"Birddog" (maintmgt)
12/10/2015 at 11:45 • Filed to: None
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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
12/10/2015 at 11:45 • Filed to: None | 4
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This time on Old guy buys toys his parents denied him as a child..
I’m, hopefully, picking up a 1985 Honda 250SX. It’s kind of a cross between a Big Red utility trike and the 200X sport trike.
So I guess it’s a Sport Utility.. Heh.
Specs are
246cc 4 stroke
17 HP @ 7000 RPM
5 speed gearbox with reverse
Electric/Kick start
Full suspension
Shaft drive
Weight 357 lbs
The Yamaha Tri Z goes up for sale next week after it gets new sprockets to fix a gearing issue. That should put me in shape to restore the 200x and 250sx to their former glory!
Rainbow
> Birddog
12/10/2015 at 20:53 |
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Those things terrify me. None of the stability of a dirt bike, double the rolling-over-on-corners-fulness of a quad.
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Birddog
> Rainbow
12/10/2015 at 20:59 |
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I used to think that too. Dirt Bikes are the best but I’m not a fan of Quads. On tight trails they’re too damn big to have any fun.
911e46z06
> Birddog
12/10/2015 at 21:51 |
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Yes! I have 2 just like it. I can’t even tell you how many times an ATC250SX has almost ended my life.
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Birddog
> 911e46z06
12/10/2015 at 21:56 |
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That’s a story that needs to be told!
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911e46z06
> Birddog
12/10/2015 at 22:01 |
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Nothing exciting. My dad bought ‘em new way back in the day and took them down to his place in Mexico. Then when I bought the Mexico house off him the bikes came with.
Just many, many times I hit a dune weird or stuck a tire in a rut and dumped the thing. I had some pretty good ones. I remember once I swerved to avoid something or other and flew off a big embankment. I bailed in mid air, and the bike rolled about 5 times, landed upright, and rolled into the ocean. That was unfortunate.
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Birddog
> 911e46z06
12/10/2015 at 22:22 |
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No, nothing exciting? Mexico? The Ocean?
Are you kidding me?!
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911e46z06
> Birddog
12/10/2015 at 22:32 |
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Lol. Ok, the setting is cool. But it’s not a great story. Just a dumb teenager eating shit a bunch of times.
StoneCold
> Birddog
12/10/2015 at 22:41 |
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Sweet! I remember riding one a long time ago (before I started driving) and messing up turns because I’d lean like I was on a bike.
Oooofftopic time!
Still have any of those computers? You can E-mail me at sixmillion.austin@gmail if you have a bit of free time this weekend or next week.
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Birddog
> 911e46z06
12/10/2015 at 22:43 |
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Ah, yeah. I have a few of those stories. The setting sounds awesome though.
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Birddog
> StoneCold
12/10/2015 at 22:46 |
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Yeah. It’s not quite like riding a Quad and not really like a Bike. There is a technique.
When in doubt hammer it!
I do have a few left. I’ll shoot a message tomorrow.
ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
> Birddog
12/30/2015 at 22:08 |
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Brother? haha, did you end up picking this up?
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Birddog
> ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
12/30/2015 at 22:11 |
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I didn’t get that one. I found a better deal and snagged it. I’m up to 4 trikes now 1 Yamaha and 3 Hondas.
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ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
> Birddog
12/30/2015 at 22:13 |
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Thats awesome, those trikes will put some hair on your chest, or the ground. LOL
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Birddog
> ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
12/30/2015 at 22:52 |
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A little of both if you aren’t careful! They’re so much fun though.