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  1. Try a new condenser, notorious for giving a spark when turned over by hand but break down under load
  2. I'm pretty sure there were two 'clips' that held the wiring in place. One was mounted on the taillight and guided the wires to the side and the other one was on the guard mounting bolt. There was also a hole a head of the mounting bolt with a rubber grommet for the wires to exit.
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    247 bash plate

    Thanks for that!
  4. sherpa325

    247 bash plate

    Talking to a couple of mates and we have no idea what the horizontal 'flat surface' on the engine case is there for. It's not on the earlier round case models, any ideas??
  5. On seconds thoughts, you wouldn't have been on there yesterday either
  6. A day ago you would have been on that list Brt650
  7. Mine started to increase in length and then I realised, after some research, that the fuel I was using had ethanol in it, although it wasn't advertised. I started to used ethanol free fuel and surprisingly it went back to its original dimensions.
  8. You can get a 9 tooth front sprocket, not sure whether yours would have a 10 or 11 as standard. As I said before there is not one modification that that will magically make the bike super easy to ride. These bikes are meant to be ridden on the clutch all the time and riders that are new to this style really do struggle to adapt. You have to learn to cover the clutch with one finger at all times, in other words you never ride the bike without your finger on the clutch. As soon as you start to get out of control you pull the clutch in and moderate the power going to the back wheel, it does take some time to adapt, but once you do you'll feel much more comfortable.
  9. There is no one modification that will make the bike easier/tamer to ride. They all make an improvement to ride ability. I would start with the cheapest and easiest, slow throttle, gear it down one on the countershaft. Low compression head makes it easier to start and less drama with fuel, larger base gasket is also a cheap mod and the flywheel weight also helps. A mate of mine who was having difficulty in transitioning from a 325 Bultaco to a 250 gasgas and having to get used to using the clutch eventually did the mods and the bike was so easy to ride, very predictable and still plenty of top end for the sections he was riding.
  10. All of the mods have an effect, I personally like the low compression head as it has the added advantage of making it easier to start and less sensitive to fuel.
  11. It's not to hard to dumb down a 250 gasgas. A mate of mine had the same predicament and basically tamed his gasgas by gearing it down, flywheel weight, low compression head, slow throttle and eventually a thicker base gasket. The bike is so easy to ride and still has enough power to ride decent sections. It's also very easy to start and obviously still has great brakes and suspension and is 30kgs lighter than a twinshock. The other late model bike that is easier to ride is the Yamaha engined Scorpa. They are a great bike with a very easy motor to live with. Twinshocks require a decent level of mechanical ability to get them to perform, generally speaking the brakes are average as is the clutch and suspension and you can spend a lot of money on them if you are not careful.
  12. I personally think too many things can go wrong if you you farm the job out to an inexperienced company. InMotion have a great reputation and are easy to deal with even though I'm on the other side of the world
  13. 600cc of gearbox oil in the gearbox and 300cc of ATF in the clutch will work fine.
  14. I have seen split markers dislodged when the bike was no where near the marker. One happened when the bike hit the rock so hard the marker fell off and the bike was a good meter from the marker, the rider was Fujigas. I have seen another one dislodged by sprayed debris, mud and small rocks, and the bike again was a fair distance from the marker. Many times the marker is removed by an earlier rider and the observer places the marker back as best they can with the marker just sitting there without any adhesive or fastening at all.
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