If the doogoodies get their way we will be riding bikes that are made of recycled bog rolls and tin cans, powered by harvested cow farts and pig poo and tyres that are made of foam so they dont hurt the grass!!!
Shercool, It was my mate daggs888 that was bidding on that sherco 250. He won the auction and tried to organise to get the bike the following week and the guy selling it started getting arsey about it saying he wanted the cash immediately but he would not take paypal like he advertised, then he wanted his credit card????(sounded like a scam to me- how can a private individual take a credit card?).Then he decided that he wanted more money for the bike so daggsy told him where to go.....greedy boy!!
I ride a raga rep gasgas pro, and my mate has an 05 montesa and to be honest, which was a big suprise to me I can get off the gasser and get straight on the monty and feel very comfortable on it right from the off.I have ridden most bikes apart from the scorpa and the monty is the only other bike I feel comfortable riding. On paper the 4rt is the heaviest of the trials bikes but amazingly it does not feel like that at all, especiaaly at clubman level unless you weigh less than 8 stone and you have muscles like knots in a flies pecker!! The suspension in my opinion feels very soft and spring compared to other bikes but it definately works for the 4rt, you just have to get used to it as it seems everything you do happens that little bit slower on the monty.
Great piece of kit but I'm not converted yet daggsy!!!!
Only downside is the parts for servicing seem to be generally a lot more than 2 stroke, but I suppose I'd rather pay a little bit more on plugs and oil than be faced with a self destructed 4 banger lump......nasty thought especially when you look at that mother of a honda bible...I mean doorstop....I mean yellow pages.... I mean manual.
Just done mine Ali, pretty easy job to do. Undo top clamps on both fork legs and crack off both big nuts (don't undo yet)- don't try to undo nuts without undoing top clamps!.Front wheel off and take out fork legs one at a time. Undo top nut fully and tip out old oil from leg, next undo allen bolt in bottom of leg (this lets you seperate both parts of leg)remove dust covers carefully - I used mine again but you could replace these if you want.Next step is to remove wire clip that is on top of seal,with a terminal screwdriver, then pull sharply on both ends of leg this dislodges and finally brings out seal and top of leg. That last step may take a few tries as seals are obviously good fit, thoroughly drain out all old oil then assemble leg tightening allen bolt up in bottom of leg.Cut corner off plastic jiffy bag and put over top stanchion, oil up seal and push onto leg over bag (bag stops seal damage).The final fitting required the use of a piece of long pipe to drive seal into final position, pipe ensures hitting seal on its outer diameter and not damaging working faces.Refit wire clip and dust seal and fill with 300ml of fork oil.Tighten top nut by hand, when both legs back in yolks tighten bottom clamps, then tighten top nuts fully, then lock up top clamps. How about that for a comprehensive answer to your question.
Instead of using a bag to prevent seal damage I put the new seals into place then put the old ones on top so when you drive them in you are hitting the old seal rather than the new one.Also if it is a really tight fit you can heat up the seal in boiling water to soften it slightly first which makes them easier to put in(just remember to dry them well as water and oil do not play well together!).
What a crock!!. The gasgas has not even got a weld seam at that point of the frame and if you look closely at the frame all four of the tubes have a perfectly straight cut across them which looks like it has been done with an angle grinder. NO bike frame would snap with such precision like this as long as I have a hole in my a***!!
This is supposed to be quite a common problem on the shercos. If the main bearings seize they will spin in the casings which makes the reccesses in the casings eccentric. This ends up with having to replace the casings worst scenario which is expensive. The best idea when buying a bike is to be cheeky and ask to remove the flywheel cover(its only a few bolts), get hold of the flywheel weight and rock it up and down and push it in and out. There should be virtually no excess play in the bearings and if there is I would re-negotiate the price or steer clear as there is always a better bike around the corner. Just dont forget to take a spare flywheel cover o-ring with you incase you damage the it when you remove the cover.
