Redneck Mini-Project, a New motorcycle and everything else

Lanse

Well-known Member
Goodmorning everyone!!

No, I've been here!! I havent gone anywhere :)

You guys are awesome tho, I love this forum!! Nice to know I was missed, haha...

I've been super busy lately... As you know, Im going to school second shift at the Hobart Institute of Welding in Troy, Ohio... I absolutely love it there, the other students are really cool, the instructors are awesome, and I actually look forward to going to school now, for the first time since like second grade, haha...

But, this keeps my busy from ~2 in the afternoon, to around midnight... Its a 70 mile commute for me, and the whole thing is totally worth it but it is a serious time commitment...

Annnnyway, I usually do something shop related on the weekends, but last weekend I picked up a "new" bike...

A little while back (last spring), I bought a KLR250 from a buddy of mine... But, it had some issues, and being a 250 it was honestly kind of on the slow side for our wide, flat open back roads, but it was the first bike I ever rode, and I realized that I really liked Dual-Sports when I had it...

I ended up selling it, but I always wanted the 650 version... And once it got cold out, I started religiously checking craigslist, as in a couple times a day. The beautiful thing is, that bike prices here drop by a third to half in the winter... Then shoot back up in the spring... Honestly, if I had thousands of dollars laying around, I'd buy up a few motorcycles NOW, give them a tune up and then sell them in may when it warms up and people start buying again for a nice profit...

But anyway, I found a craigslist add for a 2006 KLR650 that was about an hour away for $2000 obo... I started talking to the guy, and he sent me some pictures... It looked clean, had a good title, and came with a few extra things (tire, windshield, etc). I decided it was worth a trip to check it out...

Long story short, I drove out there and found his place, and we looked at the bike... It has a few scratches, but it was clean and un-molested, everything was there and it was in the single digits that morning. The bike was totally cold, but cranked over for two revolutions and came to life... The aftermarket pipe sounded awesome, and I took it for a "test ride" which really just comprised of my neck and fingers going numb while I ran it through the gears, did a "U" turn and opened it up coming back. I would have liked to riden it more, but everything worked and I made it back to the guy's heated garage and thawed out, haha...

I negotiated with him a little, and brought the bike home.

It's not perfect tho, the tires were worn out (front had a little life left, but the back one was bald), and the brakes weren't the best...

But I was totally pleased with the bike. The guy didnt really know much about it (just like the guy wes bought that KLR250 off)... He said it was his commuter bike, he rode it 50 miles a day to work with his lunch in the tank bag... But, he now has a couple kids and since he cant fit himself, all this stuff, both kids and their stuff on the back of the bike, he ends up driving his car anyway and the bike just sits... Atleast thats the story I heard...

I've got a lot planned for this bike... Another skid plate, some engine guards, possibly custom panniers, etc... It's gonna be fun...

The bike itself, is very easy to handle, except in the wind... Its tall, and top heavy, and acts like a sail... Which is bad, because we have HUGE amounts of wind where I live, but I've read that removing the front fender and hand guards work wonders in the wind... Plus, someone told me that putting one knee out to catch wind acts like a sail pulling the bike the other way in the wind, which I've gotten to try, and it DOES seem to help...

Anyway, I think its a blast to ride... The single-cylinder 650 is powerful, but very mellow, predictable, and controllable, and I'd say performance wise, its not much different than the Shadow 500 I have (V-twin)... I really like it...

So, thats what I spent last weekend on, haha... I've worked on a few things lately, such as the V8 tractor project (I'll include that video), we got the engine all taken apart and cleaned up. I had to make a custom harmonic balancer puller, but we finally got that removed...

I also made some custom redneck tire-spoons... I got a set of Shinko 705's for the KLR, because they're cheap and get good reviews...

But, I knew I'd have to install them... All the local places wanted $70 or more, and that was if I brought them the wheels...

So, I called up my mechanic buddy, and he said he'd done plenty of tires... I just needed some tire spoons and a valve stem tool, and he'd be more than willing to help, which was awesome of him...

I knew from my time working at TSC that they sold tire spoons, so I went out to pick a couple of them up... But then I saw they were THIRTY DOLLARS EACH!! And I needed three of them...

