True Grits 50cc Fun Run

[vintagegarage]

Buy that NS50 and sell me the lower plastics.. LOL

[motormike]

NEW - NS50F panels = The cost is very high, but the products are custom, hand-made to order, and look very good.
Brackets are left up to you. I can provide a phone number for you to call the maker rather than send email, if you wish. Here is the website LINK>> https://www.schemaracing.com/products

[motormike]

Another True Grits at hand in a mere 3 weeks.
I made a choice to go elsewhere the week before, so I'm not going to attend this, the 40th annual event.
Can't be too sad about it...so demanding on my energy.

[brutus12]

I’m thinking about joining next year myself. How’d the Yamaha hold up on that run? I’m still debating which bike to bring if I make it. Curious if you ran into any issues with the smaller bike on those mountain roads.

[brutus12]

I’m really curious about your Yamaha RX50MK for the next True Grits. You think it’s gonna hold up on those crazy mountain roads?

[motormike]

I’m really curious about your Yamaha RX50MK for the next True Grits. You think it’s gonna hold up on those crazy mountain roads?

If your RX50 is in good tune, it will do well on the 67 mile circuit of True Grits.
My Midnight Special went through like a champ. It was a very low mileage bike running great. Easily overtook numerous MB5's.

[brutus12]

Whoa

[burnt_toast]

yo Mike, I did the true grits one of the years you weren't there! Was either 22 or 23 I think. Took the dumpy looking ECO Dio Elite and blew past so many peds!! man it was fantastic. rode with the Swoops.

sadly, snapped a fuel filter part way maybe 15mi in. jurry rigged some spare line and decided to send it anyway. sucking up crud from the tank as I went. she took it like a champe ALMOST the whole way, but hit temps at 390+!! and softly seized while coming to a stop.. let her sit another year after that.

finally tore apart and it was just a stuck ring! mild hone, re-used EVERYthang and she's good to go. been boming on her since. may try again to take in 2025!! be great to meet you up there

[motormike]

yo Mike, I did the true grits one of the years you weren't there! Was either 22 or 23 I think. Took the dumpy looking ECO Dio Elite and blew past so many peds!! man it was fantastic. rode with the Swoops.

sadly, snapped a fuel filter part way maybe 15mi in. jurry rigged some spare line and decided to send it anyway. sucking up crud from the tank as I went. she took it like a champe ALMOST the whole way, but hit temps at 390+!! and softly seized while coming to a stop.. let her sit another year after that.

finally tore apart and it was just a stuck ring! mild hone, re-used EVERYthang and she's good to go. been boming on her since. may try again to take in 2025!! be great to meet you up there

Sadly, my True Grits days are over toast...health has taken a dramatic turn these last 6 months. I wanted to take my MB5 that I bought specifically for the Grits in 2021...then the downhill slide in health began, among other prohibitive occurrences. It sure was a fun ride for about 9 years though. Have a nice collection of plaques, tee-shirts, caps, and memories. Swoops have been a real inspiration and most kind to me ever since we met in Nashville at the DeadPeds inaugural rally in 2010(iirc)...I'm turning 72 this year and admit that keeping up with a younger crowd has become impossible. I still keep the shed full of bikes, and will buy one occasionally to flip. Looking for a pristine Helix at the moment. Becoming harder to find. Pic of Grits 2019 on Jog. Thanks for the shout, Rock-on