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Offline MCGRIDDLE_321

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« on: February 27, 2011, 11:00:08 PM »
rebuilt my 250 today mostly all by myself! i was amazed at how easy it is to really do a 2stroke! haha ive watched my dad and everything but i had a lot of fun today putting my bike together. Bike is ready for the weekend. First actual big pro race this weekend. Cant wait. BRAAAAAAAAP

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Re: fresh
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 11:12:20 PM »
Sweet, give it a good break in! :)

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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 12:07:00 AM »
haha thanks. so far 4 heat cycles. more tomorrow. ;D

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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 03:58:03 AM »
Good work.
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 10:54:47 AM »
Its a good feeling running an engine you built yourself   ;)  good work
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 05:22:15 PM »
Congrats! Welcome to the rebuild club!  :D
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Re: fresh
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2011, 09:11:05 AM »
Rebuilt in one day?! Its amazing how easy 2-strokes are.

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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2011, 07:31:58 PM »
Rebuilt in one day?! Its amazing how easy 2-strokes are.

haha i know. thats what i was telling my dad as i was walkin out to start it up!! haha

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Re: fresh
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2011, 12:07:55 PM »
That's cool buddy. Mine's going on 1 day and 6 months.  I'm a slow learner.  :P
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Re: fresh
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2011, 12:16:27 PM »
Before powervalves I could do a 125 top end in 45 minutes. That is after doing the same top end several times over one season and being very familiar with it. My kids KX85 took me 2.5 hours last Saturday.
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Re: fresh
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2011, 06:41:11 PM »
powervalves on ktms are easy i had my 150 done in 45 mins

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« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2011, 08:16:20 PM »
yeah we had it done in like 1hr 25mins.

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« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2011, 08:45:25 PM »
You riding pro at Horn this weekend? Wish I could make it up, this will be the first time in a few years I won't be at the first round of NWMX :-(

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« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2011, 12:13:05 AM »
yeah i am devin. you going to ride any rounds this year?

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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2011, 12:19:46 PM »
weekend report...
by the way, this is my first big Pro race, where ive gottin to race almost all the pros in washington.

Saturday:
250A 10-6 for 8th overall
450A 12-11 for 13th overall
unlimitedA 10-6 for 8th overall

Sunday:
250A 9-8 for 6th overall. (Second moto i was running 4th and three laps into it they red flagged the moto... the second start i fell in the first turn, came back all the way to 8th. i was a wheel behind 7th..  ;D )
450A  10th overall i think. i dont remember. haha
unlimitedA 12-12 for 13th overall

i struggled with starts all weekend, im not a fan of concrete starts.