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  1. 06-22-2005, 03:35 PM #1
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    Made a ramp

    I had some old lumber laying around, so I decided to build a ramp. It's 6 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 18" high. Not a crazy ramp, but enough to have some real fun on. I put a small piece of plywood down to see where I land. If I clear the wood, I move it back a little. So far I'm up to 14 feet and counting! I know to most of you this sounds like wussy stuff, but try to keep in mind this is a 1982 Tri-Moto with NO suspension. Poor little guy............So far I've probably hit it well over a hundred times, and SO FAR no breakage. One thing I noticed though is the rear axle bolts wiggle loose after 10 or so jumps. I just carry a 14mm wrench with me and tighten them up every few jumps. I'm not bragging here, I know it's not that "extreme", but I like it!
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  2. 06-22-2005, 03:39 PM #2
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    Might want to take those homemade extenders out if you want to jump.

    and get a gallon jug of loctite !
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  3. 06-22-2005, 07:45 PM #3
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    You are destroying that poor 3 wheeler. Get a quad if you want to jump.
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  4. 06-22-2005, 07:53 PM #4
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    ouch man.... my butt hurts reading it!!!! That has got to be rough on the thing, just het a quad WITH SHOCKS and jump that. I can just picture the front axle comeing off and you landing on the forks....that would blow...................
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  5. 06-23-2005, 06:40 AM #5
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    I'd rather kill a 25 year old beat to hell pile that I got for free than spend money on something nice and beat that. If it breaks, I'll fix it.
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  6. 06-23-2005, 07:10 AM #6
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    Jump anything on anything is what i say, Im all for it. Ive tried to hit 20 ft tables tops on my big red. why would you get a quad to jump tho? I jump my R higher than than my old Craptor. You aint gone big enough untill you break something
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  7. 06-23-2005, 07:44 AM #7
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    Enough of the talk. Get someone to snap some evil knievel pics of you enjoying the view from up above.
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  8. 06-23-2005, 08:55 AM #8
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    the reason we said by a quad, or better trike for that matter, was becasue the thing has NO shocks!?!?! the only shovk obsorbtion you have is the rubber on the tires.......
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  9. 06-23-2005, 09:52 AM #9
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    It's an uphill ramp, and I land on the crest of the hill. It's hard to explain, but I am not realy landing that hard. I am landing just as I am switching from going to coming back down. In other words, I'm not really falling and landing. I am landing just as I am starting to fall. So there's really no slamming when I land. Here, I'll attach a pic of what I mean. You can see even though I'm going far, it's not bad. And I should remind you I'm only going 14 feet. Thats not far or high. And I never said I was evil kinevil.
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  10. 06-23-2005, 09:58 AM #10
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    You aint gotta explain it to any of us..... Jump the hell out of that thing and have a good time.

    If your not having fun....whats the point. If it breaks...fix it.
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  11. 06-23-2005, 10:22 AM #11
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    It's all about the budget !

    if you can afford to " Fix it " .. then by all means.. rock on !

    ( you'd see me drive NEXT to the ramp tho !! ) yeah.. i'm a poor shmuck.
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  12. 06-23-2005, 03:43 PM #12
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    Nothing wrong with jumpin a trimoto. ****, I jump the rancher.
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