#minibike parts

[mini-bike-parts]

Essential Honda GX390 Parts for Optimal Performance

The Honda GX390 is a popular choice for various applications, from generators to pressure washers. To keep your engine running smoothly, understanding the essential parts and their roles is crucial. Whether you're looking to replace a worn-out component or upgrade for better performance, knowing what to look for can save time and money.

Key Components of the Honda GX390

Carburetor: The carburetor is vital in mixing air and fuel to create combustion. A clean, well-maintained carburetor ensures efficient fuel usage and optimal engine performance. Regular cleaning and timely replacement are essential to avoid issues like poor fuel economy and stalling.

Air Filter: The air filter prevents dust and debris from entering the engine, maintaining a clean airflow. A clogged filter can reduce engine efficiency and cause overheating. Replacing the air filter regularly ensures that your GX390 runs smoothly.

Spark Plug: The spark plug ignites the fuel-air mixture in the engine. A worn or fouled spark plug can lead to misfires and starting issues. Regularly checking and replacing the spark plug is a simple way to keep your engine in top shape.

Fuel Filter: The fuel filter prevents contaminants from entering the engine through the fuel system. A dirty or clogged fuel filter can restrict fuel flow, leading to poor engine performance. Replacing the fuel filter as part of regular maintenance is crucial for engine longevity.

Recoil Starter: The recoil starter is responsible for starting the engine manually. Over time, the starter rope or internal components may wear out, making it difficult to start the engine. Replacing a faulty recoil starter ensures reliable engine starts.

Valve Cover Gasket: The valve cover gasket seals the top of the engine, preventing oil leaks. A damaged gasket can cause oil leaks, leading to engine damage. Inspecting and replacing the valve cover gasket as needed can prevent costly repairs.

Muffler: The muffler reduces the noise produced by the engine and directs exhaust gases safely away from the user. A damaged or clogged muffler can increase noise levels and reduce engine efficiency. Replacing the muffler when necessary is essential for a quieter, smoother-running engine.

Upgrading Your Honda GX390 Parts

Upgrading specific parts of your Honda GX390 can enhance performance and extend the engine's lifespan. High-performance carburetors, air filters, and spark plugs are popular upgrades for those looking to get more power and efficiency from their engines. Investing in quality parts can make a significant difference in the engine’s overall performance.

Where to Buy Honda GX390 Parts

Finding the right parts for your Honda GX390 is easy with various online and local retailers. Reputable websites and dealers offer a wide range of genuine and aftermarket parts, ensuring you find exactly what you need. When purchasing parts, ensure they are compatible with your specific GX390 model to avoid compatibility issues.

Maintaining and upgrading your Honda GX390 engine with the right parts is key to ensuring it runs efficiently and lasts for years. Whether you're performing routine maintenance or seeking performance upgrades, understanding the essential parts and their functions will help you keep your engine in top condition. With proper care, your Honda GX390 will continue to deliver reliable performance for all your needs.

[batsplat]

always am obsessed with motorsport champions that decide to run the number 1 plate vs those who’ve stuck with their number. because it reveals so much of each of their inner philosophies, whether they are deeply superstitious, or seek a tangible everyday proof of their victory, or concerned with branding/legacies, or trampling the inner critic that believed deep inside of them that they were cut out to be a champion. just so interesting to parse through possible motivations

you're so right anon!!

of course, a big part of it is historical context... you can't really disentangle the choice of whether to run the number one plate or not from the era within which they made said choice. until fairly recently, it was entirely the norm to pick the number one plate - and beyond that, even those who didn't finish in first tended to just adopt the number that represented the place they had finished in during the previous year's championship. so for instance in 1987, gardner was first, mamola second, lawson third, haslam fourth, macckenzie fifth, and so on. in 1988, gardner ran the number 1 plate... mamola 2, lawson 3, haslam 4, mackenzie 5, etc etc. the only champion who broke with tradition was british racer barry sheene (500cc champion in 1976 and 1977), known for being a rebel - and even the styling of his iconic number 7 was apparently a wee bit controversial:

sheene stuck with the 7 both after his formula 750 title and then after his two 500cc titles:

there's some ways in which sheene is kinda the prototype of the modern rider, and he was the first to reap the benefits of having a distinctive number associated with him

in the eighties and nineties, it was all back to number one plates - but then of course another rider decided to break with tradition

incidentally, the generally purported story for why valentino took the number 46 is that it was his father's number. if his autobiography is to be believed, the truth is a little different:

I am Valentino. Graziano chose that name for me because he wanted to honour the memory of his best friend, who drowned at sea, near Pesaro, at the age of eighteen. The fact that St Valentine's Day is just two days before my birthday was also a reason. Number 46 originated when I raced minibikes. I was on a team with two kids from Gatteo a Mare, Marco and Maurizio Pagano. They are the brothers who lent me the Aprilia 125, which I used for my debut at Misano. All three of us had number 46 because we raced in three different categories. They too loved Japan and Japanese riders. One day we were mesmerised by a wild-card entrant at the Japanese Grand Prix who pulled off the most amazing tricks and seemed to have no fear whatsoever. He was number 46. And from that day on, so were we. For me, that lasted until I moved up to the Italian championship and, later, the European series. But when I finally made it to the world championship, I was asked to choose a number. I discovered that 46 was Graziano’s number when he won his first Grand Prix on a Morbidelli 250cc, back in 1979. Which was the year I was born. That’s why I decided that I, too, would be number 46. For me that number represents my career and, partly, my life. It certainly symbolises my massive, incredible, adventure. 

so valentino was only the second premier class rider who stuck with his number. the norm of just following the previous year's standings to choose your number was kinda starting to die out in the late nineties anyway. by 2002, when valentino was defending his title for the first time, if you look down the list it's basically personal numbers all the way. still, valentino was the one to break tradition for champions - the first to do so in a couple of decades. valentino did also know sheene personally as a result of the link through his father, who was a friend of sheene's and had raced him:

