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Asking for a friend who is presently without internet access. His 4t Beta with the 300 kit is pouring gas overboard through the carb overflow. Our local dealer switched out the carb 3 times with the same results. The dealer then put the offending carb on another 4t w/300 kit and there was no leaking. We're all baffled. Any input, suggestions or experiences with this problem are greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

Went through this several years ago. The advise I got was to do push ups and adjust the width of your hands until you feel the least amount of strain on your arms and shoulders. Then measure the distance of your hands. That would be the ideal handlebar width. When I did this procedure the width was quite short, so I cut 1/2 off of each end and it made all the difference in the world without sacrificing leverage. Just remember to start with small cuts so you don't ruin a set of handlebars finding what works for you. If your bars are forcing you to take a wider grip than what is natural for your body, it will lead to arm fatigue.

Longer bolts for the rear. Just opened up the oil drain hole a bit so I can change the oil without taking the plate off.

Had the same issues with my bike. The gas was kind of old so I added half race gas. Also went from a standard plug to a new iridium plug. Worked like a charm.

So when is the inagural 128th St Crowd cup?

I don't think there is a shop manual. The only complaint I have with Scorpa is the lack of documentation. There is an on-line manual available on the Scorpa website. As for the rear axle nut, I would get it tight, but don't over do it, using appropriate hand tools.

Without a doubt, the one the only Ringo!

My Dad owned one of these and let me ride it in enduros. Great bike. Thanks for the memories.

My vote is Sammy Miller. Of course I'm dating myself with this choice.

It warms my heart to see the return of TC to it's old glory Ringo, Mich and Sendero back on their keyboards like the good old days. It's been well over 100 here in the desert, people are getting snarly commuting in the dry heat, it's refreshing to come home and get a good laugh.

My local dealer ran out of the aerosal spray filter oil so I bought the bottled variety. At first I kind of drizzled it on and spread out with my hands. Later on I switch to dunking the filter in the oil and wringing it out. That proceedure over oiled the filter. The bike ran very much like yours. My dual sport bike had the same problem and wouldn't pass the the MVD emissions test. I've since cleaned the filters with PJ1 spray filter cleaner and bought a can of spray oil. So far so good. While you have the carb apart go through all the jets and openings with some compressed air, never hurts.

My standard plate requires tension as you have described. I believe this to provide additonal structural strength to the frame. The longer bolt method works well for me.

We have a young man in our club who rides trick BMX. He's a top sportsman rider. His dad rides trials and singletrack.

What they're going to do to us Bagger is use the dust factor to close us down. The EPA always picks a windy day when all the farm fields out west are being blown across the state and fines the county or state on a dust/pollen/particulate violation. Guess who pays? I take it Reed Valley is no longer available as a venue for ATA events as well? Glad I had a chance to ride there at least once.

What's going to help this sport grow is bringing other motorcycle riders into trials. Folks out there not riding motorcylces now are going to marvel at the WTC or even our National expert/pro riders, IF you can get them to the events. But thinking that they will run out and buy a bike and start riding trials is a pipe dream. The heart and soul of this sport is the club rider. Get a family who has some youngsters riding XR50's out to a club event, and have some sections layed out so they can have some fun. Let the parents see all the great kids in the sport and meet genuinely nice people like the Bechards, Bill Markem etc. That's where the growth will come. Here in Arizona we got the local dirtbike bulletin board to add a trials forum. We've generated some interest and several prominant enduro/hare scrambles riders have bought trials bikes. We need to get them out on a regular basis to ride our events (always some scheduling conflict with a big race). The next step is to have a path so that if the youngsters starting on XR50's get the bug, they can go as far as they can. Some folks here seem to think that if they don't make it to the WTC we've somehow failed them. BS!!!! We've provided a great pastime that they can enjoy for a life time (the NTC sr60-70 classes were a great inspiration to me). We've given them an opportunity to form lifetime friendships. Most importantly, we've given them something positive to do with their time. Riding trials can teach you so many basic life skills that you can carry over to everyday living. From my observations in the few years since coming back to this sport, the principle ingredients, besides talent (obviously) to becoming a WTC rider, is to have parents who are self employed, independently wealthy and live in an area where daily practice is possible. That road takes an enormous amout of time, travel and money. Whether they ride a 125 is truly a moot point unless the resources are there. I've stayed out of this discussion for a while because I'm just an old fart who shows up to club events to have fun. Seems like some of the comments have gotten a bit personal. I've met several of the participants face to face and find it strange that relative newcomers are saying some of these things. Having witnessed the oganization and sheer volume of work that goes into staging an NTC round, I can only tip my hat to Ishy for doing 11 of them. Al, I look forward to the next time we can get together. Believe it or not, Ringo was a gracious house guest and as it turns out, locking up the women was completely unnecessary

