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2022 Season Recap

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2022 Season Recap What a wild year! Let’s start from the beginning… My plans for the 2022 season was to race as much possible. Frank Leivan passed away in December 2021. We were going through some of his old race logs after his passing and came across one that said he raced 78% of the weekends in 1978. My goal was to match that. Which meant racing 41 weekends in 1 year. The three series I put my focus on were GNCC, NEPG, and MORE. That did not fill 41 weekends, so I was going to do whatever was fun in between. This was my first year racing GNCC, the schedule is intense with it seeming like it is every other weekend for 4 months straight.. is not a bad thing if you are from the east coast, not the Midwest. Round 1 was complete culture shock. I felt like the entire time I was fighting for my life. Before we even arrived to the race, Trent Matteson said “well I will wreck 10 times on my first lap, one time being my fault”. I didn’t get it until I was out there. Jeez… We made it through round 1 and had a weekend to regroup. Next up was Florida. I pinched a nerve in my lower back earlier in the week. Such a great thing to do going into sand whoops and Florida heat. We sucked it up and moved on. I sat a lot in that race because of it which was brutal, and I was constantly passing people. I had fun though. I did manage to dehydrate myself and had to get an IV Monday. The following weekend was another GNCC in Georgia and it was a struggle trying to recover from the heat and dehydration, but we made it happen.  A few rounds later, we went to Camp Coker. It ended up being one of my top favorite places and my best overall finish (121st O/A). When May finally rolled around, NEPG’s started back up again. It is insane how much more mellow and relaxed an NEPG is compared to an NEPG. I do not really recall anymore stand out moments until we reached Snowshoe. This was one of the top furthest GNCC’s but well worth the experience and views. It’s one of those places where you do not bike the track alone, just in case you see a beer. Snowshoe is a mountain, and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, I did not get the full Snowshoe experience. 2 miles into the race, another rider hit me and shot me off a 10ft ledge. Once I realized I was going off, I gassed it, hoping momentum would be in my favor but instead I landed in a pile of boulders. It was one of those moments where I knew instantly I was hurt but did not know how bad. I knew it my hand and just held it for a moment and then I tried to get my bike picked back up. I couldn’t do it so I yelled at a few kids and they picked it up. I couldn’t start my bike either (estart button on the left side & left hand injured). I decided to take my glove off. All I noticed was a busted knuckle and thought to myself, “quit being a baby you are fine”. I went to put my glove back on and something popped. I got sick to my stomach and screamed. This is when the pain really set in. I could not use my hand at all now. I sat there for a half a hour before I finally made the brutal decision to quit. I had a huge argument with myself, I didn’t want to quit but I couldn’t start my bike or use a clutch. I pushed my bike to the bottom of the mountain with tears running down my face from the pain. A snowshoe employee was at the bottom and took me to the top of the mountain to get me to the medics. I got there right before a massive thunderstorm rolled in. I spent 2 hours with the medics, and I was worried my crew had no idea where I was. After the PM race, we drove straight home and I headed straight to Urgent Care. My injury got missed and when I got into an ortho, my only way to fix it was surgery. I was far from happy. I had to have my bones pinned and the pins removed 6 weeks after surgery. I spent 9 weeks in a cast. I never fully accepted this injury. As soon as the cast was removed, I wanted to ride immediately. If you have ever injured your hand/thumb/wrist, you know that is not how it works. I did push the absolute limits out of stupidity and got lucky multiple times. I was tired of being pit chick and wanted to be back in the action. 3 weeks after I got out of a cast, I lined up for a GNCC. I took a handguard to my hand and thought I rebroke it. I had a meltdown and finally picked myself back up and decided I did not sign up to quit. So, I finished. It was not pretty, and I rode very timidly. I spent maybe 1 hour of riding total before I signed up for this. I figured if I could finish a GNCC, I could absolutely finish a NEPG the following weekend. I had a gut feeling the morning of and knew I did not belong on a bike. I disregarded it and lined up. It was an eventful day. I wrecked more in 3 tests than I had in the entire year combined. I had two very hard ones. I clipped a tree and did not have the strength to correct the bike and went headfirst in the tree. It was the hardest I have ever hit a tree with my