^valentino with sheene, valentino wearing a tribute helmet with the iconic '7' on it after sheene's passing (also with the rainbow helmet colours and the word 'pace' or 'peace' on the back during the 2003 invasion of iraq), and valentino's 2005 championship celebrations for his seventh title, his shirt again featuring sheene's seven

hayden didn't follow valentino's example and instead went for the number one plate in 2007. casey made the same choice for the 2008 season, then jorge in 2011... so for a hot moment it really did look like valentino had been just another blip. if anything, the trend was going the other way, with a couple of high profile instances of riders who hadn't won the title rejecting their established numbers:

this particular trend didn't catch on, and from 2010 onward dani decided to just stick with the 26. because all the non-valentino aliens just couldn't stop faffing about with their numbers, 2010 is the only year in which all four aliens are actually concurrently running the numbers we most commonly associate them with

then, by 2012 apparently people were starting to get a bit superstitious about the number one plate. here, from an interview with casey:

the idea is that you can't defend the title if you're sporting the number one plate. which is true! in the 21st century, three guys chose the number one plate, and they defended their titles a grand total of zero times. one bloke stuck to his number, and he defended his title five out of seven times. so yes, it is technically correct that nobody with the number one plate had defended their title, though it is equally true that nobody not called valentino rossi had defended their title. I suppose we'll never know what the bigger factor was

anyways, if picking the number one plate was already a sure thing before, I reckon this sort of silly talk about 'jinxes' would have made casey even less likely to change his mind for 2012. not only is he stubborn, but he also takes an extremely dim view on superstitions

That race was the twelfth in a row that had been won by a rider not starting from pole, which was a new record. People were making a big deal about it and questioning whether, psychologically speaking, it wasn't a good thing to qualify on pole position at all. Maybe to the superstitious riders out there it had become an issue but I have never allowed myself to be affected by outside influences like that and I put an end to the stat by winning from pole in the next round at Laguna Seca in California. It is amazing how many riders have superstitions, which to me are completely ridiculous. Pretty much every one of them has a little mascot or a lucky pair of undies that they once had a good result in and have been stuck with ever since (so to speak!). Superstition is basically just fear and as an athlete my view is that by allowing it to enter your mind you are effectively handing over control. My approach has always been to deliberately tackle it by doing things differently to the last time, just to make sure I don't get into a restrictive habit. Some riders look at their qualifying position and think, I never go well from fifth position, or arrive at a circuit thinking about past results there and say, 'I've never done well here before, it's not my favourite circuit.' You have to be in the mindset that every day is a new day, a new set of circumstances. Every corner is different, every situation is different, and if you are not prepared to open your mind to that then you will always struggle more than necessary. You might have been through one particular corner a thousand times before but with a slight change in temperature, a new bike, a different tyre or a rider trying to pass you on the inside it becomes a completely different challenge and you have to be ready to deal with that.

given that casey is like, neurotically anti-superstition - well, he was probably always going to do the same thing as he did in 2008, but now he definitely would never just stick with his number. unlike jorge... who did change his mind, having run the number one plate in 2011 - but decided against making the switch in 2013. funnily enough, this did not help him defend the title. the eventual 2013 champion ended up also opting to stick with his number... and, well, marc's title defence went a little bit more smoothly. after jorge's 2015 title, he once again stuck to his 99, while marc has used the number 93 throughout his career. by the time you get to 2020, it's easy to have a warped perception of how common it is to keep your number. if you're born in, say, 1997 or later, you think it's basically the done thing to stick to your number, and it's really only a few outliers who use the number one plate. but even in the 21st century... it's really just valentino and marc who were doing it, plus jorge two out of three times. but between the two of them, they sure were winning enough of the titles to make it feel like the established norm

by this point, there really was a bit of a superstition about how the number one plate was 'cursed'. obviously, this wasn't actually a 'curse' as much as it was 'the dominant force in the sport in the noughties decided this number one plate thing wasn't for him and the dominant force in the 2010s who also happens to a massive fan of the other guy also decided not to make the switch either so that probably explains it'. it's not 'you won't defend your title if you're sporting the number one plate', it's 'you won't defend your title if your name isn't valentino rossi or marc marquez'. but obviously, sports drives people insane, so it was always going to be something that prompted a lot of speculation until someone finally managed to defend the plate

following his 2020 championship, mir didn't depart from the new tradition, with a suzuki video to announce his decision:

and fabio did likewise after his 2021 title:

obviously, sticking to their numbers didn't actually help joan and fabio defend their titles, and after his 2022 championship it was pecco's turn to make the choice. pecco went about this in the most pecco way imaginable, with just a touch of public hand-wringing about the whole thing:

just as a quick reminder, before pecco there had been 28 premier class champions. five and two thirds decided against the number one plate - sheene, valentino, marc, joan, fabio, and jorge twice. "I have always been fascinated about riders with number one" describes something that until very recently had been completely normal. not even remotely noteworthy. cheers valentino

eventually, presumably after some extremely extensive introspection, pecco decided to go for the number one plate:

and also this:

and also this (look he's got a lot of thoughts on the matter, please allow him):

and talking about defending the number one:

pecco has continued talking about it sporadically since then. he's spoken about it in the context of defending his title, which as he points out he can only remember marc and valentino doing:

and then the pressure inherent to sporting that plate, from after he'd successfully completed his title defence:

hm. right. let's unpack

the thing about this whole 'running the number one plate' business is that in motogp, each rider's individual choice has to be read with that history in mind. for many years, this wasn't even really a question... it's just what you do when you win the title. sheene was the rebel, the one who decided to do things differently, who wanted to be associated with his very own number. and valentino, who himself knew sheene and was already attached to his own number and has always had a good sense for personal branding, decided to stick with 46. of course, valentino being valentino, he's inescapable enough within motogp that ever since he made that choice, every single champion after him has had to actively make a decision one way or another

so you've got jorge, who had used the number one plate in his title defence during his 250cc campaign in 2007 - and also used it in 2011 as motogp defending champion. he ended up changing his mind for his following two campaigns... remember, he only started using the number 99 in 2009 after his fractious split with his manager during 2008 (see more on numbers lore here). here was what he said about his decision in 2011:

versus his decision in 2015:

