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  1. Try Glen Helen on a Thursday or Saturday practice. but you better be able to ride because there are tons of fast bikes out there and most dont take too kindly to squidly quad riders. Not that you are one, but be prepared. Great track though. One thing to look into are private track rental days. my favorite is LACR in Palmdale. Get 10-20 of your riding buddies to chip in about $500-600 total and you have the track for the day. Perfectly groomed and not crowded.

    Taller gearing will be the key in keeping your arms from turning into rocks and allow you to hook up better.

  2. I was out there a few years ago and Jeff Emig was out there... I stopped and took a few pics of him. I remember in the background of one of them, a dude on a DS 650 was on the track. I only remember that because they took him off on a streatcher. He wadded it up at the end of the back straight. let me see if I can find it...

  3. If you want to, let me know when you are out here. I live just above Glen Helen and have ridden there for years, but only on my CR 250. That track get killer ruts that throw a quad around. I also work at Warner Brothers so if you want to spend a few hours, I can get you in and show you around the lot and get you on some stages if you want. Let me know....

  4. I would pass on that truck.  I just traded in a 2002 Chevy K2500 4x4 with the 6.0L for a 2005 F250 with the Powerstroke.  The Ford is a way better truck.  It turns sharper which make parking much easier.  It rides smoother, feels tighter, seems smaller (in a good way), and isn't blown around on the road as much.

     

    The diesel gets way better mileage, of course, but the 6.0L GM motor is really thirsty.  I averaged about 11 mpg.  It is a strong motor for only 364 cu in.  But it can't compare to the diesel, except for the sound.  The GM 6.0L had piston slap so bad that it sounded like a diesel whenever it was started.  Sometimes it would even do it at idle when the engine was warm.  It never really idled smoothly.  Both of these are common problems for the GM 6.0L.

     

    Other problems that almost all late model GMs have are:  tailgate strap breakage, loose steering shaft (which causes vibration and noise), slip yoke binding, sticky throttle body, and the new brake recall. I don't mean to be GM bashing here, but along with the piston slap, these are problems that almost all of my friends have had with their GMs.  From as far back as 1999 to 2004.  I can understand a few problems with a newly designed truck, but GM should have fixed these in a year or two.  They definately should have been fixed by 2002!

     

    Both trucks have top of the line, leather interiors, and I have to admit that the Chevy interior was a little nicer, but that is the only thing that I liked better about the Chevy.

     

    I'll never buy another full size truck with a gasoline engine.  Even though the diesel cost $5000 more.  It will pay for itself in fuel savings and resale value.  Plus it has the kind of power that puts a smile on my face.

     

    Good luck with your purchase!

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    I second that. I have 2 of them and will never go without one.

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