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I did attend the Geneva X-trial. It was great that the the qualification round was open to the public this time (seems not to have been the case in the past). Here we saw all 10 riders in action and one realizes the enormous difference in competence between the riders on these extremely tricky trick sections. The French wildcard Benoit Dagnicourt and junior Alfredo Gomez were completely out of their league and dropping from/in basically every section. Then the second tier consisting of Jack Challoner, Michael Brown and Loris Gubian failed more than half of the sections and were generally not mastering this kind of sections. Then there was the first tier (Cabestany, Fujinami, Raga and trailing at the end of this tier, Fajardo) who in principle all have it in them to be able to clear most sections and then Mr Bou who can clear every section backward and forward, without minder. The difference between Bou and the first tier is such that if you want to make the sections such that Bou gets some penalties the others will hit 50% failures and the second tier close to 100%. If you want more competition between the tier 1 and 2, i.e. make them fail less, than Bou will parade every round with 0. Difficult dilemma. But anyway, seeing Bou doing his greatness, you start getting the idea that next time you can do the same as it all looks so easy and obvious, but then seeing Gomez most terribly crashing you again realize the tremendous difficulty of the sections and how incredibly good Bou is. I was lucky to sit on the front row and shot some iPhone videos. See: http://www.youtube.com/user/salobaas/featured Concerning failing in the beginning of the section, in the qualification they were driven in the other direction and in that case the sting was in the end, so best put the big hurdle in the middle. ;-) Anyway, if Bou does not break a leg he will be for 100% sure champion (for several more years to come). There was a Jotagas stand and the bike looks really amazingly well engineered and solid. They just should sign Bou and they will be world champion for as long as they can pay him. Cheers, Fons.

Amazing the supremacy of Bou. Also how he was the only one who did not even ask his minder to stay ready to catch the bike. Incredibly confident he would clean those steps that all others failed. With the most amazing thing being how he as only one managed to clear the one but last wooden pallets section. Have my tickets for next week's Geneva show, looking forward to seeing this live. Cheers, Fons.

Hi, a popular pro technique now a days is to balance on the rear wheel and hop in place, see in this nice video http://www.photobysergio.fr/jimmy-video-rudolphe.html Anybody on this forum has mastered this and can explain how to go about acquiring the technique? Cheers, Fons.

Hi Lee, thanks, using this search you find the user manual, which one can also get from the Beta website. I was more looking for a workshop manual. Guess it does not exist as most operations on the small engine are quite trivial (once you've done them once ;-) ) How do you like your new Beta? Cheers, Fons.

Hi, to work on the clutch is it necessary to drain the gearbox oil or can I just put the bike on its side and open the clutch cover? Also does there exist a workshop manual for Beta evo's? Cheers, Fons.

Hi, has anybody installed the Evo 2T clutch kit (part: # 007450428 000, http://www.betamotor.com/en/trial/parts/kit-frizione-evo-2t)? How does it change the behavior from standard? I have a brand new 2011 290 Evo and must say the clutch is quite a bit heavier to keep disengaged as on my old, cable controlled, Yamaha TYZ. Is the Beta clutch mod advised for all Evo's? Cheers, Fons.

How much should a TYZ 250 from 1994 in excellent running condition (750 km) cost? Cheers, Fons.

I run tapatalk on my own (phpbb) board and installing took only a few minutes. Provides a nice browsing option for users. Cheers, Fons.

That is all fine, but will Yamaha continue by itself with this bike and try to commercialize it or will the rider contracts end at the end of the year? I would love a new Yamaha quality modern 4s bike. I've an incredible positive experience with my old tyz. Cheers, Fons.

Remains the question why Kenichi would ride a wtc round on an old obsolete bike? Would love to see Yamaha further develop the bike. Cheers,Fons.

Great! I didn't know, I've just contacted them for membership information. Are you a member there? Cheers, Fons.

Hi All, I started trial in Amsterdam in 1975 on a Honda TL250 (stolen), then a Montesa 348 MR (also stolen, hey it's Amsterdam) and then a Beamish RL325 (which I still have and am in the process of restoring). Then a break from 1984-1993. During this break I moved to France (near Switzerland) and restarted on a Yamaha TY250Z in 1993 till about 2003. Two weeks ago I participated in an classic trial for classic man in Switzerland on my TY250Z. Great experience, the old competition feeling coming all back, so it's time to come out of hibernation and maybe go for a light modern bike. Cheers, Fons.

Hi, what is the status of this Yamaha TYS250F that was being used in the WTC Japan round, see: Looks surely like the discontinued Scorpa 250F but why would current WTC contenders be using such an "old" machine? Or is Yamaha readying it for sale as a Yamaha now that Scorpa dropped Yamaha engines? Cheers, Fons. ----- Yamaha TY250Z Beamish RL325 Montesa 348 MR Honda TL250

Any change you can do this on anything less than a post 2000 bike? Cheers, Fons.