@@nathan-n14nismo12 thanks man! 😊

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🙂

Oh man I sure hope not! 🤞🏻

Yeah that was a pretty slippery section. Are you going to the last hare scramble this Sunday? I’m pretty sure I’ll go 😊

@XiK82 I see what you did there.. 😄 Thank you!! For my level of riding, I was very happy with my result. Thanks for watching! ☺️

Feel free to re-watch if you have trouble falling asleep 😜

The first half of the video is at the upper section of the Dam, which is considered more technical riding. The second half is at the lower section which is faster. Thanks for watching! 😊

@@EricGrieco What part of CT is that place located? I live in Stamford.

@@tonygonzalez3776 ​​⁠it’s located in Thomaston, CT. If you search Thomaston Dam Trail Biking, you’ll find all the info about riding there 😊

June 25th.. in Eastford, CT 😊

What color did u have to make ur numbers for c I'm gonna get my decals ready and hopefully I'll meet u at the next 1

@@trailbossvoss cool!! 😎 black background with white numbers www.netra.org/race-numbers/hare-scrambles-race-numbers/

Thanks!! Reminded me of some trails we’ve ridden up in the mountains of Greece 😁

Thanks for the comment. Not sure if we have the same factory manual, but in mine, diagram 18.6.16 shows the locking lever in the 10/11 o’clock position… in diagram 18.6.18 it shows it in the 3 o’clock position, but that’s with the shift star removed. For what it’s worth.. I have two rides on the bike after the rebuild and it’s shifting great 😊

@@EricGrieco glad it’s all ok Eric 👍

@@robertbradley1133 thanks for watching with such detail 😊

Thanks Chris! It was a blast 😊 Not sure how much I’ll improve.. but at least I get to ride some new areas 😂

Thanks for watching!

When im back in ct I'd love 2 race with ya

@@trailbossvoss I placed pretty far down the list 😄 I was 17th out of 22 in the C Senior class.. and 185th out of 259 in the novice class overall. My goal for the first race was just to finish.. so I’m good with the result ☺️

@@trailbossvossheck yeah! That would be awesome to race together 😎

@Eric Grieco that's awesome I'll be right there in c class with ya since I'll be a rookie for netra so gotta work up the totem pole but it looked fun glad u made it thru

Well done!

I don’t blame you. When I changed out the faulty shift drum, the first thing I noticed was how light and cheap it felt. I wonder when they made this change? I used to have a 2008 KTM 250 EXC 2-stroke (I lived in Europe back then) and that bike was practically indestructible 😊 Thanks for watching!

@Eric Grieco Yeah, my buddy had a 2014 ktm 250sx & it developed shifting problems the same summer it was new. The shift drum was worn. It was a bummer because otherwise it was a really sweet bike. The fork performance wash also atrocious but once revalved, it was a great bike. We put a new drum in it & he sold it. He won't buy one again. I really, really want a 350 4stroke, but again, the drum has me completely turned off the bike.

Pretty sure later models switched to a bullet shift drum, my 2020 tc 125 has a billet aluminum shift drum in it, I think it’s oem so…

@lukeweseman96 Yep, it's still the same junk aluminum shift drum. It's definitely the weak link in the system. A steel drum would be a massive improvement for ling term durability.

Thanks man!! It was my first time tearing into the bottom end of an engine. Definitely a learning experience and now I have the tools and a little confidence for later on when the crank will need to be rebuilt/replaced… hopefully much later on 🤞🏻😄

Looking forward to your guys’ videos from there.

It’s really weird how as soon as you dabbed with your left foot, it immediately comes back up… it’s like the bike did a judo move on you 😄

Yep that little extra twist of the throttle amplified the incident

@@EricGrieco My ju-jitsu was not strong ☯

@@jrdumond8999 .. This bike has some serious throttle response. I'm going to have to be careful.

@@painsrides also maybe check your throttle cam. The previous owner might have the more aggressive one installed 🤔

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@@EricGrieco 😂🤣😂 subscribing to your friend! Thx for the hilarious break from work!

I think you should be able to ride there as long as you get your bike registered. I have seen YZ’s there. This link has some info and you can call them for more details: www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Thomaston-Dam/ Good luck!! 😊

All you need is ATV registration, which you can get with just a document showing proof of ownership such as the Certificate of Origin, or maybe a Bill of Sale, I'm not positive. It doesn't need to be a street-registered dual sport though, just ATV registration. $60 and an annoying trip or two to the DMV and you should be good to go.