jorge in particular does of course have a bit of a complicated relationship with the numbers he's used during his career - and unsurprisingly he's clearly put quite a lot of thought into the whole matter. he's determined to still have the number 99 represent him in some way even in 2011, while also thinking about how he can integrate the number one into his initials - and since it's jorge, of course it's particularly important that his fans approve. he "won't forget" his 99, it was still on his leathers because it's still 'in his heart'... but he explains it by saying he has "earned the right", that it's a "unique opportunity". then, a few years later, his main cited reason for sticking with the number 99 is how it 'represents' him

very much a question of identity, then, something about how jorge made the choice to use the 99 and how it was an expression of liberation for him... he was tempted by the number one once and only once - a statement in itself, following on from jorge's title win in 2010 where the oppressively popular defending champion had been taken out of contention through injury. jorge says he's 'earned the right' because he feels like he deserves it and he wants to tell the world as much. did his failure to defend the title play into his decision not to run the plate again or did he just decide it wasn't really for him after all? did he realise he had grown so attached to the number 99, what it symbolised to him, that he didn't want to give it up again? or did he just realise it was better for personal branding?

last year, here's what casey had to say:

it's fun how the perception of it has changed so drastically, hasn't it? now it's kinda the brave decision to take it... and that's mainly the legacy of two blokes who happened to monopolise this century of racing and decided to make their numbers their own (you may have noticed that there's considerably less material out there on why they made the choice they did). it's gone from something that you just sort of did automatically to something that puts a bit of a target on your back. because that's the subtext, right - everyone wants to 'take the number one plate'... which obviously they do anyway, but all this talk of curses and jinxes attempts to give it a bit of extra weight. is it presumptuous to take that number? valentino and marc made the call to stick to their numbers - and years later it's become a statement to deviate from that path. in that fabio quote above, in context he's really just trying to say he feels like he's the number 20 and nothing other than that - but "I feel like I'm not number one" is still a teensy bit loaded. how did marc's injury affect the choice made by those in his absence?

casey is unsurprisingly very firm on the whole thing, "you are world champion and you should be wearing number one". as if doing anything else is shying away from this duty. defending the title is another "challenge" that he says he likes - almost like a way of putting extra pressure on himself. though in a different interview, casey also says this:

just a number after all, then? it's also interesting how they frame it in different ways, isn't it? for casey it's "recognition" of an achievement, for jorge it's something you've "earned"... and for pecco, it's something you "need to respect". it's about something that puts "pressure" on you... perhaps that's partly because so much of the discourse about the number one plate has become about defending the title (or failing to do so), but pecco discusses it more as a responsibility than something he deserves. you can tell that it's clearly preoccupied him for a while - it's something he's "fascinated" by, he's "admired" people who have done it, he's "always loved it". for both casey and pecco, part of it seems to be about respecting the history of all the blokes who have used the number in the past, like it's an act that pays tribute to that heritage. you'd think this shouldn't have been such a tough choice in the first place, wouldn't you? goes to show how much of a break with tradition it's become - tradition, of course, that was really started by pecco's own mentor. would it be that surprising if that's part of the reason for the reticence? and, at the same time, would it be that surprising that his mentor's long shadow might make him feel like he needs that big and bold number one? what does pecco think it's saying that he went a different way? all this public hand-wringing just because he's breaking a trend

for jorge, the number one plate was a public declaration that he'd made it, naysayers be damned. to pecco, "the number one plate means you need to demonstrate you are number one". it's like giving yourself a point to prove... is it mainly a matter of pride or giving yourself something to live up to? both of them go to great pains to stress their continued attachment to their original number, how they're continuing to integrate it into all their cute designs... and that is something that has changed pretty definitively - not entirely as a result of valentino, but around the same time as valentino emerged as the figurehead of the sport, and he's certainly a big part of it. even the riders who go with the number one still want to have their number and to be known by it. the numbers have become such an integral part of branding and rider identity that riders want to make clear how important they are to them, whether they stick with the number as defending champions or not

at the same time, the fact that taking the number one plate has been de-normalised means that this decision places extra focus on the challenge of defending the title. pecco might not frame his choice in opposition to valentino and marc's to keep their numbers, but he does repeatedly link it to how they alone had been able to win successive titles. for him, then, it becomes an indirect way of living up to a legacy - counterintuitively by doing the opposite of what they did. "since I remember, was just marc and vale have repeated the title" “I thought about it many times this season in all the races we were struggling that the only two riders able to win two years in a row were marc and valentino"... that's what he's trying to live up to, this simultaneous source of inspiration and insecurity. are you lacking confidence if you need to see the number one to believe yourself that you are the number one? or is it conversely shying away from something you have rightfully earned if you can't bring yourself to take the plate? is it an expression of ego if you think your personal number is more meaningful than the number one could ever be? personal branding decisions aside, wouldn't manufacturers much rather you display the number one plate proudly on their bikes?

kind of remarkable, isn't it? it should be such a simple choice... and yet. not only is it now a question of branding and identity, but within motogp it's also become one of how you relate to the legacy of two specific riders. maybe it'll gradually become more common again to take the plate - after all, the curse has now been broken. or maybe it will be the source of much hand-wringing forevermore... we shall see. we shall see

[muxas-world]

what’s the 2023 lore?

There's not more lore is more little things that my but mostly other roquez shippers/scholarships perception that Marc got a change in tone when speaking about Valentino... see, if you look back, especially 2021-22, he was very strong in having a consistent narrative about Vale and their rivalry. Examples include saying in an interview that with Joaquín Sánchez, where he spoke a little bit in detail about 2015, how Vale kicked him, how young he was, and how they tried to keep a relationship but after 2018 it became impossible because Valentino didn’t help or want to. So, Marc wanted nothing to do with Vale; it was a divorce. In 2022, the same discourse continued in his documentary and interviews. He wanted nothing to do with Vale in terms of fixing the relationship because Vale had no respect for him. In his documentary, he says the famous phrases, "everything started at the ranch, maybe he got mad because I broke his record," "I wouldn't do that to a 22-year-old." His mom says she took down their posters and minibikes of Vale. So, the discourse was that Marc is finally over that and wants nothing to do with Valentino...

