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My home owners insurance wont cover it when it was 3000 miles west... And on top of that 90% of the time they will only insure it for "book value" Would you care to take a guess as to what book value is on my 1988 banshee? Now that I have stated value insurance, I dont worry as much about as I did. The only time I would use the insurance on it is if it gets stolen or my garage burns to the ground. To me its 26.00 a month.. I spend that a day on food and gas...... Worth it in my opinion!

I contacted progressive right from their web site... I origionally wanted 15k additional coverage and then decided that the cost of the insurance would be too much. I told the lady on the phone that I have close to 17k in my shee and I wanted at least 10k coverage for "aftermarket items" Im paying a little over 300.00 a year for full coverage and that includes the additional 10k in accessories. They sent out an appraiser to "inspect" it to (a) verify the additional items, ( take photos for proof, and © verify Vin # Different states may vary... I do know that NO insurance co will cover ANY ATV in the state of Mass.

I have a perfect set of ricky stators that Im selling. They are for stock width a-arms. They have less than 4 days riding on them. let me know if your interested

Stan: As for the paint... I know you can pressure wash it and not have any problems. Ride that beast and dont worry about the paint.. I can mix more jcharne; All of the pics are here for now... More to come soon http://www.sandbros.com/ridetrips/roostfest04/rf2004.htm Matt: There is no need to thank me... YOU guys made the trip what it was... If you guys wanted to have a good time.. or not... that was all your choice and decisions... I never saw more smiling faces around camp in a long time... The best part of the whole trip is that NO one got hurt, No one crashed or grenaded a motor. Everyone went home safe.... sore but safe. To me thats all that matters. Call me a retard or what not.... but I have been hooked like a crack addict after my first trip to the dunes. Anyone who hasnt been has no idea what they are missing. I dont know if its the fact that I want more people to experience it for themselves or that I just enjoy getting together w/ friends to do what we enjoy most. Hell... Just the laughs around the campfire are worth the trip... I think your wife had a great time and I dont ever remember seeing her ride once! Either way your very welcome and also more than welcome to join us again anytime!

Fixitrod is correct... if your motor builder wanted them opened up... he would have. On top of that. Done wrong you will DRASTICLY cut the life of your pistons. You could actually fracture the pistons and cause pre-mature and catastrophic failure. Raising or lowering the windows could actually hurt performance if done wrong also. Leave that to your motor builder to decide

Scotts: I have a great amount of respect for Jason.... I dont know how he did it... but he did! Nothing went easy at the beginning of this trip.... John, Joe and myself had a few sleepless nights up until we knew Jason made it... He has such a carefree attitude you dont know what is going to happen next.... Just when you think the shit is about to hit the fan.... he pulls through. John was having some tuning issues on saturday (I think that was the day) and he looked like he was about to have a heart attack.. Jason stepped in and said... Take a break... He hopped on it... took it for a spin, came back messed w/ the jetting some... took another spin... messed a lil more... He told John "Just ride it and stop f'n w/ it" BenBB: I think thats the only "antifreeze" that will remove paint! As for the topless dancers.... I dont think Jason is complete until he has visited a strip bar in a new state Stan: What makes you think the paint I sent you wouldnt hold up? My bike took a SERIOUS beating and I only found one small chip. But you have to understand... I got stuck behind Bansheequeen in a wash when she roosted the living shit out of me... I guess I'm lucky thats all I ended up with. My guess is your brother in law did what he was supposed too... As for the video.... Ive seen it... I'll leave it at that

i have at least 2... maybe 3... How many do ya want get me an addy and I will try to ship one out tomorrow

www.kandkatv.com They are a main supplier and rebuild tons of shocks every day.... Axis is at the top of their list and turn around time is very good too.... good luck

Denny: It took me most of yesterday to type up.... between interruptions (wife and kids) and also going to meet John (JKJK) to go get my shee. There is so much more that I would like to have added but I had to stop somewhere... As for who was "king" of the hill.... That would depend on who was racing... Not to sound like I am bragging.... but I kicked ass on the hill. I think I only lost one race because of a very bad start. Who else was kickin ass..... Lets see if I can sum this up. Fixitrod; He was having some troubles launching, but once he hit the hill he was hauling! He needs a longer swingarm with the paddles he has... Once he was on the face of the hill he would catch and pass most everyone Banchetta; With his new motor and a -2 swingarm IF he could get out of the hole and across the whoops he would do very well, EVEN with his dirt tires! Im sure w/ a stock swingarm, diff paddles and a gearing change he would have kicked some ass as well. I think he even beat a 250r atc several times too, as with several other bikes. I cant even remember who else was placing where.. I know Stan, Ben, John, his brother Joe and several others raced a lot.... I just dont remember how everyone did and who they raced against. They also did so many changes w/ gearing, jetting, and clutches(springs), that I couldnt tell you who won and when or how many times. Hopefully Rodney, Jason, John or anyone else can give their side of the story here...