Holy cow, hmmm... Come to think of it, I dont think I ever sold or stocked a single tire spoon in the 9 months I worked at that store, I guess I know why haha...

Anyway, my first thought was to shape my own from some 1" flat bar stock at the house, but I knew that would just be mild steel, and I wanted something better.

So, I wandered over to the tool isle and picked up three pry-bars for $6 and $7 a piece... I found one that I thought would be perfect, but that was the only one they had in stock, so I got two more as well....

I brought them home, traced out a radius on the end, and plasma cut them round...

Then I took an abrasive wheel on my angle grinder to smooth out my cuts, and as soon as the grinder hit, I knew I wasn't working with mild steel, SWEET!

The sparks were bright with a TON of flair, I knew this was some kind of hardened tool steel, and I was thrilled, I really hoped they weren't just hardened mild steel...

Anyway, I rounded them off and then went over them with an 80 grit flap wheel to remove any tube-slicing burrs and about that time Danny arrived...

We picked up half of the bike at a time with my chain hoist (thanks again, Rich!!), and had those tires off and on in no time...

I think the new tires are a HUGE improvement, and the new brake pads are awesome as well... I still think that front tire is on there bass-ack-wards, but we mounted it according to the "ROTATION" arrow, so oh well, lol...

How'd the redneck tire spoons work? Awesomely... Only problem was, they're a little "thick" so I think I'll grind a little "meat" off the backsides of them, to thin them down a little, then cover everything in oil so they won't rust...

Anyway, this is what I've been up to lately...

I'm surprised you all missed me, haha... Thats really pretty cool... Yes, the comments posted here by someone hiding behind an anonymous name were irrating, but I didn't take them very seriously... It wasn't really a real "attack" from someone online, just someone trolling the forum, looking for a response. He brought up a legitimate point about how I acquire tools, welders, etc on a review basis, but I addressed that for the benefit of everyone else on the forum, then let him have his fun trolling about, I don't have time to deal with that kind of thing anymore...

Butttt, I get harsher words almost daily from various YouTube trolls and occasionally on other forums as well, but after posting regularly online since 2007, I've heard a lot by now and each day, it bothers me less and less, I don't lose sleep over people who just try to provoke a reaction anymore, life's too short :)

Annd yes, I spent the 14th with this really nice girl I've been talking to, but no lady-friend for me, haha... Usually anytime I end up in a "serious" relationship, it blows up in my face and in the end, was more trouble than it was worth, so I just kind of gave up on that for the time being....

Thanks anyway, you guys... I really like this forum...

I'm sure I'll have more to post here soon, I'm off to shoot some videos today.

Thanks for reading/watching, everyone have a nice weekend, Yeeeehaw!! :)
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Excellent choice of motorcycle. Very practical.

You should be able to pick up a set of motorcycle tire irons very reasonably at any motorcycle shop. Oh well. If you do this again you might want to get a set of rim protectors so you don't bugger up your wheels with your homemade tire irons.
 
Thats a pretty serious update, I'll have to peruse through it later, but was going to comment on the 650, my friend has a DR 400, its a fun ride on 2 wheels as I'll always take it for a spin when he's around, be careful, 650 in one can, I still have my old 650 maxim's, which I thought had pretty decent power, not an 1100 of the day, but ...

Pry bars, I would assume those are hardened through or just so much on depth, if so is their a problem with removing the hardened portion and if you really pried on something, would it break ?

I had to get 2 of those spoons the wavy drop center type I think you call it and the regular spoon, quickly figured out how to make good use of them, one job paid for em I suppose, but I think I've done 2-3 more repairs, no matter how you do it, definitely need these for tire repairs, and the gallon of ru-glide from napa, to help the bead along without tearing/stressing etc.
Ru Glide
 
The best motorcycle tire levers are the long curvy ones with a small lip on the tip. originally made by motorace, but now copied by motion pro. One end is for removal, the other for mounting. The bent end clears brake rotors and sprockets when mounting.
 
Both tires are mounted in the correct direction. The front tire is a driven tire, the angled groves should push water and gravel to the outside of the tire if it ever begins to slide during steering or braking. The rear tire is a driving tire, the angled groves should push water to the outside of the tire if it ever begins to spin under power.

If you ride at highway speeds a lot you may want to get the tires balanced sometime, but a big single cylinder engine in a light bike might produce enough vibration that the tires don't matter.