In 2023, the discourse changes (not that he is saying he wants to be friends, fix the relationship, etc., but for sure he has at least stopped answering in such a stone-cold way). I think the biggest proof of that is the DAZN doc-ep where they show him photos, and one of them is with Vale, and he says, "they were some beautiful years." The most important part is when he is asked if he would like to have dinner with him: "I can't answer that because it doesn't depend on me." (Wait, yes, he is still being cautious, and maybe you can interpret that as him making Vale seem like the one who doesn't want to fix things and that he is the bad one. Like, yes, that's an interpretation, but that's the thing—he changed his tone. Now it is no longer a bad time of his life; it is beautiful, and he doesn't mind fixing things. The tone is different.) The biggest question for me is why??? He doesn't need to do that from a PR perspective. He did so well putting a narrative about what happened in 2015 and the young boy from that time, etc. He didn't and doesn't need to appear more calm about Valentino because the people who hate on him because of the incidents with Rossi are going to continue to hate him, and people who like him or don't mind him already have their ears full with his narrative from 2022. So, I don't get the change of tone. But again, maybe I'm delusional and pointing out things that are not there. Also, disclaimer, I was not here before 2023, so all I know are articles and videos from before, so I could be wrong 🙏🏼

[linuxgamenews]

7 Days to Die: Experience the Ultimate Zombie Survival RPG in Full

7 Days to Die 1.0 launches for the zombie survival sandbox RPG game on Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the creative minds at The Fun Pimps. Available on both Steam and Humble Store with its 85% Very Positive reviews. With over 18 million copies sold prior to 1.0 over the last 10 years, 7 Days to Die has really set the bar for survival games. It’s packed with crafting and world-building like no other. In this tough post-apocalyptic world crawling with zombies. So you get a mix of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing elements all in one open-world game. In 7 Days to Die, you’ll fight, craft, loot, mine, explore, and also grow your character. Fans all over the world love it for its unique gameplay. This is the original zombie survival sandbox RPG. Navezgane, the main game world, is waiting for you! The Fun Pimps are eager to announce that the 1.0 release of 7 Days to Die is now out on Steam. So get ready to dive into the ultimate zombie survival sandbox RPG. Navezgane is calling your name.

Game Features:

Explore Wander through huge, unique environments with the freedom to play however you want. There are 5 different biomes and worlds up to 100 square kilometers in size for 7 Days to Die 1.0.

Craft Make and fix weapons, clothes, armor, tools, vehicles, and more with over 500 recipes. Find schematics due to unlock even more powerful items.

Build Design your fort with traps, electric power, auto turrets, automated doors, gadgets, and defensive spots to keep those zombies at bay. The world is also fully destructible and moldable.

Cooperate or Compete Team up to build settlements or go head-to-head by raiding other players’ bases. Since it’s your choice in this zombie and outlaw-filled wasteland.

Create Unleash your creativity with over 800 in-game items and more than 1,300 unique building blocks. Use the painting system for endless possibilities.

Improve Boost your skills with tons of perks under 5 main attributes. Read over 100 books to gain even more skills. 7 Days to Die 1.0 is the only true survival RPG.

7 Days to Die 1.0 is Out Now

Choose Play the campaign world or jump into a randomly generated world with cities, towns, lakes, mountains, and over 700 unique locations.

Combat Face nearly 60 unique zombie types, including special infected with unique behaviors and attacks. They get tougher as you go, while keeping the challenge fresh.

Survive Experience real hardcore survival mechanics with nearly 50 buffs, boosts, and ailments that can both help and challenge you in different ways.

Destroy Buildings and terrain can collapse if damaged or poorly built. Real structural stability adds another layer of strategy.

Loot Scavenge the world for the best weapons, tools, and armor. Doing so with 6 quality ranges, there are thousands of possible combinations. Customize your items with mods.

Quest Meet several Trader NPCs who buy and sell goods and offer quests for rewards. 7 Days to Die 1.0 also offers many unique quest types supported by over 700 locations.

Customize Create your own character and further customize them in-game with a huge selection of clothing and armor you can craft or loot.

Drive Enjoy the vehicle system while you find parts, learn recipes, craft, and customize your own bicycle, minibike, motorcycle, 4x4, or gyrocopter. Ride with friends for added fun.

Farm or Hunt Grow your own garden for sustainable resources or head into the wilderness to hunt over a dozen unique wild animals.

Get ready to experience 7 Days to Die like never before in 1.0. With its mix of combat, crafting, building, and survival, it’s the ultimate game for zombie apocalypse fans. So gather your friends, jump in, and see if you can survive in this unforgiving world. It's also available on both Steam and Humble Store for Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, as well as Windows PC. Priced at $44.99 USD / £37.99 / 43,99€.

[helmetheadtalks]

Yesterday was an historic day for myself and the channel. The reveal of the Ashworth Overlander quite literally blew my mind! The amount of work and time Leigh put into this build was incredible. As you can clearly see from the photo this bike is now seriously next level and ready to conquer the world. As part of this epic event I rode the Ashworth Overlander on its maiden voyage, led and organised by the Van Dieman MCC, who also welcomed us into their clubhouse where they hosted and put on food for everyone! It will truly be a day I’ll never forget, a massive thank you to everyone who took part and made the day what it was - epic!!! There are more videos to come of the lead up to the main event, and of course the main event day itself, where I’m sure I pretty much repeated myself saying how “amazing” and “awesome” Leigh and everyone involved was 🤣 #hondamonkey #honda #hondast #minibike #hondadax #z #monkey #hondamonkeyindonesia #mini #hondagorilla #hondac #dax #hondagrom #hondaz #motormini #hondamonkeyz #motorcycle #minimoto #cc #hondaruckus #motorminiindonesia #hondaminibike #hondamonkeybike #steadygarage #ruckus #takegawa #hondact #hondachaly #jdm #grom https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnws3NJqPpK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-firebird69]

one more and accepted.

Stupid fk and it is one that runs off and on nope. it is small too small but wextends out up and so on. and small wheels not teeny ok

and dumbest fk is smaller wheels

and good. same for the liine.

dumb fk is bigger

these go ok about 40 mph wiht sprocket.

and the seat goe up. way up lots use bicycel seat.

