Pictures of my TSE 250R.
Category: My 2 Wheels
Ride reports, thoughts, epiphanies, etc of 2 wheeled adventures.
TSE250R Cross Reference
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Fox Valley Off Road Open B Year End Results
The results are in…..
Saturdays GP: B Class, 3rd Overall
GP Results
Sundays HS: Open B, 1st – Overall, 9th/49
Class Results Overall Results
Fox Valley Off Road Overall (Open B):
1st/25
FVOR Overall Points
Suffice to say, I’m quite thrilled. It feels good to have finally won some form of overall series since my Advanced Trials class in 2009. I rode far less than normal this year, but seemed to grow more and more confident in my riding. Thanks to my wife, family, and friends for all the support.
Andrew
Team MGH #205 – Midwest Harescramble Rambling
I figured I’d start a new thread for the 2014 season. If you’re bored & want to read up on the 2012\2013 seasons…Check HERE.
It’s been snowing since November. My motivation for getting ready for the upcoming race season has been around -5000. I didn’t have a race bike until about 2 weeks ago (more on that later). I’ve been rowing off and on through the winter….though more off than on. My buddy I go racing with has been giving me crap about getting off my ass. He’s been exercising far more than me, though I still like to remind him I’ll beat him in a race any day 
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I was greatly motivated after watching this interview with Bob Hannah:
I realize I’m doing this racing thing for fun, but the concept of beating the guys now….before the bike ever touches dirt has stuck with me. I want to earn an A plate\number. Why? I don’t know. I guess I want to prove to myself that I can go that speed, and heck A sounds better than B
The first race is March 9th. I’m committing myself to working out every day for the month of February to help get ready for the upcoming season. This first race will be to shake the cobwebs. The race is notorious for sandy whoops. Everyone says they hate this race. It’s about 4 hours away….so why not go?
The biggest change this year for me is that I’ve gone KTM. I had been planning on going with a 450, but with shelling out this kinda $$$, I wanted to insure that I’d have a plated bike for when we do trail rides\practices up north. I also knew that I really didn’t NEED the 450 umph. I wanted it, but I know the 350 will do the trick. Heck, if David Knight is destroying people on a Sherco 300 4-stroke, this KTM oughta be more than enough.
So here it is, a 2013 350exc-f:
Street legal stuffs have been removed. Wiring has been fixed (pretty bad for a $$$ machine). Gearing has been changed. Euro map has been flashed to the ECU. Now I’m just waiting on handguards & skid plate to arrive.
My plan for this year is pretty straight forward. There are far too many races for me to even try to win the District 17 Open B Overall. I’m too far North in Illinois to make that a feasible option. So that said, the local Fox Valley Off-Road has their own mini-series which I intend to win the Open B Overall in. I have complete confidence that I can win it. I took 3rd this past season (5th in 2012) and considering I missed two of the events this past year, I see no reason that I won’t accomplish this.
I’m looking forward to a successful race (& Riding) season for 2014. We’ll see yah at the races!
Andrew
Fired My Mechanic.
This is about how I feel right now:
My 250F has been a royal pain in my ass. Well, more so, my right foot. I made the epic mistake this past winter of messing with the engine. I’ve been paying for it since, and the currency has been Head Gaskets. I had worries about not being able to actually get to race this year. I made some quick decisions, and long story short, I’ve no longer got a Trials bike, but a Yamaha WR450. I’ve also fired my mechanic (myself). I’m only allowed to change oil, filters, and grips. Beyond that, if that shmuck touches anything else, he’s gonna get slapped around
My 250F has been a royal pain in my ass. Well, more so, my right foot. I made the epic mistake this past winter of messing with the engine. I’ve been paying for it since, and the currency has been Head Gaskets. I had worries about not being able to actually get to race this year. I made some quick decisions, and long story short, I’ve no longer got a Trials bike, but a Yamaha WR450. I’ve also fired my mechanic (myself). I’m only allowed to change oil, filters, and grips. Beyond that, if that shmuck touches anything else, he’s gonna get slapped around
Not a move I’ve exactly wanted to make, but it’s making more and more sense as time goes on here. I realize it’s not the easiest to use 45hp in the woods, but I’m finding it incredibly easier than I remember. I find that I don’t really want a Rekluse on the thing. It’s nice, but it’ll lug so much better than the YZ, that I’m just not stalling it like the 250F. We’ll see how things pan out.
Here’s some riding from 2 weekends ago:
I’ve got 2 weekends on the WR450F, and will be racing it this weekend. My biggest concern with it is related to starting it. It’s no 2-stroke, that’s for sure. I did about 30 dead engine starts Saturday while riding. If the engine is good n warm, it seems like it’ll fire just fine with the kick start. Suppose I’ll do that with the finger on the e-start button at the same time.
In the meantime, I’ll be on the rower tonight. This 450 works your body a heck of a lot more than the 250F. The riding from Saturday was pure awesomeness. I’ll be putting up video of it. We had a track groomed in a farm field for us. Flat track & kinda like supermoto. Tacky dirt that you could in places just about put the handlebar into the ground while railing a corner. Awesome stuff.
Andrew
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