biffsgasgas

The last world round I checked was in 99 in Watkins Glenn. It was no stop and the last portion was a huge rock ledge at the top of the hill. I had minders throwing kickers in when my back was turned or so they thought. Most got a point just in the setup and it was really hard. I only had two cleans. I had fived someone because of their minder repeatedly entering the section to add kickers so I fived the rider and said get out of here. There was a big stink and in the end the FIM sat me down to discuss the issue. They also accused me of being too tough but the week before as we walked around with the FIM they were joking about how easy our trial was. In the end the FIM took the five away and gave the rider a clean even though he did not ride the section. They said that its because i removed the kicker after it was placed there... by the minder. I will never check another world round. I observed the rule and it wasn't upheld by the governing body. Now i just spectate and make noise. Its a better fit for me. --Biff

all of my ty monos back fired. some did to the point of imploding the reeds. -- Biff

Oh my. By history and nationality i am not supposed to identify bad run on sentences. I believe we are encouraged to speak like this here in America. So i think your trying to say that what has happened shouldn't have. Then your trying to expand with something about you not having experience on the subject. The banks are at fault and there were no contracts. Right?--Biff

haha awesome

What does this have to do with Raga seeking financing? --Biff

TC posters, look at how many bike specific topic options there are on this website. look at how many have folded or are out of business. have any bike brands come back from the dead? are there still enthusiasts for all brands regardless of financial health? big and small companies can fail. after it happens every body can see why but as its happening its really really hard to determine what the right corse of action is. Divorce is like this. You can generally see it for what it was after it has happened. Now the focus is how does gasgas get back into the dating scene yet not reproduce history. I am biased but i feel for what they are going through. Im gonna go post an add for a non bipolar not greedy spanish financial expert now. one of those take home to momma type of accountant next door types. --Biff

They finished! Keep pushing them boys! --Biff

Andy, If you ask him a question and he stops eating to answer please take his food away. When he asks why just reply "No stop". --Biff and the rest of the trials world

Oh yea... I know Mrs. Zippy and how well you like spending money... I like how you haven't said when you would do this upgrading or buying of a new machine. So they emptied the factory.... where to? --Biff

Thoughts on the He...cat there cope? That's a tons of power and speed for the market to digest. If any parent buys their kid one and it goes like we think it could go I believe the automotive world would have a fit. Still it looks like a fun thing to toy around in if the suspension holds up. --Biff

That would be the starter idle gear if its contacting the clutch basket like you have in the picture. --Biff

Mark we have several here in Michigan who also do our plates. Contact Decker. He has all the hookups with the stickers. --Biff

Ooooo good idea. You know i actually make my own silicone casts to make my molds. The other day I came home from a long day of work and said didn't i want to cast something? That was it! Zippy your my guinea pig. --Biff

I am totally surprised that none of you Brits know the real reason... It's in the core of your history. Remember five is right out... --Biff

Elephant in the room.... Was an epic event leading up to the breakage? Sweet splatter? --Biff

I have drilled out the shaft of the thing and put a small nail or screw in it. Wala! Or... new petcock. --Biff

I love those modern remakes... Some not that old but made better. Some old but made even better yet IMHO. Might have gotten a ticket to that second one in my past... --Biff

Cause i use this one all of the time at work but i can be a jerk. Coworker comes in and starts talking about what ever.... To Coworker: "Oh guess who just called for you?" Coworker: "Who?" To Coworker: "Nobody... Nobody wants to talk to you...." --Biff

Hey it's not the size that counts! Keep on saying that... Keep on saying that... Keep on saying that... check her status... ok keep on saying that cause she is not on board yet.... --Biff

You can keep your additional weight and perceived quality for that 100k... Pesos right? As a betting man myself I figured.... You've established in about a dozen posts that all of us who ride fly by night "POS" bikes are wrong. Where is rothmans honda? Love the bike but appears to be the same business model by the same company with different money arm. So bike manufacture vs bike manufacture: Bike one: Designed and built by those who live eat and breathe the sport backed by generations of experience. Bike two: used as a promotional arm of a Fortune 500 company who wants another trophy at any cost. I don't want a trophy bike. I want to ride a bike that wins me trophies and have been riding them for years. --biff PS I'm thinking an Eye-Talian (in my native NY accent) "POS" touched you in a bad way on an amateur track day in your past. Show us where it touched you.

i think my orginal point is being derailed here. thats common in a compeitive sport. i gotta go wash my bike after a long weekend of not being that cool. congrats Andrew you have my attention. Pat and Norm keep raising the bar. As for the rest of us get out on a bike and appreciate what we have rather than point the obvious flaws in our sport. see you all out there. --Biff

Four or five years ago in Indiana we so called "Experts" were warming up for our first event of the year. We were all green in the season but were trying to show off to each other based on what we had done for the winter. Along comes this pre-teenager on this lil gasgas 125. He did his best to keep up but i think he rode only one or two events in the US. Since then i have ridden several events with Andrew and hung out with the family but i have always been encouraged about his drive and level headed-ness. That is one of several families that I have been gifted to be a part of in my Trials experience. I can't count on one hand since my youth how many times it has happened but that's not the point. We are here to not only compete against ourselves but to build upon each other. I wouldn't suggest discounting anyone in the sport, amateur or professional, because they might surprise you some day. Not a direct reply to your post lineaway but to point out that we all have experienced something that you have an it's special for us. --Biff

We are just getting the full size Transit here in the US this model year. We build them here in Kansas City in a plant parallel to one of the F150 plants. We have had the Transit Connect here now for the past two generations and they are selling pretty well. The last version of the Transit connect here was built in Turkey as well and the quality was good but those were simple. No Kombi versions. The newer Transit connect we get here is built in Valencia Spain and we even get the Kombi version. This replaced our full size E-Series here which were cheap and plentiful. You can get a ton of stuff into them. Ford currently builds the New Transit in, Kansas City US, Kocaeli Turkey, and Inokom Malaysia. The old transit is still built in Asia in several plants but on demand. Turkey is an all van factory at this point and they have been doing it for a long time. The factory is very clean and modern compared to a lot of other automotive plants. They love them in Eastern Europe and Russia. They have a hard time keeping up with demand at times. Glenn i think the NV is an interesting and reliable vehicle but I just have a hard time getting past the hood. Its a titan mated with a midsize transit... I would comment on the promaster but well i don't want to get on Copes bad side. --Biff

How cool is this!?! I love the idea of a rotary and worked on several as our race car in college was an Rx7. Maybe not enough torque for our needs but when your flywheel out powers the power plant then you can make up for some of that. Take away the apex seals and let the thing breathe! Thoughts? http://liquidpiston.com/technology/engine-benefits/ The idea is not a new one but a very refined one. http://liquidpiston.com/technology/how-it-works/ --Biff

I don't agree that it's a rich persons sport. I know a lot of riders who spent a ton of money in the sport and get frustrated that they don't get what precieve as value. I am not going to say that Andrew doesn't have opprotunity but I will say that a parent who tells their kid that they can't ride if they don't do their school work is doing the right thing. That has knocked Andrew out of season trophy contention. It effected Andrew and made him want more. If I had a business which specalized in international integration and wanted to take part in a sport which requires international participation why wouldn't I sponsor or fund my child. For Aires I think this is a win win. What if Aires was the international sport participation coordinator for those competing? What if Aires was the go-to company for the manufacturer who wants to expand their export base? I am in no way paid or sponsored my them but at a high level it just makes good business sense. TRW did this as well you know. --Biff