RedBull Straight Rhythm drama…

TRAIN WITH ME ONLINE!👇🏼
club.themotoacademy.com
SIGN UP FOR A CLASS NEAR YOU!👇🏼
tour.themotoacademy.com
BUY MOTO ACADEMY MERCH!👇🏼
tour.themotoacademy.com
WIN A DIRT BIKE!👇🏼
tour.themotoacademy.com/pages...
The Moto Academy Podcast
LISTEN ON SPOTIFY!👇🏼
open.spotify.com/show/4KMeG0X...
LISTEN ON APPLE!👇🏼
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Subscribe to Cam's Channel!
/ cameronbushey
Ally and AJ KZbin Channel:
/ @allyandajcat5995
Instagram: @ajcatanzaro
#motoacademy

[@tofadeisastart]

So cool to see Mitch and stank dog involved

[@AjCatanzaro]

They were both extremely helpful!

[@white8785]

The coolest part of the video imo. No offense AJ. 😂 #family

[@kodyhuff8147]

It’s crazy to me because I always felt like at the top factory level guys would be super up tight and snobby but that way those guys offered help and was just cool to see guys hanging out not battling to the death for point was pretty chill

[@AjCatanzaro]

Agreed! That’s what makes Straight Rhythm such a fun event!

[@Barklen226]

that's because it's straight rhythm and not SX.. You won't see as much of that in the big money show.. Granted, some guys are just awesome (Like Mitch Payton) and they always wanna help out where they can.

[@mikebrown41182]

Mitch is an absolute legend. He is the best two stroke builder there is. To see him work on the bikes is therapy for a motocrosser

[@w1ndsweptltd]

Shame about the result but we were all rooting for you. Keep the bike AJ, you've got 12 months to get it running sweetly. Nice to see a cameo from JW22 as well!

[@MTBVator]

In about 1992, I remember watching Mitch tune by ear at Washougal. Making that more cool was Mick Doohan, 5 time Motorcycle Grand Prix world champion, was standing by with Mitch.

[@ShiftGearsMoto]

Probably one of the coolest events in action sports. 13:47 was something you thought you'd never see.

[@J_Swiss35]

Ryan Morias was WAY over the line at 12:19, but with the way AJ’s bike was running I’m sure it was a good thing he didn’t advance. Always fun watching you ride AJ!

[@AjCatanzaro]

My bike ran worse every time I hit the track, so I’m actually glad i didn’t make it to next round!! As crazy as that sounds

[@donnyvedder3260]

Man so awesome, sorry the bike wasn't running well but one good thing, you have a lot of good friends man and had a good time, thanks for sharing

[@AjCatanzaro]

The best team around me, that’s for sure! 😁

[@mailoyndavis1975]

Awesome! Thanks for taking us with you. That bike is stupid! With my luck I'll win it..but I'm sure your guys can fix it just needed more time..stay safe

[@kalebbecker4618]

One of my favorite vids! had a great time watching you!

[@jakeallnutt6071]

The big problem you all were having with the other carbs is it’s not the jets I do a lot of two stroke conversion if you don’t get the angle of the carb to match the bike it came from the floats don’t work as they should and this causes a bog because your basically starving the bike of fuel with these two stroke conversion into a four stroke frame always take a it to get the float height right

[@vikingdrift]

I had this problem with my 07 CRF with a 94rm250 engine in it. Put a Chinese pwk copy in and its mint, basically out of the box went up one size main jet

[@scottfairbrother]

Princess doesn't want to get his shoes dirty..... Give the bike away.

[@one8racing79]

Aj I am so happy for u buddy u came along way from the ctmx and Motown days !

[@timparker533]

Great video (as always). Hey at least you didn’t have to race in the rain! 😂

[@taylorshytle]

Love your consistent attitude of gratitude 🙌🏽💪🏽

[@AjCatanzaro]

😁 I try, Taylor! 😁

[@DYEVURSE]

huge shout out to the team, stank, mitch and everyone else involved. working in the hotel room letting albert sleep.. you guys are awesome it doesnt go unnoticed

[@markcortis2348]

Had exactly the same issue with our 150, apparently it is a thing called a block seal and a seal near the needle valve, we put a lectron on, no issues since, 👍

[@Waylon151]

Mitch had that look like “ shoulda just bought a real KTM”

[@jamesoso259]

Lmao would of been the same situation 😂

[@yukonjon5964]

at least KTM did the R&D on their own pipe so it would have run right. I expect this custom pipe was most of the problem. way more science in 2-stroke pipes than most realize (sonic wave backpressure at precise RPM range under full load for proper exhaust scavenging).

