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Thanks Munch. I'm sure that I had the odd plates together. I kept them in the same order they came off the bike, but I can't remember which end the odd plates went. So does it matter which order they go back in?

Can someone remind me the order of the plates for the Mitani clutch? Note to self: Don

Thanks betabonkers and ozz. I'm pleased that someone thinks the same as me about the IRC. My last one was fine, but this one either feels flat or needs to have so much pressure it lacks grip. I liked the Dunlop that came on my Montesa. Either though it had seen better days the grip was ok unless it was really slippery. Thanks for the pole. I think this will say how many use what tyre, but I'm still interested in views of say the Michlin X11 and X-lite compared to the IRC and Dunlop.

It's come time to replace my rear tyre. I've been using IRCs for the last few changes, but this last one seems to 'squirm' all over the place making me think

More photos added today. There are a total of 163 photos now for 30 riders, so there must be at least one of everyone!!

Several people at the Aldermaston Nomads trial today were asking the photographer (Lloyd Roseblade) if the photos would be avaliable. You can get to them via the Aldermaston Nomads website. Enjoy

Thanks for the replies guys. We'll probably spend the time at the villa by the pool. The extended tickets were only while the flights were suspended, so we've got to pay to get into most of the parks now. Disney have given us a few more days because we used less than 50% of our number of days. We've been stranded a week now and still don't know when we're going to be getting home. So we were looking for something cheap and different to do over the weekend.

We're stranded in Orlando because our flight to the UK was canceled due to the volcano last week. Are there any trials in central Florida this weekend? David

I did both trials at the weekend and they were well worth the 600 mile round trip. I didn't appreciate the thought that went in to allowing the guest riders to 'scrub' the sections. I appreciate how they struggled through the greasy stuff to make it easier for the rest of the entry. Perhaps they could have done with some of these guys on Sunday because when I got to the first section (I started about 1/3 of the way through the field) it seemed like the first riders were just starting to queue up. Not a criticism, because there weren't any real queues throughout either day. I've done both trials for the last five years, when they weren't on Saturday and Sunday and it meant the 600 mile round trip twice in the year. Over the last two years it seems that there are more people from the south than in some open to centre events. Nuff said... You don't realise how luck you are having to choose which 20 section to mark out rather than scrubbing around to find something that will make 10 sections. Thanks for a fantastic weekend, already planning next year.

Perhaps someone can confirm, but I was told be a good Over 40 national rider in the UK that you need to replace the head if you put on a 300cc cylinder because it doesn't clear the fuel properly. I'd be interested in the answer because I'm looking at a 280 kit, but not sure what would be best.

The casings on my TLR have seen better days, so I wanted to remove the paint and either polish or repaint them. I

I've been looking for a Beta Rev 50 for a while to upgrade my lad from a Gas Gas Boy 50. I can't seem to find any that are ok condition or worth the money that's been asked. My lad is still in the D class, so can

Does anyone know where you can get a spacer to replace the speedo drive on the 4RT front wheel?

I got a very helpful reply from Chris Taylor at Barnett Clutches. The RTL89 Barnett clutch part number is: Friction plate - 301-35-10007 (2.8mm) Steel plate - 401-35-063045 (1.6mm)

Hi - If you contact Honda UK they will give you a certificate for your bike that you can use to get an age related plate. It cost me

XR400/XR250 will fit without any modification to the frame. The ones I got from Off Road Only were over twice a wide as the standard TLR foot pegs.

Montesaman - I don't know about the 1987 clutch, but you're right about the 1985/86 clutch being different to the 1988/89 clutch. The plates are quite a bit bigger onthe TLR clutch. I've got an old 1986 clutch that will fit my TLR. Big John - Thanks I've already got the number. I've put new plates in my RTL, but it's still slipping when I pull 3rd. I didn't have any steel plates so wanted to change these as well. I noticed on the TLR clutch that the steel plates have sort of pressed blind holes, but the RTL steels are smooth. I was wondering if Honda used a clutch from another model for the RTL. I'd surprised if they made a special clutch for such small numbers.

Does anyone know if any other Honda

I think that this is common on the Montesa. When I first had my Montesa I noticed the same noise. At the next trial I listened to every 4RT that I could and they all had the same noise to some degree. I decided that it's a good way of hearing if the bike is in neutral. I also noticed that the Raga Gas Gas clutch is quite loud.

I had a similar problem with a weak spark on my lads 50 also it seemed to eat plugs like they were part of the staple diet. I noticed that the Gas Gas uses a rear earth, which I

Hi - I've had my rear shock rebuilt by Falcon Shocks several times, but the last time I phoned Falcon Robin was very offhand. I recently found Brook Suspension (http://www.brooksuspension.co.uk) who rebuild shocks, but I haven't used them.

Falcon shocks are excellent, but seven weeks is quite a long time. I phoned Falcon a couple of weeks ago about rebuilding my shocks and they seemed very off hand about wanting to do the work. I decided that it wasn't worth the trouble.

I'm concerned that it has only taken about 140cc of oil when it should have been taking three times more. So I've taken off the clutch casing and removed the clutch now to see if this will drain more oil when the bike is on its side. However, there has only been an extra dribble, as you'd expect if it's been drained from the sump plug. Are there any oil ways between the gearbox and clutch that could have become blocked?

How much oil does the TXT50 take in the crankcase? According to the handbook it says 500cc, but I just drained the oil there was only a small amount. When I filled it again it took about 140cc when it was about 1/2 way up the transparent window.

I'm beginning to wonder is a Gas Gas Boy that I picked up yesterday doesn't like southern air. I picked up a 2004 Boy yesterday. It started within a couple of kicks and seemed to run quite well at the persons house where we picked it up from. When we got home it started after a few kicks and ran for about 10 minutes before it was time to put it away. This morning it wouldn't start at all. I tried kicking it with the throttle wide open, closed, chock on and off, but nothing. I took the plug out and it was wet with petrol so fuel is getting through to the cylinder. Trying the plug on the engine there was a big blue spark, so I don't think that it is an electrical problem. I took the carb off and blew out all the jets, although there didn't seem to be any signs of water or other muck. Still no luck after about 20 minutes of kicking, throttle wide open, closed, chock on and off... Is there a knack to starting the Gas Gas TXT 50 Boy? Or what other problem could have happened over night?