new from newcastle

[bike_boy_england]

hello there! im pretty new to this site and kx 500's too. although im not new to too smokes! i am 27 and from newcastle, north east of england. i recently bought a 92 500 from a friend in bits with the intention of road registering it, until i saw a 90 on ebay already done. i think it has a dave thorpe engine in it (or bits from an sr). i have also recently bought an 88 (2 valve) in bits and most of an 89 bike. the 92 engine has been completely rebuilt by myself and i intend on putting it in the road legal bike to run it in and then keep as a spare. since i joined this site in november, the knowledge i have gained and the info available is second to none! i really do appreciate it. THANKS EVERY1!

[Friar-Tuck]

Welcome Bike_,
  Sounds like you jumped right in on the KX5 wagon with three in a short, period of time.
     There is alot to check out here and for the most part it's a pretty good bunch. 
 Please jump in wherever you have had any expierence. 
   Glad to have you along.
  Tuck\o/

[bike_boy_england]

thanks Tuck, you will be hearing more from me!

[cbmoor]

Why not take it up here to Orkney and race it in our beach race in september thats what i doing with mine this year 

[bike_boy_england]

its a shame i didnt have it last year as i was working in aberdeen at that time . what do you have?

[cbmoor]

Thats a pity but we hold it every year I have a 2001 kx5 the new toy a 2008 crf450 1981 maico 490 and a 1983 rm500 we have a good mx club up here with about 16 or so rounds in the season and the annual beach race where riders from all over Scotland and some from your neck of the woods come up it a weekened event with a mx meeting on the saturday and then a 3 hour beach race on the sunday

[bike_boy_england]

that sounds mint! i would love to be able to commit myself but my line of work normally puts the blockers on. im a lift engineer, funnily enough, the last 3 years have been in scotland! mostly glasgow nd aberdeen. nxt week am gettin shipd to london to the olympic games site in stratford. i hate london! i wish i was perminantly based in scotland, and could of made arrangements.
     I must add, as a lad i always wanted a 490, just loved them 4 some reason. do u use that for any events u take part in? alex

[cbmoor]

Yes I only started racing 4years ago and started with the 490 lol. Racing against the newer bikes so got a crf and now on my second one. The Kx I got at the end of last year as I used to own a 1987 one 18 years ago and never raced it so just going through my youth again. This site has been amazing for that bike. Going to do as many races as I can with that. As for the Maico planning to do some rounds of the Scottish Twinshocks and the Rm500 is a project stil trying to source some parts for it. Even tho it newer than the Maico it been impossible to get parts for so always on the look out for parts. But for this year it the kx5 that will mainly getting used....Chris

[kwakman]

findin parts for old dirt bikes in england is pretty tough, let alone an RM500. ive got a lot of mx breakers phone numbers,just let me know if you want em.K.

[bike_boy_england]

i will also keep an eye out in the local free ads, u neva know! i advertise a wanted post in there every week

[cbmoor]

Thanks for that lads aye it not easy getting parts for the older bikes but you know what, when you do get them running and all cleaned up and shinning there is nothing like taking them out and trying to ride them as hard as you can and knocking the shine back off them so you can start all over again