Thor Freya

Olympus

and they note they lower a bit and for size but 32 too high and lower to 26 or 24 for very small due to the ride ability true too

Thor Freya

we do this i make the products and minibikes my specialty and some are easy square famed and hire all i see it...and did now fly and good. they are sweetn angled fork but straight chassie easy hook up and no brainer and realy can mk bigger and do. none too small ok the parts are cheap sauare works better and yo ushould see why. angled and you use bobs stuff. slide up over the connectionto it and double the wedl. and on the top one and they see it.tons sign on.

tons of factories up there. and reallly

you need full shocks but minibikes work great. the fast ones ok. and samll dirt bikes too.

and outfitted with the rockets. and tos do it and now. need larger feul tanks. and from trashed motorccles yes.

tons do it.

the badass goes about 850 mph with rockets flying add awing and faster. and about 150 on the ground.

Thor Freya

take the wheels off and it goes 1000 but realy you neded to drive it. and lots keep the tires for up north. add in a bigger motor with gears

Olympus

[unicycleusa]

4 Interesting Benefits to Learning How to Ride a Unicycle or Clown Bike

If you already actively cycle for exercise or recreation, you might think you have little reason to take up the discipline of learning how to ride a different type of cycle - like an odd bike or a unicycle.

But learning how to ride a clown bike or a unicycle is no joke or mean feat. It requires determination and dedication and is the farthest thing from easy.

Plus, learning how to ride one of these will carry some of the following benefits.

Improve Heart Health Unicycling, specifically, entails cardiovascular benefits that are in league with exercises that are much more strenuous, despite the fact that it is a low-impact exercise.

Like bicycling, unicycling will get your heart pumping and will improve cardiovascular performance and stamina, but unlike cycling, unicycling requires a much greater effort on your part to stay balanced and in control of the rig.

Moderate riding is similar to jogging - which is another great exercise to boost stamina, except unicycling is low-impact, making it better for your joints.

Build Strength Naturally, learning to ride a unicycle, or performing tricks on a clown bike, is going to require no small effort from you.

It might seem like a lower-body exercise (and it is, technically) but unicycling is a full-body workout.

Staying balanced and maintaining a course, either forward or backward, even at low speed on a flat surface, will build leg, glute, and core strength. You’ll need to work your upper body to stay balanced, too.

Improve Coordination Staying balanced on a unicycle is not just about core strength and leg strength. It is also about coordination and responding to changing variables in real time.

Just riding on a flat surface will command your entire attention to keep in control of the unicycle and maintain your balance.

But if you really want a challenge - ride outdoors on a trail, or learn how to hop or how to pedal with one foot.

This discipline can vastly improve your coordination, which is beneficial to all different sorts of athletes.

Boost Critical Thinking Unicycling is a unique challenge that, due to its nature, may actually be able to hone your critical thinking skills.

Since it is inherently different from bicycling, just learning how to ride will require you to address a new challenge - itself entailing critical thinking.

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Minibike Madness

Charles Gutteral is the Minibike King, man. He drives his minibike everywhere. If he has to go down to the shops and pick up some groceries or other goods, he hops on one of his minibikes, usually the one he's customised himself in order to add more storage space to the front and the back. Some naysayers would say it looks like one of those bicycles with the basket on the front, and he tells them to go fuck themselves, that's not what it's like at all. It's a cool minibike with loads of storage room and it's perfect for going to the shops with.

If he ever needs to pick up one of his friends from the pub or from the train station for example, he pops a side car onto his minibike and off he goes. Unfortunately he was unable to find a sidecar that would fit appropriately onto the side of his minibike, so he had to settle for a regular motorbike sized sidecar. Fortunately for Charles Gutteral, however, his minibikes are powerful enough to drive around with a full sized sidecar attached to them.

See, Charles Gutteral takes his minibikes seriously, man. Serious as a heart attack, get it? He has seventeen different minibikes that he's been working on for most of his life. He has a minibike for every occasion, so long as the occasion could conceivably involve a minibike into it somehow. He has a minibike for mountaineering, he has a minibike with skiis on it so it can go down a snowy mountain (or potentially drive across a lake or similar sort of body of water if he's able to reach the necessary velocity (which he often can because his minibikes go really fast) )

Sure, his wife left him because of all the time he spends on his minibikes. That's what he would assume would have happened if he had a wife, but he doesn't. He's too busy driving and/or working on his minibikes to have time for talking to a woman, much less asking that woman to live with him in his minibike house. I mean lets be honest, he lives in a really big garage, right? There's seventeen minibikes in it, for Gods sake.

You're probably asking yourself, does Charles Gutteral sleep with the minibikes? (I have a very limited knowledge of what other people might think, so maybe I'm making a really big leap here, but honestly I can't imagine anyone wondering anything other than this by this point) and the answer is yes, technically. I mean he doesn't fuck them or anything, he's not putting his penis in the exhaust pipe or anything, that doesn't happen. C'mon now man, what's wrong with you? Who does that? What I mean is, sometimes he's working on a minibike up in his 'bedroom' which is just another room like all the other rooms in his house, a room covered in minibike parts, and when it comes night time he just falls asleep where he is, pulling a grease covered rag over him to keep him warm, and yeah sometimes when he falls asleep there's a minibike beside him, and he puts his arm around it and cuddles it. Yeah sure, sometimes that happens. Is that a crime? You got a problem with that? It's people like you that make me disgusted in the human race, y'know. A man can't even go to sleep beside a minibike that he's been working on for days and put his arm around it while he sleeps to cuddle it but in a totally platonic manner anymore, huh? You sicken me.

Anyway so Charles Gutteral loves minibikes, is what I'm saying. That's it.

