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Sorry to hear about your mates bike, I will keep an eye out for it. Check Hut Hill at the weekends as we still find illegal riders up there, We are about to have a massive crack down on people riding illegally up there. Wish you the best of luck in finding it mate.

I'll second this, adjust the spring as above, If the spring is not adjustable look around the breakers for a similar harder spring that you could fit to the existing shock body. My son has a 03 bike and it will bottom out if i stand on it but with him it's just right as he is only 7. I wouldn't ride his bike exept to maybee check it, even though my limey ass is generally smaller, as it will wreck the clutch very fast with me on it. Good luck with it buddy.

Im with you on this one fella, They were locktited on my gasser. Locktite can cause problems as the old locktite in the threads of the clutch basket can foul the threads when you re assemble and with such small bolts you could easily snap one off in there. I run a tap down all the holes and blew out with an air line. They won't come loose as they are under spring tension as you said.

Mine creeps slightly after changing to atf. I prefer a really aggressive bite and I did't like the feel when running on Putoline but it did not drag. I got used to the slight drag and find it easy to compensate with brakes. If you have just replaced the clutch it could be down to measurements see the videos on gg usa.

Welcome back, I had a few years out too but we just cant keep away! Next Waltham chase is at treefields and we will be setting out some good, safe sections for the yellow and white riders and some challengeing but not dangerous for the red & blue's etc. It's always good to see people coming back to the sport.

It might be someone has used the wrong oil, Drain and refill with atf dextron 3, very cheap.

Just seen this post again while searching as im looking for a jcm again, Sorry to drag up an old post, I rode JCM in expert at club level in southern centre and rode southern centre rounds if my clubs were hosting them. I rode the intre centre for the southern centre in I think 93 up north hosted by Spen Valley Club. In the pic is me (59) and Andy Blackman (61), I Can't remember the others. We must have been riding different trials, Wayne.

Jcm 240 Europa 89 ish, Mid fuel tank well balanced, plenty of power. I keep looking for one myself as I used to ride one years ago, I dont want to pay silly money for a twinshock and air cooled mono is gonna be big soon and prices will go silly like twinshocks! The next best thing is a Fantic 245 or 305(The orange one) with conventional forks. Forget the aprillia climer etc , too heavy.

Gas Gas uk, The aftermarket decals like S3 & Jitsie dont come with the bash plate decals.

You can not remove springs on a pro clutch as they don't use them. It might be a improvement to slide the lever towards the centre and adjust it so you are using the end of the lever as this will give more leverage and make it lighter but it will take more travel to disengage so will slow down the action.

Just a quick tip, if you have a tubeless tyre and its leaking from the rim through the spokes, Nip down Halfords and buy a can of tyre weld. Blow your tyre up with it, ride the bike around for 5 mins then let the tyre down to your usual pressure and you should never have a problem with the rim leaking again. I have used this on every bike with a tubeless tyre and every time I change a tyre. This is more effective than stripping you tyre off and silicone sealing the rim band. 1 can of tyre weld will do around 5 tyres and is reuseable (I am still using a can I brought last year) It can be usefull for sealing a puncture too during a trial.

BVM are great for parts, know there stuff and lightspeed delivery, trials and tribulations are equally as good but slightly less range on trick bits.

Octane booster will not give you more power on a stock engine, I wont go into boring detail about octane etc. It is good to use if you have already tuned engine as you can raise compression, advance timing and run slightly leaner to get more revs and the octane booster will reduce ignition knocking and detonation that can lead to meltdown and overheating. So in a way it can give you more power as you can tune an engine higher if you are running on it.

I think as times are getting hard manufacturers are feeling the pinch or marzzochi are in trouble, I think a gas gas with marzocchis is miles better than the sherco with the tech forks but it may be just the bike as the gasser may be just as good with the tech forks Either way Raga will use them and test them out and gas gas will do what ever is best for the production bikes for the following year. The public will be happy as they will be seen as an upgrade from the raga rep rather than gas gas cutting costs. Gas Gas will be gas gas, I have one and love it. If i was worried about quality i would go back to a beta.

If you can afford the raga get one it will make you happy otherwise you would always look at the raga and wish you had brought one. To be honest 90% of riders dont need a raga model but If you are gonna be a bear be a Grizzly!!! If you are an expert you dont need to even ask the question you know what you want anyway. I almost brought a 09 raga, it was 600 more than the 09 pro (that i could have afforded) but I put my sensible head on and brought the pro. Now I have just fitted a high comp head and looking at a kehin carb and short front pipe. My bike has more than enough power with just the head and set up right but I want more. I let my mate have a go,(He rides a 270 rev3), and it scared him. Im not an expert rider anymore , just a hooligan!!!. Looking back It would cost me less if I brought the raga in the 1st place so I can only guess if you brought the racing you will look back and wonder about the raga.