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Author Topic: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works  (Read 36284 times)

Offline funyun

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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #30 on: November 01, 2011, 10:47:30 AM »
Quote from: Spartan on November 01, 2011, 07:38:59 AM
It takes the impact away from the rotor and sprockets...if you bend a plastic skid, you can bend it back easy on the trails. Bend an aluminum skid and you're kinda phucked.

Ya thats not going to happen, if you actually get some speed and hit a rock that flimsy plastic skid is as good as nothing there at all. If you are at a slow cruise it might help though.
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #31 on: November 01, 2011, 01:04:53 PM »
slow cruise is where it's at. :thumbs:


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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #32 on: November 01, 2011, 01:07:53 PM »
Quote from: Funyun on November 01, 2011, 10:47:30 AM
Quote from: Spartan on November 01, 2011, 07:38:59 AM
It takes the impact away from the rotor and sprockets...if you bend a plastic skid, you can bend it back easy on the trails. Bend an aluminum skid and you're kinda phucked.

Ya thats not going to happen, if you actually get some speed and hit a rock that flimsy plastic skid is as good as nothing there at all. If you are at a slow cruise it might help though.

Run taller tires and you won't have a problem :lol: Don't most XC guys run like a 23/22 anyways?
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #33 on: November 01, 2011, 01:47:47 PM »
I dont think anyone runs 23/22, but either way your going to hit some rocks.
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2011, 01:58:09 PM »
23/22 = :puke:

Raptors look so bad like that.  Look like a 350, or a blaster... And those tires vibrate like a SOB at high speed
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #35 on: November 01, 2011, 04:31:24 PM »
20/22. It will add height but the rear linkage, rotor and sprocket all need protection. But some races more than others. Snowshoe and Mountain Ridge will be the races to add the protection. But the things I will never need is aluminum frame guards, coolant tank guard and a-arm guards, those are just added weight. swinger, sprocket and belly guard are good enough





and that's 20" rear 22" front for your folks that were in the middle of creating a post to ask if I meant to set my quad up like a dragster.
« Last Edit: November 01, 2011, 04:34:02 PM by Alkire193 »
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2011, 03:26:00 AM »
Any updates?
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2011, 08:06:00 AM »
Yeah we stole it and moved to mexico  :thumbs:
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2011, 01:11:02 PM »
I don't know who you are "Krandall's Hero" since I am Krandall's One and Only Hero and I can't send messages to myself
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #39 on: November 15, 2011, 01:20:55 PM »
well we're even, for forcing me to look at the ridiculously huge sig every day!  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2011, 02:29:11 PM »
disabled sigs ftmfw
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #41 on: November 15, 2011, 06:50:17 PM »
Man sorry Chris I've been crazy busy. I had to go out of town for one last ride of the season. I got my new truck home, got the old one sold. I'm hoping to get the bike torn down this week.
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #42 on: November 16, 2011, 08:33:54 AM »
All good, just sittin'. Mindin' my own. Chillin'. I can't get in touch with Kev so i'm starting to get nervous
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #43 on: November 16, 2011, 11:49:51 PM »
Quote from: Alkire193 on November 01, 2011, 04:31:24 PM
and that's 20" rear 22" front for your folks that were in the middle of creating a post to ask if I meant to set my quad up like a dragster.
Awww, was soo looking forward to seeing the pics till you said that............... :(
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Re: Alkire's Practice Bike................In The Works
« Reply #44 on: November 18, 2011, 10:28:17 PM »
Again, sorry for the delay. My life has finally settled down.


Made a bit of progress on the bike tonight. Thought I'd chronical the "fails" along the way :lol:

Few pics of what I've found.

Radiator is patch and bent all to hell!


The sweet sweet new bumper mounts.



She's a little dirty!


A good example why yamah runs a gasket on the cover.


Misc connector :lol: Found a couple like this.


This looks a weeee bit scary.


More sweetness. I thought I cleaned it good before.


As it sits at the moment.


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