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Globe, May 4

Cover: George and Amal Clooney trapped in quarantine hell -- $500 million divorce nightmare 

Page 2: Up Front & Personal -- Sarah Silverman, Sean Penn, Malin Akerman and son Sebastian 

Page 3: Paul Hogan, Brigitte Nielsen, Michael Keaton on a bike ride 

Page 4: Caitlyn Jenner’s son Brandon Jenner reveals his then-dad Bruce Jenner all but disappeared from his life after his father wed third wife Kris Jenner, Nicole Kidman is going to adopt a son with husband Keith Urban after repeated attempts to conceive with IVF treatments failed 

Page 5: Prudish Disney censors working on a rerelease of the hit Splash just went overboard by covering up movie mermaid Daryl Hannah’s butt with fake computerized hair, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson crashed his career by uttering a racial slur during the livestreaming of a virtual race 

Page 6: Jason Statham was caught risking the safety of his two-year-old son Jack by transporting the tot on a minibike without helmets and he might expect an investigation and charges from the state’s Children and Family Services for the risky incident plus baby mama Rosie Huntington-Whiteley could use the damning photos if she wants to get sole custody of Jack, even after surgery to save her eye after a freak accident Savannah Guthrie’s sight is fading and she needs to go under the knife again

Page 7: Now that he and wife Meghan Markle have moved to Malibu royal rebel Prince Harry is shelling out bucks to learn how to be an authentic California beach bum -- in his desire to be a surfer dude Harry has been leaning on locals to recommend experts in water sports like surfing and jet-skiing and wakeboarding 

Page 8: Prince Andrew grovels for no-jail plea deal in Jeffrey Epstein case 

Page 10: Cover Story -- George and Amal Clooney’s lockdown meltdown -- tempers erupt while trapped in luxury Tinseltown mansion 

Page 11: Weed-loving wild child Willow Smith says she’s cut down on puffing pot and that she now sees the world more clearly 

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- Chris Martin, those Greek-god washboard abs Zac Efron peacocks in his 2017 Baywatch movie are but a fine-chiseled memory because he’s reluctant to put his body through an encore ordeal, Beverly Hills-style lockdowns are a breeze for stinking-rich Chrissy Teigen because she has a household of servants to cater to her and husband John Legend’s every whim like nannies for their two kids and house manager and maids, 18 months after a near-fatal overdose Demi Lovato says she’s on the road to recovery but that doesn’t include renewing her once-close friendship with Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga is so gaga over brainy new beau Michael Polansky she’s already getting ready for wedding bells and babies 

Page 13: Olivier Martinez buys bread in LA, Maitland Ward who ditched Hollywood for a career in skin flicks shows off her butt, Martha Stewart downed two glasses of wine then left a rambling mistake-riddled rant on social media about raising chickens 

Page 14: Kathie Lee Gifford is doing some not-so-subtle hinting she belongs back on the Today show so she can be part of the healing for the coronavirus pandemic, Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander who is married to Kate Upton has decided to donate his hefty MLB paychecks to a different charity organization each week during the shutdown, Fashion Verdict -- Elle Fanning 9/10, Shanina Shaik 7/10, Saoirse Ronan 4/10, Marisa Tomei 6/10, Kaitlin Olson 5/10 

Page 17: Demi Moore has launched a family book club with ex Bruce Willis and their three daughters while in quarantine, Amy Schumer has changed her baby boy’s name after realizing it sounded like genital 

Page 19: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Ryan Seacrest, Rosie O’Donnell won’t ever return to The View because of co-host Whoopi Goldberg, a Beverly Hills mansion that late musician Prince turned into a purple palace is on the market for $30 million 

Page 20: True Crime 

Page 23: Exes Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are each filthy rich and now Jen is leaning on Brad to help cook up business schemes for raking in even more millions, Justin Bieber won’t be a father anytime soon because his wife Hailey Baldwin has revealed she’s on birth control even though Justin wants to be a dad 

Page 24: Tornado Terror -- death and devastation as 41 twisters punch America in the heart 

Page 26: Health Report -- Gardening can bury the blues

Page 29: Jessica Chastain is hoping she’ll win next year’s Best Actress Oscar for her role as mascara-mad televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker 

Page 30: Sex-mad Kris Jenner has boytoy Corey Gamble complaining he can’t keep up with her unquenchable appetite for between-the-sheets action, Miley Cyrus has taken a wrecking ball to boyfriend Cody Simpson’s face -- she gave him a gender-bending a makeover with cherry-red lipstick and eyelashes out to here 

Page 32: Padma Lakshmi posted an Instagram video of herself cooking at home in a skimpy top and got steamed over books who bashed her for not wearing a bra, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are having a hairy time during their coronavirus isolation and she’s been cutting his hair into a quarantine mullet, Michael Jackson’s troubled daughter Paris Jackson is playing Jesus in an upcoming indie flick, ailing Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has penned a revealing tell-all in time for his 80th birthday in July 

Page 38: Real Life 

Page 40: Just-married Bindi Irwin has now turned matchmaker and she’s hunting for a man for her widowed mom Terri Irwin

Page 44: Straight Talk -- O.J. Simpson’s golf ban whining is way out of bounds 

Page 45: Pierce Brosnan is still head over heels for wife Keely Shaye Smith and the longtime couple have been enjoying a sizzling second honeymoon in Hawaii, incorrigible cougar Kate Beckinsale has sunk her claws into yet another boytoy -- a baby-faced musician who’s 24 years her junior named Goody Grace 

Page 47: Hollywood Flashback -- Animal House, Bizarre But True 

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March 2, 2018 Los Angeles, CA

They opened with "I Left My Body," and then came an amusing mix-up. The band was playing what was clearly the beginning of "Damn Good Times," and Flans started talking over it. "We're They Might Be Giants from Brooklyn, New York! We have a new album out and this is the single! It's called 'Why Does the Sun Shine?'!"

And then everyone stopped playing because of course "Why Does the Sun Shine?" wasn't the next song--y'know, as evidenced by the fact that they'd already started playing the next song and it was obviously not it. John said, "None of that was true. Not a single word of it. We are not They Might Be Giants." Flans: "Hi, we're Cheap Trick!"

So then they went back to playing what they were actually supposed to be playing. When I'm singing along at shows I normally always sing the lead part, but not on this one--I sing along with John's "Damn! Good times!" in the chorus because it's way more fun and also inevitably describes how I'm feeling right then.

"Why Does the Sun Shine?" actually was the next song up. John informed us that if the sun were hollow a million earths would fit inside "comfortably," and also that "Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-smashing machine. They're wrong. But that's what they've found." Also, the heat and light of the sun were caused by the nuclear reaction between "hydrogen, something else, that guy, and everything."

