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For most of you out there the weekend should be dry and warm. Get out there and ride! Remeber look ahead, knees out, breathe, and don't touch the ground. --Biff

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Wow Pakistan. It may sound sick but when ever I am watching the news in that region I am thinking about how I could lay out a section just past that one dude with the bazooka. Stay safe and let us know if you need anything! --Biff

There are similar concerns here in the states but i think we use a lead by example method to try and show common courtesy. In our clubs if you budge then speak up and we tell them to get to the back of the line. Our nationals let the pros go by but for the most part budging the line is off limits. If they are running their bike I usually do one of three things. Lean my front tire against their rear to push the bike over. Sorry I say i dont want your exhaust in my face so i am leaning your bike over. Or if i know the rider i put my hand over their exhaust to grab their attention. Or i just start talking to them in a low voice till they shut their bike off. If they try cleaning their tire with out looking back for other riders i will certainly get them back next section. Have your club post rules at the start of each section. No cutting no reving unless your next and save fuel by shutting the engine down. Keep it simple. They are kids. --Biff

Look at it from their perspective and where the Pirates are comming from. What do they have to loose? Nothing... Literally nothing. (ie food shelter or clothing) Just their lives which are not helping much. If you lived in the hood, were unemployed with no food and saw a slowly moving truck full of money driving past your house all day long every day you might be thinking that this was a good idea. I am not defending them and getting shot was probably a good thing but its a cottage industry there. They will only stop when there is a better option or we start making our ships cooler with razor wire and more guns then they have but that may just pause them for a short while. --Biff (who apparently had a rare humanitarian thought) Ps shoot them first i agree....

KJAX THAT LOOKS AWESOME! Can't wait to see it on the trial. Hope to see you soon. Sell some trees! --Biff

Politics thats all this is. If the insurance is present and they promote riding I will support them regarless. Some organizations do it differently than others and some people get into the politics of the sport. "AHRMA's tyrannical leadership" ??? Me the bike and the woods is what i see. Niave or not thats what I am many others are there for. Chalkboy if your into riding as much as i am then i say go for it as long as you feel comfortable with the insurance end of things. AHRMA has its fans and its enemy's but if you want to be with bike people its a good thing. Have fun and enjoy the sport. --Biff

Awesome trials SAM! We were passing around the helmet cam all day. The shots look awesome. vids here I got the coolest five on Sunday. I was on section nine when i got over the first two logs with not much trouble. I started hopping the front end around and thats when my fuel tank fell off! Needless to say thats a first for me. Had a blast. Sore now off to bed. --Biff

I know i was totally bummin! Bike was appart and Kutchey went with John Mason who learned how to kick my A$$ by the time he got back north. Next time... I'm commin. --Biff

No problem FillB see you up there. Its supposed to rain tonight and tomorrow but saturday looks clear. My bike is in the kitchen right now and has not been started after the rebuild. Im ditching work tomorrow to get it together and over there about 4 ish to eat drink and be merry! Just checked the website and 68 people so far have signed up. --Biff

Dude that is pretty cool! --Biff

Ok got her apart last night and the winner is!!!! Laser1 you called it...!!!! <damn that's good Cope.... It was one of those hmmm i don't think i need that much throttle..... Oh cra.... One of the two ratchet arms was not only bent but it cracked off the little ear.... First thought from me is.... Ooooo damn that looks expensive... Alas! Another Michigan gasgas rider had a shift shaft. Back in business baby! HA! Here are some pictures of the breakage. Thanks again guys! --Biff

Ok so I had this knarley crash the other week. The bike was basically suspended by the shift lever when it was all said and done. After wards I noticed that it would not shift down easily and it would only catch every 5th or 6th time. It would shift up fine and it would return back to center spring loaded. 90% of the people i talked to said that my sheer pin shift shaft end was broken. I thought that this would cause my shifter to just free rotate 360 degrees... Well i ordered the sheer pin assembly and thats not it. Something is popped inside of the case... My buddy who has a puller for a gasgas is not going to be around till tomorrow so i am stuck with my brain wondering whats the root cause. Thoughts? Experience? --Biff