Keep us posted on what you do with the Shadow 500.
 
Is it just me, or is it possible the front tire on the bike is put on backwards ?

Should be an arrow molded on the sidewall to indicate direction.
 
Did you balance the tires? A 650 would have no problem keeping up to highway speeds and the last thing you need is high speed wobble. Most M/C shops just use stick on weights.

There's a perfect project for you! Build a motorcycle stand like used for motocross bikes. Make it so it holds the bike a few inches off the ground. Then it's real easy to change tires and adjust and oil the chain. Also good if you need to work on the suspension or take things apart. Put a hole in the middle of the top for changing oil.
 
Geez Lanse if you're REALLY serious about building a hot rod tractor don't use a small block Chevy like the kabillion other hot rodders have. I have 2 complete 1976 Cadillac 500 ci engines with turbo 400 transmissions. Off the showroom floor these had over 100 lb/ft of torque more than a stock 454 big block and only weigh like 80 lbs more than a small block. Be a riot to put one of these combos in an old Chevelle or Impala, even an old pick up!
 
Wrenches make nice tire spoons and ya gotta have a wrench to take off the rim anyway. Couple bucks for a wrench, or even cheaper if you hit a garage sale and you can make a set of these. http://www.jcmotors.com/p-13872-drc-motorcycle-pro-spoon-tire-iron-with-wrench.aspx

Or buy them in aluminum. If weight is an issue, $24 is dirt cheap.
http://www.blueridgeracing.com/t7Tools.htm



Most motorcycle tires dont really need balancing now days. They come from the factory pretty true. But, if you want to start a "what oil should I use" thread, just ask about balancing a tire on the motorcycle forums. Or just ask about oil, they fight about that too.

Im sure Lances tires are just fine but ride it to be sure. If they are bad, buy or build a balancer. Harbor Freight even has them. http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-balancing-stand-98488.html
 
Doug is right about the Motion pro tire irons.
Michelin made some good M/C tire irons years ago
but I don't know if you can still get them.
Regular tire irons aren't very good for M/C's. The
stand in your link is more for truing wheels than
balancing. Spin balancers are the best. Snap-on
has a really good one for M/C's but it's not
something a bike owner would want to pay for.

Sometimes it's worth paying someone to mount your
tires. Ice racing tires are the absolute worst
because they use another tire(or 2), with the side
wall cut off, inside them as a liner for the 1
1/2" ice s crews to go in. There is very little
sidewall flex and getting bloody knuckles and cut
hands is quite common if you've never done it
before. I'll gladly pay $100 to have someone mount
ice racing tires. Always have the sprocket down
when mounting tires.
 
(quoted from post at 14:45:03 02/17/13)The
stand in your link is more for truing wheels than
balancing.

Ummmm, no..... the link clearly shows a motorcycle tire balancer. That is not for truing up a wheel, although I think you could do that if you wanted. A truing stand bolts the wheel in so it can only spin, the balancer is open on top so it can easily lift off. I think you would struggle with the wheel always popping up off the stand if you use a balancing stand but again, Im sure the job can get done.

For a balancing stand, if you dont know how they work, you can google them but in short you mount the tire and put the wheel on the balancer. Then give the wheel a slight spin, it only needs to make a single spin or more. Some people just take the part of the wheel that is on the bottom and put it near the top. Then gravity takes over and when the wheel stops moving, you know the heavy spot is at the bottom. Mark the top of the wheel and repeat. Add weight as needed so that the wheel stops in random spots and you know the tire is balanced.

Again, its highly unlikely anything needs to be done, motorcycle tires are pretty good now days.


(quoted from post at 14:45:03 02/17/13)I'll gladly pay $100 to have someone mount
ice racing tires.

I will mount every tire you got for $100 apiece and I will balance them for free. Thats easy money, right around $200 a hour. No reason to be scared of an ice tire, a little properly used leverage and the tire almost jumps on the rim. Lance can do the same thing, go to the scrap pile and make one of these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjcZfL_tzVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_cKs2WyQ8c
 
About the balancing... Honestly, I'm not too worried about it...

I spend zero time on the highway right now, and usually cruise around the back roads around 50-60 miles an hour, and some riding around town at 30-40 mph...