Afterwards, Flans said, "We're frozen in time, but this audience seems more bearded than ever." Then he said that these are complicated, shitty times, and that they were surprised when their management told them they have a new album out. But they thought that was cool, and when they listened to the copies they gave them they discovered that it was "so much better than it had to be." Then he explained that they'd be playing two sets and we should "treat us like you would any other opener--with total emotional distance."

Flans introduced "Mrs. Bluebeard" by saying it was "the part of the show I've all been waiting for." I was looking forward to it too, because at this point I'd just become deeply curious about if John was ever going to manage to get the lyrics right. The correct answer to this question turned out to be NOPE. He messed it up yet again, though he at least managed to do better than the previous night, when some of the things he was singing weren't even words.

After they played "Your Racist Friend," Flans said that during the song he'd been "rocking out stage left" and he'd seen a guy who had his camera out but then had immediately put it away "like he expected me to go all Axl Rose on him." Then he said a thing he'd been joking about other times about how they wanted to encourage flash photography (joke though it may have been, it would've been about the only way one could reliably get decent pictures with the terrible backlit lighting setup they were using), and also if we were recording a bootleg we should send them a copy. He also said that if we had any work emails to catch up on we should feel free to go ahead and do it now.

Next they played "The Statue Got Me High"--on keyboard again, siiiiiiiigh. Once again it was too difficult for me to push past how upset I was about this to properly enjoy one of my all-time fav songs.

After that, John put the contra-alto clarinet on. Flans said that they wanted to thank their corporate sponsor, Microsoft, and that this was Clippy, the mascot of Microsoft Word. John said that he should have just left it at Microsoft, and Flans said he was leaving it at that, that this was all he was allowed to say. Then John told us that it was the contra-alto clarinet. "It's not legal unless you say the whole name." Flans said it was "unrelated to other contra groups," and John said it was "equally controversial." Then Flans said it would be implanting a tracking device in us.

So then they played "All Time What." The more I see that song live, the more I like it.

Afterwards, Flans said that normally he would ask John how his day was, but this time he didn't need to ask because they'd actually spent the whole day together. He said that they'd discussed some documentary about Chicago and "whether the moral ambiguity of Three Billboards was ok or not." Then John said that they'd met four Uber drivers, all of whom enjoyed the job, which surprised him. Flans said they all seemed to have post-doc educations and were interrupting their conversations to correct them about stuff--he said it had happened when they were discussing controlling children and also when they were discussing drugs.

Then John asked Flans if he was staring at his setlist to see what the next song was, and Flans said he absolutely wouldn't slow the show down by doing that (as if knowing what the next song is wasn't the entire purpose of them having setlists in the first place). Then John said the next song was in the movie Mayor of the Sunset Strip, and Flans said the reference was "for people who are old enough to know that Laugh-In wasn't funny." John: "I Think there are people who are old enough to be operating under the delusion that Laugh-In was funny." The song was "Bangs."

Next was "Hearing Aid," and after Flans said that they were "testing the threshold of the PA."

JL: I think I feel the subwoofers under me. JF: I think subwoofers are very expensive, John. *takes microphone off stand* When I take the mic off like this, do you feel like you're about to get a TED Talk? Disrupters. Next slide. JL: You thought this, but no, that. JF: A new way of making deals. They do the work, you make the money. It'll cost you a little to get in on this opportunity. JL: All we need is the kajillions of dollars that you all have. JF: We just need one investor, who has nothing but his Jimi Hendrix replica guitars. We actually did a TED Talk, and we were part of the "what's wrong with this picture" brigade. The theme of the weekend was "genius," which seemed a little fulsome, as my mother would say. We played at like 9 AM, and I was joking that we'd never played that early except at a librarian convention. And afterwards a librarian came up to me and said, "Libraries don't open at 9 AM."

John introduced "The Mesopotamians" by saying it was from "a TV show that was on very early, before Laugh-In."

Before "When the Lights Come On," Flans said that he "forgot if they had an intro to this song," and John said, "That was it right there. You just found it." GOD this song is SO FUCKING GOOD live. I'm so happy that they're playing it so much.

Next came "Nothing's Gonna Change my Clothes" (two completely glorious songs in a row!). All the times I've seen this one live, John sings it in the cadence of the demo, which makes me really happy because I love that version.

After that John held up his coffee and said "Mazel tov." Flans said he didn't think he'd ever heard him say that before, and John said Danny said that he'd said it a couple of days ago. He said Flans said he didn't think he'd ever heard him say it before that time too, but then he said he didn't remember saying it at all. Flans said it was like a KISS concert, with one of them saying over and over that they'd never played a certain song before (which of course made me think of "P.S.O.K."). Then he said that the other day on Twitter some Trump administration official had used the phrase "mazel tov cocktail," and "I salute their scrambled brain." John said that they were talking about all this unrelated stuff and someone had just yelled "We love you!" and it was as if they were saying "Come back!"

After "This Microphone," Flans introduced Curt and said he'd come from Connecticut on a minibike. Then he asked Marty if he was playing a hollowed-out orange, and then asked if he bought it that way or if it came in a kit, then asked him if his sponsor was here. Then Marty said it was supposed to stay on the drumstick, but he hadn't been able to get it to, and Flans said "So you did a mod. It's like a life hack." Then he said that Marty was "putting percussionists out of business."

Next they played "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal," which remains one of the absolute show highlights for me with Curt there. Where we were standing there was a pole just to the right of John when he was at his keyboard, and I was bopping around so much during that song that I kept having the pole block my view of him. Being able to see him during shows is normally priority #1 for me, but I couldn't help it! That's just what that song + trumpet does to me!

They closed the first set with "Particle Man," and then returned for the Quiet Storm. They opened with "Older" as per usual. This time John was pointing at the crowd for parts of it as if he were Death himself (ala that one fantastic Mink Car promo picture).

After "I Like Fun," Flans said that they love the old songs, and they particularly love this one cos it's "so damn old." People were yelling things out, and Flans said "You can shout out all the names of what you think we're going to play and you'll be wrong." Then he said the song was full of "vitriol and unbridled hostility," which was very appealing to them.

