Finger Lakes 4/3/08

tigmaster · 05-02-2008, 05:46 PM

Well, Jim and I are heading down to Finger Lakes State Park in Columbia, MO. Just Jim and I. This means, blazing speed and crazy, manly attempts at insane hill climbs. There is a very large track there as well. Someone will die. See ya Sunday.

JThompson · 05-02-2008, 06:13 PM

Have fun but i think you meant you were going on 05/03/08

wr250f95 · 05-02-2008, 06:17 PM

hasta manya!

tigmaster · 05-02-2008, 09:03 PM

So, we welded on a titanium header and it didn't work out too well for us.

tjscott2012 · 05-02-2008, 09:30 PM

why?...............

tigmaster · 05-03-2008, 07:33 PM

Well, as soon as I laid the first bead, Jim and I said this is Titanium but we tried to straight face it and continue welding. Then it didn't work too well and we gave up. I will be the first to tell you that Titanium is the worst thing to weld on. You have to have full Argon around both sides of the weld plus precise heat control.

Now to Finger Lakes. It sucked bad. It was the worst ride we have ever ever ever been on. Apparently 3 inches of rain snuck in last night and it was bad. Finger Lakes is always muddy but today was horrible. We left at 3:00. There was not a single trail that Jim and I both were off our units at least three times. We got things so stuck. I got my bike stuck in quick sand mud and it took us half an hour to get it out. I ended up turning the fuel off and dragging it on its side through the creek because there was no way to roll it. It was so bad. The MX track was completely unusable, only a few jumps were clearable. Sucked so bad. We had so much mud on our bikes that we barely could even pick up Jim's quad onto the trailer and normally Jim can do it himself. It was bad. Everything was mud. You were just be doing 40mph and hit huge ruts filled with mud. Fight it and get through. Man it was bad.

tjscott2012 · 05-03-2008, 07:39 PM

that sucks

usually when the rain gets me down, i take out betsy and go tear it up!

tigmaster · 05-03-2008, 07:45 PM

Well, I am going to go wash my bike now.

tjscott2012 · 05-03-2008, 07:47 PM

in the dark?

tigmaster · 05-03-2008, 08:45 PM

Ya, the deed has been done. It is now all clean and nestled in the basement. I also had to scrub my boots with Simple Green and a brush.

05-02-2008, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 6,510	Finger Lakes 4/3/08 Well, Jim and I are heading down to Finger Lakes State Park in Columbia, MO. Just Jim and I. This means, blazing speed and crazy, manly attempts at insane hill climbs. There is a very large track there as well. Someone will die. See ya Sunday. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Excessive Rebuild In Process-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

05-02-2008, 06:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
JThompson Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bellingham WA Posts: 3,904	Have fun but i think you meant you were going on 05/03/08 __________________ Tired of ads? Become a member for an almost ad free site! Also we give away monthly prizes just for posting! Register today! Looking for places to ride! Want to review a riding area? Check them out! Buy MOTOTIPS Stickers now. LIMITED supply. Get your order in today! Buy NOW!

05-02-2008, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
wr250f95 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: the mcdonalds trash can Posts: 5,918	hasta manya! __________________ The purpose of life is not to arrive at the pearly gates in good shape, but rather, to arrive cut up and covered in dust putting up a fight screaming "holy shit what a ride!"

05-02-2008, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 6,510	So, we welded on a titanium header and it didn't work out too well for us. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Excessive Rebuild In Process-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

05-02-2008, 09:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 3,015	why?............... __________________ /aaialn yt, 70903microsoft

05-03-2008, 07:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 6,510	Well, as soon as I laid the first bead, Jim and I said this is Titanium but we tried to straight face it and continue welding. Then it didn't work too well and we gave up. I will be the first to tell you that Titanium is the worst thing to weld on. You have to have full Argon around both sides of the weld plus precise heat control. Now to Finger Lakes. It sucked bad. It was the worst ride we have ever ever ever been on. Apparently 3 inches of rain snuck in last night and it was bad. Finger Lakes is always muddy but today was horrible. We left at 3:00. There was not a single trail that Jim and I both were off our units at least three times. We got things so stuck. I got my bike stuck in quick sand mud and it took us half an hour to get it out. I ended up turning the fuel off and dragging it on its side through the creek because there was no way to roll it. It was so bad. The MX track was completely unusable, only a few jumps were clearable. Sucked so bad. We had so much mud on our bikes that we barely could even pick up Jim's quad onto the trailer and normally Jim can do it himself. It was bad. Everything was mud. You were just be doing 40mph and hit huge ruts filled with mud. Fight it and get through. Man it was bad. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Excessive Rebuild In Process-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

05-03-2008, 07:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 3,015	that sucks usually when the rain gets me down, i take out betsy and go tear it up! __________________ /aaialn yt, 70903microsoft

05-03-2008, 07:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 6,510	Well, I am going to go wash my bike now. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Excessive Rebuild In Process-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

05-03-2008, 07:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 3,015	in the dark? __________________ /aaialn yt, 70903microsoft

05-03-2008, 08:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 6,510	Ya, the deed has been done. It is now all clean and nestled in the basement. I also had to scrub my boots with Simple Green and a brush. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Excessive Rebuild In Process-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

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