TeamSunset

In need of input... If we were to hold & promote stunt competition events on ice in southern Wisconsin, would there be enough interest from enough people willing to set-up equipment for these events? Serious! See attached photo from a demo at Sunset Tavern Saturday Night Ice Races in Jan. 04' Photo attachment of Miltown Whellie Boyz equipped with Kold Kutter Ice Screws... Post input please. Thanks. Tom at Sunset Tavern (920) 563-5702.

Ryan S

$$$$$ talks.....bs walks.........and it takes a lot of time for me to put hundreds of screws in my tires......even though i live 10 mins from your bar:-)

CHIMNEY

it was a lot of work to stud the tires up like that i don't think a lot of the teams would come out and do it unless the winnings where super high! my

BlueR1der

Ice stuntin?......................G A N G S T A

JESS SEX

check these guys out! http://www.xtreememotorsports.com/icefreestyle.htm
they show you how to do it and all that :YEAH

nwstuntbike

hell yeah !!!!!!! live life take a chance atleast you can say ya wheelied on ice

Robbie

sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do ryan

DSOG Thomas

I will ride on a tube behind a bike

Robbie

u better hope is a twin turbo busa with nos
or it wont be going anywhere

godslayer

Damn, Brad is killin it there. Did we ever get a hold of the photographer to see if we could get some of those pictures?

Pflepnuts

Count me in, Im right next door......................You'll hafta teach me how stud my tires though.

TeamSunset

Things gotta start somewhere...

Yep... gotta crawl before you can walk!

When the interest comes... the $$$ will come. I guess it just boils down to how many riders can afford the initial set-up costs / and how much time is somone willing to spend for three or four winter events. If we get successful events off the ground, I can promise everyone here that copycat events will soon startup throughout the north. Thanks... Keep the input coming. -Tom.

Mogwai

How much do studs cost and how many do you need per tire?

Mogwai

Seriously, someone please let me know how much this costs to set up, thanks.

CHIMNEY

depends on the cost of the studs: we had 1000 studs in each tire for that with a old tire cut down on th inside of some of them and slimmed them too
so 2000 studs about : $150- $200
old tires: free
your time of putting studs in : priceless

Miltown

Teamsunset: Hey Tom, a few of us plan on coming out by you again this winter. Darrin and I for sure,

We did it for two days last winter, First day was awesome just had to watchout for the snowbanks, temp was 20-30 degrees..

second day sucked too cold, like 5 degrees out.
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Tips for people planning on studding:

Cold cutter screws, lots of them, we placed about 800 in each tire, the more the better. We tried about 4-500 at first but it didnt get enough traction.
You want to position the screws so that the notch is horizantal to the ground.

Front tire: we screwed the screws in while the tire was still on the rim, and had all of its air in. No liner needed, didnt leak any air, and didnt loose a single screw during the two days.

Back tire: We didnt use any liner (although you can if you want), never lost any screws either. Although the back tires leaked alot, just kept adding air, I would recommend sliming the tire before mounting it on the rim.

I only crashed once, and it actually didn't hurt at all (30mph)

If you can wheely on wet pavement, then you can on the ice, less gas, more pull, and sprockets help a hell of a lot.

Mogwai

So we're looking at:

$150 set-up cost for tires, per bike
$20-$25 entery fee, per rider
Hotel
Gas

YEAH..........no

It sounds like fun though, anyway to get the dealer to sponcer the tires?

TeamSunset

Hey Miltown...

Miltown Wheelie Boyz & friends are always welcome here! ...Too busy last January to sit & talk during the races as much as I wanted to. Just got off the phone with Kold Kutter Ice Screws. They are watching this thread also...
Clean... Cool... Non-Abrasive-Frictionless Fun!!! It can be done! I'll call you soon. Tom.

NINER

Kold cutters, post up some advice on studding sportbike tires as well as xr50 tires. People want to know the best stud orientation, how to install, how many, what length, and everything else. Give us a lesson.

MWBCAPT

Jesse nailed it on the head with how to position them but the liner help out a ton. We studded up 4 sets averaging 1000- 1500 studs per tire. The front tires were new or almost new and held air very well. The rear tires with out liners sucked. They didn't hold air at all or not for very long. We ran only about 10-20 psi. The liner also helped stiffin up the tire to keep the tire roll of to each side to a min.