cactusjack

Promoting the brand, specifically the Freeride series of bikes.

Ride fitness is the biggest stopper of any rider Fatty, keep at it and the pain will ease eventually. It is a very clean and good looking Techno too, good pick up mate.

It's funny how there is such different versions of our language every where you go. So interesting. I remember being in Canada in 2006 and they used to get stuck into us Aussies for saying 'I reckon ........' It is so commonly used here you don't blink an eyelid, but there, we got laughed at.

Good answer thats_a_five. You are also correct in that it is pinging, not pinking! Never heard it called pinking until I got onto this forum.

The 4t bikes, although they have higher compression, have an automatic decomp valve, which opens an exhaust valve to lower compression slightly at the top of the compression stroke. this makes kicking them over much easier, and in most cases easier than a 2t.

Adjustment may be the issue too. If the brakes are binding just a little they will overheat and bind fairly quickly even in light usage. I would check all adjustments. On the AJP master you need to make sure there is a small amount of free play in the lever before it engages. The adjuster actuating the piston should not be in contact with the piston before you depress it. The other adjuster controls the distance the lever throws from the bar. This also needs to have clearance to allow for free play. Failing this, pull it apart again.

He spells like he is typing a text message and of the younger generation!

Well done. A good little video.

I look forward to seeing some real time video's of the bike in action. A truly unique project that is fantastic to see from a passionate trials person. Hope it all goes well for them. Hopefully they get updated into this thread.

That black coating on the forks is a nitride coating designed to reduce stiction of the fork seals. I would be very hesitant filling it with a standard epoxy as this may effect the seals as much as a scratch. I would get a very fine 1500-2000 grit wet and dry and very lightly polish back the sharp edges on the scratch, avoiding as much area outside the scratch as is humanly possible. I would then leave it at that.

It may have blown a crank seal too, I would be checking the gear oil level immediately. If all is ok in the gearbox then I would run with what has already been said.

A short video from Sunday morning at the trials club. This was the first ride on the Gasser and I had a ball out on it. The volume is very low, as I didn't want the music to overpower the sound of the bike, but the microphone struggled to pick up the bike for most of it! Enjoy.

Took it out for it's first proper trials ride today, and it is a ripper. I have basically sorted the starting issues, just a bit of technique more than anything. A little richer on the mixture screw and bump the idle up a little. No throttle on cold start and a bit of throttle on hot start and it will start within a couple of kicks. As for riding it I will be keeping it without doubt. It is great to ride and improved my riding from the Scorpa almost straight away. Love it!!!

Always good to have someone there to push you along Dylan. I have just got a Gas Gas 300 Pro, so am looking forward to my first outing on that this weekend. I wish I had somewhere very local to practice. I have to drive an hour to get to my practice grounds and they are only open on Sundays. Makes it hard I must say. Keep updating mate, well done.

Yep, day 2 always hurts more than day one!!! Great that you enjoyed this addictive sport and have found a few guys to be able to ride around with. Well done.