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Old 04-14-2008, 08:49 PM   #21
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I am 6'1" and about 180. I also have a tall fiddy because I have a longer front end and swingarm.
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Old 04-14-2008, 08:52 PM   #22
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your about the same build as me looks like... I'm a little taller but about the same weight.


did you mod the 50 yourself or buy it that way?
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:04 PM   #23
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your about the same build as me looks like... I'm a little taller but about the same weight.


did you mod the 50 yourself or buy it that way?
it was modded a lot, i changed some stuff but it kept the same dimensions. I had to change front ends because I wanted disc brakes instead of drum. I regeared it for tight parking lot racing, did some cosmetic stuff too.
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:15 PM   #24
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how much you sink into that? I'd be intrested in getting one... but I'll probably just end up with a dirtbike... unless i endup getting a small house IN the city... then it's 50cc's to anoy the neighbors!
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:21 PM   #25
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how much you sink into that? I'd be intrested in getting one... but I'll probably just end up with a dirtbike... unless i endup getting a small house IN the city... then it's 50cc's to anoy the neighbors!
$1000 initial purchase
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traded my forks for BBR SP-5 forks and $50
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+ new oil every other time I ride the thing and a new air filter and new tires
it needs a new swingarm cause I cant find bearings for the ebay piece it has on it.
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nice... not bad at all...
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:27 PM   #27
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nice... not bad at all...
It was worth every penny too. I can't begin to describe how it felt to hear the crowd of 200-300 people cheering and booing every lead change during the race and then to take the flag and go around the lot holding it up for all the camera flashes and cheers. It was literally one of the best moments of my life so far. I played sports, scored goals in high school lacrosse, but it was always for a team. I did this myself and with my girl and mom (who normally lives in Singapore) there to see it was something special. Plus to win it the way I did, beating one of the riders/person I most respect at the gap, was just phenomenal.
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:32 PM   #28
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damn that many people?! shit! that would be a blast! I thought it was just a small thing like the Bigwheel race...

way cool
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:35 PM   #29
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damn that many people?! shit! that would be a blast! I thought it was just a small thing like the Bigwheel race...

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The same crowd was there for the big wheel race. They just were in all the different turns and shit. Actually probably less though, because they are already getting drunk by the firepit and doing other things after the raffle. The fiddy race is a lot earlier in the the night than the big wheel race. The raffle is inbetween the fiddy/big wheel race. So a lot of people dont stay up for the big wheels.
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just didn't think that there was that big a draw! cool...

what was the route for the 50 race?
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