[@straighttimestirrups]

@@yukonjon5964 without knowing the specs, I’d guess the biggest issue was the Airbox. They either had to modify the stock CRF or adapt the KTM and either of those options could have a big affect on tuning. Bike needs a Keihin in my opinion.

[@yukonjon5964]

@@straighttimestirrups could be. mod rigs take a lot of work to sort out. dyno and real world. a well tuned Keilin carb should be able to account for the mod work better than a Lectron, because you can split up the circuits better. make the mid leaner but keep it rich on top.

[@straighttimestirrups]

@@yukonjon5964 I agree on the carb. I’m not a fan of the Lectron on an MX bike. On the trail the Lectron carb makes sense for elevation changes.

[@amfk8079]

I know this is not ideal but that is incredible the help you are getting from the damn MAN

[@bloomerb4162]

You still have to tune the lectrons but they are easier to do so. I had to pick from billetron or keihin with stic mod, glad I went with the keihin.

[@christianigel241]

Hey Aj, i've got a also a KTM 150 22'. In the beginning i got a Lectron carb but still Problems with bogging. I've got very good results with the v-force4, a hgs exhaust and a jd-jetting Kit with the original carb. No bogging anymore and very crispy. With this settings in my opinion the Bike runs insane good. Greetings from Germany

[@user-uu8kp7ts4g]

Great team!! its the most important thing!! wish you luck in the next RedBull Straight Rhythm:))!

[@The_coachman_on_tour]

Soon as seen title I instantly thought of the travis rep 125. Man, that was possibly the most amazing yet casually done save on the World Wide Web. Hope you had clean runs this time round. Stay safe!!!

[@AjCatanzaro]

Thank you! 😁😁

[@jakecougle9474]

such a bummer i had a mikuni carb on a te 300 could never get the dang thing running right. For what ever reason the ktm family mikuni carbs the float bowl seal is absolutely mangled from the factory. mine looked like it had 200hrs on it and was over tightened and squashed to the boonies. swapped it with a keihin and it was night and day.

[@raymondsvoren]

It's so cool that you have Jason Anderson as your mechanic

[@jimm1819]

I never did figure out the jetting on a stock '07 CR. Went with V-Force reeds and it screamed! I'd try that before writing the bike off.

[@kirbysadventures8000]

Mitch Payton working on your bike.. you’ve officially made it!

[@AjCatanzaro]

Pretty cool!

[@mightystreaming933]

he didn't fix it

[@jameskrause8902]

@@mightystreaming933 Was it even fixable without taking it back to Pro Circuit and tearing into it?

[@mightystreaming933]

@@jameskrause8902 by me yes

[@semiproperformance3071]

Crazy to me how someone could spend as much time as AJ obviously has on a motorcycle and not know anything about them. All as I can say is good for you for never having to work on them haha. Great video See you guys at tomahawk!

[@mxhusky5308]

Watch James Stewart Sr. about motorcycle maintenance and racing beginning @39:55 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauuqKNjgtuUfsU watch for about 30 seconds. I teach my kids how to work on them but they are no James Stewart....🙂

[@andrewtorgerson6143]

thats so weird fr bro couldnt be me

[@semiproperformance3071]

@@mxhusky5308 can’t argue with big James. Never thought of it like that. makes sense.

[@mxhusky5308]

@@semiproperformance3071 That whole interview is great. He's an amazing guy and father!! I thought it was funny that it took Little James that long to notice the backwards motor. 😂

[@AjCatanzaro]

My parents were divorced growing up, so my dad would pick me up to go riding then drop me back off at my moms. So I never saw the bike getting worked on! Then I turned pro, and always had mechanics. Now I just don’t have the time nor desire to learn 😂 I like it this way!

[@user-mo8tm4jw2l]

Having bottom end issues I’m real surprised you didn’t have stank beat that dude up for a keihin. I ran a lectron on my moto bike for a bit. It Robbed way too much response off bottom. Stuff I was clearing with ease on the stock carb I couldn’t even seat bounce with the lectron 😂😂. Went to a keihin so jetting wasn’t so finicky. Glad it ran for you. You had one of the sickest bikes in the pits dude. 👊🏻🤙🏻

[@NEFloridaDirtRiders]

We need a Straight Rhythm out here on the east coast, Daytona Beach would be the perfect venue 😎👍🏻🏁

[@pistonhill88]

You make it look so easy I can’t imagine how hard it is those whoops are insane

[@eaglemx45]

Pipes look cool but that combo there how well does it actually perform while chasing jetting that could be a factor as well, Like to see a full pro circuit on there to see any difference But that’s the fun part of 2 stroke tinkering!

