands and compounds. My faves of the moment are Michelin Enduro Mediums , lately using the 90/90-21 vice my previous choice of the fat 90/100-21. I believe from now on I will stick with the 90/90-21 fronts but in the Michelin brand only with a Michelin M15 bib mousse. If I do go with a fatty front again my mousses can be Nitro or Michelin M16. Rear I never change always FIM enduro 140/80-18 lately Michelin Medium but also as stated above Shinko or Golden gummy. I will install the softy nitro for this one time..... But truthfully for the most part now I use pieces and stuff my tires with matching circumference pieces to be frugal and selective. The Michelin Enduro Medium is the go to tire for many overseas pros and teams, they work well everywhere/ work consistently. They are engineered to be a wide terrain tire. PS the 140/80-18 are good for ballooning on top of sand well without trenching, another trail advantage is the width will pull you through trenches dug by MX type tires and lastly they have soft carcasses like trials tires that wrap around sharp edges of rocks etc. PS those number of sizes are deceiving some are actually the same dia at the tips of the knobs, the FIM tires just have shorter knobs with balloon size flexxy carcass, the MX type tires have big knobs with smaller stiffer carcasses. Or like some of the hybrid type big soft knobs with smaller carcasses' watch guys like Holcomb and Garcia, Verona etc they are all racing on homologated FIM tires. watch extreme guys Manny, Jarvis and Bolt they are FIM tires as well. Oh and as far as enviro/trail saving goes they don't dig trenches like full knobby tires do

what DD said

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first of course is fresh everything. then well you need spark, fuel, air/compression. Spark is a visual check, plugs out see spark, I've done fuel by pulling injectors out to see it they are blasting again that's a visual. for these tests you don't need any instruments, just some specific disassembly for visual /mechanical access. these tests are going right to the end game, you can work your way back into those systems. Also be aware of air lock in your fuel lines, you may pull the injectors off and check fuel pumping out of the line, I've done that as well.

there was a time the US Marines were put on guard the mail duty with orders to shoot........

note Im such a goofball... I took her out for the last round of testing after one of the rains.....I scraped the fork (lower no issue) and scraped the brand new pipe!! And of course she was like a showroom bike but after getting all wet and mudded... not so much. Still super clean but not showroom concourse anymore.

If any of the inmates here are interested in this machine let me know.

MKB is baddass hard blues style, good luck with the Orange and as for playing...zero

Note all the top AMA Flat track guys are on Wood-Rotax single flat track machines wearing full MX gear for this event.

who knew? I did..... been a race fan of everything since probably 10 years old.....that would be 1971 or so. I had subscriptions to all the magazines back in the day, and later had Cycle News delivered as well. Like DD said oval racing and the sub system of TT was the preeminent AMA moto "offroad" racing type in the US for many many years. Racing always evolves and breeds offshoots. All our top tier early (1970s-80s into the 90s) MotoGP guys were bred from Flat track and this TT portion of the series ( AMA Grand National series). VR46 has a brilliant course on his ranch in Italia , no jumps but a full road race type course but on "dirt".

Sherco FSE = very nice machine

shes back reassembled, I may need to re-baseline the carb. But this bike will be for sale soon.

looks cold there.

Shes back in the barn, new crank seals installed . ready for reassembly and final (hopefully final testing). Sure looks good, just needed to match looks with performance!!!

I always have 2 part epoxy kits in the garage, different types and strengths, the candy bar (stick) is the one most of us carry on those adventure rides (Baja California, boonie rides). Of note I just used a more flexible type fuel cell repair type 2 part epoxy to fix a crack in my Malaguti Scooter fuel tank (plastic molded Tank), it's holding perfectly. The candy bar is a great asset for the pack and butt bag, that thing has saved us big time, note always have a coin or 2 to use as caps, but sticks can work too. Also note all my epoxy kits are separately contained in hi strength zip lock bags. even my RTV tubes are bagged

love the Honda emblem badges.

I will sell for reasonable amount, but only when she is in good order. I'm too proud, so the product will be good and safe/roadworthy

Just an FYI build notice. I did it again......picked up a running 200 Aprilia with an auto clutch problem, fork seal leaks and cosmetic issues. I will snap a few before fotos. She will be up for sale after my cleanup. Engine starts an runs fine. These are fully capable 200cc DOHC singles kind of cross between a scooter and a motorcycle. They were plentiful on the streets of the EU

It will be a while. my line is 97 KTM300E/XC, 94 Husaberg FC501, Aprilia 200 Scarabeo along with a another clean up of my 99 TE610 ..... the Scarab beetle may get mixed in the middle somewhere as well. The KTM...was done....but I never got her run correctly so she is disassembled again. this should be a quickie...fanous last words.