KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: FuriouSly on June 27, 2007, 02:22:45 PM
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Definately noticed a different feel and flavor as of late on the forum... wish I was riding more instead of reading more.
Recovering from yet another physical pitfall...
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Sly,
Sorry to hear about your unfortunate event... Asking the Good Lord for your speedy and complete recovery.. :wink:
I don't quit understand how things slowly get into a place of disruption over personal preference or argumentitive banter. I am guilty of getting involved in the same kinds of behavior on of all places, religious forums :oops:
I am trying to change my ways!
Maybe it is just growing pains, the larger a group of folks that get together the stronger
opinions seem to gather momentum for either side.
As nothing more than a guest here, (registered and all) I do try to respect other folks opinions and have to give them the benefit of the doubt as to their expierience and or
what they may or may not know to be true. No biggie.
All I can hope is the "Silverbacks" set a good example for the young-guns as to how to interact with others and keep KXriders a place where you can hang out and know that whether your a 55yr old trail rider or a 12yr old with a '85 kx80 you can get straight scoop on how to get your bike runnin.
I don't know how long ago PitBull Racing started or with how many initial members, Who's willing to bet they'll be 1000 member by years end.
Sly, I hope the different feel & flavors continue to be pleasant, informative and last but not least, good clean fun.
P.S. I had carple tunnel release last tue 6/19 so I know I'm also suffering withdrawls to get out and ride my own self!
Take care,
Tuck \o/
By the way I just had carpel tunnel last wed.
Tuck\o/
( As you can see.. still on medication.. Re-read post on 7/1 and noticed the double surg thing :-P, is there an emoticon for looking down and shaking head? )
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Well, all things change! Paul and I decided to open the forum up to all KX riders, not just the KX5 so things were bound to change. I am very delighted with all the member from around the world and now we even have a lady on board. Also we have some new talent technically. It would be nice to be able to have group rides, however their are many miles between most of us, so I don't know how realistic that is.
I would love to go ride with the guys down under and I would like to go watch Doordie ice race also! Notice I said watch him race! He He!
Alan :-D :-D
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BD,
Not your fault Bro, Human nature.
Please don't stop Chiming in on stuff you have expierience with. Thats how people like me get to learn.
I got a feeling there are other folks here who know gobs but got upset and don't post because they feel their wasting their time.
Well there are lots of people who don't post, for whatever reason) but keep coming back.
For example, Check out how many times a thread has been read and how few people reply.
And as for what anyone else says about me doesn't usually get my craw anymore.
It doesn't matter what they might say about me..... 'cause I know somthin worse! :lol:
Take Care
Tuck \o/
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I feel like it Is my fault I dont always play well with others. I sure don't want every one to think I'm some sort of A-hole but Its probably to late. I need to learn to shut my mouth and keep my opinons to my self and keep my replys shorter and more to the point. I have decided to take this web site less seriously and not let other peoples opinions Insite me to say stupid crap and just try to have some fun and keep my mind open to learn something.
I have always considered you to be a valuable asset to this group! :-D :-D
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Sly...I've noticed it too. "Expert" opinions are being given without explanation; it's more of a "just because I said so" type of thing. However, that happens on most internet forums. What bothers me lately is the complete lack of respect for the rules and conventions of the English language. While I am by no means perfect, it's hard to take someone seriously who can't capitalize or punctuate even the simplest sentence. There are members who write like a 14 year-old text messaging his first girl friend.
Other than that, it's still my favorite site! :mrgreen:
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I enjoy reading all the "Expert" opinions, I just take them with a grain of salt. As far as proper English I type everything in an e-mail window, do spell check, proof read, then copy and paste it into the forum. If a person really wants to look like they speak the Kings English, type your post into a Microsoft Word document. Word will correct grammar.
I value all the members we have on this site, even the people that don't seam to get it right all the time. They might be like I was back in late 2004 when I joined this site, full of questions and ideas, not all of them correct. I ride a KX 500 that's as safe as it can be and I'm a much better rider because of this site and the people on it. So please don't give up on the new members that have the same questions we have gone over and opinions that aren't quite up to par, because I was one of those "new members".
Had the previous members given up on me I would not have mechanical knowledge and rider ability I have today. And yes this is still my favorite site!
Here's 14 reasons I don't post as much as I used to. Forums I'm a member of.
