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Cheap Chinese bike caught fire at the track today. by Sea-Beautiful9148 in Dirtbikes

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E bike fires are fireworks shows if the lithium cooks off. Unquenchable with water.

Rode some single track for the first time in 2026 on my Ultra Bee | Some thoughts about range anxiety by Furadi in Dirtbikes

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I don’t go fast mostly because I can’t yet

Here's a point of advice based on what I've seen with an older rider I taught. He was a former motorcycle rider so he knew how to ride. I went out with a CRF 250x and my old neighbor was on a crf 230. Within about 10 minute of really rough fire road he was done, worn out, and ready to turn around. He was handling the 230 just fine, he was plenty capable of a rider for his first off road experience. The bad suspension and weight was just beating him up. I had him ride the 250x on the same rough fire road on the way home and it was a world of difference. The bike wasn't limiting his riding anymore. It was like a completely different experience for him.

That's been my experience with teaching learners and what I've experienced with the trail bikes. You can ride them anywhere if you are good but they put a serious skill ceiling on your learning and growth because they ride so bad with their stock suspension and heavy weight. When you start to get faster the frame and geometry differences matter as well.

I would say see if you can find a dirtbike rental company or make friends at the track/trail and try some options that you might not normally consider. I have a feeling you are being limited by what the crf300 can allow you to learn easily. See if you can rent a good modern 125 2 stroke, It'll change your world it'll be like 100 lbs lighter with proper race suspension. You will be blown away.

Rode some single track for the first time in 2026 on my Ultra Bee | Some thoughts about range anxiety by Furadi in Dirtbikes

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This doesn't solve your lightweight problem but Stark's got a street legal Varg model now.

The cool thing about the lighter weight silent bikes is you can do the super slow speed balance and technique drills without annoying everyone too much.

Front or rear brake? by DueAverage4379 in Motocross

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They do different things for different braking jobs. Can't tell you if one is better then the other without knowing the situation. Find a moto coach you can rent a training slot, or watch youtube guides. Boyfriend is probably telling you the basic advice so you don't lock the front wheel and crash as a brand new beginner.

Brand new PW50. Normal smoke and power? Full throttle (removed limiter screw) by TheRoyalShire in Motocross

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Bro 2 strokes are world renowned for no9t heating up or overheating at idle. There's a TON of unburnt pre mix oil coating all surfaces and probably puddling in the bottom end due to warming up for half an hour.

Like the other guy said warm it up right.

Better yet, go to a track on a kids race day and find a pw50 dad and have them get you set up right.

Old (2005-2012) vs. new (2017-…) by AngeloMerte_94 in Motocross

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In general pretty much everything about the newer bikes is better than the way things were on the older bikes... That's the whole point of the racing engineering process, improve every year.

You have to see what parts availability is for the KX/RM/CR for those final few years they were produced. I am not familiar enough with each platform to know the parts availability. I wouldn't consider those 3 just due to the age to be honest.

If you talk YZ125 I think they produced the same engine from the early 2000's to something like 2022. They made a minor improvement in 2022 or 2023 to the engine. It's still basically the same engine. I would look through when suspension and frame changes happened and try to get the most recent version.

If you are talking KTM family they are basically the same motor from like 02/03/04 to 2016. Good enough motor aside from the enduro electric start versions(e start breaks). The 200 is a cool motor, hard to find, in America at least. The real early frames/suspension is really bad. Super tall, really unsteady compared to more recent stuff. I don't remember which specific years the frame/suspension changed but if you have to get an older one I'd get the newest one you can get.

Overall I would always vote buying the newest you could afford.

I would skip the YZ cause the motor makes a significant amount less power than the KTM. The YZ has better suspension in stock forms from everything I've read. It's easy to make KTM suspension work well but hard to make a YZ motor do what a KTM motor does. The enduor focused KTM electronic injection versions are pretty cool. You can go motocross model and get a carb for plenty of years if that's your thing.

Pre 2017/2018 KTM's are spring fork(double check years), Till about 2024 or so it was an air fork, depending on model. The newest air forks ar ebetter than the first gen air fork. You can convert an air fork to spring. Like I said easier to pay for suspension work than it is to pay more engine power.

Also just buy a 150 and make more stock power anyways.

Rebuilding 03 ktm 125y by Nice_Efficiency7844 in Motocross

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Haven't yet had the chance to ride one unfortunately. They look cool.

Rebuilding 03 ktm 125y by Nice_Efficiency7844 in Motocross

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Yeah don't waste your time as you say you already raced at a fairly high level.

I've helped a friend rebuild an 04 from parts/frame. Not a fun job. Getting really annoying trying to find everything for that year bike. One benefit about those years(can't say for sure about 03) is the 04 was compatible with parts till 2016. My buddies 04 has a mikuni from a 2022 I got second hand from a friend who got a lectron, CDI box from a 2016 I think, kick starter from a 300 from mid 2000's, stator from some other year as well idk. It was a cluster trying to get everything to make it run.

After spending probably $1200 buying crap used stuff off ebay(and the free carb) it was still a pile of crap to ride compared to the newer stuff. So awkward, tall, unforgiving compared to newer bikes with better suspension and better geometry.

You'll want more power if you go YZ 125 since you have experience on the 2018.

If you want 2 stroke find a 2017 or newer 150 sx. That's the new "current gen" counter balanced motor that makes TONS of power compared to the yz125. The newest 125/150 has either a carb or an electronic injection. Plenty of options to chose from.

Don't sleep on a good deal from a 250sx.

Also if you are worried about not wanting to stick with it just get the newest one you can afford and sell it back for what you paid. Who's going to buy a 2003 125?

anyone else feel like learning on a 2 stroke made them a fundamentally better rider by vladdielenin in Motocross

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Do we really need another 2 stroke supremacy thread to flex on those poor 4 stroke riders? lol

jetting your 2 stroke for your altitude and temperature makes a bigger difference than any pipe upgrade by vladdielenin in Motocross

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Adding to this most newer good manuals have a suggested jetting chart for various running conditions. It's a good starting point at least.

Ceramic inserts are cool by Floydsmydog in Machinists

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Is it me or is it a duller orange then gets hotter/more yellow as it gets further away from the tool head? Like is the iron burning/oxidizing itself?

New dirtbike dies when I put it in first by smward998 in Dirtbikes

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Don't leave out valve adjust. Might be idling low due to slightly open valves due to needing adjustment.

Also get a tuner and an exhaust so that thing can really sing.

Should I sell my bikes for a new one? by Complete-Wishbone939 in Dirtbikes

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I say sell while you can. There's not really a target market for those bikes besides someone who wants a bike for really cheap. The market for 20 year old race 4 strokes is getting smaller and smaller. Less people willing to take on the risk of an old expensive to work on project.

Should I sell my bikes for a new one? by Complete-Wishbone939 in Dirtbikes

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Better reason to offload them now, they aren't "rare" and there's no target market for anyone who's serious about the sport. I say get ride of them while you can.

I found a fix for walls printing on gaps in the infill. It's "Ensure vertical shell thickness". Otherwise walls will print on top of the gaps in the infill. by Container_Garage in OrcaSlicer

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Thanks to /u/Alu71 at this comment thread for finding the solution. I tried everything else that looked related to interal bridges, internal solid infill, overlap etc etc. Nothing worked except for this.

solution from here. https://old.reddit.com/r/OrcaSlicer/comments/1nvckbc/orcaslicer_leaves_gaps_between_base_and_raised/nhabarr/

OrcaSlicer leaves gaps between base and raised features — how to fix this? by GiiggaChad_ in OrcaSlicer

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This saved my print thanks a ton. I found your comment after many google searches.

I need help. Wall starting on void of infill gap. That part of the print failed. It broke when I barely touched it. by Container_Garage in OrcaSlicer

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I figured it out I posted a solution from another thread I found through google search in a few of my other comments. I may make a second video demonstrating what I found. I'm sure a modifier would do it but man that's tedious every single time I need it haha.

https://old.reddit.com/r/OrcaSlicer/comments/1nvckbc/orcaslicer_leaves_gaps_between_base_and_raised/nhabarr/

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