Awesome Phil! I just signed up and noticed only one thing. Our class structure is youth beginer novice intermediate sr sportsman advance expert I will make sure that they sign up as expert for mota expert and not champ I will make sure that they sign up as youth b for beginner class All of the rest seem to fall into place. Thanks again man that really rocks! --Biff

Phil PM me your email address and i will make sure that i send an email out to all mota members and cc you on it or just email me at biffscell@yahoo.com. I am PM'ing you my cell number. Sam i can take care of this part. For those who dont have an email address i will call using the mota book. got it taken care of bro --Biff

Ok so I don't know about the rest of you but I am done with winter. You too huh? Well if your any where in the upper mid west you need to check out one of the first events of the season. April 4th and 5th in New Paris Indiana is going to be a blow out event. We are having a combined Michigan Ontario Trials Association and Trails incorporated event! TI lost some property and Super SAM is prepared for them to join us michiganders in what will be a great event. Last year we didn't expect 100+ riders and a couple hundred spectators but we held true and it was an awesome time. This year should be close to the same number since TI and Mota are combining forces to put on one awesome event. So here's the deal and the websites. Flyer and directions are here. You can sign up ahead of time at the TI website if you are in their data base and remember your rider number. (i forgot mine woops) No preregistration is required and Mota guys apparently we are using TI's computer system for scoring so it should be much quicker for us this year. For SAM's website you can go here. There are some video's up there from last year. Hotels are near by and rustic camping is on site. Space is limited so get there early for the prime spots. Currently the conditions in New Paris are windy and super SAM gave an inside tip that a bob cat is being used heavily to move some newly downed trees. He is also preparing for a large riding crowd so sections should flow different this year. SAM is his user name on here so PM him or visit any one of the websites if you have any questions. If he does not answer then let me know and i will get the answer for you. Hope to see you all there! LETS GET OUT AND RIDE!!!! --Biff

Welcome Craig! Hope you enjoy the site as much as the rest of us michiganders do... --Biff

htrdoug, Welcome to trials! Great little bike you have there. You are going to have so much fun. You are actually pretty close to several trials this year. Elizabethtown In has one every year put on by trails inc. Here is their website. In the first week of April we are having a 2 day event in new paris indiana just south of south bend. It will be a michigan event but all of trials inc will be there as well. Here is michigans website. It is rumored that we will have over 100 riders. All you need is your bike, a helmet, and a smile. We also recommend riding boots and you will have to sign up for ama if you are not already. Come on out and join us. If not to ride then just to check it out. Bring the bike and we will go out after the event even if you dont ride. Ask for me..... --Biff

This post just made me buckle at the knees... WANT IT! --Biff

His wife keeps the gold in her purse... right next to the twins.... (and i dont mean A or S there zippy) HA! Yacht Varnish huh??? hmmmm is it crash worthy because thats standard issue must have on my bike. --Biff

Welcome brt650. Don't worry you have some italajet fans out there on the site. Since it has two wheels and is a trials bike I am automatically a fan. I Dig the Avatar. We need more of that around here. HA! --Biff

Yeah I am proud of it. I have only scratched one fork leg so far. Couple more pics for your viewing pleasure. Oh and here is one of the carbon that they have. That stuff is a bit thicker but it came out great. The flame pinstripeing was not included. --Biff

Zippy's right on. It loosely based organization that has no major rules. The only requirement for membership is an unusual crash story or crash experience. If you are too focused on impressing who ever or winning then this is not the club for you... Previously this was an Enduro team my dad started and was also known as the polish trials team... No offense to any of my fellow polocks out there. I am one of you.... --Biff (proud to be part of team wgasa)

Hey Mason! Bob Hopkins was a long time number one plate from michigan stuffed into the mix there. Lots of great names on this list. I dig it! --Biff

Hey try this along with a heat gun. Factory effex clear sheet A pack contains three sheets worth is is barely enough to cover a bike so i would get two packs since this would be your first attempt. Use the heat gun to form it and spread out the bubbles. I currently have white on my bike and my roommate cleared over his thin orange and black powder coating. The heat gun is the key in getting it to form and it will look oem when your done. Its thick stuff and the clear is 100% oem looking. I think you will be happy trying it. --Biff