bob

Wasn't the pinky the Yammaha TY which had pink plastics? Bob

Yeah the other Beta basher has gone for one of them Shercos and can't spell, you'll spot him a mile off. This one could be different. bob

Hi, I'm afraid I can't help, but your english is much better than alot of the people on here. I'm sure someone will be able to point you in the right direction. Bob

I rode a 200 in youth B and there were no complaints, a mate of mine rode a montesa 250 in youth D when he was 13. You won't gain any points if you win, but who cares really. If you look at the results then you'll probably see loadsa people riding out of class on bikes with greater cc than what they are supposed to be on. Bob

I don't but try e-mailing the beta factory in Italy, they posted me a manual free of charge, or if they heven't any paper copies they may be able to email you one. try info@betamotor.com when i got mine about 6 months ago the bloke who dealt with it was Gianluca Olivieri. hope this helps, worth a try anyway. Bob

also, anybody noticed that their radiator at the top is slightly off to the right when looking at it fom the front and has been dinked against the frame. Mine has at some point and is very close now, looks like yours has aswell totalshell, (little dink on the rim at the top rhs). Is this normal, I can't really see why mine is off centre other than if something is bent or it's supposed to be like that. sorry to borrow your thread! *I just thought it followed the trend a little. Bob

i think most clubs use scoreboards for scoring, but for some most especially large/small trials the rider carries a punchcards with them, i imagine they would be easier so long as you'r abit handy with the punch, and you know what section number it will be on each lap. You can check with the rider (most will be honest) if you get a little stuck. Bob

just make sure you know the rules enough, and go along to a trial and where they are signing riders on, just offer to observe. Start off at a small trial, my dad sometimes observes but he hasn't a clue and he gets along fine. Take care with the riders numbers. Bob

Belfast must be a repeat, but the last round, haven't we missed a few then? Bob

Well go on then. Don't keep us all in suspense. Bob

I've seen these on the new Beta's, however whilst we were at sheffield waiting for it all to begin, he explained to me that it wasn't actually interest free, some kind of way of making it seem interest free since you py it in some sortof tricking installments, may be different, but work out how much you'd pay either way. Bob

there is such a thing as too much power, thats why i went for a 200. Bob

my old sherco used to do that in 4th and 5th gear, but carried on going for a while fine, a mate of mine who rides push bike trials and who i used to tow said it was something about the split link going through the chain tensioner. Bob

well Raga and Dougie both have red bull helmets.

yeah, don't forget the flywheel and exhaust are on the other side, no bike is symmetrical across the line straightdown the middle of the bike. Bob

Yeah i will try and get them ordered before the month is out, but i also need to make sure i can get there before i order them Bob

ok thanks for the info, I'll have a good thin about all this and decide what i'm gonna do, i've got a little while yet right before i need to buy tickets. Bob

actually i think that it was billy T who strongly suggested not to connext the exhaust side tube to the overflow as that would mean that rather than petrol flowing out of your carb onto the floor/crankcase, it will just fill up your engine, i actually run mine without a tube on the bottom overflow without any problems, i just drain my carb after every wash, and it's ran fine for ages. Bob

No so long as the bearings and bushes are in good condition as far as i can tell. But i was quite surprised how nice the back en feels without anf fancy stuff. Bob

if you get protective gear don't go too over the top, you want shin pads, not shin plates if you know what I mean. As regarding teckniques its pretty useful to be able to hop on the back wheel, putting in little pedal strokes sortof whilst hopping helps to move you forward and keep the front end up. being able to endo and turn is good too, also try practicing steps of different sizes helps. if noones watching park benches are quite good or if you live in a town then there is loads of stuff. Bob

the reccomended plug is the BP5ES and i often run a platinum plug heat 6 just for durability. I think that is something like BPR6EVX BUT IM NOT SURE ON THAT ONE. Bob

SKIPTON, well it could be, depends if Skipton is near Malton??? Could be though, but I have never been to Skipton, its about half way between York and Scarborough in a straight line, Malton that is. bob

wear a helmet! I wasn't wearing a helmet when I accidentally ride off a 10 ft drop, and i may not have looked like a **** before the accident, but i certianaly did after with a massive lump of the top of my head.

try e-mailing info@betamotor.com and then FAO ing it to that bloke. as regards mixture screw and tickover screw surely that will be quite a bike and area specific thing although with the mixture screw (and needle position) presuming that it has standard jets there will be a starting point to work from I would have thought. Bob

Whoops sorry , i never thought of that, hopefully I will have made more friends than lost. Do you want me to delete that post until your item has been sold? seriously, then everyone is happy! Bob