Chase: There is more than "just" welding them back together... You also need to re-align the back half of the pipes so they dont hit the petcock and the frame. Then you need to decide what to do to the stingers.. extend them, tuck them under or center them like mine. I can do it for you just as I did mine (roostfest)

Yamahammer: When will you be printing more Large shirts? Let me know when and I will send you the shipping costs. Do you remember that I paid for them at RF? hehe you looked like you were having a bad day...

Ok here is my take on the "Roostfest trip" For those of you that didnt make it... You dont know what you missed... for those of you that did make it.... You know why you will be at the next one! On sunday (feb 29) John (jkjk) and his brother Joe arrived early(12 or 1pm) at the house waiting for Jason (Banchetta) to show up. Jason was to haul our bikes out west and back for us. Then we found out that Jason had to work that morning and was planning on driving straight out to Rodney's (fixitrod) house after he left my place. Jason's co-pilot also backed out last minute and he was about to venture on a 6000 mile round trip SOLO! Jason was able to get a passenger to help him on the trip..... Around 2:00 or 3:00pm Jason arrives w/ a brand new trailer... No tie downs, Temp plates, and not even a map! The five of us spend the next four to five hours prepping the trailer and loading everything up. It's now dark and come to find out the rear axle was empty of gear oil.... Yikes! The differential cover was dented at the filler bolt and was causing it to leak... We filled the rear of oil.. and did an emergency repair hoping it would make the 6000 mile trip west and back!. He was ready to leave on a 3000 mile journey w/o a map! Luckily enough I had planned ahead and printed door to door to door directions printed for him and in a ring binder to make it very easy for him.... Jason finally left my place around 7:30 pm eastern time and drove straight through to Rodney's house. (did you forget he worked from 5am sunday morning)? It was 815 miles from my door to Rodney's and Jason didnt miss a beat. He arrived monday morning around 8am if I remember correctly. John and myself called Jason several times to make sure everything was going well and maybe to keep his spirits up since he was driving this distance himself.... (his co-pilot didnt have a license) Around noon on Tuesday I called jason and he was approximatly 75 miles into Nebraska and this is where things got ugly! Not to long after I talked to him they pulled off to check the rear end and found the whole front of the trailer covered in tranny fluid! He limps off the highway to a dealer and they tell him they wont be able to look at it until the next day.... He gets back on the highway to the next dealership.... After a quick diagnosis they find that the tranny housing split and needed a new tranny! Jason ended up buying an 04' x-cab Duramax 2500 and continued on his journey! He is now almost 10-12 hours behind and it doesnt even slow him down...He drove the last 1300 miles non-stop and into Vegas on Wednesday mid day. I think he made the 2900 mile trip w/ under 6 hours sleep..... John (jkjk) and his brother Joe arrived in Vegas sometime around noon, and Rodney (fixitrod) was showing up around 2pm. Ben B (BenBB) was there to pick them up at the airport and bring them to the Silverton hotel/casino for a good nights sleep. They all decided to hit a local store for food, ice, beer (necessities) and ended up at the titty bar for a few hours. A 45 minute trip ended up 5 hours of fun. On thursday morning we all met at a truck stop-gas station so those that didnt know their way could save 30+ minutes with the shortcut instead of going through Baker. There was a fairly large group of us since Ash (lvraptorrider), his wife Bobby, kids and his Father. The short caravan of trucks was led by Terry over some incredible peaks and through some beautiful valleys. Sometime mid day we all arrived at Camp.... The boys from back east almost soiled their shorts when they saw the rolling hills and piles upon piles of sand. I think it took the guys about 5 minutes to unload the trailer, and start their bikes. Not long after they were back for jetting changes and we were about ready to hit the dunes ourselves... The dunes were beyond what I expected.... While Dumont isnt that big... you wouldnt know it by the way Howard, Terry or Mike leads the pack... The weather was about as nice as anyone could ask for.... Thursday night the wind picked up,,,, It helped dry the dunes and make them virgin again for us friday morning. By saturday/sunday the dunes were dry and perfect. The east coast boys had spent half their time wrenching and tuning. (it was a very good thing I always bring spare parts) Everyone rode as hard as they could for as long as they could hold on. No one crashed and no one had any major motor problems. While Glamis is much larger in size.... I personally like Dumont more. The dunes are predictable, but at certain times of day go to a dangerously flat look. We had the dunes to ourselves most of the weekend and late saturday picked up the most. Still nice to have the dunes almost to ourselves. Some of the weekends most memorable moments are as follows but in no certain order *** Saturday; On one of the fast dune rides when there were about 25+ riders (maybe closer to 35+) we were all hauling ass when I noticed Jason about 2/3's of the way back and charging hard! Within about 5 minutes he was trying to swap chrome w/ my swingarm... He passed me and charged to second in line within a few minutes.Dont get me wrong... Were not out there racing by any means, but no one normally gives up their spot in line without a fight. Did I forget to mention he was running his DIRT tires! Not a paddle or front dune tire on the bike. *** Also on saturday I was given a ride in the blue long travel that came with Dallas.... It was nothing special.. just an 80,000.00$ long travel w/ a 525hp LS1 motor. We took a dune ride (Doug-aka-Guido) and the owners of the rail... Our trip across the flats where everyone camps he went through 3 gears hitting roughly 85mph w/o even trying and he had PLENTY more to go. Not once feeling a bump. When climbing the steepest hills my ears popped as if I was in an airplane... A ride I will always remember. *** Saturday night around the campfire...... Ahhhh Where do I start? Mike and his sheep,,,, Kimmy and her 6' blow up penis.... Just when I thought the entertainment was over... I went to bed only to find out that Kimmy and Dallas rode around camp on the 70's jousting everyone and everything w/ her new toy, they then ventured over to Sierrabanshee's camp attacking them too. I only hope those photos surface soon <g> *** Meeting everyone again and also finally meeting some new faces... It was nice to finally put a face to a name, and roosting those that I already knew *** Beating Howard's little honda by five or six bike lenghts *** Perry's GREAT cooking w/ some incredible side dishes... The meals were something that still make me drool when I think about them. *** Being kicked out of the photo shoot from the "Bling Bling" boys because the half naked woman didnt want a bunch of guys watching....? Only having to return an hour later so they could take pics of my shee.... Something is just a little odd here.. hehe *** Knowing that the ONLY wrenching I did on my shee all weekend was a front sprocket change, and also having almost every nut, bolt, washer, o-ring or oddball item needed by someone in camp.... Sorry for the long drawn out post... but I thought I would share my thoughts, feelings and experience w/ the trip of trips. I could add more... but most of you would probably ignore me anyways. Anyone care to add their own?? A very IMPORTANT and very special THANK YOU goes out to Terry, Howard, Jason, John K, Papa Perry and Kimmy (for the entertainment)

