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(Left) Even in offroad trim, the project RM felt (and looked) right at home on Glen Helen's MX track. You won't feel like a sore thumb on an "enduro" bike. 11/12/2002 12:00 AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed Motorcyclist Speed 11/12/2002 12:30AM 11/12/2002 1:00AM Speedway Grand Prix - Norway Speed 11112/2002 2:00AM Canadian Motocross - The Wastelands Speed 11/12/2002 8:00AM Legends of Motorsport - Diamond Senior - 1967 Speed Speed Legends of Motorsport - North-West 200 11/12/2002 10:00 AM 11/12/2002 6:00 PM 11/12/2002 7:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 11112/2002 7:30 PM Motorcyclist Speed 11/12/2002 8:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Norway Speed 11112/2002 9:00 PM Canadian Motocross - The Wastelands Speed 11112/2002 11:00 PM Corbin's Ride On - Brian Jackson, host Speed 11112/2002 11:30PM American Thunder - Michele Smith. host Speed ESPN2 MotoWorld 11113/2002 7:00AM Motorcyclist Speed 11113/2002 7:30AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 11113/2002 10:00AM Legends of Motorsport - Focus 500 Speed 1111412002 7:30AM Speed Corbin's Ride On - Brian Jackson, host ESPN2 MotoWorld (R) 11/15/2002 12:30 PM 11116/2002 7:00AM 1111712002 11:00AM Corbin's Ride On - Brian Jackson, host Speed 11/1912002 12:00AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 11/19/2002 12:30 AM Motorcyclist Speed Speed Bike Week - Dave Despain. host 11/19/2002 1:00AM Speedway Grand Prix - Poland Speed 1111912002 2:00AM Canadian Motocross - Kamloops Speed 1111912002 3:00AM MotoGP 125 - Valencia Grand Prix Speed 11/1912002 10:00 AM Legends of Motorsports - Golden Mountain 1961 Speed 1111912002 2:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Norway Speed Speed 11119/2002 3:00 PM Canadian Motocross - The Wastelands 11/19/2002 6:00 PM MotoWorld 11/1912002 7:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain. host Speed 11/19/2002 (Above lefII The 8teeI lronman Sprockets not only look trick but should last forever. (Above right! Once you've inlltalled the slim 3.3-gallon INS bilk, you _n't feel the need to re-Inlltall the stock tank for motocroa use. 7:30 PM Motorcyclist Speed ESPN2 would not have hesitated to lay my more controllably out of the slick, 11/19/2002 8:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Poland Speed dough down on a Fatty Pipe. hard-packed turns. 11/1912002 9:00 PM Canadian Motocross - Kamloops Speed What turned out to be the most Believe it or not, I haven't messed 11/19/2002 10:00 PM MotoGP 125 - Valencia Grand Prix Speed significant changes I made to the with the RM's suspension. I made a 11119/2002 11:00 PM Corbin's Ride On - Brian Jackson, host Speed Suzuki when it came to performance 11/19/2002 11:30 PM American Thunder - Michele Smith, host Speed were gearing and installing a heavier few clicker adjustments at the start of the season and haven't touched the flywheel. Again, listening to the sug- suspension since. gestions of Webb, I made some pretty My only real complaint with the major gearing changes, going one RM is the way the top-end pings tooth larger on the countershaft under a heavy - and even not-so- sprocket and two teeth smaller on the heavy - load. And you simply cannot back sprocket - the same gearing that Smith uses. The idea here is to "jet" the pinging away. The only real cure is running expensive race gas 11/20/2002 7:00AM Motorcyclist Speed 11120/2002 7:30AM Bike Week - Dave Despain. host Speed 11/2112002 7:30AM Corbin's Ride On - Brian Jackson, host Speed ESPN2 11/2312002 4:00AM MotoWortd (R) 11/23/2002 7:00AM Bike Week - Dave Despain. host Speed 1112412002 11:ooAM Corbin's Ride On - Brian Jackson. host Speed 1112512002 10:00 AM Legends of Motorsport - On the Surtace Speed Bike Week - Dave Despain. host Speed Motorcyclist