Ruff Riders

09/11/2023

I did the Rockinham Rail Trail with friends a few weeks back and had a blast. Want to bring the mini bikes up here someday

Checked out Rockingham Recreational Trail up in NH for the day.

08/11/2023

Tried a different camera angle for once.

07/11/2023

I'm missing the light in New England right now. Its too dark after work to go riding now. Really gotta start planning a trip south to get more riding in.

07/11/2023

Wanted to wish Megan Griffiths Racing safe travels back south! I had a blast meeting your at your clinic in CT this year.

13/10/2023

I went riding at Pachug State Forest a few weeks ago with friends.

https://youtu.be/3CfWspOVlrc

05/10/2023

Trailer is packed for our Adventures. Bringing the Mini Bikes this time too to finally ride on trails. Of course I'm going to be riding my big bike too to try out what I learned last week at Megs Enduro Course.

03/10/2023

Clip of part of the Enduro Loop I did at Pachug State Forest

https://youtu.be/1sTOPiUZ4j4

02/10/2023

Gotta love the ride to the warming but at Jericho. The view is amazing.

01/10/2023

Bike cleaned, pannier racks removed (30lbs removed from bike), and rear break lever adjusted to my foot. Can’t wait to ride next weekend and try out all I’ve learned.

01/10/2023

The aftermath of yesterday enduro 1.0 class. My bike is caked in mud

30/09/2023

The three of us dry before we get all soaked to the bones. I learned so much.

Megan Griffiths Racing

27/09/2023

Trailer repacked after last weekends camping and motorcycle adventures. Heading out tomorrow after work to Connecticut where Friday morning I’ll be taking a class from Megan Griffiths Racing. I am nervous but excited at the same time. Can’t wait to learn a ton.

25/09/2023

tried out some new trails this weekend out in western mass

18/09/2023

Another Ride at Jericho State park

30/08/2023

Went to the motorcycle museum in CT with some friends last weekend. Was pretty cool to see a ton of bikes including one that is almost the two stroke I’m restoring. Was nice to grab photos of it for my rebuild.

08/08/2023

One of my rides at Jericho State park

07/08/2023

An Adventuring Nerd and I spent the weekend up at Jericho state park for 2023 Journey to Jericho - ATV Jamboree and had a blast meeting up with friends and see all the cool bikes, atvs and side by sides. I had camera issues filming but I got two the the lake loops filmed that I will share when they are edited.

29/07/2023

1972 SL 125 update

Spring replaced, clutch plates replaced, new seals, new timing chain. The engine is holding oil just fine!

25/07/2023

Apparently the older bikes can have a double fork seal. After buying three different seals and none of them working I found a video on YouTube talking about some of the older bikes using a two part seal. An Adventuring Nerd was able to remove the second part and then the seals fit perfectly. Once the fork kit arrived I was able to reassemble the forks and installed them back on the bike. I liked this adjustable kit as we have different bikes and different fork sizes so this will come in handy.

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23/07/2023

Update on the KDX 400 rebuild

Carburetor was cleaned by An Adventuring Nerd and reassembled.

The throttle cable after inspection is bad and needs a replacement. Being that they only made this bike for 2 years this makes finding some parts tricky. Apparently you can use a KDX200’s throttle cable on the 400s so that was ordered and is on the way.

New fuel line was purchased and is ready to be installed.

New levers (ones missing the other is broken) were ordered as well. Once those arrive I can install the current clutch cable and the. Throttle cable once it arrives.

Next up will be installing the rear breaks, chain, carburetor, air box, fuel line.

22/07/2023

1972 SL125

As I dug more into the engine I found more issues to fix and more parts to buy.

Not pictured are a few random washers that we found laying inside the engine. They didn’t belong to anything so not sure why or how they got in it.

With the bike being old we found part of a clutch plate was missing and fell in the engine along with the washers. New plates and metals for the clutch have been ordered.

Also a new timing chain was ordered too as it was slack.

A friend of mine sealed the gas tank so no more rust problems getting into the fuel line.

With all the new parts this bike should hopefully start way better.

21/07/2023

1972 SL125

Well there’s why the kick start kept falling down. Broken spring taken out and new one in place!

20/07/2023

Started work on An Adventuring Nerd’s 1979 XL 125. The front forks were leaking so went to install new seals only to find that we bought the wrong ones. Have what we hope are the right set on order now and will find out Friday if we got the right ones.

Attempted to put on hand guards but apparently he has solid bars so either have to drill a hole in them or find ones that don’t need open bars.

Next up is fixing the valve lash after I get the forks back on the bike.

18/07/2023

Checkout the Tomato Trail Ride I did. This includes the paved sections

08/07/2023

1972 SL125 restoration

Today I removed the SL125 engine from the bike. The kick start spring needs to be replaced. After fighting with the kick starter last year I decided it had to be fixed. However to fix it you have to crack the engine case.

Got the engine torn down a little and discovered the timing chain is a bit too loose so ordering one of those to replace while the engine is apart.

The gas tank is currently with a friend whose resealing the inside of it to prevent more rust from forming and getting into the fuel line.

Will also be putting the original carburetor back on during this process too after it’s been throughly cleaned and a few items replaced. The aftermarket one allowed me to get the bike running but the bike stalls on steep hills in first and second so maybe the needle isn’t the right size on the newer carb.

06/07/2023

The journey to how I got stuck in the mud really bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXMJdAt0EGc

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13/06/2023

The aftermath of yesterdays ride. Gotta bathe the bikes today and wash the boots

13/06/2023

Find my rear tire.

Franklin State Forest

13/06/2023

Checked out Franklin state forest after work today and definitely need to get out and practice some more. Got the bike stuck for the first time in the mud.

12/06/2023

Went on a ride with a few friends to check out some of the Tomato Trail. This was a mix of pavement/dirt route but I here is just dirt for you dirt fans out there.

Met up with some friends to tackle the Tomato Trail. Here is the dirt sections we did from Westminster Mass to Barre Mass. Was a hot day but a fun one. First...

12/06/2023

Snip it of one of the rides I did recently

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10/06/2023

Took a ride out to MA 62 a few weeks ago with An Adventuring Nerd. Was a super pretty ride.

10/06/2023

Rutland Dirt

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30/05/2023

Went for a ride with friends over the weekend. Got to find some more dirt roads in Massachusetts.

20/05/2023

Got to ride on dirt again. Had a blast. Ankle is a bit sore today but that's expected.

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19/05/2023

Rutland Prison Camp Road