LMFAO @ this crackhead....... First off... NO ONE EVER stated there would be a wet t-shirt contest... Im also glad to stayed over at your camp.... You may owould have been hurt if you tried your shit in ours... hehe and your little 4-stroke wouldnt have hung w/ any of us... OR that banshee u talk about.... I lost only 1 race all weekend due to a bad start and if the hill was another 50' longer I would have changed that outcome. If you can beat Howard's 330R or Kenny's 410R then I'll think about racing you. Otherwise shut your hole and climb back under the rock you came from, or step up to the plate.

If he is when you said he was... then he is 1050 miles out of the Silverton in Vegas... that puts him about 17-20 hrs out

Well..... I dont know the specifics but Jason is now driving a NEW truck... On his way west the tranny let go in his chevy. His wife just told me not to long ago that he is now back on the road... We had a bad connection on the phone but I think she said he was 4 hrs behind. Ah yes the fun has just begun!

hehe yea its getting close. VERY close... I havent slept in 2 nights... Im glad I cleared up my schedule last week so I can tie up loose ends this week.... It never EVER fails that SOMETHING is/has/will go wrong. As long as we all help each other out and watch each others stuff.. we will ALL go home with what we brought. Just covered in sand

Just a warning for everyone.. PLEASE bring locks/chains with you. http://www.americansandassociation.org/php...p=126535#126535 There has been a string of thefts there lately... If we all work together and watch each others things we should be good. Bring a lock for the rear brake rotor and chains to lock them together.

Im bringing a grab bar w/ tail light for MattM... I dont remember if he said his tail light was good or not... either way I have one on the way

Sorry but the front hubs and the castle nuts hasv been sold.

Brian: Let me know when I get back from Dumont.. I could drop off a good caliper and rear rotor for you to try. I used to have the same problem but it was because of the slides being frozen, and the piston hanging up. If I had time before I leave I would get them down to ya... but things arent gonna work out that way... I'll put $ on it that the pins are frozen or the piston is sticking

quadracer: sorry the motor has been sold thenewguy: did you ever get my pm about the plastic?

Ohh Hell man.... I wish I knew... I woulda thrown in a "suprise" for ya... and NO I dont mean anything like what NYUK sends Ya know... Where has Stan been? Maybe he got lucky yesterday and didnt have to molest himself for once!

dunedemon: When I had measured the hypers was at least a year or so ago. They may have changed their designs since then. If I remember correctly there was less than a 1/4lb difference between the Hypers, Douglas, Champion's. I would think its more of the amount of drag on the motor from the paddles and the extra added weight than anything... Then maybe its looks more than anything... Beadlocks are for MX'ers! hehehe

dunedemon: I would also guess a weight savings.. I had the chance once to weigh all the diff wheels and there is no weight savings w/ the hypers over regular alum bead locks. There is a huge weight savings w/ a conventional wheel over a beadlock

Josh: Give K&K a call... I know they have several rear master cyls w/ res in stock. I think they wanted like 40.00 for the master w/ the resi