I did a lot of researching on whether or not I should worry about balancing the wheels, and decided not too... A quick google search brings up DOZENS of discussions about it, and the general consensus seems to be that one can just skip it with these bikes...

The single-cylinder 650 DOES vibrate a lot, its not annoying, but you sure do feel it... And I've heard a few people say if you keep it under 100, it just isnt that critical... And found plenty of posts by bad-azz old biker dudes that just don't bother....

And plus, the old tires on this bike weren't balanced, neither were the ones on my KLR250...

"What's the worst that can happen?"

:)
 
Hey, Lanse!
Glad to see you"re still around. Was getting concerned that I didn"t see any of your work for a while.
The grip guards on the bike are nice in the woods. Might keep your hands from freezing quite as quickly. But, will cause some drag. As for the front fender, if you ride at all when its wet, you"ll catch all of it.
Really great looking bike. Ride careful now, ya heah?
 
If you take off the front fender and it rains you will be "splattercockin" . This is not German it is a word I made up many years ago when watching people on choppers perched off to one side of the seat to avoid the splatter hitting them right between the eyes . Avoid splattercockin use a fender. Changed alot of tires on street bikes but rarley ever balanced . I never use irons to replace the new tire that way you CAN"T pinch the tube . Just lube it and walk it on with the feet while it lays on a 2x4 frame on the floor.The trick is to keep the slack at the lowest point of the rim.My first irons I made from 1/2" round stock. Now I have some Ken-Tools from yard sales in the tool box also. I like the real tire soap as it is a bit more slippery under pressure than dish soap. But dish soap works. I just like to keep a little tire area with a JC Whitney beadbreaker [35 bucks on sale].Shops charge tire changes for 300 bucks on the bike I do it for 50 a tire.
 
If one was to true a wheel on that balancing stand they would have to come up with a way to keep the spindle from spinning in the stand bearings . If you need to true a wheel an old swingarm in the vise works well. The best truing stands were made by Rowe and they have gone out of busness. Now the ones on ebay sell for about five hundred bucks . If you are not building alot of wheels it doesn't pay.
 
1976 Caddoo 500 Net torque 360ftlbs @ 2000 rpm 1976 chv 454 360 ftlbs @ 2800 rpm . Coolness factor Cadillac all the way.
 
Nice bike ! Last year I got a 650 BMW Dual Sport, and have really enjoyed it. You are right about the wind, though.. Those tall bikes catch a lot more wind, plus they are so light.. Enjoy it and be careful of all the bad drivers out there.
 
Oh and to be fair to the original poster whom I was not trying to discretit in any way 1976 Cad 500 optional motor [except seville] 400ftlbs @ 2000 rpm . Now thats your tractor motor.The Chev 454 of 76 were all optional.
 
Hey Lanse, my brother has a KLR650 and has ridden it all over the country. He has since traded up to a larger touring bike and His son has now taken the KLR and has ridden with us on several trips. The last being a 1000 mile ride with about 350 of it in the pouring down rain. He is with us on the interstate @ 80 mph and actually outrides me on my Harley Electra Glide on the twisties. We even took him to the Tail of the Dragon down in Tennessee. If you will look there is several online forums for those KLR's. You might want to change some sprockets if you do much superslab riding. Only difference in his KLR traveling and other bikes is the nightly oiling of his chain to get ready for the next day ride. Happy trails and remember to ride with caution. Those cagers are sometimes out to get you.
 
I know that you are the top of the class and you said that the other students are "cool? That is as important to get along with the other students/workers as it is to be technically proficient. I took one class in the university when I was the top student and was accused if being a "Brown Noser" by one other student but he was not important. I was well liked by the professor and rest of the students. I think the teassr actually liked me but was just trying to stir up trouble.
 
A bubble balancer will work too but the cheap ones
can be off. Why would you buy a balancer for 2
tires anyway?

You're obviously not talking about the same ice
racing tires as I am. You have to use a smaller
size tube when you have 2 street bike tires with
the sidewalls cut off stuffed inside a regular
size tire on the same rim. The tires never jump on
the rim. Having a rim clamp is a big help if you
can get it to fit but it still has to be done
manually and isn't fun. One slip and the sharpened
s crews will tear your hands up.
 
