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Has there been an anouncement about the Gas Gas takeover yet and what about Ossa?

Same for me as Baldilicks said. The Allen bolt has a tiny hole drilled longitudinaly through. Ensure after securing with loctite, this hole isn't blocked or you will get gearbox breathing problems.

Two things I was told to try by a local master on slow tight loose turns to avoid pushing the front wheel. Move your weight forward over the bars slightly to regain front wheel grip, while doing as others have described on this subject. Drag the back brake lightly. No explanation for this but works in loose cobbley sections.

Ta Dadof2, I thought there'd be a catch when DVLA stopped using tax discs, no more cash-back.

Do DVLA not allow a bike to be registered for tracking purposes only? Is it really an offence to have a taxed vehicle uninsured, what about when insurance runs out before the tax, I understand it would be an offence if used on public highways, but what about when it is just parked up in a garage?

Had this on other bikes caused by poor surface finish on the tapers or flywheel lockout coming loose. Check there is no damage to the tapers and that the woodruff key slot has not spread. If all ok fit a new key, making sure the key is not too high as to cause the flywheel to run eccentricaly, fit flywheel, torque the locknut up correctly with loctite medium strength fluid. With the cover off kick over slowly and check flywheel alignment, then repeat with flywheel cover fitted to make sure there is no binding.

When I'm at a trial next to you I end up with a headache too.

Do as copmech says when you are about to click into gear, you could also push the front wheel into a wall and hold the front brake on then click into gear.

Apostasy? Worse than that, I denounced the false prophet. Speaking of profits I noticed a special price on left over Montesa's, same price as a 2 stroke. If they kept to that they might sell more.

I went through the same as you are finding out. As evoalien says, using the clutch as a substitute for reduced engine braking helped me but resulted in an aching left arm. I couldn't get grip on compact clay as well as I could on my 2 strokes and the back wheel would often overtake the front on downhills, pulling the clutch helped. The montesa held its line on rocky cobbles and had lovely suspension and I wonder if this was due to a bit extra weight. Some riders master them, hope you do, but I gave up and returned to a 2 stroke.

The ad mentions Gas Gas aluminium frame? Engine has unusual clutch cover. Noticed the Beta silencer and mudguard. Could this combination of motorcycle parts be the best or worst of all worlds.

I prefer Beta's with flywheel weight fitted and a slow action throttle. Apart from that they're good bikes. Grease all steering and suspension bearings and keep a check on the air box to see if water has got in. The main weakness is the brittle plastics. If you've not ridden trials bikes before they feel alien, but slow down, learn to control it and you'll find an engaging, challenging form of motorcycling. Get a bit confidence then try the easy sections at an event, it's the best way to learn. I'm still learning after 15 years.

Agree with copemech. Big end failures I've known about have gave a bit of warning with noise/vibration, noticeable enough to raise concern.

Was the engine noisy or vibrating more than usual before dismantling?

Tremendous I hope it works. I too dont trust or want others to do work I can manage. The use of the silicon has potential for quite a few jobs, where can I buy oomoo 30 (great name) or are there other makes?

I wish Honda would get off their 4 stroke high horse and get on with making something similar at the right price, after all, theres a large Gasgas shaped hole in the market.

A couple of Beta Evo's and recently my 2915 Gas Gas have done as you describe. On the Beta's it was due to slight wear on the steering head bearings, I adjusted their pre-load and clicking stopped. The Gas Gas has just started doing the same, however the same remedy has not worked, compressing the forks with my hand around the top yoke and steering stem bearing housing I can feel a tiny bit of movement as they click, at the minute it's work in progress. Alarmingly I had a 2005 Scorpa (some say, as reliable as a hammer) the same clicking noise turned out to be a broken steering stem, it had snapped like a carrot immediately below the lower steering bearing. The stem was aluminium so I machined a mild steel replacement and all was well. Also check steering yoke clamp bolts, fork brace bolts and axle clamp bolts, they may have become insecure after bedding in.

I would buy a motorised shopping trolley if it improved my riding, I need all the help I can get. Lovely job though.

I get the occasional bog charging up big hills at half throttle on my Gas Gas 2015 250 Racing, Keihin carb, I noticed if it's revved hard in neutral there is a small amount of fuel escapes from carb float bowl breather overflow pipe, my thoughts are that this may be causing a pressure difference in the carb resulting in fuel starvation. This used to happen with my KTM's when riding deep mud/water, the solution was to re-route the hoses and/or cut the hose end to 45 degrees.

BARE ALUMINUM FRAME. It'll be lighter too.

I once harped to a fellow rider about how hard a trial was, he said why don't I put a trial on to see if it's any better. I gave it some thought and decided to keep my mouth shut, as I wouldn't have a clue. I now appreciate any effort people put in for others enjoyment, there are some fantastic trials in the North East held weekly, each offering its own unique challenges. I had to miss last week's trial and visited the dark side, I didn't realise there was do much choice of monotony, go to shops, go to tip, go to diy store. A big thanks to organisers and observers.

About time, what kept you so long. I started late too and realised I'd been missing out on some great days out. You're in a good area with some great clubs, events and tremendous terrain. Get entered in a trial soon as you can, with the aim of just finishing. You'll find no end of help and encouragement from others. Good luck.

I've used a camelback 2 litre drink system rucksack, removed the bladder, then put in a 2 litre pop bottle full of pre mix. Still left room for butties, biccies and a Capri-sun juice pouch (with a straw, wa-hey). A word of caution though, the bananas and crisps didn't fare do well. It's also dodgy using a pop bottle for petrol, but I've had no issues in 20 years of doing so, as a bonus the neck of the bottle fits in the tank filler and it can be squashed flat to save space once empty.

Very interesting and informative posts. So if a club did supply first aid kits to observers and with their permission, a rider helped themselves to a plaster for a grazed finger there could be repercussions? I suppose riders could carry a few plasters/bandages with them, but sods law dictates, that if someone needs them, that person will be a mile away on the route.

After witnessing a nasty injury today, I wondered about the practicalities of organising clubs to provide observers with a basic first aid kit for use at each or every other section. I know costs would not be too high, I am not suggesting observers carry out first aid, as legal claims could be sought against them (yes it's a sad fact), but at least riders could tend to themselves. Fortunately the observer on the section where the rider was injured today had a kit to hand, which was a great help.