[@AjCatanzaro]

Could be the exhaust!

[@eaglemx45]

@@AjCatanzaro makes a break a Smoker! 👊

[@yukonjon5964]

@@AjCatanzaro most likely actually.

[@maxwhitworth2027]

The fact that he is doing bike work in a hotel room is fing lit also shout out to the hotel for letting them with the bike in

[@wednesdar452]

Awesome to see Mitch in his element. Everytime he touched that thing, it sounded meaner!!

[@TheShift1313]

I cant even imagine lining up on a bike that bogs on that massive track!

[@owen8650]

I live in Huntington beach I wanted to go so badly sadly i couldnt

[@Winstonsurf]

Buttery video and merch collab where he does a Moto academy class?

[@Biggy809]

SMART CARB!!! I installed a smartcarb on my 22 yz125, tightened up the squish, cleaned up the porting added 7oz flywheel weight and a quick turn throttle. MY BIKE RIPS! too bad your bike didn't turn out

[@johnharding2912]

Keep it but take it somewhere that knows what they're at. Get a keihin, suzuki needle (or jd jetting kit), new boyesen reeds and cage and make sure the carb angle isn't off, otherwise your float isn't where it should be or functioning correctly. Check the custom airbox for leaks too.

[@kyahama6284]

Straight rhythm is awesome can’t wait to see it next year

[@_.momjeans_9219]

13:34 aj was so shocked he said that. Great ride man obviously the goal is better results but with how busy you are and the what seemed like an almost last minute event for red bull you did pretty well. A buttery x moto academy merch drop would be pretty fya too.

[@joaoraposo9519]

That bike sounds like fish being grilled... Just perfect❤❤

[@chrymix3179]

that new moto academy hoodie is so fire

[@AjCatanzaro]

😁😁😁

[@keeganjacobs27]

Love your vids can’t wait to watch you in supercross

[@mtnbikerva1]

Saw you talking with Johnny Walker.

[@carsonkohlhase1927]

What song is playing around 10:20?

[@tylerbair6032]

What company did you do the graphics with?

[@doobielawson702]

If Mitch can't make her sing she ain't ever gonna sing! Away with her!

[@infamousctw5092]

Please do the merch Collab with buttery id definitely get some merch from both!!!!

[@judespain3009]

Wow the quality of that video.... camera man Cam is good at what he does.

[@TRGP331]

I would try a SmartCarb2 on that bike

[@hbrmotorsports6633]

Yo buttery x Moto academy 🔥

[@MrGbustamante]

You built a Konda!! Blasphemy!! Cant put a pumpkin heart in the best motorcycles brands frame!! The Honda spirits just didnt allow it. Send it back to Italy COD.

[@AjCatanzaro]

😂😂😂😬😬😬

[@Hondarider35]

I want the bike. I saw a 250 just like it at st. Louis Supercross this year. 🤗

[@kodycoggin]

Casual Jackson goldstone appearance… around the 13 min mark.

[@dannykyle738]

That thing got a mikuni carb on it? Every Mikuni I've had was like that, impossible to get 100% jetted.

[@JroyBulldoggin]

I would forever be thankful for that bike. I think it’s sick. If I got it, it would never be sold. I would pass it down to grandkids when I got too old to ride

[@mx_guy9182]

It’s a khonda!! Lol sweet dude

[@NickWolsink]

Is the bike still for sale, I'd get it to run :)

[@aarondurant80]

Can’t get enough of that bike 🔥🔥

[@333studios.]

hahah i would love to buy that bike bro! jeez its a gem in rough (;

[@THAxBLiNt]

An ode to Mikuni? Weird how the Lectron didn't sort it out

[@thedirtdigger5990]

Hopefully the carb fixes it if not its got bad porting!!

[@brokewheels5]

Sucks that the bike wasn't running well. Two different carburetors are doing the same thing, I wonder if your intake is causing turbulence not allowing the carburetor to do its job.

[@thecorleefamily]

Buttery / Moto Academy would be sick

[@Tocco609]

It would be a good giveaway!

[@santiagobuschiazzo2484]

Hope that KTM have success with the 2t fuel injected, press a button and star a perfect tuned 2t engine would be great!

[@lukekelly5115]

Willing to be some strange air due to a "custom" airbox

[@mx_guy9182]

Thing sounded waaaay better with that other carb

[@tysenparkhouse924]

Aye buttery !