(quoted from post at 21:46:53 02/17/13) A bubble balancer will work too but the cheap ones
can be off. Why would you buy a balancer for 2
tires anyway?

Why would you use a bubble balancer if they are known to be off? *Where is the head scratch icon?*
I wouldnt [b:2c8cfa84ca]buy [/b:2c8cfa84ca] a balancer, I built one. A couple in-line skate bearings and some scrap steel. I dont think I even have $10 in it and thats if you include the super-duper expensive synthetic oil I put on the bearings. I simply posted the link so on the far off chance that Lance did want to balance his tires he could copy what is available for sale. If he felt his time was worth more than the $50 they sell for, he could buy one. Moot point though, he already confirmed what I predicted, none of the tires he has mounted so far, both this bike and his last one, needed balancing. My experience has been the same.... want to buy my balancing stand? I dont have a need for it.


(quoted from post at 21:46:53 02/17/13)
You're obviously not talking about the same ice
racing tires as I am. You have to use a smaller
size tube when you have 2 street bike tires with
the sidewalls cut off stuffed inside a regular
size tire on the same rim. The tires never jump on
the rim. Having a rim clamp is a big help if you
can get it to fit but it still has to be done
manually and isn't fun. One slip and the sharpened
s crews will tear your hands up.

I will mount every one you give me in exchange for a crisp $100 bill and I will balance them to boot. Did you even watch the youtube videos I posted? Thats not me nor is it my product but I copied it. It works great. The reason the tires dont jump on the rim for you is because you dont have a handy-dandy tool like I made. Granted, the tires dont "jump" but compaired to spoons, it seems like they do. The video shows a stiff walled motocross tire being worked on in minutes and thats no trick camera work, its real and street tires go on easier and faster. It takes people longer to get out their wallet to pay me than it does to mount the tire. Many times its like they feel cheated because I can do it so quick. If you dont want to make the tool, you can buy them. I think they are on ebay for around $150. Mine came out of the scrap pile so I only have a little welding rod in it and some time.
 
Honda's XR650R single is supposed to turn 102 mph or so in the 1/4m (on knobbies ???), so a Kawasaki 650 street version will most likely more than keep up with traffic!! Honda's owner's manual cautions to check two bolts every time you ride and to locktite them. Your K may not vibrate as bad, but it might be good to read your manual thoroughly.

Just remember, everything on the road from marbles to semi trucks can kill you when you are on two wheels. The only safety you have is between your two ears!!! Enjoy the ride though.
 
I probably put on over 100 motorcycle/dirtbike tires per year and I have a manual tire machine I built which handles tubeless but for the tube tires, I clamp them in my machine and just use a $8 set of motion pro tire irons. On the balancing, look up dyna beads. That's all I've balanced tires with for about 7 years.
 
I've seen a cheap bubble balancer and then seen
the same wheel put on a Coates bubble balancer to
compare. I'd trust the Coates and they weren't
registering the same.

Not just a stiff motocross tire. A stiff moto-
cross tire with two street bike tire treads inside
of it and several hundred sharpened screws all
around it. They are quite heavy too. Especially
hard to mount 19" tires because they already have
a narrower side wall. I know guys that have ice
raced for 20 years or more and even the best tire
mounters struggle with some of them.
 
(quoted from post at 01:13:47 02/19/13) I've seen a cheap bubble balancer and then seen
the same wheel put on a Coates bubble balancer to
compare. I'd trust the Coates and they weren't
registering the same.

Well, balance them with your Coats then. Im not going to bother balancing unless I feel something when riding but if I do need, I will use my stand balancer. Its impossable for gravity to mess up so it always reads right. Of course, someday I could have a problem, gravity is just a theory afterall.

(quoted from post at 01:13:47 02/19/13)Not just a stiff motocross tire. A stiff moto-
cross tire with two street bike tire treads inside
of it and several hundred sharpened screws all
around it. They are quite heavy too. Especially
hard to mount 19" tires because they already have
a narrower side wall. I know guys that have ice
raced for 20 years or more and even the best tire
mounters struggle with some of them.

