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'98 TXT270 purchase last week. I removed the clutch cover to add oil and found the fiber squeezing out the side of the pressure plate. Remove the pressure plate and found the fiber in four pieces. Any aftermarket brands recommended for this model? I'll begin my Google search after posting. Thank you all in advance!

Hi thank you I will have a look again tomorrow, when I pull the lever I would estimate the salve cylinder is moving 3-4mm

Something is wrong with your clutch mastercylinder or the slave or the hose has a hole in it. If your standard clutch isn't working then putting a new clutch in it is very unlikely to rectify that. https://youtu.be/hdHmiNNgL2I?si=SQVmrH_Ud1a_

So tonight I bled the clutch to no avail I am now thinking I will put a new clutch in it I will order the clutch tool, total pain in the a*** especially as the bike has very low hours that’s why I bought it as it looked like it had just come out of the showroom.

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again that's not unusual, give the bike time to warm up, I don't attempt to put my 4RT into gear before the fan kicks in, this also helps keep the ECU in check I believe but I don't know why.... I don't think your clutch will need re-bleeding some people get on their bike & push off gently before putting it into gear & this frees off the clutch bit this has never been a problem for me hope this helps

Hi, thanks for all the responses, Tonight I have refilled with elf gearbox oil and adjusted the lever however when I select a gear from neutral the bike jerks forward also I can’t push it while in gear with the clutch pulled. Next step for me is a clutch bleed if that doesn’t solve it I might look at a new Mitani clutch.

We have a 300 Beta Evo and it’s too much bike for my talent! On the other hand, I have an older Beta Rev3 250, lovely bike to ride.

I’ve fitted the dimpled apico clutch plates on my 4RT & along with the elf oil my clutch is nice & progressive neutral is still hard to find but in my experience all the modern trials bikes I’ve owned are the same

Our local club put on a demo at the Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group rally in Paris, Ontario. I took a POV lap of the demo setup aboard my TY175, and was a ton of fun! The second video is another perspective taken by another club member showing the excellent riding by the other club members. Enjoy!

I used a hand pump to pull the gas out. When leaning left on the stand some gas leaked when removing the petcock but not a large amount. I was then able to lean it right to get most of the gas into a funnel. The back part of the little black plastic lever had broken so was non functional. The parts list just shows the entire petcock assembly which is not cheap. Is the little lever available somewhere, maybe in a rebuild kit? This would be a really annoying failure mode to happen if you show up to a trial and need to manually get gas to the carb.

Ignition coil will be under the seat next to the throttle body , that is where mine is.

Clutch adjustment on both of the Montesa's I have 2007 and 2017 have just enough clutch drag even when I adjust the levers to my preference when riding are hard to shift into neutral for me ELF oil helps as well but still can be a bit hard to find. Good luck.

Trials bikes are normally fairly difficult to change into neutral, I normally just turn my bike off then put it into neutral. On the odd occasion you can knock it into neutral with it running but its certainly not really easy.

Thank you all, this advice is exactly what I was hoping for. I’ll continue to look at 250 and maybe a Beta 300. Still very much a beginner so keen to enjoy it rather than ruin it for myself or risk wasting money. thanks all!

Thank you, that’s great advice. It’s a GasGas I am looking at so might think carefully!

@Millwoodva https://youtu.be/SKPCCsKOgr4?si=MFiAoau5hUNS https://youtu.be/PuUGLuUMmOs?si=bKYHSY2iGFcl

https://youtu.be/S1LR_uMHB0M?si=sovw_drjH_rsV

Awesome 👌 Thank you!!

The Hell Team has quite a bit of information for GasGas https://www.thehellteam.com/technical-support/gas-gas-parts-and-service-manuals 1998 Parts book: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0Mfile5AhnmcjY5NXFOaF9ZaVU?resourcekey=0-pVgEGHcAoWYLR7cvC2r7fA

Only when you get to expert will you think the 250 isnt enough for you, so unless youre going to be making expert in the next couple of years id steer you towards the 250. Although if the right 300 came along at a good price, go for it, just be prepared to spend a few 100 on bits slowing it down. I actually think a detuned 300 is nicer than the 250, more torquey low down, they are just a bit of a handful up top if you get too aggressive with the throttle

I hear you. It's very much not important, so if the risk is high, it's off my list of stuff to do. The design came from my son... he claimed to have designed it, but I'll ask. Looking at it now with a more critical eye, I see several errors and issues, so probably best to junk it and start over. Cheers... Paul

May I ask where you got that design? Was it done by an A.I. chatbot?

Sherco clutch holding tool https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7079191