Friday, 22 July 2011
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Backwoods back in action!
My rider, #407 has successfully become employed! Unfortunately, for me now, he's working a lot of weekends, so Ol' Dad's left back on the sidelines again.
Last Sunday I decided to head down to Backwoods over near Tennyson, IN for their first race of the year. They had a pretty decent turn out and the weather was perfect. I've worked with Scott, Kara and his crew for several years now and you can't find a nicer bunch to deal with at a motocross track!
Also got to see some old familiar faces. Bumped into Jason Ashley, whom I hadn't seen in a few years. A few years ago, well maybe more than a few, Jason was one of the fastest guys around, especially during his "mini" days! Met some of the gang over at Tri-State Motorcycles. It's been a while since I had been to TSM, but back in my day, that was where all the Yamaha's came from, and I'm talking yellow YZ's, not today's blue ones! Very nice bunch who had a couple new YZ's on display and even offered up some free donuts. Looking forward to working with TSM, who will on board as a site sponsor very soon!
Racing action was fast and furious. Saw some good mini riders, as well as a couple of very talented up and coming 50 riders. Talked with the Black's some.Cody ran about 4 classes I think, while Dillan is still nursing a banged up leg.
I'll try and get a few pics added to this blog soon, and hopefully my rider gets a Sunday or two off here soon and we can get back into the racing action. Until then, I'll probably be the big, burly guy walking around taking pictures!
Planning on being at LSMX this weekend...rider or not!Source: http://moto-x-foto.blogspot.com/2010/04/backoodws-back-in-action.html
Alex Barros Geoff Barry Hans Bartl Harald Bartol Darren Barton
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Tickets for the 2011 Montreal Supermotocross on sale this Saturday (35)
From Montreal Supercross
Montréal, July 15, 2011 — The Supermotocross Monster Energy — the most exciting off-road motorsport event of the year — will be held Saturday October 1st at the Montréal Olympic Stadium. Non-stop action, adrenaline rush, and excitement will all be part of the show for the 34th running of this spectacular event. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, July 16th at noon. Now is the time to order the best seats in the house.
NEW THIS YEAR: SIDE-BY-SIDE UTV COMPETITION
The Supermotocross Monster Energy team is pleased to announce the addition of a new class to this year’s line-up that will feature side-by-side off-road vehicles! Considered the successor of the Autocross class, side-by-side UTV competition delivers power, speed, agility, and action-packed races that will shake the Big O.
Of course, the Supercross remains the main attraction of this annual fall extravaganza, and will feature once again the best Quebec and international riders in the MX1 and MX2 classes. The ATV competition will also be back. Fans should expect big names to be announced soon for the Freestyle motocross contest.
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST-EVER MONTREAL OFF-ROAD SHOW AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM
Friday, September 30, and Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2
The largest off-road vehicle exhibition show in Quebec under one big roof will be held at the Olympic Stadium Friday, September 30, and Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2. This gigantic show will feature ATVs, side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motocross bikes, and everything the outdoors off-road fans has ever dreamed of. In addition, visitors will have the possibility to test different off-road vehicles on the Supermotocross inside track on Sunday.
NEW WEBSITE
Keep up with the latest news on the new Supermotocross Website at www.supermotocross.ca
TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY JULY 16th AT NOON
This year, you can choose your own surroundings! Opt for the Family Zone, the Monster Energy Zone or just select the seat of your choice according to the price range of $12, $20, $30, or $40.
Tickets available at Admission: (www.admission.com or at (514) 790-1245 or 1 800 361-4595).
Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/07/tickets-for-2011-montreal.html
Reiner Bratenstein Hans Braumandl Dieter Braun Georg Braun Walter Brehme
Thursday, 21 July 2011
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MOTOCROSS ACTION TECH SCHOOL: HOW TO INSTALL A HINSON SS CLUTCH IN THE HONDA CRF450
If you ride hard and put it away wet, odds are that Honda?s four-spring clutch will notbe in good working order by the end of the motoHonda?s four-spring clutch is a thing of wonder?most Honda CRF450 ownerswonderwhat Honda?s engineers were thinking. If you ride hard and put it away wet, odds are thatHonda?s four-spring clutch will not be in good working order by the end of the moto. Most MXAtest riders can get four hours out of the stock CRF450 clutch before it needsnew plates (some get four minutes). That is too often to be forced to replace $80 worth ofclutch plates. So, MXA decided to solve the problem by installing Hinson?sinnovative Single Spring (SS) clutch. The most significant feature of the HinsonSS clutch is its single Bellevillewasher spring. The Hinson clutch fixes the inherentproblems of the stock four-spring clutch.STEP 1Before you remove the clutch cover, stick a screwdriver in the swingarm pivothole so that the handle of the screwdriver pushes the rear brake pedal down.This allows you to access all of the 8mm clutch cover bolts without having to removethe brake pedal.
STEP 2
With the clutch cover removed, use an 8mm T-handle wrench to remove the four Honda CRF450 clutch bolts on the pressure plate and lift it off. Once you have the pressure plate off, carefully remove the needle bearing, clutch lifter top hat and washer from the center of the hub. Set them aside. Leave the clutch plates in the clutch for now.
STEP 3
Use a hammer and punch to flatten the lock washer that secures the inner hub clutch nut in place. You may need to get a new lock washer, but in most cases the stock washer can be reused.
STEP 4
If you have an air gun or electric impact driver, you can spin the inner hub nut off with a 27mm socket. If you don?t have a power tool, you can use a breaker bar and socket, but you will need to stuff a rag between the clutch basket and engine cases to keep the clutch from spinning. This is why we left the clutch plates in the basket.
STEP 5
Once the inner hub nut is removed, you can lift the complete inner hub off with the clutch plates still installed. Once you have the inner hub off, you can turn it upside-down and dump the clutch plates out. Be sure to remove the washer that was under the inner hub nut and save it.
STEP 6
Slide the Hinson SS clutch inner hub into the basket in place of the stock CRF450 inner hub. There is no need to remove or replace the stock Honda clutch basket, but you should inspect it for notching.
STEP 7
With the Hinson inner hub in place, put the washer back on the output shaft and reinstall the inner hub nut.
STEP 8
The best way to tighten the inner hub nut is with a clutch hub holder. Your local dealer can order one for you, but until then, wedge a rag between the inner hub and basket to hold it in place while you tighten the nut to 65 foot-pounds.
STEP 9
Reinstall the washer, clutch lifter top hat and needle into the shaft in the center of the inner hub.
STEP 10
Put in the new clutch plates. If you have a 2011 CRF450, take out the two Belleville washers and small fiber plate and replace them with one standard plate (for eight fiber plates total).
STEP 11
With the plates installed, put the Hinson SS pressure plate on. Use an awl to align the six bolt holes in the pressure plate to the bolt holes behind the Belleville washer. Once you have the holes lined up, install the six supplied 8mm bolts and tighten them.
STEP 12
The final steps are to put a new O-ring in the clutch cover, install the cover, pull the screwdriver out of the swingarm pivot bolt and add oil (if necessary).
Source: http://www.dannydolansmotocrossblog.com/2011/05/motocross-action-tech-school-how-to.html
Nobuatsu Aoki Takuma Aoki Hiroshi Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama Andre Luc Appietto
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GEICO Honda's Riders Make Most of Tough Afternoon at Spring Creek
MILLVILLE, Minn. ? There wasn?t a podium finish for the GEICO Honda riders Saturday at the Spring Creek National, but that doesn?t mean the team's riders didn't put forth extra effort.
Wil Hahn raced for just the second time this season and was the team's top finisher. Hahn was seventh overall with finishes of ninth and eighth in the motos.
"I got off to a horrible start," Hahn said. "I put myself in a really bad position, I came out around 28th. But I rode hard through the checkered flag and ended up in ninth. I was pretty happy with my races. The track was really rough and the humidity was just unreal. For the second moto I put myself in a good spot. I went wide and got into the deep stuff. I didn?t have the intensity at the beginning. Everyone else was riding really hard in the beginning and I just didn?t bring that intensity. Not my best day but not my worst."
Angelo Bergamonti Werner Bergold Jacques Bernard Adrian Bernetic Manfred Bernsee
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Franz Aschenbrenner Stuart Aspin Len Atlee Pierre Audry Karl Auer
