You know when you haven't rode in a while, it is a real ass whooping. I got my bike back from my mechanic a month ago but have been working on my Miata, and my 150 acre riding spot by my house was out of commission. One side of the trail entry was under water. I mean it was either water or quicksand in areas, I found that out the hard way. The other side had a giant tree down right across the path. But even before that I just had a four wheeler for a while and you can be lazy on those. Probably been 3 years since I have been to the track on two wheels. I think last time was with Jeff on here and my old lady but even then was on 4 wheels.
So my mechanic, who did a fantastic job by the way, and didn't charge me near enough I thought, got me up and running on my YZ450. He checked compression, worked on the pipes, shimmed the valves a little, and went up on the pilot one size. He also went over everything on the bike almost. The bike doesn't have but 28 hours now but the guy let it sit up for yearssssss. I actually made Mark take more money he did so much work on it. He has a shop on 77 in Hachie and knows his shit.
So I hopped on the wifes Ace and threw the chainsaw in the back. Went down and cleared out that damn tree and than came home and geared up. Bike has been sitting four weeks and my cranking knee sucks so this was a good test. Pumped it twice, choked it, and she fired on the third kick. Bike road great and has tons of power. Pipe never got red, and not once did it spew any fluid. I wont lie I bounced off of so many cedar trees I thought some one was playing pin ball with me. I slid into crap, went off the trail, and got loose more times than I can remember. I really got to get out and ride more. Holy shit I had a good time but only about 30 minutes wiped me out. Anyone else been off the bike a while and paid for it? I mean it's not like I don't ride the Harley. Just not the same though. One is slow and smooth, the other is like riding a wild stallion, bareback. Oh well I was out back relaxing and just figured I would throw this out there.
Happy forth bitches!
So my mechanic, who did a fantastic job by the way, and didn't charge me near enough I thought, got me up and running on my YZ450. He checked compression, worked on the pipes, shimmed the valves a little, and went up on the pilot one size. He also went over everything on the bike almost. The bike doesn't have but 28 hours now but the guy let it sit up for yearssssss. I actually made Mark take more money he did so much work on it. He has a shop on 77 in Hachie and knows his shit.
So I hopped on the wifes Ace and threw the chainsaw in the back. Went down and cleared out that damn tree and than came home and geared up. Bike has been sitting four weeks and my cranking knee sucks so this was a good test. Pumped it twice, choked it, and she fired on the third kick. Bike road great and has tons of power. Pipe never got red, and not once did it spew any fluid. I wont lie I bounced off of so many cedar trees I thought some one was playing pin ball with me. I slid into crap, went off the trail, and got loose more times than I can remember. I really got to get out and ride more. Holy shit I had a good time but only about 30 minutes wiped me out. Anyone else been off the bike a while and paid for it? I mean it's not like I don't ride the Harley. Just not the same though. One is slow and smooth, the other is like riding a wild stallion, bareback. Oh well I was out back relaxing and just figured I would throw this out there.
Happy forth bitches!
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