bob_m

Soaking in about 1 gallon of warm water with 1/2 cup of Baking soda and some laundry detergent works for me. Hang to dry exposed to direct sunlight. I then spray liner and helmet with "helmet fresh cleaner", a product available on ebay. It even sanitized my dirty mind, fortunately that is only temporary.

Great event! The sections were well set up and having 9 was fine with me. I still am re-riding the sections in my mind. I always enjoy riding Meriden events

As Laser1 suggested, Providence, Rhode Island would be your closest airport followed by Boston. I didn't think they had international flights coming in. Providence is a small city only 1 hour north of the event with several options for hotels right in the city. Plenty of accommodations along the route to the event as well. Cranston, East Greenwich, even Newport if you can tolerate having your wallet emptied since it is high tourist season. In Newport there are quite a few bed and breakfast homes that are nice, clean and well kept. Some are older some are newer, I have a friend who has a newer one within walking distance of the ocean if that may be of interest to you, I'd be happy to inquire on availability and cost. Also, there are a great number of good restaurants in both the Providence area and Newport. Newport is on the ocean overlooking the harbor with the island of Jamestown just across the harbor. You may want to check the area out on Google Earth for a sense of what it is like. It does get very crowded in July.

Nigel, This is the world round in Rhode Island web site under development: http://www.wtc2015usa.com/index.html As far as hotels, I don't know specifics but I googled "hotels near escoheag ri" and found a few. Best Western in West Greenwich was one. You might try tripadvisor for more info. I'll post more info when it becomes available. Bob

The location of the world round in Rhode Island is in Exeter RI. Rhode Island Trials Club - RITC Escoheag Hill Road, Exeter, RI From RT-95 exit 5A to RT-102 South. Turn right onto RT-3. Follow Rt-3 for approx 2 miles to junction of Rt-165. Turn right onto RT-165 and follow for approx 6 miles. At bottom of hill turn right onto Escoheag Hill Road. Watch for arrows. From the West: Rt-165. Left on Escoheag Hill Road. Watch for arrows. GPS Coordinates: N41 35 21.6 W71 45 27.5 It would be much closer to fly in to Boston than NYC. With no traffic it is about a 2 hour drive. I can look into local accommodations if it helps. Also check the newenglandtrials.com web site for information coming soon, none posted as of yet. I am a member of the RI trials club, I was told yesterday that there is a web site for the world round under development so it should be up soon. Bob

The NETA rulebook is here with info for making your own plate. I just printed mine in MS Word then laminated it and double side taped it over the aluminum plate on the bike. http://www.newenglandtrials.com/files/2014_Rulebook_Rev.1c.pdf

I was able to force the tube sideways just enough to drive a sharpened screwdriver tip between the end of the tube and the bearing while rotating the bearing. It may just pop out after the initial couple of smacks. Once you do manage get them out, don't forget to cut a couple of opposed clearance slots in each end of the tube so you can use a screwdriver next time

This is going to be a great world round. The RITC leadership and members are top shelf and they will certainly set the bar high. I was at the last RITC world round in 1999. Recently found a few photos and here are ones from the 1999 round.

I find Teflon tape seals the bleeders just fine.

I have a 38 idle jet in my 1996 JTR270 with the needle clip where Laser1 recommended and it idles perfectly. A while back I found that Dellorto has a great manual for these carbs on their web site along with all parts listed if you do not have a local source.

The bearing number should be listed in the parts manual available on the Gas Gas website in the TECH section. I have gotten wheel bearings from VXB.com for my 1996 JTR270 but they are in California US. They also have some of the swing arm bearings (HK1512 & HK1516) but without the double side seals. Make sure you get them with double seals if they have seals in the factory ones. You could try Ebay too.

I have adjusted the two dials at the top of the fork (compression and rebound I believe? Jake, Left is spring compression and right is hydraulic damping according to the manual. You might want to try 7.5 weight fork oil as well. Bob

New front wheel bearings, cleaned and greased steering stem bearings. Removed swing arm and cleaned all bearings and regreased. Flipping rear tire around today. Too much damn snow to ride in the yard.

I have a 1996 JTR270 and the forks sagged about 1/3 of the travel as well. I made 1" long PVC pipe spacers slit along the length and slid them on top of the springs on both sides and it is working well for me.

My bike was hunting for steady idle. I have a 1996 JTR 270 & used a #36 idle jet and it idles nice and steady now. Check the gasgas web site tech area for specific carb jetting info on your bike. Bob