swhitey917

Well guys, The race sunday went pretty good. I could have done better but I didn't push to hard since I am still nursing my knee troubles. Ended up finishing 8th in my class, which isnt great but it gave me enough points to move up to 2nd overall in points for the series so far this year.

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Well guys, I am still trying to make it but I have run into some hell of problems this week. On my way home from my race sunday had a wheel bearing go out in the truck badly. Got the truck towed home, installed new wheel bearing hub assembly last night and drove the truck around, worked great. On my way to work this morning my ABS light kicked back on and steering was acting funny again. I limped the truck to work and noticed the axle is working its way back out again like the new wheel bearing is out just like the old one was...... Gonna tear it back apart tonight in the parking lot at work and see what I find. Any ideas what would cause this?

I run C22+. Are you gonna be at more races this year? Someone told me there was another 250r there (i'm usually the only one) and that it was blue so must have been you but I didnt ever see you. You started in Row 8 right?

Ended up finishing 8th. I lost 3 places on my final lap due to breaking my clutch cable so kept killing it in the mud after the creek crossings and getting stuck since I couldn't feather my way through it. I am sitting tied for 2nd overall in my class for the year tho. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not at all. I made a pass in a tight section of the woods and caught a tree and bent one of my uppers. They were just cheap full flights. Don't have the funds this season for new ones so gonna have to run the stockers for awhile and looks like some of the MX races I was gonna do later this year are now out of the question.

Couple pics from my ride earlier this week testing out my stock length a-arms that I haven't ran in a long time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cleaned up and ready to go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Will do, thanks. I'm taking this race easy anyway due to my knee still bothering me. Just didn't want to miss points since I'm sitting 6th. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got a race this Sunday so fingers crossed nothing breaks that can't be fixed by the ride next Saturday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Next race is 2 days away.. Knee is still giving me problems but I'm gonna put the brace on and give it a go. I will get pics posted up after Sunday. Only changes to the quad since last race are jetting since it's a little warmer and I'm not running stock width a-arms instead of my plus +2's since I bent one last race and don't have the funds for knew ones this season. We will see how it goes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have trail rode my whole life but when it comes to a race it's a whole new ball game. Key is to ride at your own pace. Most of my accidents or breaks have came from me pushing to hard in areas that weren't meant to be pushed. Relax is the other advice. First couple races each year I wear myself out on the first lap because I'm so into the race. Makes the next hour and a half a little rough Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Has to be one of the early ones since it has j-arms. (87'-90')

Hell yea, have fun. Will this be your first XC race?

Its a good time and its kinda nice to be able to ride at a bunch of new places that normally you wouldnt be able to ride at such as large farm tracks, etc.

Wish I could say I was still running a shee for xc but I run my 250r. IXCR and MWXC series here in Indiana. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Anyone gonna have a GoPro with them?

HAHA, and JD pops in with the salesman pitch. Like mentioned above, check floats and make sure your not dumping fuel out the overflows. DON'T throw in smaller mains just to try an decrease fuel consumption. Decreasing mains will give your motor less fuel and lean out your air/fuel ratio; do this long enough you will be getting great MPG cause your quad will be sitting in the garage waiting for a rebuild. I run an IMS tank on my R to help me out on longer rides. How long did you ride for on a tank of gas?

i always ran the 50/50 with no problems. I run engine Ice now but that's just cause I had a buddy that had a few bottles of it and then sold his quad so he gave it to me. Either one works fine.

Don't forget to bring your flags fellas. If you don't already have one, you can buy one their for around $15 for those of you that haven't ever been. I think most of us have tho.

Damn, good to see that big of a turn out tho for those conditions. We had our round #1 the weekend before last and it was almost as bad and we had around 160 quad turn out. Our track was very tight and technical which made it a bitch and wore you out in the mud.

You not gonna trailer it down for us to even look at JD?

Hells yea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Updated: Just over a week out. Update if you still can/cant make it so we have a good idea how big our group will be. 1. JasonsBanshee and wife 2. CB6979 3. WINDYCITYJOHN400 and Bill 4. ZillaFreak 5. hazzardbanshee and friends 6. RollinRhino 7. bansman76 8. Kadair_517 and gf with 2 shee's 9. swhitey917 and friends 10. T_Shee 11. hursty121 and friends 12. Whitbread and friend 13. g_low0885 14. Blk88notch 15. gomeznitro and friends 16. 87sheerips (JD) 17. Keyser Soze 18. scuba147 19. turbowrenchhead

Updated 1. JasonsBanshee and wife 2. CB6979 3. WINDYCITYJOHN400 and Bill 4. ZillaFreak 5. hazzardbanshee and friends 6. RollinRhino 7. bansman76 8. Kadair_517 and gf with 2 shee's 9. swhitey917 and friends 10. T_Shee 11. hursty121 and friends 12. Whitbread and friend 13. g_low0885 14. Blk88notch 15. gomeznitro and friends 16. 87sheerips (JD) 17. Keyser Soze 18. scuba147 19. turbowrenchhead