05 thumpstar or 05 pitboss

[sikmik]

my mate is thinking of getting a fast 50. hes narrowed it down to two the 05 thumpstar125 or the 05 pitboss125/138. Can anyone tell me witch is better, please dont tell me to buy a crf 50 he needs a bike that goes fast straight away even thou i know crfs are better in the long run

[gloverfmx411]

thump, but u gotta keep maintaining them cause they fall apart

[ozzie]

do you mean thumpy 125cc and f1 pittboss or do you mean 110 thumpy and 2005 pitboss

[ozzie]

either way deffinately the pittbos, nothin goes wrong with them and they go really fast. cause the thumpstar goes really bad, my mates got one and the list of wat goes wrong with them is huge

[twisties]

mmm..pitboss dont have much talk going on with them. i think the only reason that you dont hear about anything going wrong with them is because they arent very popular.

thumpstars have minor problems considering they have only had one year to develop.

[sik_50]

i would go the thumpy 125...just make sure u kept it maintained and it will be fine...

[ozzie]

hey twisties do you call rear shock snapping, foot pegs and thier mounts bending, muffler coming off and the spokes actually riping through the hub minor problems

[sik_50]

Originally posted by ozzie
hey twisties do you call rear shock snapping, foot pegs and thier mounts bending, muffler coming off and the spokes actually riping through the hub minor problems

mate u obviously got a dud thumpstar...i have never heard of 1 falling apart like that...or its a fake?

[DayvBoy]

Maintain the bike....any bike for that matter.... a bit of TLC and you will have the time of your life....

Hunge25 and SDG owner.

[twisties]

Originally posted by ozzie
hey twisties do you call rear shock snapping, foot pegs and thier mounts bending, muffler coming off and the spokes actually riping through the hub minor problems

mm im gonna agree with sik 50's, i reckon youve got yourself a dud.

anyway read what i said again:
thumpstars have minor problems considering they have only had one year to develop.

[sik_50]

Originally posted by DayvBoy
.... a bit of TLC and you will have the time of your life....

exactly.....TLC does the trick with any bike mate...especially with the 50's

[Flipper]

I think thumpstars are sick i got one and it never fell apart and i ride like everyday there sick !!!!!!!!!!

[sik_50]

hey flipper wat model thumpy do u have?do u have a pic of it aswell?

[mulisha_babe]

i got an 04 thump 110 n my mate has an 05 thumpstar 125..n there both sik..u wont be dissapointed with one..but i dno bout pitboss coz iv neva riden one..but yeh thumpstars r mad n go well n nothing really goes rong with em

[deathtroop666]

spend the extra money and get an sdg speed mini. pittys and thumpstars will never keep up with one:)

[sik_50]

dont worry about sdg's...get a thumpy..they look heaps better aswell i reckon

[Slur666]

there are lots of stories about thumpstars and how they break heaps easy but thats with people who dont really care about them and expect them to be able to do anything, i would buy one anyday.
the sdg's are sikkk, i rode that one ^ yesterday and its sweet

[Adam697]

get a crf 50

[twisties]

the SDG's are heaps nice and if i had the money i would buy one anyday, but in terms of getting one at a cheaper price i would just go the thumpstar.

i have no idea about pitboss cause i dont know anyone that has one, and ive never heard anything about them.

although you can buy one on the fmxaus shop: pitboss (http://www.fmxaustralia.com/store/index.php?cPath=59_88)

[sikmik]

i have an sdg ive replaced the kick start gears uni filter pro tapers reshaped shift star(so not to pick nutrel when downshifting from third ) thicker oil in forks with 5 ten cent peices on top of springs (makes heaps stiffer) its for sale if any 1 wants to buy it $2500

[Flipper]

I have a 04 model thumpstar 110 its the first one that come out with the rotory gearbox, never had any probz with it and i jump my ramp like every day i think that there sik

[twisties]

Originally posted by sikmik
i have an sdg ive replaced the kick start gears uni filter pro tapers reshaped shift star(so not to pick nutrel when downshifting from third ) thicker oil in forks with 5 ten cent peices on top of springs (makes heaps stiffer) its for sale if any 1 wants to buy it $2500

where abouts are you located?

[skywalker]

ten cent pieces? how does that work.

would it work on a honda too?