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Dragon’s Back NEPG 2022

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Dragon’s Back NEPG 2022 I don’t always travel across the country… but when I do, it is to RACE MY DIRT BIKE! I made the 13.5 hour trip to Arrington Virginia to race the Drangon’s Back NEPG. The mountain views were beautiful and made the long drive well worth it. With rain in the forecast, I was unsure how conditions were going to be. Majority of the rain skipped the property so it turned out pretty PRIMO! Test 1-3 were pretty flowy and fast! These sections did not have a lot of rock either just a lot of logs. I got along pretty well and found a flow fairly quickly. Test 4 got a little rocky but nothing crazy. The transfer between test 4 and test 5 was brutally rocky. We climbed to the top of a mountain and it was a rock garden! At the top, the view was absolutely beautiful. Test 5 was my least favorite. About a mile in, I hit a tree and shot my bike down a steep hill. I lost around 5 minutes right there trying to get it out and going again. My biceps were on FIRE!! It was nuts. Finally, I got some assistance to help me get going again. I am super thankful for that. The rest of the test had a lot of boulders and it was overall more technical. At the end of the day, Dragon’s Back is still one of my all-time top favorite places to race! The views, terrain, and dirt are amazing! I finished 5th in Women’s Elite. I also want to say good job the the rest of the Bonecutter Off Road crew who raced it: Colby Gibson – AA 14th Scott Boyer – A+45 5th Jeremy Harris – B 12th   More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Camp Coker GNCC 2022

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Camp Coker GNCC 2022 Last weekend, we headed back to South Carolina for round 5 of GNCC! Camp Coker has landed in one of my top favorite races so far this year, lots of sand, occasional mud hole, dirt, rough, and even had single track that reminded me of an enduro! It was RAD! Conditions were pretty primo with beautiful temperatures. We headed out Thursday night and drove all through the night and arrived around 3PM on Friday… it was a haul. We Ebiked the track Friday and it was probably the fastest I have gone on that bicycle since I have gotten it… AND I only wrecked one time! Saturday was extra windy and chilly so I hung out by the fire pit most of the day. I guess a LARGE rattlesnake was pulled out of the woods during the ATV race. Talk about sketchy! I decided to partially bike the track after the PM ATV race. At that point, it was obvious conditions were going to be rough on Sunday. The sun came out on Sunday and it was 50 degrees when I lined up! It was super nice. I did not have a great start and entered into the woods towards the end of the pack. First lap is always about surviving the chaos. I focused on some small adjustments with my riding and focusing on myself and not all the madness around me. Lap 2 and 3, I had some epic battles with a couple girls in my class. We went back and forth multiple times throughout each lap. I held the throttle open longer and hit the brakes later to seal the deal. Towards the end of lap 3, I got around both girls and never seen them again! A big improvement for me on this race was making it onto the lead lap! Kailub Russel and Zach Osborn raced in the AM and WXC had a bounty to catch them guys, so every one was on the rails! So, lead lap at this race was HUGE! I finished P9 in open women’s and 121 O/A – A step in the right direction, we will keep pushing forward! Congratulations to Steve Leivan on his first-place finish, even after getting stuck. Morgan Johnson put together a solid ride on her Beta 125 finishing 13th. Colton Pratt had a rear brake pedal mishap but still finished the race. Big thanks to the Matteson’s for getting me to the race, letting me sleep in the RV, and helping me in the pit! I would also like to thank: My parents Bonecutter Off Road Enduro Driven Fasst Company Fly Racing Bike Graphix Eline Accessories Matteson Racing Films V3 Off Road Dunlop Enduro Van T3 Fitness Reset Health & Fitness Mariah & Robby More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Tiger Run GNCC 2022

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Tiger Run GNCC 2022 Round 4 GNCC brought us back to South Carolina clay (same location as round 1). Mid-week rain and gorgeous weekend temperatures set us up for stellar conditions. We headed out late Thursday night and arrived to race site mid-day Friday. I decided to bike part of the course on Friday. It does change a lot after the ATV’s race but I wanted to work on familiarizing myself with how GNCC race trail looks. After the 3-mile marker, it started to get super hilly. I am still trying to figure out this mountain bike thing and the struggle was real! There was literally a guy and his dog moving faster walking than I was riding/pushing my ebike. What I seen on the trail Friday; I knew it was going to be a super-fast one. Saturday, I walked a few miles during the PM ATV race. I have only watched ATV’s race a handful of times and they are absolutely insane. Two wheels, seem a lot easier to me! After the PM ATV race, I wanted to avoid those hills around 3-5 mile marker so I biked from the 7.5-11 and 1-3 miles. The track seemed to be holey and lots of square edge but the dirt conditions were great! Sunday, GO TIME! I started on the far inside and got a great jump to the first corner but did not get slowed down enough to not take it wide. A few girls got around me and a few more in the next corner. The first few miles had a decent number of field/dusty sections. It was difficult to see. After a few miles in, I got the worst stomach cramp ever and even got sick a handful of times during the race. It was brutal! I basically just rode, wouldn’t really call it a race. I finished P8. Great job to Steve Leivan on his 2nd place finish and Morgan Johnson on her 11th place. Special thanks to everyone supporting me this year! My parents Bonecutter Off Road Enduro Driven Fasst Company Fly Racing Bike Graphix Eline Accessories Matteson Racing Films V3 Off Road Dunlop Enduro Van T3 Fitness Reset Health & Fitness Mariah & Robby More Posts Back To Blog Page

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THE RIDE 2022

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THE RIDE 2022 Living a fast pace life, being on the constant go, and out of state most weekends, it’s nice to be reminded to be present and to be surrounded by great individuals who remind me why I do what I do with an added bonus of riding epic single track on our dirt bikes. Riding in the hills of Tuscumbia never get old. The views amaze and we always have a spectacular time. Four years strong with “The Ride” and it just keeps getting better and better. This year we had two special guests, Weston Peick and Damon Bradshaw. I was ecstatic to hear about the attendance of Peick. For me, it’s neat to nerd out on what it’s like to race Supercross / Pro MX with someone from my era. Not to mention, with a dude who got a factory ride after starting in a van. So, without a doubt, I put myself in a conversation to learn. I had the opportunity to lead a group, team Zulu. Friday, all the guides and sweepers did a pre-ride with hopes of familiarizing themselves with a decent chunk of all the cool trails we would get to ride. Leaf covered trails with hidden rocks, logs, and holes, leaving myself and many others on the ground. Gotta love it! I put in 40 miles on Friday and still only knew how to start each loop and that was about it… I am pretty directionally challenged. Saturday morning, we enjoyed a hearty breakfast before sorting out the groups and starting the epic trail ride. I had 10 rider’s in mine and my dad was our sweeper. The first section of trail was 12 miles and a but on the more technical side with some amazing views. I had a solid group and we did not have any issues and had a decent pace. We actually caught 3 groups in front of us, everything went smoothly. I even had 4 other’s request to join my group. We breaked for lunch before hitting the next loop of 22 miles (mostly race trail). Me being me, I managed to get us all lost, not sure how, or where exactly but we finally got back on the correct loop. During this loop, I actually got to experience “Grandma’s Kitchen” for the first time and I went right in the middle of it. Grandma serves massive rock boulders in her kitchen. I made it through clean. At the end of the day, I logged 35 miles. After all that riding, it was time for the games. Bob with Fly Racing is in charge and the judge. I usually don’t participate but Bob made me partner up with Weston Peick for the egg game. The egg game is where you have someone driving the dirt bike and a partner on the back of it placing eggs on the barrels with a goal of being the fastest and no broken eggs. Our first attempt, I smashed the crap out of the first egg. Like broke it and then smashed it with my hand, it was funny. Since us and two other team’s broke eggs and had close times, we got to redo it. Let’s just say, we crushed some souls that round. We had zero broken eggs and a super-fast time. It was fun…. And who wouldn’t want to ride on the back of Peick’s bike?! After the riding was done, everyone met at the campfire to have a Stag for Frank Leivan. We lost Frank Christmas Eve. He and the Leivan family is why I race, done the things I have done, and a lot of why we have a bike shop. It is different without him around, telling stories, giving advice but I do know we are doing exactly what he would want us to do. Sunday morning, we divided into groups again and got to ride a different loop. I really have no idea how long this loop was. Going up a rock ledge, I wrecked and landed directly on my elbow. It hurt a lot. I rode a few more miles but untimely decided with high amount of pain and no grip, I should not be trying to ride. I was pretty bummed. I don’t think anything is broke but my elbow is extra achey, swollen, and bruised. But that’s what happens when you find a rock with a bone. From the sounds of it, Team Zulu had an absolute blast all weekend which makes me happy! It’s hard to decide on a good pace for other people especially when keeping safety in mind. It all went well and my entire group rode AMAZING! During the course of the weekend, I tried out some Fly Racing goggles and I was highly impressed. I liked it better than my current set up. So, if you’re looking for new goggles try out the Fly Racing Zone or Zone Pro goggles. This event was the most miles that I have ridden in a weekend since being back on the bike and it was just another reminder of why I love riding my dirt bike and the people involved with it. Special thanks to Fly Racing & WPS for backing this event and the Leivan’s for making this happen and bringing us all together. We can’t do epic things like this or race without the people taking the time to make it happen and supporting us and the events. Keep that in mind when you are shopping. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Wild Boar GNCC 2022

