Big Wheel Mini/ Mid Size Mini

[623pwr]

We finally are getting some cold temps to get some good ice. Hoping to get out on the lake next weekend. The lakes are almost glare ice, perfect for the bike. Finally get some riding in, tomorrow or Thursday might be a good day for some PTO.


KX 85 rear 15" wheel or klx 110 12" rear BBR for only ice (no rocks)
RMZ 85 Front 17" or 14" klx 110 front Marzocchi



I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!!

 

[jamesgunter68]

I raced an ice series on my quad a couple years ago
it was pretty fun

 

[623pwr]

Nice, I bet that was a blast. Sometimes they plow tracks on the lake, crazy fun.

I mainly just goof off, when it it gets cold it gives me something to do. The mini is a riot on the lake, not so fast that people get po'd like on a big bike. Now I have to get the big bike going, the joy of studding tires.

 

[MADMAT]

Oh man that looks fun! I always wanted to try it ever since I saw the fullgaz video! (Its hard to tell but it looks like a crotch rocket rippin the ice at around 20 seconds or so)

http://www.fullgaz.com/

 

[623pwr]

I've heard guy street bikes do it. I bet they have an insane amount of studs in those tires.

 

[jamesgunter68]

this is what i ran at the time

 

[623pwr]

Nice, I like the way the studs are all indexed. It looks like a nice ride and tire set up.

 

[jamesgunter68]

It took over 2 hours to get all those in there
About 750 in each back tire and about 450 in each front

 

[623pwr]

Looks like you did a good job. I bet they hook up good. Its better take your time and do it right, in the long run.

On the dirt bike you have braking studs and acceleration studs, street bike tire on the inside so the 1" studs doesn't pop the tube. The bigger tires on my mini just have half inch in the knobs, good for cruising but doesn't last
long and will eventually tear some of the knobs off.

 

[jamesgunter68]

Mine were all acceleration haha
feels like you're riding on pavement with that many in there

 

[jamesgunter68]

I rode with some of the street bikes when we went to arenas and some of them have some huge spikes
They cracked the ice in the arena with the big spikes

 

[623pwr]

Nice!! I love laying down sideways and still getting traction

 

[623pwr]

No kidding, hilarious. Probably snowmobile studs.

 

[jamesgunter68]

They looked like nails sticking out of a tire

 

[623pwr]

Not sure what they were then, probably needed it. I'm sure it worked good, just don get run over with those studs. Any studs I should say.

 

[jamesgunter68]

the arena would allow them back out there with them, they had to change for smaller studs

 

[623pwr]

I ended up nuking the BBR, held the throttle open a little to long and floated a valve when it was like 5 degrees out. That was a $1500.00 mistake, time for plan B. The mini is going to be side lined for a while, bummer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS7CrlWjve8

Plan B

 

[Schmidty721]

Here's a vid of us several years ago on Madison Lake, MN. We used to ride every year out there until the group slowly broke apart and moved away.

https://vimeo.com/8659884

 

[623pwr]

Nice Video, looks like fun! Once in a while there are some tracks plowed by my house on Lake Waconia, but I mostly free ride on Lake Minnetonka (huge lake for the area with tons of bays).