What a ride this was , i didnt get as many pics as i would have liked because i was riding in a very fast paced enviroment, and after my incident i was a bit pissed off... so heres a few pics

Yup this was a good place to park we thought.....



And what is an enduro without 600 KTM's!!! Cycle Shack from lubbock was representing, with another guy from our crew getting ready...




Nothin like waiting 55 minutes for the start so i got a pic of the crew, and a pic of the cluttered starting area...






And this ruined my day, no actually it pissed me off...






I should have used a heavier tube of used some of that green crap in my tubes, i really dont know what happend, but i'm fixing to break it down and have a look to see if it got gashed or pinched........... there where many rocks thorns and whatever in the hell else you could imagine to get a flat , when i got to gas stop no.2 i saw 2 other guys with flats, luckily a woman was there who had room for me and another guy , who ironically was riding a kdx 300 , got a ride back to the starting line 15 miles away.

I learned many a thing on my frist outting, 1. You get what you pay for. My exhaust kicked *** btw... 2. label your freaking gas can better , there are 400 gas cans just like mine!!!!! 3. Work out more, so i can get out of bed and write stupid trip reports 4. Take tires and tubes with me ( i will do this as money allows ) BTW who the hell bought all the Trakmaster 2 front tires at Rocky mountain!!!!

And my biggest props goes to my friend, he had the only 650 dual sport bike there , and rode it in some of the tightest turns i've ever seen or ridden in, and i've did lots of trail riding, as a matter of fact he didnt even lay this big bastard over!!!




The 650 ( the UNIT ) big props for wrestling that 300 something pound bastard through the cedar and rocks!!!!!

Will i do this again? You bet your *** i will.

 

Nice shots, too bad about the flat though. I'd say it was multiple issues, the 603's are thin and soft, as are the OEM tubes. I just put Kenda tuff tubes in my offroad tires and they are monsters! I forgot exactly how thick they are but they are alot beefier than the limp noodle OEM tubes. If you still can't find the TM2 front, try a Kenda 776F front. Its a great mixed terrain tire.



I got 2200 miles out of that one when used as a 50/50 tire for commuting to work and ripping up the trails on the weekend. Same price as the TM2 as well.

 

i think thats my next front josh.....

Cool pics on the whole thing.... how did the klx hang with all those other bikes?

 

The KLX preformed well, i passed some ppl some ppl passed me , it corners really well in those tight conditions, and since long straightaways were'nt really an issue, speed was not a big factor, handling and being agile was the key at this race.

 

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Nice photos. Good on ya for giving it a go.

 

Thanks for posting the pics, Flood, looks great. Bummer about the flat, though. I was thinking that if I did many races, I might invest in a pair off bib mousse inserts. They are expensive, the best prices I've found is around $140. But they do have their down sides. On the positive side, though, it is impossible to get a flat.



http://www.motorace.com/miva/merchan...gory_Code=MTBM

 

How do you get a good bead with those?

 

Nice Flood

Brian hold off on those....New tubless product is out for 19" rims and got rave reviews....I called the mfg and 18" & 21" models are comming out in May and June respectively. I'm definately getting a pair price is going to be about $100. Come with rimlock too.




It Tubliss by Nuetech.

Here's a link http://www.nuetech.com/tubliss.shtml

Virtually flat proof
Runs cooler
Quicker acceleration
No pinched tubes
Reduces unsprung weight
Secures tire bead

 

Hey, I've seen those and thought they looked pretty interesting.

One of the downsides with a mousse is that they wear out. And they are off-road only - I think they will self destruct under long road miles. Or so I've heard. Not sure if that would be a problem with the generally short road sections that I do to get to and from the trails. But long haul rally racers use them, like in the Dakar. I can't imagine they'd survive for those guys but not work for me.

Tubliss might be the answer though. But you can still get a flat, though, i.e., a nail or something. With a mousse, you just keep going.

Flood, I don't know how you set the bead using a mousse. I've seen clips of folks changing a tire with them, and it just looks like they spoon on the whole tire with the mousse in there from the start. It purportedly give a feel of about 10-11 lbs of pressure which is typical for an off road race.

There is also a product called Tire ***** which looks to be pretty neat too. Again, they are very expensive. Sigh.

http://www.tireballs.com/motorcycle.html



Here's a video of one being changed that uses tire *****. Mousse would be similar. Tire change startes at about 1 minute in and finishes at about the 5 minute mark:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...51091892128524

 

It was Finger Mullet, he already admittedthat he buys them up 2 at a time.
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