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Wild Boar GNCC 2022 Those of you that know me, know that I love sand more than I love a big piece of strawberry pie after a race! So, I was absolutely stoked for the Wild Boar GNCC in Palatka, FL. Most people do not like it because the sand is deep and the track is rough. Leading up to the week before the race, I pinched a nerve and maybe tore a muscle in my lower back. First part of the week, I felt crippled. Could not walk and could not bend down at all… it was rough. I continued to stretch and kept up with stabilizing exercise and took it easy. I seem to get 1% better every day. Early Friday morning, I started my 16 hour solo trek to Florida. The drive was not terrible. I turned on some podcasts and was pretty entertained. I did not drive straight through but knocked out 12 hours of the trip. I got up early Saturday morning and finished it off. I got to the track before the AM ATV race…. And it was already hot out. Being from Missouri, it is still cold and snowing so the 90 degrees and full on sunshine was a brutal adjustment.. Don’t get me wrong, I love the sunshine and hot temperatures. I just have to get used to it first. I biked part of the track to check it out. The good news is I could ride my Ebike better in the sand than I could in the SC clay. Makes no sense but it is true. Track looked rough but nothing super terrible. I was still struggling with my back so that is why I didn’t bike the entire thing. I decided to camp in the van so I had no driving to do in the morning and got to sleep in some before getting ready. I made an awesome but easy breakfast in the van and started going through my routine. I was still stoked about racing but knew it was going to be extra challenging with my back. I got to the start line earlier than last time and got a better spot, closer to the inside. I had a decent start, front part of the pack. 4 other girls and I swapped back and forth multiple times throughout the first lap. Getting through the traffic on the first lap was a lot harder than the last lap. I was catching so many people quickly. This race was a lot tighter so passes were a bit sketchy but I had to make it happen to keep going forward. I wrecked a few times on the first lap from getting hit but nothing real crazy. I liked how the course flowed. It had some deep sand sections, not so deep sections, and some palmetto sections. It was not super technical, IMO. At the start of the 2nd lap, I could feel blisters starting to pop. Not a great feeling. It is wild, I never get blisters. People keep saying “WELCOME TO GNCC”. I felt decent on this lap up until towards the end of it when I could barely hold on from my ripped hand. At the end of my 2nd lap, it was time to get my bottle to work on refueling myself for the last lap. I usually grab it and keep moving while doing so but I came to a complete stop and killed my bike because I could not multi task with my blistered hand lol. I started to feel the achiness of my back but I knew I could keep pushing. I was getting ready to make a pass and clipped a tree and went down hard. I laid there for a bit until someone came to help me back up and get my bike up. It was a struggle to chill out and find the flow again but I just kept moving forward. The tracks started to get a lot deeper and rougher… luckily I have ridden things a lot rougher than this. It prepared me well. I finished P7 and a lot better than I did on the overall at the first round. I am still learning the craziness but feeling a lot better each time. Looking forward to Georgia this upcoming weekend! Congrats to Leivan on his 1st place finish! Broc French was able to make it to this round also, finishing 3rd in the Warrior class. Big thanks to everyone helping me at the races and helping me do what I love! Since, it is back to back weekends of racing GNCC 12+ hours away from home, I am staying the week in between the two rounds. I spent a few days soaking up more sunshine and on the beach with some great friends before heading to Georgia to get some ride time in. I am super blessed to be able to do these adventures. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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The General GNCC 2022

