What to do????

no, not at all. Or rather, I'd not forgotten about the knee-down
school, but I'd dis-remembered that you'd given Travis your special
treatment.

 

Power band like a switch, rear wheel trying to over take the front. Wheelies
everywhere. Back steps out round most corners. Front has very little feel
due to the long travel suspension.
Very unreliable (only designed for 4 hour enduro's). Electrics have a mind
of their own.
Yadayada ya.

 

Surely that's the new KTM 950 super enduro!

 

He was much better at taking pictures than I was. He did some decent
wheelies but I didn't get them. He got mine without trying and first time.

 

Now 5 stone lighter

 

That'll be A-level photography paying off then.

Thanks for the advice, I'll take a look at the 9R's. I do like the look of
the 7R though.

 

Linger says...

Don't, they blow head gaskets.

<darfc>

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, flash

<Examines garage contents>

Heavy, outdated and not working.

He's got a point, you know.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Don't forget the extended garage...

Although, the not working bit may be sorted soon as I, *may*, from
tomorrow have a lot of free time on my hands

 

And the bikes?

 

I don't think that theory follows in all cases.

 

There are other factors - clothing, for instance. When you put it all
together - open-face helmet, goggles, dodgy two-strokes - the truth becomes
clear: you are the Crazy Frog.

 

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:38:28 GMT, "Linger"

[of the 300 2-stroke]

Sounds like the 520 4, and then some.

How's about switching classes? Get a 4-stroke which will be usable on the
road, more reliable so will last a lot longer, but can still be raced at
the weekends.

 

Don't the race 4 stroke singles have almost the same limited engine life
between rebuilds as the 2 strokes?

 

Dunno. What do you mean by "race 4 stroke singles"? I was thinking about
something like the 250 or 400 EXC, but I don't know for sure if there's an
appropriate class for them. I *think* there is, but my memory can be
fudge.

 

The classes are generally based on your ability, not the bike i.e.
Sportsman, Clubman, Expert. Any of the competition EXCs, 2T or 4T, will
be horrible on the road. They vibrate like buggery, have planks for
seats, need oil changes every few hours (4T) or are premix only (2T -
apart from the discontinued 200 EGS), & lots & lots of maintenance.

One of the big 4Ts (520/525) would be fine as a short distance
supermoto, but nothing like the kind of road bikes Linger's talking
about. As usual, the only answer is to have at least two bikes.

 

I suppose it depends on the roads. I've been using my 250 EXC to commute
the 6 miles to work for the past 2 months.

Compared to a sports bike, sure, but mine feels fine.

Check. Firms up the arse cheeks though.

They do? Clearly mine isn't a competiton EXC.

Well sure, but not everyone has that option.

 

And I used to use my pushbike to commute the 5 miles to school - which
has about as much relevance, given the bikes Linger's mentioned in the
context of this thread.

I suppose 'need' is a subjective term, but they are very hard on the
oil due to the tiny amount swilling around in there. I'd change it
every 500 miles of road use - more frequently when off-roading.

Not everyone, but Linger does. Replacing the EXC with an old DR for
around a grand & spending the rest on a 'cosmetically challenged' road
bike would give him the best of both worlds, given his budget.

 

Given that I'm doing it out of choice, and the ZX9 and car remain at home,
I'd say it's not totally irrelevant. It's just not horrible on the road,
it's easy to wheelie (it must be if I can do it), it has a suprising
amount of grip whilst cornering, and having knobblies on means it's fairly
easy to make it squirm about and provide some extra grin.

Aye, sounds good.

 

<chortle>