So then they of course played "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," and then did an introduction to "James K. Polk" that was pretty similar to the night before: John said they'd be going all the way from the 1840 of that song into the future of 1844, with "self-driving beards and electric buggy whips," and then that the song wasn't letting their true feelings about its subject come across, which are that "he was a dick." Flans: "It's value-neutral...about someone who was a dick." Then Flans said that he was the reason where we are right now in California is a part of America, but that isn't necessarily a good thing.

So next was "James K. Polk," of course. Right before the bridge, with Flans's solo, John did the silly thing he does sometimes where he says some variation of "John Flansburgh, explain!" Then, after Flans played the first half, he said, "I see, go on." There was also some quality spazziness during the last verse--he's often spazzy during that part, I'm not sure why but of course I love it.

Next they played "The Famous Polka."

JF: The only polka we know. People ask us how we sequence our songs--that was "Polk," and then "Polka." "Polk-a." JL: That was also a Radiohead album. JF: That was the good one. This next song is from the John Henry album. It's underrated. JL: I think it's overrated. JF: It's underrated by me. JL: It has a histogram like this. *holds hand up, then moves down, then across, then up again* There are super-haters, and super-lovers.

It made me sad to hear John call it overrated, since it's tied as my favorite album. I do think he's right about how polarizing it is within fandom though, but the "super-haters" are WRONG WRONG WRONG.

So then they played MY SONG. I swear to god, I could see that song at every single show I go to from here on out and it would never stop being an incredibly special experience for me. I just love the song so, so, so MUCH, and it's a really big deal for me to see them play it. I always cheer like crazy when it's over.

That was the last song of the Quiet Storm, followed by "Istanbul." Then Flans introduced "Bills, Bills, Bills" by fist talking about when they did "Tubthumping." He said that the list of songs the AV Club gave them was "notorious and vaguely dubious," and that they had to figure out "how to make it feel good" so they had the staff come in and sing it with them. Then he said that after that they the "opportunity" to come back a second time, and that there are "many reasons not to cover Destiny's Child," but that the song is so complicated that now that they've learned it they don't want to drop it from the set, like they did it in vaudeville. Then he explained that John will sing Beyonce's part and he'll sing Kelly's part, and that she's "my favorite child--I think they call them children--not that I'm an expert." Then he said that there was "the third one" whose name he couldn't remember, and John said "You have to love all your children the same." Then people were yelling that the third one's name is Michelle, and Flans said "Michelle! It's even in the song!" (I'm not sure what he meant by this.)

So then they played the song (I became a Flansgirl for the length of it as per usual), then "New York City," then "Birdhouse in Your Soul."

When John was getting his Kaoss Pad ready for "Wicked Little Critta," he said, "I pressed the button that makes the song happen." After that he was telling someone in front that he couldn't quite read what their homemade shirt said but that it was "freaking me out." I'm not sure what it said exactly, but then Flans said (apparently in response to it) "Two votes? But what about the midterms?" Then he said he needed one for his mom, and then I think the person must've been starting to take the shirt off, because Flans said, "No no no! My mom's in Florida! She can wait!"

After that Flans went back to his joke of the night before about Dan Miller being Tabitha on Bewitched, repeated almost word-for-word the same as the previous night (disillusioning!), but with the new addition this time that they'd added this "fact" to Wikipedia and no one had caught it yet.

After a run of a bunch of great songs that I don't have any special comments on ("Number Three," "Answer," "Twisting," and "Man, It's So Loud in Here"), they did band intros and then Flans thanked "all the lit majors in the audience" (which was random but did make this particular lit major feel pretty awesome!).

They closed the main set with "The Guitar," rockin' and fantastic as always. As bonuses it featured John (adorably) hopping and (adorably) waving during the "the lion waves good-bye" bit in the last verse.

When they came back for the first encore Flans made an announcement that was very exciting to me as a Pacific Northwesterner: that they'd be touring Canada later in the year. He said they're going to be "going to cities that are a mistake to go to." Then he talked about how they just got the I Like Fun vinyl, and that it resembles "a fireman's calendar from 2012."

Then:

JF: This next song is for everyone. JL: Well, almost everyone. *pause* I'm actually not sure what you mean by that. JF: I didn't want to say that it's for you. JL: Are we talking about the same song? JF: "Do They Know It's Christmas?"?

The next song was actually "Dead," so yes that was a mysterious comment to make! But anyway I was thrilled to see it again, and even more thrilled when they followed it up with "Don't Let's Start" again.

When they came back for the second encore Flans was taking a picture of the crowd with his phone, and John was goofily posing at the edge of the stage to be in it too. When I found the picture later that night it was as great as I hoped it would be.

Then John said that he'd just noticed Danny wasn't wearing red pants, and Flans said we should check out the pants that he was wearing, which were these blue ones with a grid pattern that were indeed pretty wild. Then Flans was saying that there's some festival in Boston that they've played a lot, and that they kept having bands that were opening for them right before they made it big (the example he gave was The Cardigans), but one time it was a band called Royal Clown Revue, and he told the promoters that they absolutely did not want a band with a name like that opening for them, but that they told him it was a typo and it was actually Royal Crown Revue, and they were a ska band. Then he told Danny that if he "wanted to make a lateral move into Mighty Mighty Bosstones," he definitely could with those pants.

Then John was thanking us and said "We love you, in an inappropriate way," which was...strange.

The final song was "Doctor Worm," which I think is a good closer--I like it when they end with something really high-energy like that, and everyone gets so into that one.

So it ended up being exactly the same setlist as in San Diego the night before, which surprised me--I've been to shows multiple nights in a row quite a few times, and I don't think I've ever seen them not switch out at least a couple of the songs from one night to the next. The setlist consisted of some really terrific stuff, don't get me wrong, all of which was really exciting to see, but I'd be lying if I said I weren't a bit disappointed about it being exactly the same. Still had an amazing time, of course!

The final all-important JL wardrobe report: he was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, and I managed to be less upset about his dumb haircut than I was the night before.