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The General GNCC 2022 Picking right back up where the last adventure ended… A cold front came through Georgia, bringing tons of rain. I got to ride a few times during the week. I headed to the race site Friday. I decided to no pedal the track Friday since it looked awfully slick for my ultra-beginner mountain bike skills. Friday night, it rained extremely hard and the wind was strong. On the bright side, it stayed windy all-day Saturday which somewhat helped dry out the track. The quads blew a lot of the track also. After the PM quad race, my crew headed out to Ebike the track. Less than a mile in, I ate crap in a mud hole, covering myself in mud. It was not fantastic. After the laughs were over, we proceeded. The track was gnarly. It felt like rut after rut, mud hole here, mud hole there. I felt like I was walking my bike more than I pedaled it. The sun started to set and we were losing daylight rapidly. We were around mile 7. Before we knew it, it was pretty dark out and extra sketchy with no lights. We waited until we got near a field section and started to cut back. Still sketchy and not the smartest thing I have ever done but we made it back in one piece. Sunday morning, started out brisky. When I went to the start line, it was 25 degrees. The top layer of soil was frozen, making things extra slick. I got off the line decently, but was at the tail end of the pack going into the woods. I am not sure how, but I wrecked pretty hard, hitting my head, a few miles into the race and lost the pack. I drastically slowed down after that. The second lap, I clipped a tree sending me to the ground again, this time tweaking my front end. I couldn’t get it fixed so when I finished that lap, I had the pit crew fix it for me. The famous line of the race is when Rick tells me, “You realize you are in a race right?” When I took back off, I picked up the pace quite a bit. The mud holes and ruts got a lot deeper by the last lap though. I found myself rolling around in the mud, pushing my bike, being stuck, struggling to choose safe lines on this lap. I got stuck at least 10x on this lap. It was brutal. I was so glad for this race to be over. I made up some time, finishing 7th. First lap, I was in 11th. I never found a flow at this round but it felt like nonstop slickness, ruts, and mud holes. I am still learning every round about this craziness but I do feel good going into round 4. Steve Leivan finished 1st after a dead last start and working his way through the pack. Colton Pratt raced his first GNCC and finished 12th in Sportsman A. Two racers in my pit crew also had stellar performances. Cameron Matteson finished 1st in A150 and Trenton Matteson finished 1st in Junior B. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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Big Buck GNCC 2022

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Big Buck GNCC 2022 Race season has officially arrived! My first race of the year kicked off in Union, SC for round 1 of GNCC. My plan this year is to chase the entire series and race in the women’s class. The only GNCC I have ever been to or raced prior to this was Ironman 2021 (the mudder/river race). To me, that shouldn’t even count. Not even close to what I experienced this weekend. A little rain on Thursday made conditions for Sunday PRIMO! I really did not think the trail was that rough but some others disagreed. Saturday after the PM quad race, I broke out my Giant Liv Ebike from Sunshine Bike Shop to check out the trail. I am not the greatest on one, wrecked about 10 times, but made it around the track! Sunday, the race started at 10AM. I was kind of nervous. I have only done a few races since coming back from an 8-month long injury so lots of cobwebs to rid of. I got up to the start line 20 minutes before the race and it still was not early enough. I prefer to be on the inside and not on the outside. I made due with what I was delt. My start was in the tail end of the pack. I lined up with 20 women racers! SO RAD! The first lap, felt like I was fighting for my life. No one prepared me for that lol so I was in complete shock! I got taken out six times. I for sure lacked aggressiveness. Every time a line would meet up, I would be the one to let off and it really set the tone for my race. I did not ride up to the speed I am capable of. The second lap, I came up on a friend who just wrecked and was injured, I made sure he was good and someone was with him and then stopped to tell the family. My third lap was lots of catching riders and passing them. Nothing very exciting happened on it. The trail was not very technical at all. The hills were not super huge. The roots were not terrible. A few rocks here and there and one small log. It flowed well and the 11-mile loop went fast. I learned a lot and have a far better idea what to expect going into round 2. A few big takeaways for me were: I have to be aggressive. That’s a given in any race but I am not used to lining up in a race with 800 people in it. It doesn’t matter what class they are in; I have to keep moving forward and not let others dictate the speed I go. I need to worry about what I am doing not completely what the other 10 people in front or behind me are doing. GNCC’s are more mentally intense because there are no moments available to get “bored” or distracted by outside factors. So much going on the entire time, mentally you have to be in the moment to get through the traffic and carry speed. Overall, my conditioning is there, I just need to get my mind to handle the chaoticness. I finished P-9 at the first round! Massive thanks to the Matteson’s for hauling me and all my stuff to South Carolina and for taking care of my start and pit needs! It was fun and interesting! Also, I want to thank the people supporting my mission this year: My parents Bonecutter Off Road Enduro Driven Fasst Company Fly Racing Bike Graphix Eline Accessories V3 Off Road Dunlop Enduro Van T3 Fitness Reset Health & Fitness Mariah & Robby Congratulations to fellow Bonecutter Off Road racer, Steve Leivan on his 1st place finish in A+50 at Big Buck! Another congratulations to Morgan Johnson on her solid 15th place finish in the Women’s class on a Beta 125! This year is for Frank, the best pit crew, the one who would never let me quit a race, the one who has been at 80% of my races, and the best story teller. #FrankTour22 More Posts Back To Blog Page

