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Sounds like mine does when I go swimming with it. If water gets through the air filter and into the carb' it can still idle around but when it is asked to rev up a bit more it can suck the bubble of water in from the bowl. You said the carb was spotless so I figure this has been already checked.

You can find some footage on this website: http://www.mitani-ms.com/ Click on the second underlined "word" under each video.

CAUTION!! Unless you are ready to lay out the cash for one, DO NOT take the SCORPA SY for a test ride! Once you've been on one you won't be able to live without it.

I just say: "Excuse me! It must have been the chili."

Mine does it also once in a while. Ever since I turned the timing up a bit. Interesting yours just began doing it out of the blue.

Anything other than a Trials motorcycle would definately make the Five Miles of Hell trail live up to its name. There were quite a few bike parts and pieces that were scattered on the edges of the trail from some of the casualties. Four of us rode through it one way, checked our fuel supply and decided to ride it again backwards back to the truck.

I've used this stuff called "Bleche White". Works great! It is designed for cleaning white wall tires.

marky boy, Welcome back to the "Dark Side".

I'd break that thing real fast. After fifteen minutes in my hands those wheels would look like taco shells. It is probably great for someone coming from a mountain bike mindset but after being on motorcycles for years it would feel like a kids toy.

Trail riding is much more fun on a trials bike. I expect that the Scorpa Long RIde is the perfect bike for it. It can be a bit tough keeping up with the big enduros on the power line trails and fire roads. We have a few trails that we ride that are like a continuous section a mile long. The best trail is in Utah, USA called "Five Miles of Hell". On a trials motorcycle it is more like five miles of heaven. What a Blast!

Check with the Tryals Shop. Mike will have all the answers. http://www.tryalsshop.com/page-tech.htm

Yes. The white is the fast one. I believe they can come with fast or slow when new. There is also the choice of heavy or light flywheels. If you're looking for "zip" make sure you match up the light flywheel with that white throttle tube and the proper carb settings. Don't forget about advancing the timing. With that combination, it produces more "zip" than most of us will ever want. You won't be disappointed.

Ringo, You kill me!

It can drag like that in cold weather for the first five to ten seconds especially if the oil is thick and/or old. It will also drag if there is too much oil in there. First try changing the oil. I believe the recommended amount is 650 ml but it works much better at 500-550 ml. Maybe there is too much in there now.

Love it!! I was hoping for some good remarks.

That happened to me also one time. I had pads in from a Montesa (I know, sacrilegious) in my SY and wore the pads down until those "lips" on each pad touched together on the outside of the disc. It didn't allow proper pressure on the disc for good braking. I just filed down the lips and got another month out of the pads. I also agree, you got your pads mixed up. They'll work just fine though if you keep the "lips" filed down. All this talk about pads and lips is really opening ourselves up for the insinuating comments.

I've used a similar product for three years in both the front (tube) and rear (tubeless). It is absolutely awesome. I've pulled nails and glass out of the tire with pliers and watched it seal right up. We ride on a lot of sharp rocks and the only plugs I've had to use were in the sidewall gashes. Even then, when I jammed three or four "dog turds" into the side wall hoping to save the tire, within seconds of adding air green slime bubbled through and sealed up whatever was left. I highly reccomend it. The downfall with the stuff is that it seams to lubricate the bead on the rear wheel. I occcasionally have a rear flat after hitting hard on a splatter. When I pump it back up it is fine but I can see a wet area next to the rim where the air blew out. I carry a small bicycle pump with me anyway so that's not too much of a problem for me. As for the mess, it just wipes out with a rag and it's water soluable. No big deal. The "Fix-a-Flat" in the aerosol can is a whlole 'nother issue. Stay away from that.

Does anyone have the trials results from this year's Motorama. We had a long drive after the event and decided to leave as soon as we were done (before the awards). Thanks.

Thank you Mr. Fracy. Wow, the early eightees. I knew that it must have been a loooong time ago. I saw a picture once of those old timers. It looked like they had two vertical springs on the back, one on each side of the bike, they used for shocks. If I remember right they even had seats on their bikes. Gnarly. I hope I get the chance to meet him around sometime. It's kinda weird to think that the early 80's was over twenty years ago. Life is too short and goes by way too fast. I havn't been able to come to terms with that yet.

Yeah Steveo, I believe that was/is Kurt Comer. I dont know anything about him other than having seen his name listed in the stats once in a while. Like you say, "prehistoric". That was a while ago.

Hey Windfall, Check with Mike Komer at the "Tryals Shop". He is the North American importer for Scorpa. He would know of your closest dealer or may even know of someone in your area who has an SY you could try. Mike has been in the Trials business since the early seventies and has a lot of contacts. He is always great to do business with: (315)497-3268 or Mike@TryalsShop.com

Unfortunately, you are correct. The good news is that the Scorpa Easy is ancient trials technology. As great as they were then, pretty much anything now is far superior. I'm not trying to start a war with the following comment: Some people say that Montesa is still working with the '90's technology because of minimal modifications since then. There are people I ride with that we call "old school" and they won't leave their Rotax engines. Power delivery, suspension, and frame geometries have all change drastically since then for Scorpa. Certainly for the better. It all depends on what you're used to.

I just picked up my new '05 Scorpa. It is my fifth scorpa that I've had (2 easy's and 3 SY's). There is no comparison between the Scorpa Easy and the SY. They are two different animals. Comparing the different year models of the SY's; they are all very similar with minor improvements each year. The 05 is definately this best yet. It is always hard to feel the difference though. A fresh, new bike is always going to be different from a sagged out two season veteran. Maybe someone can donate another '05 Scorpa to my study. I'll store it in the back of the shop for two years and then fire it up to compare new and old.

I just heard that Travis Fox will be hosting a school on Saturday night. Has anyone else heard about this?

We've been snowed in for a while now. The only place I've been riding is a fifteen foot diamter area that I try to keep scraped off in the driveway. I'm looking forward to it. Does anyone know if there will be any instruction like there was from Ray Peters last year or ride time on Saturday night?