I agree, It looks like the fork protectors only go about a quarter way round the leg and I cant see how any of it would fasten on apart from the dreaded cable tie.....Looks pants
There is debate on how much oil to use if you read past threads, but my interpretation is that 550ml is too much and most use 350ml. I have done this on my 05 and my 03 and have not had any problems. I use dexron III to help prevent clutch drag and remember just change the oil on regular basis.
Use the window as the guide. 350cc is for the PRO models only i believe. Thats what my 2002 takes. If it only took 500ml then you must have had 50ml still in the case in the nooks and crannies.
I just wondered if anyone has experienced any problems with the 290 revving itself??,
I have a montesa but two of my friends have 290's (2003 + 2001) and they both seem to revv up themselves it doesn't happen all the time but does happen enough so if anyone can help or has had the same problem please let me know
Would be worth checking the routing and condition of the throttle cable. My mate had a 2001 290 that did this and it was a right pain in the a*** until we found the problem. while the bike is at idle turn the bars to full lock both ways and see if the bike throttles up,if it does it may need adjusting or re-routing. If not then remove the cable from the throttle assy and the top of the carb and push the inner cable back and forth. It should move very freely and if it doesnt you may have a kink in the cable or the outer sheath has been crushed against a rock or something which is nipping the inner cable.
There is debate on how much oil to use if you read past threads, but my interpretation is that 550ml is too much and most use 350ml. I have done this on my 05 and my 03 and have not had any problems. I use dexron III to help prevent clutch drag and remember just change the oil on regular basis.
I used to race radio controlled cars and used to paint the very flexible plastic bodyshells with spraypaint and they used to get a good hammering and the paint never fell off. You shoukd be able to use Lexan pain with good results but as always it is all in the preparation.
The thing about lemmings (little known fact) is that they are not suicidal creatures at all, it just happens that way. They are committed to one route on a direction and never deviate, bit like all these maoners who have never owned such a highly developed machine let alone looked afterone or any other for that matter.
Exactly that, GasGas are the only manufacturer that are constantly pushing the envelope of the performance and design of their trials bikes, not because they have too, but because they can.
Over the last few years with the constant development of the pro gasgas are leading the field in way trials bikes are designed and the materials that are used in their manufacture. All we hear are people moaning that gasgas bikes are crap, unreliable, poor quality, yada yada yada and personally I am sick of hearing it so here is something for them to think about which I am sure will put nettles in their underpants!.
If you wanted to buy a high performance car at the cutting edge of technology would you buy a ferrari or a volvo?? You would buy a ferrari...why, because you would be buying one of the most advanced, most beautiful mechanical acheivements on the planet. Of course the downside of owning that great handling, great looking, lightweight, high performance, but high maintenance car is that it is not going to be as reliable as a 'normal' car. You already know that but you would still buy it wouldn't you, because if you wanted it to be reliable that only needed servicing after you have driven to the moon and back and built of two tons of pig iron so it is a sturdy as the forth bridge you would buy the volvo!!
By no means am I comparing a gasgas to a ferrari but my point is that if you want to buy a bike that the manufacturer has put reliability higher on their wish list than performance don't buy a gasgas. Don't just whine about them just because you do not like the fact that they do things different than everyone else, and when someone comes up with a bike that will outperform the gasgas pro I will streak through section 2 at hawkstone park!!!
Anyone got any info on the zard exhaust for the gasgas. I dont mean bull**** sales speil from the net, I mean real life stuff.How does it compare to the stock exhaust?, whats the build quality like?, how do they sound?, can you get them in ol' blighty.
Can you install it on a raga rep as the raga exhaust is about 5 cm longer than stock for back pressure I assume.
Could anyone tell me a bit about the bike.
Trials In 10 Years?
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If the doogoodies get their way we will be riding bikes that are made of recycled bog rolls and tin cans, powered by harvested cow farts and pig poo and tyres that are made of foam so they dont hurt the grass!!!