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Best to do a search on the forum, its a can of worms that one! I use 50:1 and I wouldn't go any leaner that! But the less oil you use the more manly you become, some riders don’t even use oil, just a splash of Old Spice in the tank!?!?!

I had exactly the same problem with some Suzuki beamish forks, they are also just under 35mm I now use some steel shim, it works a treat (it’s a pain fitting it in though!) If the forks are under 35mm and you have them re-chromed to 35mm you would also need to modifiy the bushes in the legs as they wouldn’t fit!

Same here, never had a problem. even with heavy classic MX bikes

To be fair most people use later parts more for cost than the advantage gain. Don’t be put off by all the moaning, it’s a very welcoming sport and most trials are easier now than they were back in the day.

That’s progress for you, even pre65 bike are evolving! Its nice to look back with rose coloured glasses, but lets face it, they were cr@p forks! How far do you take the pre65 rules, Shocks, tyres, levers, handlebars ect…… I know one rider who is using modern titanium fiddle hips fitted in his old legs!

That’s very true, but I 've welded some flat bars to mine & the kids use them as pogo sticks

strange as we used a nice little oven that printed out graphs (e.g 450c then 24hours at 120c) It was also very handy for cooking pukka pies! Al-Cu hard to machine with HSS! (we mainly use HSS on our VMC) 2 days to go hard, did you buy your metal straight from the mills? We buy from aalco & various other suppliers and they hold stock for months! I think you are spending too much time on google!

who sells the CSP sump guards?

let's hope it makes the 100,000

I’ve said this before but, every rider should observe (or help) a certain number of trials to obtain a licence I observed the same amount that I entered last year!

Duralumin is no longer available as its now 2000 Series al-cu alloys (and they corrode quickly un-treated) 7075 needs to be heated to 450c and then age hardened at 120c for 24h+ or it will stay soft But if he buys one stated as T6 then its already been done, so no point worrying

What forks, that’s a can of worms I currently have a set of beamish forks & billet yokes fitted to my bantam and NJB expert rear shocks (good shocks for the money)

It’s possible to fit any forks to any bike, but you would need some engineering equipment (and the skill to use it)! Strange forks to fit on a beeza?

Is the original weak? The one on ebay looks well made

The trick I would like to master is: winning a trial (Or at least complete a full trial without falling off!)

Reading some of the above posts, a riot helmet might be worth adding to the list

If you do start a business, you would have to do an Investment appraisal on purchasing keyboards with all that typing!

The Back Box!?!?!?!?---->

Very much for the off-road rider, I find it easy to leave skid marks with my Suzuki as well

80:1 on a iron barrel air cooled bike...... Id say more like 40:1 or richer!

That’s some commitment, and they don’t even have a product to sell yet

Wouldn’t it be good if we could all just print a few grand when we started running low

I That’s very true, and I do hope someone sees it as a worthwhile investment