To answer a question posed here. At Holbrook last weekend, Will rode the expert lines, Cody and Patrick rode Pro. From my observations, all three would hardly be challenged by the sportsman line.

I know that the 2 sections I checked got points from all the pro riders including a 5 for Geoff on Saturday. On Saturday, Patrick passed on our section all three times. Both sections featured large splatter walls. BTW it was nice meeting you Ishy and being able to put a face to your name.

I'm using BelRay Gear Saver 75wt. It's specificly designed for 2 strokes. Very happy with it.

Don't be too sure about the dry grippy rocks. Our record breaking dry weather is slowly changing. The rocks at Holbrook are sandstone, not granite. Local riders in the area report that when the sandstone gets wet, there is no traction. I grew up riding on sandstone in No. AZ, it's tricky. Holbrook was snowed on last week and there is another system on its way this weekend. If it drys out before the event, there will be plenty of traction.

If there is one thing Scorpa could improve on, it is the woeful documentation they supply with the bikes. To be honest, I don't know where one would find out what the standard suspension settings would be. There is a very good article on suspension set up here at Trails Central. I would read it and go from there. I emailed the US Scorpa importer for fork oil recommendations and he gave me these figures: 5 wt fluid, spring side 130mm from top with spring out, tube compressed, dampening side, 75mm with tube compressed. The importer, Tryals Shop was very helpful and quick to reply with my questions.

First item: I recall a post where somebody said they could get the carb out of an SY250 without removing the subframe and air box. If that is the case, would you please post detailed instructions, thanks. Second item: The reason for having to get the carb out has been a clogged pilot jet. I'm running an in-line fuel filter. This is the second time in about a month. Since the first time this happened I purchased an air compressor, so it got a thorough blasting. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Crazy Horse II mate - get yourself down there <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I heard that the Palimino Club was the hot spot, at least that's what I've heard The trials scene in Las Vegas is very sparse. The only riders I know from there travel to Arizona, Utah or So. California.

Not sure where you're located. In No. America I would check with B&J Racing. I was able to find a number of parts at my local Yamaha dealer, many are still stocked. Of course there is always ebay.

We do the split groups scoring unless the weather is really bad then we switch over to peer scoring. They both have their pros and cons. With the split groups you get to ride at your own pace, take breaks as necessary and not hold up your buddies if mechanical problems arise. We split our groups by classes with the lower riders scoring the advanced riders and vis versa. One big advantage for the lower skilled riders is you get very good advice from the advanced riders checking. It does make for a very long day however when you consider that the event runs from 9:00am thru 4:30pm with a trophy presentation and a 2-3 hour drive. When we do peer scoring the groups are assembled from riders in different classes to eliminate questions. Families are kept together when practical. One very big advantage with this system is that you get to meet riders you ordinarily wouldn't spend much time with. The event is over about 2 hours earlier. The problem is that you have to ride with the group and the pace may not be suitable to all of the riders. Some guys like to take it very deliberate, walk each section every loop, other guys run it like an MX race. A bigger problem is if one member of the group has a mechanical problem. I agree that the system of assigning numbers on the loop scoring system is only going to cause greater confusion in the long run. The more I think of it, the idea of putting a punch at each section and have each rider score the bloke behind you makes a lot of sense, I do think that if you went with a system of this type you would have to relax cut-off times and associated penalties.