scooter racing in the northwest pics/video 1st,4th,8th page

[bakaracer]

if the guy is using the fast line then you know how hard it is to pass in any of the turns.plus the suspension on my bike sucks. stock rear 87 elite shock with a steering damper to help somewhat and stock front forks that has worn sleaves and washer. these forks are not like motorcycle forks that have valving in it. the scooter forks has a hole that a sleave and washer slides over and oil pass between the sleave and the wall of the fork leg. i have 10w30 oil just to get to work somewhat. the heaviest fork oil didn't do nothing. so pushing hard around the turns is pretty much a gamble. the bike is sliding front and rear every turn and the high speed turns the rear chatters hard because of the wrong damping.

[bakaracer]

I understand how much acceleration that that kx had on you and how you were able to reel him in on braking only to see you follow him around where he would put it to you on the next straight. You did excellent. I used to roadrace wera and always raced up as many classes as they would allow for more seat time. I used to know what it was like to try and pass a faster bike.

here is a track near you that you can go out and race at.they do minimoto racing there.
Rebel Raceway
594 Old Saltillo Road - Saltillo, MS 38801

[bakaracer]

Hey you seattle/tacoma area guys. This Sunday at pacific raceways PGP kart track is scooter/supermoto racing. This is the last one for this year so come out and watch or race.racing starts at 9am.if your racing be there before 830am.

[elitedio]

I feel your pain with the suspension at least if it like mine. I don't think there is any dampening on either end. I had thought about adapting a motorcycle shock or maybe even some air struts.

I would like to race again. If it were closer to Missouri I might consider it. I raced bicycles after I quit motorcycle racing finally quitting at 56. I did see some posts last year on a Motard series in springfield Il, held at what looked to be a Karting track. Something must have fallen through as there was no 2010 series.

Thanks for letting me race vicariously through your videos.

I understand how much acceleration that that kx had on you and how you were able to reel him in on braking only to see you follow him around where he would put it to you on the next straight. You did excellent. I used to roadrace wera and always raced up as many classes as they would allow for more seat time. I used to know what it was like to try and pass a faster bike.

here is a track near you that you can go out and race at.they do minimoto racing there.
Rebel Raceway
594 Old Saltillo Road - Saltillo, MS 38801

[bakaracer]

here is one video from today.got to race against the big boys. 250/450 class for more track time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ij3DRf2HKs

[bakaracer]

here is the other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmC3hRIBe8s

[bakaracer]

Ok for you oregon guys. The last big race of the year at Pat's Acers in canby,OR on oct. 16-17th. The 16th is Saturday which is practice all day from 9am till dusk.its $40 unless its your first time there you have to buy a license for $12 to practice. That's cheap as the seattle track charges $50 if your not a member for 3 hours but you have to share that with kart guys.you can come out to watch too. Its a supermoto event and scooter cup race so a lot of guys will be racing. We have ages 7 to who knows racing out here. Those peewee class kids are fast too on 2 stroke 50 and 60cc bikes.come on out. It will be a good one for sure

[bakaracer]

Today went good at practice. Broke in the new motor mhr ported setup and man that thing pulls hard. Any of you guys that live in the portland area come down tomorrow .racing starts at 9am and come by and grab some NOS energy drinks from my tent.

[sanjuro]

I haven't seen many people take you up on your invite, but I really admire your enthusiasm and persistence. You're the man.

...and, why'd you choose the mhr over a corsa kit? As-you-know, I've got the mhr myself, and it seems very few people rock it. Mine pulls hard from 0-60mph with 9.71:1 gears.

[bakaracer]

I haven't seen many people take you up on your invite, but I really admire your enthusiasm and persistence. You're the man.

...and, why'd you choose the mhr over a corsa kit? As-you-know, I've got the mhr myself, and it seems very few people rock it. Mine pulls hard from 0-60mph with 9.71:1 gears.

because the hawaii guys all push the polini bores.its the "do as the romans do"syndrome.i myself never ran a polini bore.i always ran either taiwan bores or malossi.i always for some reason got good deals on malossi bores but never polini.plus I always trusted malossi bores as they never let me down.and yes the mhr has very good power. my race bike with 9to1 gears gets up to 55.4mph in a 625ft straight at the track and still pulling.

[tru72]

saw the vid man good job, I knew from the first lap that you was way faster that they guy. Once in the lead i knew he couldn't catch you man!

[bakaracer]

saw the vid man good job, I knew from the first lap that you was way faster that they guy. Once in the lead i knew he couldn't catch you man!

Thanks D! it helped that I brought a new motor.this time I ported the cylinder just a little and upped the compression 15psi.I wanted more torque out of the corners but not a higher rpm because I wanted the power band to come on early.I had to use the same pipe thats why. big difference now.still got to keep the momentum through the corner but much more torque coming out.not bad topspeed on the short 625ft straight. 625ft is from tip to tip so really I got about 585ft when i hit the brakes. she hit 55.4mph with the 9to1 gears and still pulling so not bad for this setup. need little bit more I think.

[bakaracer]

here is the video from my onboard. TURN DOWN YOUR VOLUME. lots of wind noise. the tape came off on the mic. SORRY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQ6j3J_9uQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25jcMq8sF8

[bakaracer]

so this weekend went great. 1st in mod 50/110 minimoto class, 1st in mod 190cc scooter class and 1st in open 190cc scooter class. 3rd overall for the season in the mod 190cc scooter class.Had to finish strong for the last one. looking foward for next year so you guys that live in the pacific northwest,get a bike ready.I will try and find out info in your area where you can race locally or practice locally. the season starts in april so lots of time to build a bike.

[Bear45-70]

I am really impressed with your bike handling and engine building skills. You go into the corners much faster than the other guys. I think a bunch of their problem is they are set up for a max top speed and you being the smart one, realize that only on the front straight do you use top speed. Acceleration is everything in this kind of racing. Great finish to the year.