General Trials Talk

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I have many times myself used caustic soda to clean out my exhausts but what do I do with the removed fluid? Is caustic soda still THE way for cleaning my Fantic exhausts? If yes, whats the best way to mix it?The silencers are all repackables from WES so thats not a problem. Then what do i do with the goo that comes out. Any suggestions? lee

i try'ed for days trying to book tickets for sheffield but couldnt get threw , the only solution was to book threw ticket marster, the kind lady on the phone said. it will only cost you 3.50 for the call. after we booked the man told us there was a 10% increas on price for booking threw ticket marster so instaid of it being

Anybody got a spare rear shock lying about?? The bike is an aprilia climber but i am happy to give anything a try. It needs to be 335mm or thereabouts between mountings. Been quoted a small fortune to have my original one re-built... seems damper rod slightly pitted.... otherwise its going to become a twin shock!! (2 new shocks for less than half the price of a rebuild....) Andy

Have a ty250 yamaha,was wondering the best way to clean rust out of tank

When I was at a trial today I let a guy have a go on my bike as he was interested in getting one. He mentioned that at his next birthday he will be 80. Its one of the reasons why I like trials, is the fact that the main deciding factor is skill. I remember another guy I met a couple of years ago at a trial who I was talking to who was 78, riding a BSA C15, He was more than double my age riding a bike that was over ten years older than me, I was ridding a brand new bike and he finish on less than half my score . If I can continue till I

Hi all, I am midway through a college course in web design for beginners and as part of the course I had to design a web site. I used the opportunity to collate some material about my trials riding. The site was built using basic html so don't expect too much. Let me know what you think, I am gratefull for any constructive comments. I don't have a domain name and it's only hosted on the college server so I hope they won't mind a few hits! Here's the link. http://212.219.116.40/~sbird/index.html Thanks, Steve.

Hey Guys Did we have a fun week downunder with the visitors we had!!! It was good to see Clarky recover from his endo at the Scot to leave some rubber (and skin) on the ozzy granite and to watch Joa Hindren show everyone a Scorpa has big teeth!!! It was also fantastic to see the likes of Morris, Pons, Dabill, Brown, and the others in the OS troup on our soil. I just can't figure why Joa isn't riding in the factory Scorpa team after seeing what he can do when he gets off a plane and rides a borrowed bike???? Nice to have you gents come to visit.....come back any time!!!! BJDownunder

Who does the cheapest price for wheel rim anodising? Candywheels charge

Sixteen years old today. Watch out WTC, here comes Alexz. Happy Birthday Mr. Wigg.

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Hi, I need to take the auxilary flywheel off to get at the clutch, does anybody know if the thread is left or right hand also how can i stop the engine turning over without a special tool, talking of the clutch is the retaining nut left or right hand thread? Thanks p.s also need to know thread on flywheel puller

Does any one know of any other online trials shops that take paypal? apart from trialsbits Its just handy because when you sell something on ebay you can order something for your bike stright away . Many Thanks James

Dos dies de Trial 2005If you can get your bike into a couple of bags on to an EasyJet flight might make a change from getting wet and muddy!!

Just stripped my TY mono down for a bit of work, I'm going to have the frame plastic coated and I was wondering what tips you guys might have for masking off the Headstock bearing area and also the swing arm bearing area. In the past I've not masked these areas off and have had a right nightmare getting the plastic coating back to metal to accept the bearing races Will a simple masking off of the area with masking tape do ? I've just got images of the blasting process ripping the tape apart...any tips ??

A few weeks ago i asked john lampkin if i could have a signed photo of dougie, but i didn

Not sure this will make sense to others or not.. So I aired on my left grips, cut for the bar ends and away I go. As I ride, my hand naturally positions the grip "inward" towards the center of the bar. I am wondering, will it stop moving in? I would think it would reach a position on the bar where my arm / hand was comfortable at, then settle in too that position.. So,, Should I cut off the extra length of unused bar??? about an inch at the moment. So what effect would having unequal bar lengths relative to the center have? My right arm is clearly stronger than my left so would it not make sense to have the left bar longer than the right? But my little experiment …

Had my wheels anodised by Jamie from Candy Wheels this year and i wanted to call and run something past him but i cant find his number anywhere!! Is he still doing business and if so could i have his number? Failing this any other recommendations apart from the one in TMX? Thanks, Mike

Anyone know where i could get a good deal on a new lid. Cheap aswell!!!!!

Hi Just wondering what sort of intrest there would be for billet aluminium parts for example things like: Master cylinder covers fuel caps Snail cams master cylinder adjusters sprocket guards rear sprocket guards coil guards wheel spacers (get rid of the speedo drive) and maybe things like top yolk footpegs anodized to blue, red, black, gold, and silver James