Fuel injecting a two stroke is not new. Yamaha had a street version of a TZ750 four cylinder two stroke that was displayed at a tokoyo show in around 1973. It had bosses cast into the manifolds for fuel injection. Also two stroke personal watercraft have been fuel injected for some time now. An oil injection line is run into the intake manifold just like a carbureted engine. OMC made a direct injection system polaris used on the watercraft they used to make. It injected the mixture directly into the combustion chamber. Bombardier owns the system now.
Maybe we will get a two stroke injected soon. I can't wait!
I don't think you can blame promoters for requiring helmets. That would be a requirement of the insurance carrier for the event.
No insurance no event.
No large corporation is going to take the risk of promoting a sporting event without some financial protection. The insurance companies know what motivates lawyers and juries to give huge settlements and they know how to cover their ass ets , thus the toothless wonder will have to wear a full coverage helmet......or bubble wrap his bike and all landing surfaces.
To install the diaphragm, put two fingers in the back of the carb and hold the throttle slide all the way open. Then push the diaphragm down around the valve. In this position it should fit in the groove, if not lower it until it does.Then put the spring in and install the cap while continuing to hold the throttle valve open. Don't release until you have tightened a couple of screws.
Sooo Bilco, you argue that you don't like to be told to wear a helmet. And yet you choose to wear one. Helmet requirements are for those people who don't think they are needed. If they are not intelligent enough to wear one then society's desire not to be burdened by their vegetative drooling carcass, Will show the way.
Why should I have to pay for someone elses poor judgement. It is the very reason the government likes to step in and require things. "There's another one of those crazy motorcyclelist's. We need to protect them!"
If we don't show that we are responsible enough to protect ourselves others will make that choice for us. Possibly regulating even what we are allowed to do while on our bike.
I had always lived in a state where helmets were required. On a trip to Kalifornia I was at a gas station and a guy pulled up on a GSXR1000. He only had on a loose bathing suit and flipflops. His girlfriend was also wearing a bathing suit and flipflops. I bet my jaw hit the ground, it was incredible to me that anyone would do that. I never want to be comfortable seeing that. Because if I am, I might think it's ok for me to do it.
Luckily every time I needed a helmet I had one on.
If you don't wear a helmet you won't waste any good luck!
My favourite quote was Gary Busey a former staunch anti helmet advocate. After recovering from a MC sustained head injury without a helmet he said " I think it is everybodys choice if they want to wear a helmet. I choose to wear one". Apparently he hit hard enough to to learn.
It really chaps me that the AMA spends my membership money fighting helmet laws. If they think that it is so safe to ride without one, why do they require one at an AMA sanctioned event.
I used to have a Bell Helmet poster in my shop that said " If you have a $10 head wear a $10 helmet". I finally had to take it down, all the "mouth breathers" would get mad when we didn't have the $10 helmets in stock.
It sounds like you believe that riding a 125 would improve your sons riding skill. What area of the country do you live in? And how old is your son? Last year at the youth nationals my son who rode the 9year old line was on a sherco 50. Most of the sections were way to easy for that group. When they did put in a tough section my son was in waaay to big of a hurry. His compettion was better than him and riding on an 80 and a 125 which definately roll over rocks better.
on the last day dan tightened up a rock section and the bigger bikes had problems and aaron could three the section by just pulling the little sherco around. The best rider didn't win that day but the lighter bike did. Next year when he moves up to the 10 yr old line and he is on an 80 he should be crashing all over tennessee. He is tiny for his age.
I will as soon as my son is big enough put him on a 125. Because I think it is more important to learn how to do a particular technique than just be able to keep up. You know "Give a man a fish, Blah Blah...But teach him HOW to fish.
It sounds like you son is already an excellent rider. I agree with you,I don't want someone else telling me what my son has to ride. Although in most other motorsports it is that way. My son is so small for his age he's only now just a little to big for his KTM Pro Sr. He still likes to get his pw50 out and ride it.
It seems like big climbs are the only talent from enduro that has any value on a trials bike. So it may be the only thing I do poorly, the rest I do really poorly!
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Wow Great video's!
Thanks