Just to clue you in, you are not telling me anything I dont know and havent seen. You didnt invent ice racing and you havent keep it a little secret, contained to your little pond in the back yard. The world knows, well, the parts of the world that lives with cold a good chunk of the year. I feel like the next thing you are going to start telling me about it this great new sport that you do where people (not me but other people) fish from on TOP of the water by just waiting till things freeze.... ya, well... we do that here too.

Anyway, offer still stands, crisp Franklin from you and I will mount your tire. Free balancing too. Hurry up, line forms to my left. Coffee while it lasts, dont trust the doughnuts.....
 
I never said I invented ice racing. We do have the
longest ice race in the world here though, the
Numb Bum 24 hour. I dealt with a local Honda shop
that was home to a 13 time world vet
champion(second in all time wins to Doug Dubach)
and they did a lot of ice racing over 40 years as
well. All I'm saying is that some ice tires are
very hard to mount if you don't have experience
and even with a rim clamp and all the tools in the
world, some are still a real bugger to mount. Some
won't even fit in a rim clamp. Keep in mind the
shop rate here is close to $100/hr. Why such an
attitude? You've never seen the tires or talked to
guys mounting them.
 
Nice bike! And there isn't anything better than turning your own wrenches on a bike. That's the only way you'll know it's done right. However, I must say that you may be wrong about removing the front fender and handguards actually helping in the wind. You'll just have to get used to this bike and the way the wind affects it... And adjust your riding style accordingly...

P.S. Get some good riding gear. Top of your head to the bottom of your feet. And ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time)...
 
(quoted from post at 01:26:31 02/20/13) I never said I invented ice racing. We do have the
longest ice race in the world here though, the
Numb Bum 24 hour. I dealt with a local Honda shop
that was home to a 13 time world vet
champion(second in all time wins to Doug Dubach)
and they did a lot of ice racing over 40 years as
well. All I'm saying is that some ice tires are
very hard to mount if you don't have experience
and even with a rim clamp and all the tools in the
world, some are still a real bugger to mount. Some
won't even fit in a rim clamp. Keep in mind the
shop rate here is close to $100/hr. Why such an
attitude? You've never seen the tires or talked to
guys mounting them.

I have no idea why you have such an attitude, its very strange for you to be acting that way. Im wondering if you have a complex because more people than you race on the ice. Maybe its because I can mount several ice tires in an hour and Im anxious to take your money to mount up some tires for you? In the end, it really dont matter, you are comming off as a has been, clutching to your past and upset at people who are doing what you used to and still having fun at it.

BTW, offer still stands, I will mount every tire you have for $100 a pop... free balancing too.
 
Well goody for you! You come across as someone that
thinks if one tire mounts easily, they all do and
nobody else has ever worked with ice tires. How many
Numb Bums have you attended? You could have made a
fortune mounting tires. 2 AM and -20 wouldn't be a
problem for such a tire whiz like you.
 
(quoted from post at 01:06:24 02/21/13) Well goody for you! You come across as someone that
thinks if one tire mounts easily, they all do and
nobody else has ever worked with ice tires. How many
Numb Bums have you attended? You could have made a
fortune mounting tires. 2 AM and -20 wouldn't be a
problem for such a tire whiz like you.

Dont be such a hater man, just because you are unable to do what most qualified tire people can do doesnt mean you have to be all butt hurt over it. Heck, tons of hobbyists like myself are quite capable as well. Its not like Im some gifted person or anything, Im just perfectally capable of following what other successful people are doing. I see no reason to re-invent the wheel but I have no problem copying it. I even gave you links to people using the same tools as me, but hey, if you are not interested, thats fine too.

And yes, I would have made a fortune because when I do tires on site, I charge more. 2am and 20 below commands a nice premium. Remember, just like I have said through this entire thread, I will mount every tire you bring me for a crisp $100 bill. I think its pretty clear though, you are more of a keyboard motorcycle rider than a in real life rider.... and you know, keyboard riders dont go through that many tires, ice tires or otherwise. (you were the one who thought a balancing stand was a trueing stand dispite the web page clearly saying what it was. Still laughing over that one.)
 
