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I have had 3 or 4 new Dunlop GP803's over the course of the ssdt and the weeks since and ALL have been going flat. Last weekend I was out and had to take a pump and gauge with me as my rear tyre was dropping from 4.2psi to less than 2psi in one hour. Doing my nut in. Tried everything cleaned the bead swapped tyres pressurised it right up to try and seat it but nothing working, still leaking from the bead. I know someone has said about putting sealant on the bead but that's not a solution it's simply a bodge job. You wouldn't accept it with your brand new car tyre so why accept it with a trials tyre. Maybe the only solution is to spend the extra money and use Michelin until this problem is sorted? Pain in the back-side.

Hi, I am having the same problems with oil level after changing my oil for the ssdt. This info has been a great help, just one question- does this procedure and 160mm air gap apply to both fork legs? Thanks in advance, Craig.

On the up? Did you see the scores? Bet not many riders enjoyed that yesterday.... No stop should be kept to pre 65/ twin shock classes and the likes of the ssdt/loch lomond/reeth/lakes etc where the sections allow for flowing style trials.... British champs riders will go clean all day at these kind of trials no problem the sections need to be more severe to push the boundaries. What the top riders in the country/world can make a 65kg motorbike do is awesome, why peg them back so that older guys and lesser riders can enter a trial and drop hundreds of marks? It won't attract any more to the sport, let's be serious the top riders will still be the top riders and everyone else will find it too hard. It's swings and roundabouts. An issue we will all have to agree to disagree on. Shame the FIM went ahead and made the changes. That FIM no stop video is cringe-worthy. Not impressive atall. It's not 1970 anymore, things move on.

Obviously the older riders will favour no-stop rules and the younger prefer to stop, this is understandably because the majority don't understand modern trials riding techniques, yes it makes it very inaccessible to many riders because the skill level of the top 5 in the world is so high, but making it no-stop wil be taking a step backwards, the sport has evolved why would we want to hold these riders back from pushing the boundries? The problem lies at grass routes, there isn't enough done to take trials to the public and show them what is possible, if kids get involved young enough they will reach these levels with the right approach... As for the ssdt and Scott, yes, they are the most watched events but they are watched by the same ageing spectators who go there every year as a tradition. Very few first timers will go and watch the ssdt... And think about it like this... If you took someone to watch trials for the first time what would inspire them more- Lampkin cleaning pipeline or Toni bou cleaning a WTC section?