Speed 11/2612002 tom to make it hook up better and to through the RM, but I was originally adamant about running pump gas, 12:00 AM 11/2612002 12:30 AM give it more top speed. Plus, I pinging or not. After a couple of 11126/2002 1:00AM Speedway Grand Prix· Britain Speed installed a five-ounce Steahly flywheel weight, mainly to help prevent sandy races, however, I broke down and started running at least a mix of 11126/2002 2:00AM Canadian Motocross - Blackfoot Park Speed 1112612002 3:00AM stalling in the tight sections because pump and race gas, which eliminated 11126/2002 10:00 AM of the now-taller gearing. the problem. After running pump gas, 11/2612002 As it turned out, I loved the new my RM's top-end needed replacing 11/2612002 gearing, but it did take some getting after just two WORCS races and a few 1112612002 6:00 PM MotoWorld used to. The RM definitely hooks up practice days at Glen Helen, but ever 1112612002 7:00 PM Bike Week· Dave Despain, host Speed better now, but I quickly learned to since I started mixing the fuel, I'm never short-shift the bike, or it'll bog and cause a lost step or two in drag sure it will now last the rest of the smooth out the RM's hit off the bot- race. Otherwise, if you run out each series with no problem. Overall, I feel I accomplished my goal of killing two birds with one Kawasaki Dream Rides Speed Legends of Motorsport - Diamond Senior - 1967 Speed 2:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Poland Speed 3:00 PM Canadian Motocross - Kamloops Speed ESPN2 1112612002 7:30 PM Motorcyclist Speed 11/2612002 8:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Britain Speed 11126/2002 9:00 PM Canadian Motocross - Blackfoot Park Speed 11126/2002 10:00 PM Kawasaki Dream Rides Speed Speed gear, the Suzuki and its new gearing runs really well - especially on top, stone without getting too crazy in the 11/26/2002 11:00 PM Corbin's Ride On • Brian Jackson, host aftermarket stores. I feel I ended up 11/2612002 11:30 PM American Thunder - AHDRA Las Vegas where I could run much faster down with a well-rounded race bike - a bike 11/2712002 5:30AM Speed ESPN2 MotoWorld (R) the long straights in the WORCS on which I could moto during the week 11127/2002 7:00AM Motorcyclist Speed races, but apparently not fast enough and race off-road on the weekend, with 11/27/2002 7:30AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed to keep one of my rivals in the WORCS series, Phillip Yeager, from little or no garage time in between. It's 11/2812002 1:00AM Legends of Motorsport - Mikkola the Master Speed a lot cheaper than buying two bikes, 1112812002 7:30AM Corbin's Aide On - Brian Jackson, host Speed blowing past me on his four-stroke and even cheaper if you skip the 11128/2002 8:00 PM Legends of Motorsport - Mikkola the Master Speed KTM down a long straight in Utah. He unnecessary graphics (but the bike 11/3012002 7:00AM Bike Week - Dave Despain. hest Speed still gives me a hard time about that. looks sooo good with them). Unfortu- For complete monthly listing go to www.cyclenews.com &click on TV listings I actually got used to the ultra-tall nately, I never did get the chance to gearing on the motocross track, too. ride the RM in an enduro, but all I All times shown arl ElSlarn, ESPN2 ·Seals Communlcatlona and Spledvlslon IIstld above. SOD, SImi Day Dllay. In fact, I feel that the taller gearing would have had to do was sift through Nelworks frequenlly modify program schedules, Consult your local cable listings 10 confirm broadcasl dales and times. gives the RM a four-stroke-type feel, my garage and find my ICO computer, mount it up, and go. CN ESPN2 - Seals Communications - 770.631.5300. and Speedvision - 203.406.2500 Cycle News is not responsible for changes in scheduling. now that it hooks up smoother and c ~ c I e nevvs NOVEMBER 1 3. 2002 55