Haven't logged on in FOREVER. Man. Budman rides a 2 stroke. About friggin' time!!
the sound, the smell, the VIBRATION. I couldn't take my hands off the 500's bars (know what i mean? heheh)..Only rode one once, but....yeah....a handful
I wonder if many here know what kenny was saying when he said his ride @ laguna seca was "rich", but safe?
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When I
quit riding my RD400F up heeyah around Mt. Saint Helens 2005~2015? (mostly to Cougar / FS90 / McClellan Viewpoint / Old Man Pass, a friend of mine called it the "end of an era". Sad, but many over 20 years of rebuilds...I think i put in at least 2 lifetimes in that daytona (88,000 miles to be exact).
One year had a port job by RB Designs (Portland, OR semi-retired now...small jobs KDX200/220 mods), silicone o-ring heads, tight squish and compression low enough for 92 octane and redline full race synthetic at 25:1 <----kick ass mix man!.. SMOKIN'.
It it ain't smokin', it ain't broken. Although I quit smokin'......smokem if you got em.
triples got nasty w/ electronic ignitions...
Sorry to hear about your friend. I'm guessing he's rode a couple of two strokes. If so, better to go out having ridden one than not.
Peace,
Kevin B. in sunny Battleground, WA (the roads are kick-ass up here).