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GNCC Race Bike Build

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GNCC Race Bike Build Do bikes come ready to race off the showroom floor? My answer is no. This is not limited to Beta or Sherco, it goes for all different brands of dirt bikes; no bike comes off the floor completely ready to ride. With that being said, a key secret to successful bike setup is knowing when to start riding and stop tuning. The featured bike in this blog is a Beta 250 Race Edition. The first step to a race bike build, is to stripe it to the frame. Literally. Everything comes off, tank, plastics, exhaust, speedo, horn, etc.. On my bikes, we install the race wire harness. It removes all the extra wires used for the lights and cleans up the harness. Basically, everything unnecessary comes off. All the wires and CDI were rerouted to the right side of the bike for extra protection and less likely to receive excessive water damage. Make sure the CDI is pointed downward. Next order of business was removing the linkage and swingarm to grease ‘em up. Most manufactures do not use a lot of grease on their bearings in the factory. By addressing this when the bike is new, the life of the bearings is prolonged. A massive benefit of buying a new bike from us is we do this in a Pre-Delivery Inspection as a bonus to our customers at no extra charge. There are times when Loctite is necessary and times when anti seize/grease is necessary. Red grease was applied to the chain adjusters and brake pins, helping to ensure upon removal, down the road, they would not strip. On the engine mount bolts, red grease was applied to the bolt and Loctite on the nuts. Another crucial place for anti seize is on the bolts holding the plastics on, especially the tank ones. Strip out the tank and that’s no good. A couple “pro tips”: On the rear brake caliper, the brake line can be knocked loose, to help this issue, it is tightened to the inside and then wire tied. The front brake line is also prone to loosen up and get into the spokes which can destroy the brake line. It is very important to watch this and keep the fork guard clamp tight and position it accordingly. To help ensure it stays put, we wire tied the clamp. Extra rubber hose was attached to the brake line for extra protection on common wear areas. On the rear brake master cylinder, we flipped the pin around for easier removal. In Missouri, the stock jetting is usually good. So, we leave that alone until there is an issue. From factory, the carb vent tubes are located at the bottom of the bike. This can allow dirt, sand, or water to be sucked up. Go ahead and prevent this, a carb vent kit is installed, relocating the vents to under the seat. For under $25, you will be saving yourself a lot of future wear and tear. Rerouting the vent hoses, also helps with prevent a throttle sticking wide open from sucking up dirt. Time to address the cooling situation. Never in my life have I overheated a Beta two stroke. The thermostat located in the cooling hoses is pronged to leaking. Before it is a problem, a Boano hose kit is installed. This deletes the thermostat and also keeps the bike cooler. Samco hoses are also a great brand. The OEM coolant is removed and replaced with Engine Ice. We do this because when in a pinch it can be mixed with water unlike many other brands. We keep Engine Ice on hand, so it keeps it simple. For added insurance, we install a fuel filter on the bike. It’s cheap so why would you not do that. We do add it to all new two strokes that we sell for another added bonus of buying new bikes from us. Time to install the air filter. REMEMBER, a THICK bead of grease is applied around the rim along with filter oil applied to the filter. This is a MUST every time an air filter is installed. Otherwise, the filter is not properly sealed and will allow dirt in the carb, which may result in premature engine issues. Time to install guards using blue Loctite. In the off road world, guards are pretty important. While the Loctite is out, be sure to Loctite the frame to subframe bolts and the seat bolts. For the rear disc protection, I chose a blue Bullet Proof Designs guard. In the past, I have changed the OEM chain guide for an aftermarket one but the 2022 Race Editions come with a decently thick one so I will use the stock one for awhile. When I do upgrade, BRP is the way to go. The tank vent tube is ran all the way into the skid plate. We cut the cooling line shorter so it is not running into the skid plate otherwise you will not know you leaked coolant in the skid plate. This is crucial for the tank vent tube because it could vapor lock or wash out your bearings if not routed correctly. Beta does come with a skid plate but I upgrade to a thicker one. I use the Eline carbon fiber skid plate paired with an Obie link guard. Bullet Proof Designs radiator guards are installed for radiator protection. I usually, do not run the stock exhaust and save it for when it is time to resell the bike. I run a FMF Fatty and FMF 2.1 silencer. After installing the exhaust system, install zip ties around the seal between the silencer and the header to prevent oil seepage. One item that I highly recommend on all brands of bikes is a Enduro Engineering slave cylinder guard! It saves your case and is better than the stock one! Guards are important, but so are the things I think I cannot live without! First up, Fasst

