But it would make one hell of a dune buggy. Maybe I'll turn my 650 into a kart too...
-Kyle On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember them well. Not as good as the 350's (IMHO) still more than > enough to scare you good. I've seen RD250's used in class C shifters. It may > be dry but it feels like the pavement is wet... light 'em up out of every > corner. Drive one long enough and you get Popeye arms. Really wears you out > trying to drive one. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sat, January 30, 2010 12:46:46 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Helmet story... > > that would be a shifter 2stroke 400 actually. My typo. > > -Kyle > > > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]>wrote: > >> A shifter 450 ! That would be like having an F1 car to play with. Or at >> least a pro-stock. Great smokey burn outs. Build it. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sat, January 30, 2010 12:32:33 AM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Helmet story... >> >> My buddy has his old yamaha RD450 that his psycho-ex ran over. The frame >> is toast but the engine is still good. He's got this insane idea of building >> a cart for that engine. I keep trying to convince him to go dunebuggy since >> we live near the coast. >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> If I was younger, wealthier, etc... I'd go back to sportsman dirt racing >>> or legends cars. A car with a bike engine is something I understand. The >>> last time I drove a race car was years ago at Nazareth (before it closed) in >>> a Busch car during practice. My lap times would have put me 23rd on the >>> field. Big surprise, I don't like pavement racing. Other than an X-6 based >>> drag bike I built, I've never wanted to race bikes. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Sat, January 30, 2010 12:18:54 AM >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Helmet story... >>> >>> Yeah, it's much cheaper for me to go race someone else's carts for the >>> night, even if they are governed. I looked into autocross one year, that's a >>> ton of money and time too. >>> >>> -Kyle >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I raced karts in WKA light A for years. I still miss it. There are three >>>> tracks around here that run weekly during the season. Best I ever did was >>>> fifth in points one year. The format is three heats / 12 l...@motocross >>>> style. The high cost of the 100cc class cars made for smaller >>>> turnouts along the way and now it's almost all four stroke karts. That's as >>>> much fun as kissing your sister. Big thing now is 600 sprints. Big $$ >>>> racing >>>> (at least after karts) Even karts are waaay costly now. I thought 1500 for >>>> a >>>> rolling frame was salty. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Sent:* Sat, January 30, 2010 12:00:28 AM >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Helmet story... >>>> >>>> I'm not that serious about it. No $$ and I'm not in town enough for a >>>> series. There's an indoor track in Houston. It used to be a dept store that >>>> they knocked all of walls out of. The differences between these tracks and >>>> others is that they use real shifter carts (governed) and they have >>>> spotters >>>> along the track. If a slow cart is holding up the faster carts the spotters >>>> flag it to pull over and let the faster ones pass. You get a dozen laps per >>>> heat and a print out at the end of your individual and average lap times. >>>> The fastest cart in each heat is in bold. I only got flagged to pull over >>>> once the whole night for going to slow. My buddy that speaks carburetor >>>> just >>>> drives a much cleaner line than I do. I'm just glad the track is far enough >>>> away that I'm not there blowing my $$ every weekend :) The trip over there >>>> makes a nice ride though, and since you need to bring your own helmet >>>> anyhow, it's just an excuse to get together on our bikes. >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I didn't know you raced karts. What class ? >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *Sent:* Fri, January 29, 2010 11:19:53 AM >>>>> >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Helmet story... >>>>> >>>>> My Shoei is both DOT and SNELL approved. Most fullface, non-modular, >>>>> helmets these days are. I've used mine for racing gokarts. >>>>> >>>>> -Kyle >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 9:49 AM, MrViggy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Are they SNELL approved? My "problem" (if you will) is that in >>>>>> addition to riding, I auto-cross my car. SCCA/BMWCCA rules state that I >>>>>> have to have a minimum of a SNELL approved M helmet (motorcycle). >>>>>> >>>>>> Viggy >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Dennis Hammerl >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The best solution to that problem is to buy one tight front to back >>>>>>> so it fits side to side, Then apply a ball peen hammer gently to the >>>>>>> inner >>>>>>> liner so provide for proper fit. No harm in slightly compressing the >>>>>>> foam to >>>>>>> make it fit right. I've had to do it to a couple along the way. >>>>>>> Personally, >>>>>>> I can't stand a loose fit. They stretch out way too soon anyway. Yes, >>>>>>> Shoei >>>>>>> makes a great helmet. I wore them for years till the prices went above >>>>>>> 350. >>>>>>> Now they can be over 700. Too pricey for me. Bells now are rebranded >>>>>>> Italian >>>>>>> somethings. 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