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php?topic=3389.msg24576;topicseen#new
http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/
http://klrworld.com/forums/index.php
http://www.klr650.net/forums/index.php
http://www.cr500riders.com/cgi/yabb/YaBB.pl
http://forums.everything2stroke.com/
http://www.kawieriders.com/index.htm
http://www.visordown.com/
http://www.advrider.com/forums/
http://www.nissanforums.com/truck-suv/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/
http://kfx450hq.com/invision/index.php?act=idx
http://www.okdualsport.com/forum/default.asp
http://www.yearroundriders.com/index.htm
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d**n Danger!!! I thought I belonged to a lot of foums..When do you have time to ride? :-D
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If everything is running well at work and I don't have a customer here or on the phone I have permission to surf the net all I want. I'm most active here on KXRiders then okdualsport, klrworld, klr650.net, advrider and the rest I'm more of a lurker. Now that I have the new quad I'll become more active on this one http://kfx450hq.com/invision/index.php?act=idx
I am still a dyed in the wool KX500 and KXRiders.com guy and always will be.
As far as time to ride, I used to ride on my lunch hour behind the shop on the track I made. We have had so much rain I can't get to my track that's right outside of my back door. The first picture is a TV shot of the storm that just passed over us and dropped an inch of rain. The next picture is the trail to the low water crossing to get to the track. Notice the grass on the trail, this is the first time I have ever had to mow the trail since I made the track back in 2002. The water is 3 feet deep over the bridge. The creek is dry most of the time and we ride in it, but not this year.
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Frair-Tuck, All of those read but not posting could be alot of mine. It's been 10 years sence I raced my K5. So I don't have a lot of information that I can relate from that long back, but I do alot of reading on this sight (It's my second most read site). Sence I'm not riding my k5 (In the middle of rebuild when a Guy didn't return My frame). I"m still real interested in then alumminum frame comversion for my old 500.
And YES English is not my strong point.
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i spent my time at school not in english class but made a + in auto mechnics so i am soory for my bad spelling and will do my best to learn better english .......but my engine imformtion is sound as a swiss frank
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This forum is like a virus, an infection that just keeps creeping back into my bloodstream. It has built up an immunity in my system to any cure that I have readily available to me. I thought that some race gas and porting would do, as others here, to put in check the effects of this disease. But to my surprise, it is falling short.
Stroked, 527, 540, 560, methanol, crank stuffing, piston mods, nitrous, 600.... these thoughts are haunting my every dream, or rather my every nightmare. I think I have finally found a treatment that will stay this steady feeling of ever impending doom, the nauseous heaviness that continually fills my stomach with dread....
I MUST BECOME AS GOOD OF A RIDER AS IS THE BIKE THAT I COMMAND
I wonder at times how I compare to many of the members here, in speed and technique on a KX? This Blurb of mine is not meant to be threatening or insulting, so please bear that in mind. I am currently recoupping from another non-riding injury to my back, so I have had a bit too much time to re-think my hobby of riding motorcycles. Definately not a mentally healthy thing to do.
How many cc's is enough? What about HP? Torque is always a necessity! Shave some weight and available HP is more effective...
I know that my bike is definately fast enough for me... actually it is faster than 95% of my friends can handle who have been riding for decades. In my years riding I have lost bikes, body parts, and family to the sport...
When I can ride at 90% of my bikes ability, 90% of the time, and stay 90% healthy throughout... then I will have accomplished what I think a majority of the people here try to do most of their lives as well. You can look inward and realize that in doesn't matter what pipe, gas, piston, or color you have under you... what matters? It's who's sitting on top of it all.
Keep up the great info, help, and friendship. Never forget why we are all here in the first place.
P.S. This is the only forum I have ever belonged to. Weird :|, for a geek like me.
Sly
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As for the head injury you just had BDI, it might explain the bad spelling and grammar. You didn't by any chance fall out of the golf cart and hit your head on stewarts head did you? :-D About motorcycle performance, like the man says "Until I learn how to hold it wide open in every turn, this bike is fast enough for me". There are only a small handful of riders who could ride the KX500 to it's full potential and I don't think any of them post here. Sly, I think this sport is next to impossible to stay away from, you have a better chance shaking heroine. And this forum? it is only a place to talk about what we love to do on two wheels and by no means a substitute for the real thing.
