Oh, sorry Sam - - Last Chance Qualifiers. That's everyone who missed the top nine auto-advance spots to the Mains. Just top two from that go, so there are often some wild duels for 2nd place.

I'm having to learn names all over again. Most of my past Supercross reference was from the Jeff Ward - Jean-Michel Bayle days . Even the younger guys I was aware of - - Emig, Carmichael, etc. - - heck, they're retired and are announcers now. Sheesh.

Ah, should've put that one together. I'll have to look for those on Youtube as I catch up on the mains.

Chad Reed is the only name I can put a face to so far. I only remember names from the McGrath, Carmichael, Fonseca days. I quit watching around the time Stewart started racing 450's. Glad to see he's still tearing it up out there.

Been a little more ballsy than usual with my bike lately, & I've noticed that my rear tire rubs the cable guide on the back of my seat tube when I bottom out. Doesn't happen often enough to be of major concern, but it bothers me. Any ideas?

stock shock, or a replacement? if not stock-- same brand, or different?

Single front ring, grind off cable guide, cover with sticker.

Replacement. Stock was an RS Bar 2.1, current is a Fox RP2. Funny thing is, the travel is greater on the old shock by .5", so in theory it seems like it would be less likely to rub.

Been thinking about 1x9 for a while now; my only concern is that the wheel might still rub the seat tube even after grinding it off. I'll have to let the air out of the shock & see if that'd be an issue when I get off work.

Assuming equal i2i, the longer the shock stroke, the *more* likely it is to rub. edit: nevermind, that's what you were saying

Didn't you pick up this frame on mega blowout? You may have just figured out why...

Other options:

1. knobby knife

2. Administer BFH treatment to back of seat tube, cover with sticker

You know, that is a good point--never thought about it being a genuine design flaw. Oh well, can't complain given the price. I'll see what the clearance is looking like at full compression when I get home & if it looks promising, 1x9 will be my spring project. Thanks for the help!

I'm thinking more like they got a whole batch of shockless frames and paired 'em up with some shocks that had same eye-to-eye but slightly longer stroke. . . or mismatched a shock from a larger-size version of the same frame.

Dang, I LIKE that Knobby Knife. If I didn't have access to Wet Screams, I'd be all over that.

Hmm, could be. I'll have to email KHS & see if they know what the stock i2i/travel was for the '08 XCT535. I know from their awesome website archives that it did at least come with a Bar 2.1 from the factory (https://khsbicycles.com/03_xct_535_08.htm) but it's possible that WheelWorld threw a Bar 2.1 on of either a) much more travel, b) shorter i2i, or c) both.

Came stock with a RS Bar 2.1
5.5" travel
Shock(Via scrublover's post back in 2011 in mtbr found that via google)7.5 x 2

I knew I had seen it somewhere before, thanks for finding that! Although, just heard back from KHS, & they say it came with 3" stroke. But the 7.5" i2i was the most relevant, & it's the same. Oh well, it's been too long since my last project anyway.

I have a flat tire.

Hopefully you live somewhere with tubes big enough for your tire. Tubes >2.125 do not exist in Georgia.

I'm too lazy to change it.

^^ Nice. I just put on a 37T Renthal last night. And a set of FatBars. Pics to come after I put my Minions on tonight.

Sweet.

Rest of it is on Post Your Rigs.

Spy footage of Sam on his new moto?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=363292997109477

Hot chick & explosions...I'll take it!

And apologies for my attempted Post Your Rigs thread jack...couldn't remember which thread the motorscooters were in. Mods, feel free to delete that post.

So I had no idea about the 100cc sumo but it looks like a lot of fun for racing on a budget? How do you get more power out of that motor? I'm guessing that a clydesdale like me wouldn't be competitive in that class...

Racing on a budget was my entire reason for it, super cheap to race these things at kart tracks (& I'm lucky enough to be 2 hours from Josh Herrin's backyard track). As far as upgrades, the BBR 120 big bore seems to be the most popular. Add a better cam, valve springs, & a bigger carb & it should get you well into the teens for hp, maybe $600 or so in upgrades. Down here, there are classes for bigger bikes as well...can't remember exact classes but I know there are at least two middleweight classes for the in betweener bikes (~150cc) & one full size supermoto class. Track sizes & classes may vary in your area.

And as far as being competitive, down here there's a very grassroots vibe...less focus on fast bikes & more focus on skills, so there's usually some room for compensation for the Clydesdale racers.

Speaking of Motos and down here........01 should migrate back this way.