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Parts & Guards Used on Tayler’s Race Bike

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Parts & Guards Used on Tayler’s Race Bike I use what works. I trust the brands that work and help me perform at my best. With that being said, below is what my bike set up looks like! Let’s start with the handle bar area! I’ve been using Fasst Company Flexx Bars for four years now. They get rid of the rigid feel that standard bars have. With the added comfort, perfect bend for me, and help rid of some vibration, I refuse to go without. It’s uncomfortable riding without Flexx Bars. ARC levers are impossible to brake, help my small hands grab and feel the lever better, and the melmon version allows for extra flex in the lever. ODI Emig grips feel like a hard grip but ultimately do not make my hands/wrists hurt. I never get blisters. ODI Emig grips are also lock on which means NO MORE SPINNING GRIPS! For hand guards, I use Enduro Engineering full wraps and threaded bar end inserts. Threaded bar end inserts help keep the handguards in place after a wreck. Next up, exhausts! I take the OEM exhaust off to save for when I resell the bike. I choose to put a FMF Fatty on paired with FMF Powercore 2.1. It looks so rad on the bike but improves the performance of the bike. What about protection? As the years go on, I put the bare minimum needed for off road racing on. I upgrade the skid plate to Eline carbon fiber and an Obie linkage guard. I use Bullet Proof Designs radiator guards and rear disc guard. Some do not see the importance of a rear disc guard, but you are more likely to bend a rotor than you are to get a rock stuck in between it and the guard. I also upgrade from the OEM chain guide to a thicker one made by BRP. The case saver is upgraded to Enduro Engineering for better protection and easier cleaning. Plus, the handguards mentioned above. That’s it. I feel my most stable on the bike when using Fasst Company’s Impact Peg. The pegs are wider than OEM pegs and isolate the cleat from touching metal to metal making them absorb more vibration. The Impact Moto Peg also has the perfect tooth combo, I can remove my foot if I need to and not get “stuck”. I use the stock Beta seat foam; I actually prefer the firmness compared to a soft foam. I ditch the OEM cover and put a gripper cover on. Bike Graphix does all my graphic kits. They are the only company who I have found that has true Beta Red not Honda red! Bike Graphix also uses good quality material and has super-fast turnaround. My current tire set up is Dunlop MX33 on the front and rear. I use Michelin Bib Mousses. They make the tires not bounce as much on the rocks and absorb some of the bigger impacts. Plus, that means no flats ever! I get my suspension set up for me to handle 90% of the terrain I ride. I get the proper springs for my weight and have the valving tweaked to meet my needs. I am 5’2. I usually have my bikes lowered an inch but I am going to try to trust my skills and balance and not do that anymore. I keep the gearing stock. I adjust the powervalve to flush with the case and majority of the time, keep the stock jetting. I upgrade the stock cooling hoses to Samco or Boano to keep the bike cooler and eliminate the thermostat. The bike is designed a certain way so to make all this wild mods are not necessary for most riders. All of that gives me the best-looking bike, the best riding bike, and the most fun bike! More Posts Back To Blog Page

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