We've had riders from the states come up here and
their tires are completely different from the
tires we use. When the dream team came up here for
the numb bum, they didn't bring you. They used a
local mechanic to set up their bike. What's up
with that? They had the likes of Scott Parker,
Jeff Fredette and a few other very well known
racers from all disciplines of racing. Scott
Parker came from behind and won on the last lap.
Even though they won, they weren't the fastest. A
local team consisting of 2 pro MX riders were by
far the fastest. At the awards ceremony, the dream
team said it was a real shame the other team had
to drop out. It was about -25C and the crankcase
breather on their XR650 froze up and blew the oil
out the crank seal despite being insulated from
the cold as much as possible. I guess going 90+
MPH would have a quite a windchill. Their lap
times were as much as 20 seconds a lap faster than
the dream teams. Over 24 hours that's a big
difference.

I said the balancing stand looked like a trueing
stand. The M/C shops here can afford something a
little better for balancing. Looks to me like your
a keyboard tire changer! No you wouldn't have a
made a fortune. Jeff Fredette with years of ISDT
experience would put just about anyone to shame
when it comes to changing ice tires. He brought
his own custom tires especially for the race and
could change them in about 3 minutes. If you try
to tell me you could come close to that, I'll know
you're full of it. For the average person, ice
tires can be a real pain to mount.
 
(quoted from post at 01:54:13 02/22/13) We've had riders from the states come up here and
their tires are completely different from the
tires we use. When the dream team came up here for
the numb bum, they didn't bring you. They used a
local mechanic to set up their bike. What's up
with that? They had the likes of Scott Parker,
Jeff Fredette and a few other very well known
racers from all disciplines of racing. Scott
Parker came from behind and won on the last lap.
Even though they won, they weren't the fastest. A
local team consisting of 2 pro MX riders were by
far the fastest. At the awards ceremony, the dream
team said it was a real shame the other team had
to drop out. It was about -25C and the crankcase
breather on their XR650 froze up and blew the oil
out the crank seal despite being insulated from
the cold as much as possible. I guess going 90+
MPH would have a quite a windchill. Their lap
times were as much as 20 seconds a lap faster than
the dream teams. Over 24 hours that's a big
difference.

I said the balancing stand looked like a trueing
stand. The M/C shops here can afford something a
little better for balancing. Looks to me like your
a keyboard tire changer! No you wouldn't have a
made a fortune. Jeff Fredette with years of ISDT
experience would put just about anyone to shame
when it comes to changing ice tires. He brought
his own custom tires especially for the race and
could change them in about 3 minutes. If you try
to tell me you could come close to that, I'll know
you're full of it. For the average person, ice
tires can be a real pain to mount.

I gotta be honest, I have no idea how sand got so deep in your vag. but you better find a way to wash it out before your next pretend motorcycle ride. I totally disagree with your wild and outlandish (dont forget childish)claim that just because your heros Scott &amp; Jeff Et al didnt bring me to some race that I cant change an ice tire. Its simply not true on so many levels its not even funny. The fact is, its not that hard, many many motorcyclists do it, in fact, around here, I dont know ANYBODY (as in not a single person) that takes ice tires in to a shop to be mounted. They are ALL mounted by the riders themselves or friends for money, beer or gratis.

And yes, I would have made a fortune. If $100 is the going rate for a tire change and there is a good demand like at a race, then I would have made a killing. It really is that simple. I know driving a keyboard is difficult for you but for many of us, changing tires is not that hard. All it takes is somebody to teach you, a good technique, and proper tools. Its not magic, not by a long shot.

One thing is certain though, I am anxious for you to post the youtube video showing your hero Jeff changing his ice tires in 3 minutes. I cant do it that fast but I am willing to poach ideas from others. Thats what makes us different, I am willing to learn how to do something different, in this case easier which translates to faster. You on the other hand, just like to live in your vitrual world and type about it....

While you may poo poo a balancing stand all you want, you are on record of not even knowing what one is, much less ever having used one. Of course, that would never stop a true keyboard rider such as yourself from saying bad things about them. While I admit, they are not perfect, they are affordable and very easy to build (try that with your fancy Snap On balancer) but they are also very rarely even needed. But in the off chance that a balancer is needed, they are stupid simple to use and as long as gravity is still working like normal, your tire will be perfectly in balance.

Do I even need to make my offer anymore? How about I make the offer so you can use it.... I will change any tires you pretend to need for $100. I will even balance them for free, although I reserve the right to pretend to actually balance them because from your keyboard, it wont matter and you want feel anything anyway.
 

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