| Author | Message | ||
     Adrenaline_junkie |
Yesterday was Track Day for me. Ever notice how the same term can have different meanings for different people?    Now I have to get the dirt bike running because I ain't man enough to ride the Roadster on this. | ||
| 86129squids |
I remember you showing me the whole layout... scads of s^hit eating grins! One day I need to head out and visit ya. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
Well if you have a carb for s '96 XR400R, bring that with you.  | ||
| 86129squids |
I've always loved the XR400's! Had a buddy that could ride a wheelie forever on his. If I could get the extra scratch for a D/S, I've love one for the trails around here. The same weekend we all met in Suches there was a HUGE annual D/S shindig in Tellico Plains. One of these days... | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
That is friggin' awesome right there. With the right tires, a sportster can be quite surprising in the dirt. At least the old rigid framed ones. | ||
| Crusty |
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| 86129squids |
Thanks, AudioCrust! I should bolster my Pink Floyd collection sometime. One of the best bands evaar, sad I never got to see them live. | ||
| 86129squids |
Yeah, yeah, repost coming up... but it's SO GOOD and SO much about us. Fits perfectly on this thread too. You're welcome.  | ||
| 86129squids |
Nate- my old boss has built a fleet of dirt Sportsters, most all of them look very cool and pretty capable on non-technical offroad stuff. He's got some Youtube of him wiping out somewhere south of Maryville...  | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
I have no doubt that my Roadster is capable of doing a decent job on a dirt track. I just doubt that I have the skills to keep up with it. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
Well, it rained for about 2 hours straight this afternoon. Way to wet for me to ride a motorcycle on red clay mud.  | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
But a 4 wheeler.......  | ||
| Ourdee |
Need to get some go-karts. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Dude... you're my freakin' hero. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
It's West Virginia. Mud is cheap. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
Got a new track toy. Little Yamaha RT 100. I've probably turned a hundred laps with it already. (At least 50, I'm to busy grinning to count.). Brand new front tire, bald back tire. Even with that the front has washed out a half dozen times.....and THAT is the point of the little bike. Perfect for practicing recovery from that kind of stuff.  | ||
| 86129squids |
Fkety •••. That looks like an 80's Yammie. When I was a little boy I vacillated between Yamaha and Suzuki. I grew up a Suzuki kid, given to my punk miscreant friends. To this day I still wish for a RS250 or 400. There was an RM465. The more common ones were labeled PE. | ||
| 86129squids |
WTF?? Yamaha invented the single shock rear end... what you got there? | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
Basically, it's a DT-1 with an updated seat and tank. I never knew Yamaha made them until I saw this one for sale. My very first motorcycle was a 1978 Yamaha DT-100, again, an updated DT-1. So there is some sentimental attachment as well I suppose. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Sweeeet | ||
| 86129squids |
I remember stopping in the Yamaha dealership on Church street in Nashville as a kid and drooling over the DT series. I could've been a Yammie kid, ended up a Suzook kid. Someone made change for me the other day, gave me back $4.65... seems I remembered there was an RM465. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
I used know a guy with an RM 360. He let me ride it pretty regularly. Lot to keep up with in the woods. |
