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ie, I will finally be able to sleep in and BAM the little dudes are in my bed at 5:30. I just want to hit 7 before getting up for once!

Murphy's law. Hits me too. Even worse on the kids.

Anyone who hangs out with Shiva is fine by me

I asked because that is what I thought. *goes to google bosu ball*

Am I drunk and that is related/

Balance and dexterity, not force. So yes.

Also it is way easier to get stuck in teh ditch. Riding in 6" of snow and then hitting 7' drifts create a different challenge.

The other difficulty of course is ditch riding. This exhausts most people. Riding on a slope is hard as gravity wants to do its job. At some point you get used to the feeling and let go the tightness, but that is even harder than the bumps. The first few times a year I do I am anxious in certain situations. I also care about my machines though which makes the anxiety stronger. When we get snow and go out we will focus more on trail to get the feel.

On old sleds it is hell on your body. If you bottom out your suspension it is quite the blow. My sleds I setup so that they only bottom when I am doing what I shouldn't do which is only a few times a day. Of course you will bottom mine easier than me thanks to newton's law, but I may make up for the mass difference in my aggressiveness. As you know I had some monster back troubles a couple years ago. Amusingly a ride on the sled loosens it up. There is a difference though from when I do this and when you will. I learned to ride my IQR (race chassis) when it had race valving. ie, the shocks were setup to take 75' triple jumps. Needless to say crossing a corn field and hitting the plough leftovers sent the sled up and down and all over the place as it fundamentally had no suspension on those "little" hits. The only way you could ride was to truly just relax and let the sled bounce all over hell. BY FAR the best learning experience I have had. When the trail gets fuxored and whooped out no one keeps up with me anymore and everyone arrives completely exhausted, while I arrive just thirsty for beer.

I can try, I suck at it and am always scared of touching an already somewhat sharp knife.

I assume he maintains them the same way? I am jealous of those skills

I actually meant the polish then. I use a 400 and 1000, but have an 8000 for my sashimi knife. The last stone hardly takes anything off lol.

Also of course has bored carbs and hotter timing.

Also means that even though it is smaller than the 800, until you get over 60 it doesn't feel like it. Time in the power in the clutches is definitely shorter as the 8's pull forever, but shit is it fun.

Part of the reason my other sled is so fun. It spools from idle to 8300rpm faster than you can fart. It is a 600cc long block with 700 pistons and jugs with race porting. To match the porting the clutch is absurd and doesn't engage until nearly 7000rpm. The engine can spool and then slam. It is somewhat hard on belts though lol.

Gorgeous blade. How is his sharpening technique? I am always apprehensive when I do it and the results show.

All about the fun for me. I don't care about fast...but of course that doesn't mean I don't want quick.

2 more boxes of parts came. Woot. Garage night

My other sled is setup to stand only.

Goal is to be active. Easy sit to stand transition. Sled is rider balanced. Move forward the skis dig, move back the skis come off the ground, lean left the right ski goes up, etc.

It is Poo's ditch banging sled so it sits up high and is "tippy"

No secret, just way better than stock. Normally my sleds are black and white...so white skis look good. I have 4 sets of skis laying around for different purposes.

I would avoid spending any money on the rears and instead focus on the fronts. Rears are pointless in a car.

And more pr0n And with the white skis that she will ride on

Double GPS, lol