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why are you critasizeing me hang time .. you dont now how fast i can ride. or what my reasons are for engine mods ..i was only being helpful to share ideas ..... it takes a little person to belittle
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Stewart I am not coming after you, read the post, first the bit about hitting heads was a joke, BDI got it. As for engine mods and riding ability I only stated what was good for me and what I can use for MX, not hillclimbs or drag races. No mention of you and your ability, but it seems that if you spent as much time on your typing as engine building you would be a better writer than Mark Twain. There, that is not belittling, that is a compliment
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Ok guys I want to set some things straight! I do not want to have anymore criticism about the grammar, spelling, or punctuation. There are many members including myself that did not graduate from college and I am still interested in what everyone has to say. There are other members from outside the US that speak and write several languages and I certainly do not want there grammar or spelling criticized or corrected. Anyone who post and gets there point across is ok with me! I never want anyone to not share valuable information or not ask questions with this group, because they are to shy or embarrassed to post. We are all here because we all have a mutual interest in ridding, on road, off road, two, three, or four wheels. It does not matter, that is how we all got here. So let us be a little more considerate and understanding of the diversity of all members.
Just one more thing, English is one of most screwed up languages in the world! There-Their-To-Too-Two, Who cares! Do they all sound the same? My wife is a college professor and she says, the most important thing is to communicate. She does demand that papers are spelled and punctuated correctly. Just remember, this aint academia! Nor is it a literary group! Therefore, if it matters so much for everything to be perfect, maybe you need to look for a different group!
Alan :-D
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Anyone who post and gets there point across is ok with me! I never want anyone to not share valuable information or not ask questions with this group, because they are to shy or embarrassed to post.
Remember Alan if things sound too technical that can be intimidating and may keep some people with simpler questions away also. And second this is academia, this is invention, physics, chemistry and more, But if anyone ever sees me in a Literary Group please put me out of my misery and give my broken bike to someone who will use it properly. The english language is tough, but I believe it should be used with care. Just like the National Flag, English is our National language and should be respected. This is my opinion, but my opinion does not keep people with bad grammar or punctuation from being good, decent people in my eyes, it is only an opinion. And while we are on the subject I think you have the D in duck and the F in fubya mixed up :evil:
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lets move on ......forgive and forget we can get on with productive threads
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Yep, thanks Stewart, I was about to delete the whole thread!
Alan
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Man,
Did I tell you I Love you guys? :lol:
I try to re-check every post for typo's and all as best I can, and usually fall short, oh well.
Sly, My body feels like I'm 60, I ride like I'm 6, and my education doesn't go much farther than 6th grade.
(and looking back at that last sentence thats way too many sixes....)
And I admire your True Grit and determination in "Taking Charge of that K-5"
Some "Girls just want to have Fun" :-D
Alan is right on about being upset at grammar. My wife is Philipino and telling them their proununciation
is wrong is a big "Bad dog no biscuit".
Stew- Keep on Keepin on. When you get to what you've determined to be a finished piston design I would like to throw out the Idea of sending one off to Arias (or the like) and may be get a bunch made. Heck, Stew, you just might be worth a fortune!
Danger, Forgive us our tresspasses, well you know... :-)
Open Class, You probably forgot more than I'll know about riding and you know what, THAT'S O.K. :wink:
Thanks for keeping things straight Alan.
Got to go.. another Dr. Appt.
Take Care, All
Tuck\o/
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Thanks Friar!
Just one final word, I will not tolerate anyone criticizing, belittling, or otherwise attacking anyone on this site! I will simply delete your post and ban you from the site immediately without notice!
Alan
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Thanks Friar!
Just one final word, I will not tolerate anyone criticizing, belittling, or otherwise attacking anyone on this site! I will simply delete your post and ban you from the site immediately without notice!
Alan
Good simple rules.
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alan thanks for being fare and letting this be a place where all can learn with out the degenration that can cause the loss of members when all can contribute ... i must say thanks because i relize my grammer is bad and i plan to study to change that so i dont appear as uneducated as i appear i have spent my life in engine shop and just started typing on thread to learn and share what i have learned for good of us all
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Stewart,
Don't worry about the grammar, those of us that understand, well we understand, and frankly don't really care if you dot your I's or cross your T's. The information I've gotten from your posts is invaluable. Obviously there are different riding styles, and of course there are different needs for horsepower, you surely wouldn't want to take one of your rocket ships on a MX track, but on the other hand you can't get enough horsepower on a 75" wheelbased , 14 paddled Dominator, hillclimber. So for those of us that have the insatiable need for horsepower please keep up the good work. And for those that aren't interested they don't have to read the posts. Keep up the good work
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Peace everyone...this is a place of give and take. A little knowledge in and a little out. As for the English language, we really speak American anyway. Some people can't type so well either. Oh, and one other thing, America has no "Official" language. "Press 1 if you would like to continue in English". He He He He!
Thanx! for the Moderation, I hate those forums with all the little arguing windbags. they take away from the flow of information, and stop people with good input from ...well, inputing.
Thanks Paul, Alan, and all the rest, pardon me for forgeting anyone...mi gramr ain't so gud.
MK