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thanks man, I appreciate it! Yeah, it looks like I need to be on the lookout for an '02-'07 250 -

Hey Exnav,

primary use will be moto, maybe try some hare scrambles. Most likely use will be practice days at mx tracks and places like http://ncmp.net/

thanks

Hey Zach - I recognize you from over at "vitaldrive" :D

Hey guys, let me ask you a question from another perspective -
What do you consider to be the optimal smoker chassis for a conversion? What are the advantages/disadvantages of a 125 vs. a 250 chassis, and what year(s) should I look for?

I ...

in case you haven't seen the race yet, don't look below -

!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!






3 comments/observations about JS's get-off -

(1) dang, he went down HARD!

(2) he looked notably dazed after getting up - if he had gotten that YZF restarted, how do you think he would have done?

(3) if ...

thanks guys,

the bike next to my 400 belongs to a friend, and I misstated - it's actually a CCM - a '96 C25, with a 604cc Rotax.

Welcome, Maico's are :cool:

yep, I kinda think so also. They were core bad-a** back in their time. The '81 490 is still apparently a pretty formidable machine. I've ...

hey guys,

thanks for the welcome! here's a few (big) pix -


"back in the day", when I still had some hair -
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4168/maico004yg1.jpg

my 400, as it was before I started the resto - pretty well modded -
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3556/dscn1211qr8.jpg ...

Hey guys,

Just want to say hi, and thank Bob and the rest of y'all for this site :)

I was the OE of an '85 CR500R, and sold it to my best friend "in a time of weakness" a couple of years ago. I'm working to put another CR500R in my garage before the end of the year, most likely an AF model. In ...