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Heck yeah!!! 😁

No worries.. it was a good idea in case I didn’t 👍🏻😊

Just did!! 😄

Yeah hardly any IOSTR members were there… only Jeff B. and myself I think. Saturday at Thomaston sounds good! See u there 😊

Thanks man! I was just happy the sweepers didn’t catch me this time 😂

@@EricGrieco That only seems to happen when I'm there 🤔

@@painsrides hahaha no way.. doing it solo helped and even then I think I barely squeaked into the finish ahead of them 😄

Thanks dude! ☺️

Yeah you do. This link has plenty of info: www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Thomaston-Dam/

I f’ed up… didn’t follow Kenny Powers’ advice 🤣

I know really! I went frame by frame during editing to try and see what happened… I think rolled over a loose rock in the turn and it slid out 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks for watching! Looking forward to ride with ya soon 👊🏻

Not the first time and definitely not the last 😜😂

Yeah that stung a little 😄 But the gear did it’s job.. just a couple bruises… all good 😊

Thanks dude!! Yeah all good!

Yeah we won’t make that mistake again.. I’ve submarined my previous bike a couple times.. once was at an enduro ride and I missed a sign redirecting around what I thought was a puddle.. I ended up in water above the seat 🤦🏻‍♂️😄

Hahaha thanks bro… I just committed and hoped for the best 🎲🎲🤣

Yeah I had some luck on my side.. at least we got a few laughs out of it and some good old dirtbike camaraderie 😊

i didn't see any alternatives really... someone knew that this was the only way through right? if there was an alternative to that lake, i guess it should be considered!

@@Achilleas7 we could have turned around and took a bypass but we didn’t think it was that deep because it hadn’t rained in a week and the other trails were pretty dry.. those darn beavers 🦫 and their dam building got us 😄 Lesson learned for that trail 😄

The beauty of 2-strokes.. in this case we just wrung out the air filter and gave it a tow/bump start and it fired back up… we called it a day so he could play it safe and change out his gearbox oil… i’ve drowned my old 2008 250 exc twice.. each time wringing out the air filter, flipping the bike upside down and removing the spark plug, draining the carb float bowl, and it was back in business.. I even finished rides and changed the gearbox oil after.. that engine bottom end was pretty indestructible 😄

@@EricGrieco Owners of elder GGs or Reijus (get a couple of those) have an extra allen bolt at the bottom of their engine which if unscrewed, all the water leaves your cylinder/crank without the use of flipping. Tip of the day!

For once I wasn’t the one going for a swim 🤣

@@EricGrieco Trained well you have! Swam well you did! ...If an X-wing came out of that lake, or even Nessie, i wouldn't be surprised :P

@@Achilleas7 Very kind you are 😂 …the beavers did a good job making a dam there.. who knows what lurks underneath 😄

@@EricGrieco Yeah, makes perfect sense! That lake was artificial! (and scary!) Some of the most heroic moments begin with stupidity bruh! ;-) We don't turn back for no beaver!! 😂 good job sailing through! ⛵⛵⛵

Thanks man! Let’s see if I can be consistent or was it first ride luck 😂

Thank you sir! Very much looking forward to having you back with us!! 😊

Thanks man!! Oh yeah I was feeling it for a couple days after 😂

Thanks dude!! 😁

Thanks Don! Hahaha no problem 😁

I’ve set the bar low.. only up from there 😂 I’m ready for dirt biking again soon.. will pick this up again next winter 😊 Have a blast at Hatfield McCoy this week.. ride with you soon 👊🏻

That was a really fun ride! Always a pleasure to ride with you guys too! I went over the bars a couple times in Greece on steep downhills.. like you say.. down is down 😜

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked the video!! 😛

Hahaha there was no way I was going to attempt that rickety ass bridge 🤣 I actually just put on a new front tire (Bridgestone M59) with an UHD tube.. was running 8 psi.. now I HAVE to change the rear.. still have the stock Dunlop AT81 and it’s very worn 😄 Thanks for watching my friend!

@@EricGrieco Thanks for sharing bro! Glad i made you laugh ;-) 8PSI (0.5bar) is good enough! To go lower than that(eg. 4PSI) complication and costs rise! By the way, the mistake of the crashers is always sitting on their seat (for lack of a better word) due to fear of slipping the front while standing. Notice it on every crash. lower air pressure (even down to 0PSI) with the tubliss will give you confidence to stay on your feet risk free and go over broken bridges if all you have is a rail. (said the guy with the broken neck though! hahaha) The cost (and downside) of the tubliss is changing your front tire more often than you should due to thorns. (slime seems to seal them back but not sure for how long) but i believe it is a "next-day MUST" for the rear rim of the trail rider!

@@EricGrieco FIM your rear! and if you wrap it around a Tubliss you'll have a completely transformed experience with zero engine or suspension upgrades! (unbeatable value for money!)

i have a broken neck (healed now) because i was sitting where the other 5 riders that went over that rail were confident with themselves enough to stand. We weren't on the same level with those 5.. The difference between barely making it and making it is merely standing through it!

I'll tell ya this much I went over the bridge and there were like 3 nailes sticking up about 4 inches almost messedy whole day if anything around was the best bet 4 sure we were already loosing guys at a good rate haha