[@RichardsCranium]

those stock carbs the jet block gasket is bad from the factory and will never run right.

[@asack208]

so what about at 12:20 where morais crossed the line?🤔

[@jalenisntreal]

ill take it!

[@mcmtb2519]

cool D'elia life rips shorts!!!

[@jakeallnutt6071]

Ever need help in the future I’m very experienced tech I’d love to help out

[@drewparker9404]

Just my opinion but.. on my 20 ktm 250sx I purchased new, I had issues from day 1 with jetting.. and if your reeds are stock, I would bet that’s your issue. KTM reeds have been known to be defective from the factory.. mine were.. I replaced stock with a boyeson rad valve and JD jetting kit. Huge improvement!! night and day…I understand the event is over, but if you’re going to keep the bike I’d give that a try as it’s a KTM motor. 🤙

[@kochj0713]

I had heard that the 250 motocross or Enduro KTM two strokes had issues

[@drewparker9404]

@@kochj0713 I love the bike. I’m not knocking it. Fastest and most reliable 2 stroke I’ve ever owned.

[@kevingallagher3]

DId great dude... And that bike was badass ass contraption.. too bad it didn't perform as well as you would have liked... cool idea though!

[@sauce1232]

Does Red Bull Straight Rythm has a prize money ? Can't find infos online

[@AjCatanzaro]

Yes, although I’m not sure it’s public and don’t want to get myself in trouble. It’s decent

[@CR250rSMITH]

Sounded clean with the lectron on IMO

[@RivalPredator]

I’d do anything to even touch the dirt. Looks awesome from Australia 🇦🇺 🫡🫡

[@N_Santa102]

I’ll take the bike!

[@alanrhoads6358]

It has to be something with air box and it not getting enough air 🤔

[@AjCatanzaro]

Could be!

[@Johnr37us]

I’ve got that same stank dog mentality. Anytime I could help my competition with something I did. because I was racing dirt bikes against myself trying to be the best I could be. But downside of KTM trying to save a dollar I guess that’s why they went to Mikuni. I’ve had 28 KTM‘s and you could not beat that Keihin carburetor that came on the bikes. once he gets a Keihin on there will probably be ok. and actually for a walk that bike is 14 K it’s probably not a bad price.

[@marlonmendes1954]

Great 👊🔥

[@Revelation22_5]

Would love to see you and Moranz do some videos together.

[@jpaul5387]

I was watching this the whole first part thinking "get a keihn pwk carb and you will have it fixed in 30 min." Lone behold they got a lectron and it's running okay but a keihn would make it a monster

[@therealbanksea]

Buttery merch collab

[@SosopChabot]

I know 2 stroke jetting and was laughing until Mitch couldn’t really figure it out, (on the side of the track anyway), what was his theory? Port timing?

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

The custom air box messing it all up.

[@SosopChabot]

@@TOMVUTHEPIMP i would highly doubt that, needles, main jets and pilot jets are very easy to change to make it work.

[@straighttimestirrups]

@@TOMVUTHEPIMP I agree, the Airbox is the likely culprit.

[@jamesoso259]

Bike sounds way lean

[@DanielTojcic]

Did you check the reeds?

[@cocopirata763]

tienes muchos amigos eso habla bien de tu persona

[@sephjfox]

Sweet CR125sx 😁

[@domenzemljic6876]

yeah u can give bike to me i dont mind bogging😂 but honestly looks pretty sick honda should make 2 strokes again

[@AlexZaboroski]

it's a Konda lol

[@WillyD1]

Mitch the yoda of 2 strokes

[@panic-revv85]

Did anyone try the needle?

[@jjwa5410]

Mikuni can jet just fine - you need the richer slide, that's why it's sputtering at mid throttle.

[@benbawden3348]

It's a Katonda!!

[@rickejosh1]

Curious how you convinced the hotel staff to bring your bike in the room 😂

[@austinray7925]

Have a CLEAN bike and roll it through and be respectful

[@Nwtuningtechnologies]

Don’t ask, don’t tell. Proper privateer style.

[@xi-deadshot-ix5838]

For some reason the 2000-07’ CR’s just love the keihin airstriker carbs. My dad even got one for his 95’ RM250 and the bike runs soooo much better lol.

[@erod6611]

01 CR250 here with a lectron carb and I have had outstanding results. No bogs, better low end with excellent power delivery. I love my lectron!

[@zacknewcomb1340]

That bike would change my life