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Yeah that's about the going price for one at that age, a really really clean one can sell for around

I have both styles of helmet and im quite happy to wear what ever i feel like on the day, coming from an MX/Enduro background i feel alot safer wearing a Motocross helmet for obvious reasons especially when out practicing, but i suppose it depends on the type of stuff you ride. It doesn't take much to knock ya teeth out if your pushing yourself and trying out new stuff and personally I don't think you can ever have enough protection if your a beginner. As mentioned though a full face helmet does have its major disadvantages sometimes, and they really do restrict your view on certain sections, I've seen alot of people riding with a Downhill bike helmets because they have a lower mouth piece than a MX one but still offer mouth protection, You can pick a 661 helmet cheap enough. Start with a full face until you feel safer and more confident then buy an open face

I have to agree with all of the above, Burnicle is a fantastic commentator in many peoples eyes and a true legend to boot.. Ryder and Moody are very bias towards certain riders [normally those with the best hospitality tents!!] which can be annoying. Mr Burnicle however knows alot of riders personally and he's happy to abuse them if he feels they have done wrong. His knowledge in Trials, Enduro, Motocross, WSB and BSB international and club level is immense, and if he's not commentating on TV he's normally track side on the loud speaker. I'd much rather listen to him than some of the clueless folk that Sky sports employ just because they know the producer.

I wear Bolle spiders - yellow lens is great in the woods.

As mentioned, some helmets do look really stupid, the outer shells are either far to big or too small or just weird shaped.. I tried on all the Airoh range and looked like a numpty in everyone of them I found that the Shoei looked half normal.. which is 100 times better than the Mekon look

Cheers both, the bike looks great Pete. Well i spent most of the afternoon sanding down the rear fender [by hand] then after 2hrs of dead arm i remembered who i lent my electric sander to and went and got it back All the nasty scratched blue is now off, i also sanded down the petrol tank and front mudguard, new stickers are on order so i'll get a few layers of primer on tomorrow before it's painted, stickered, laquered and baked next week. ps. I also went with the Halfruads plastikote primer

How did the paint hold up Pete?? - I'm thinking of giving the Scorpa a fresh lick of paint.

Anyone??

Hi everyone, I'm looking for something that will fit in my garage, i've tried a Hi top connect but it's just a tiny bit too tall to fit through the garage door - the short wheel base Connect will fit just fine As you can see [from pulling up this old thread] i've done a search, but i've read a 100 different answers saying that you can and can not fit two bikes [250 scorpa/270 Beta in my case] in a standrad low roof ford connect. So can someone please settle it once and for all and post a picture up of a SWB Connect with two bikes fitted in the back. Cheers.

Happy to help mate, i hope you enjoy it

Hi Dr Drake, Welcome to the site. I hope you find a bike soon just so you can stop nagging me

I had a load of matching hose today for nothing, as you say most car pipe will fit, well happy. Thanks for the tip

Thanks godzilla, the less than a tenner option sounds good. Call me old fashioned [ok call me tight] but paying

My SY 250R Radiator hose has taken one bash to many and split open, anyone know of a cheap replacment or where i can source one from? Also does another bike hose fit GasGas Beta etc?? Ta

If you've just fitted a motor then check you haven't nicked the hose coming from the reservoir to the master cylinder, an small hole in the pipe won't always leak but it will let air in. And as others mention go buy a brake bleeding kit and a large syringe, my rear brake wouldn't back bleed at all so i removed the reservoir and forced fluid back down until all bubbles stopped coming out of the caliper. Works as it should now

Hi Jim, Same happened on mine, the previous owner had tried to bleed the rear brake and some how moved the hose to a place where it rubbed a small hole in it [it's very tight in there] apparently he never had the brake working in all the time he owned it - I bought a replacement braided hose from a local 'Hose' shop, much tougher. The bottom M'cylinder connector is a bitch to fit properly when the bikes complete, i dropped the swing arm down and made it much easier to do.

Cheers for that

Yes i've dragged up an old thread - saves starting a new one I sliced through my hose on the water pump this weekend after hitting a rock - all the links to covers available don't work or the parts are no longer listed - anyone know where i can get a good cover that protects pump and pipe. Cheers

Thanks Cubby, I may give them a go then. I also want fork and swing-arm covers, i'm guessing it's a Scorpa dealer for these item though. thanks again

Been looking at the carbon effect frame and exhaust guards for the Scorpa on the 'bay' has anyone bought some off there? How was the fitment. Here's both items - one feed back review said the frame guards needed modifying [frame guards] cheers.

Cheers pete, Yeah i went ahead and bought some rear 6004 bearings and they fit pefrect [04 scorpa].. the old ones were a complete nightmare to remove but we got there in the end thanks for the reply

Sorry to bump an old post, but i take it that the bearings are the same as above in an 03 and 05 sy 250 R?

well we're all here to help ishy. To be honest i didn't know why it was called the Scott trial either So now we both know, and we can pretend that we've always known when explaining it to future youth.. wouthout the mention of wikipiddly

The internet is your friend... Wikipedia normally has the answers

I wear sidi crossfires MX boots with a pivot ankle, i find them fantastic for trials, they also offer more 'all over' protection than my old trials boots while still staying flexible. Not cheap but they last for years, also worth a look are Forma Dominators [again with a pivot ankle].