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Get it helicoiled,any other way you would be worried if it was leaking or fallen out.Gear box would soon be shot with no or little oil,as would the main bearings as the gear oil lubes these too on a pro

I was one of the observers on the day,we were told before the start to give the benefit of the doubt to the riders.Trouble is everybody has their own interpretation of this,so the riders dont know where they stand.I had no problem with riders questioning the scores,maybe that shows I was too lenient,but virtually every ride would have been a 5 if I had penalized every momentary stop.My view is stop permitted rules with no st0p sections would work. I've spoken to no one who thinks the no stop rules are the answer for all trials.It certainly isn't the answer to getting more people into riding and buying bikes

In Line filter is essential,there's no downside to it,fit one

It will definetly be a rotax at that year,wouldnt advise buying it as spares would be a problem.Old trials bikes can be money pits unless its lived a pampered life,I'd wait till I could afford something better and more common,unless its silly cheap and is still ok.There weren't any specific problems with them,you're looking for wear and tear.Take a mechanically minded mate with you when viewing,you might miss something important

Pushing the pickup about is altering the ignition timing,it will run in reverse if its too far advanced.I dont think the pickup should be that movable,it aso wants to be as close to the flywheel as possible to get the best sparkTake the plug cap off,hold the HT lead 6mm from the cylinder and kick it over.If the spark will not jump the gap the spark is too weak to run properly.Do you know anybody with a similar bike so you could swap parts one at a time till it runs right

Sounds like it needs a new clutch basket,depends on how deep the grooves are,probably get away with filing about 0.25 mm.Look on the Beta forum for clutch fix,its close to the forum start.This will tell you all you need to know,the clutches are very similar

Don't you think Gas Gas should speak to Formula about supplying brakes in this state,save a lot of warranty claims

Might work out cheaper to shop around,but a lot easier to buy the All Balls kit.The quality is fine,have used them myself

Had mine for a year,look as new,no wear or fading,buy some

If its that far out i wouldn't risk it.When you've dented it in enough to get clearance on all the areas mentioned it won't have much more capacity anyway,and it'll be a lot thinner/weaker where you've stretched the plastic to give clearance.I wouldn't chance it/me going up in flames if it leaks out on the pipe,would you?

If you feel a 250 evo is lively,a 280 or 300 gas gas would most likely be too much.Not much point buying a bike thats too powerful then trying to calm it down.I've recently changed from a 280 Gas Gas to a 290 evo and find the power delivery easier to use.Can you try the bikes you fancy at a trial?

Nice project,but pointless as a practical bike.How long would the spokes last when they are on the outside of the rims,and a stone caught up in the belt drive would soon wreck that

Very good meeting,intelligent use of the ground ,very slippery,thanks to all involved

You can bend it if its hot enough.Rub some soap on the place you want to bend it,warm it up[i use the gas ring on the oven when the boss is out shopping]when the soap goes black its the right heat to bend.You don't have long before its lost the heat,repeat the process rather than bend it too much and snap it.Sounds like witchcraft but it works

Think i might be speaking to the previous owner for selling a bike in that state,unless it was cheap.Someone bodged it to flog it by the sound of things.I'd be inclined to give it a good check over before spending the money on a new flywheel.Often older bikes cost too much to sort out with spares costing what they do.Sorry to sound pessimistic,but seen people caught out in the past like this

I had this problem,which I solved by fitting a brake hose banjo bolt with a bleed nipple in it,sourced off ebay.You can leave the remains of the old nipple in place,it won't leak as it's still tight.Was easy to bleed too,saved a lot of grief

Anyone thought about putting this to the vote to the riders this affects?To me you have the same rules globally,to ride no stop one week then stop permitted next week in a different area is never going to work

Most riders don't want to do trials that are that hard,s3 rounds are more popular.More chance of damaging a nearly

you're not alone with this one,some of the local riders have had this.One of them measured the diameter of the tyre where it touches the rim,and told me it was 4mm larger than the old tyre.He was refunded,you might like to measure your tyre and compare.Shame cos irc is the best for our conditions.

Jordi,s right remove the flywheel weight,change the gear oil every 4 trials with dextron 3 atf,grease the linkage bearings every 6 rides or so,remove the airbox and split it,seal the joint wirh stikaflex[from a motor factors]ensure the gear lever is tight,enjoy riding a great bike

A lot of people claim to know what's happened,but until there's an official answer its not appropriate to speculate in print

Clean the scrape with thinners[or the other half's nail polish remover]fill the scrape with superglue,leave it for a day and rub it down smooth.Have done this a few times it's always worked

A flywheel weight will help,as will setting the idle mixture a shade rich.300s do seem to stall easy if you let the revs drop really low,my sons 300 stalls easier tham my 280,you have to really concentrate on your clutch/back brake control

The Beta is definetly the better of the bikes you mention,do you particularly want a 4t?Don't know your budget,but any recent 250 2t is adequate for anyone up to[at least] centre champ level.I'd go to a local trial,get to know a few people and try their bikes.If you've been out of it for a few years you;ll be surprised how good modern bikes are

Used dextron 3 from a motor factor in 5 diferent GasGas Pro,never had a problem. It's much cheaper this way well up to the job.We change it every 5 meetings