[twisties]

yeah they just act as spacers to compress the springs a bit hard i think? im pretty sure most bikes come with 2spacers in there when they are stock or something

[skywalker]

i dont understand how it works though.
the bolt has to go in thier.

[mal_dog]

yeah i kno that there are some troubles wit the 05 thumpstars but the 04s are awesome i have one its sik

[sik_50]

mal_dog have u got a pic of your thumpy?wat has it had done 2 it?

[twisties]

Originally posted by mal_dog
yeah i kno that there are some troubles wit the 05 thumpstars but the 04s are awesome i have one its sik

the 04's had more problems then the 05's have had so far didnt they?

plus they had a drum brake at teh back (i think) and the weak swing arms. maybe im completely retarded and everything i just said is wrong but i think thats what i remember about the 04's.

[sik_50]

the 2004s do have drum brakes but there aint nuttin wrong wit that i dont rekon...and i have never heard of them havin a weak swingarm...my ramp is a 200 foot now and there isnt even the slightest crack or anything in it...

[wade2]

sikmik post up a pic of ur SDG

[ranchstyle]

Originally posted by sik_50
the 2004s do have drum brakes but there aint nuttin wrong wit that i dont rekon...and i have never heard of them havin a weak swingarm...my ramp is a 200 foot now and there isnt even the slightest crack or anything in it...


200ft eh? id like to see that

[wazzy007]

mal_dog has pretty much the same stuff as me.
braided front brake line
bmx bars
extended throttle cable
fmf powercore pipe
kx60 chain tensioners

thats bout it i think

[sik_50]

Originally posted by ranchstyle
200ft eh? id like to see that

i obviously hit zero 1 to many times.....like any 50 could handle 200 foot

[eichkay]

Originally posted by ozzie
hey twisties do you call rear shock snapping, foot pegs and thier mounts bending, muffler coming off and the spokes actually riping through the hub minor problems

spokes ripping out... if ya dont check your spokes on a bike they bend, snap or rip out.. Only real problem i see is something every bike has and thats bending peg mounts but $130 for a red baron mount will fix that.

[sikmik]

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[DoorMatt]

Pitboss's are pretty popular in coolum i think. My mate has one and i try to get every turn possible there soo awsome hes had it for about 4 months (if not longer) and had it surviced 1ce i think its all stock sept the air filter thingy, it has one of them spungy ones (you can tell i dont know a thing about bikes, 'spungy airfilter thingys') haha but yeh its an awsome bike and hes had no troubles with it t all after a matter of months. Im gettin a pitboss as soo nas i get the money, and i just had a birthday :D

[nubie]

I have a 1 month old
05 thumpy 125
its very tuff!
its my first bike (age 20)
an slowly getting to 3m jumps

only thing wrong with my bike is
a)i needed to wear in the gears as it was hard to get into neutral to beguin with
an
b)the aloy fuel cap! sucks arse cos the fuel tank was threaded so i got some fuel spilage when jumping

but other than that i weigh 90kilo an the shocks are still working good enough for me untill i get some better jumps

everything seams to be holding together (tap wood)

thats my 2 bobs worth
thank you for your time

[nubie]

why is my mate trying to tell me i need some
friction oil for my 125 thumpy?
says its cos of the clutch or something?
werid!
any thoughts?

[eichkay]

why is my mate trying to tell me i need some
friction oil for my 125 thumpy?
says its cos of the clutch or something?
werid!
any thoughts?

Yeah in the beging the bikes are a pain to get netural, they get better with time, what i use to do was whille rolling to a stop id be in 2nd and half tap down and it goes into "N" while rolling easy as , when stopped the clutch when new seems to not disengage properly so ya cant get "N" while stationary.

Hope that helps , do not put stuff that wears, its the clutch being sticky not the gears.

[Krazy7_mx]

Hey ppl. Wanting a thumpstar 125cc where on the net can i buy 1???

[DayvBoy]

I love my thumpy, it cracks....

They just brought out a 17 tooth for the Hunge25, if you can get one do so, you get a little extra out of every gear and it also raises the chain which helps eliminate the chain guide prob. Speaking of which I just ended up making one out of checkplate, drilled a few holes in it to rivot the nylon to. It works well and did I mention it cracks..... :woot: :woot: