79 KTM 400 GS80

[skiracer]

Hey Larry, how would you rate the 80-81 motors to the 76 motors?

quote:Originally posted by Larry Perkins

The next generation of motor in the 80-81 twinshocks are even better.  A bit lighter, broader power, and better shifting. Same AHRMA class, GP.

Larry P

1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
1985 20' Hi Point trailer

[JCHubbard]

Post-race Hangover Harescramble 2017 aka, bike shakedown race.

I've raced this event 4 out of the past 5 years (vintage class), and have always finished respectably.  Today's was the hardest vintage race I'v ever competed in. The entire 10 mile course was a mixture of waterlogged clay and fertile loam dirt.  9.5 miles wood and 0.5 MX track. I've never seen more people fall in all my years of racing. It was rough. Last year there 300 riders for this event, this year maybe 125-150.  They all knew this was going to be a tough mudder...and even I did.  But I didn't honestly think it was going to be this bad. Had I been on my modern bike (15 Beta 300RR), it wouldn't have been so bad.  The ruts just swallowed my bike -- and at time stopped the bike in it's track (you can see it on the bottom of my primary case). It was rough.

After the first lap, my bike started running lean on the bottom and kind of rich in the midrange.  Even at 6 PSI, that old pirelli front tire, which looked good, would not hookup and just kept washing out. The new rear tire hooked up well. Made it up every hill climb -- wasn't pretty, but I made it. Dropped the bike one time -- while going in a straight line -- no less! Well, 3/4 through the 2nd lap, it became obvious to me that I'd have to call it day. In all my years of racing, the only way I've ever not finished a race was due to a mechanical failure.  This was the first time in my life, I through in the towel -- after just 1 3/4 laps, for pete's sake![xx(][B)][V]

Going to get a new front tire, work on the jetting -- and try to get this all sorted out. Have always had good success with most Bing carbed bikes, but will consider getting a Lectron carb, if I can't get the jetting sorted out. Despite all my griping, I'm really glad I went because now I know what I need to do to get it really "race ready."

[marsattacks]

Jc thank you for posting this.  Looks like it was pretty much peanut butter mud!!