guys

When you see that, you don't try to start the engine, you remove the head first to assess the damage, clean everything, repair when necessary and then you try to start her...

Montesa 4RT is a 4-stroke but only needs a gentle push on the kick start

If I didn't have my Bultaco Freeride I would be tempted too. Saw one ridden by a trials minder at our national championship. looks very nimble and a lot of fun...

It comes at about €2/gram saved http://www.futuretrial.com/en/prodotti/sistemi-di-scarico/

Hi jOrdi, the only full carbon exhaust that I can think of, is this (quite expensive) one: Termignoni Titanium Silencer with Carbon sleeve Montesa Cota 4RT

As always great stuff.

Mixing fuel with two different oils? I wouldn't risk it. It's not worth it.

Suspension setup isn't easy to sum up in a few words as its depends on skill level, riding style, personal taste and such. Here you can find some good tips to get you started: http://www.gasgas.com/Pages/Technical/trials-suspension-tips.html Tire pressure front 0,45 to 0,40 bar rear 0,35 to 0,30 bar

Hi Sting No need to apologize. I never had the pleasure of owning a new trials bike (by my own choice) so I never had to rely on warranty for them. The only thing on Wheels that I ever bought new, was my road motorcycle, a 1988 BMW R80 that I still ride today, and when there was a problem with corrosion when it was just one year old, I asked for the replacement of those parts and got them without much problems. I make my living as a mecanic, so my first instinct, much like yours I gather, is to get the parts and fix the problem so I can ride again. That's why we buy the damn things, right? And altough the trials market is rather small, this is no reason for us accept poor quality but I think we're on the same line on that. I hope you can enjoy your club event and the 2 day trial that are coming up.

Now you mention it, I once read he almost single handedly invented the stop and hop technique

My apologies to Sting for my hard words. I understand where you're coming from as a loyal Gasgas rider, I hope you can also understand my point of view. Guy

Get of your high horse sting I was just saying how it would be in a perfect world, and that Gasgas is responsible for what they sell in the first place, just like any other brand. They select the (FOR INSTANCE!) brake manufacturer, not the customer. I never said that Gasgas (UK or USA) deliver bad service and don't do everything what they can to help the customer. Is it really narrow minded to stand up for your rights?

Of course GasGas ( the manufacturer and the distributors) is responsible in the first place. They put the bike together and in this case used faulty parts as far as I can tell. If a car had serious brake problems due to faulty parts and they want to deliver a proper customer service, they would most likely recall it...

Pssst jOrdi... your English is better than that of some of the natives here ( Google translation) By the way... welcome and have fun on your Beta.

Oh well. No harm no foul

The DVD 'Learning Trial' by Jordi Pascuet has an interesting part on fitness

I know, that's why my comment was only about the sections and the terrain we have to build them in.

Hi, enjoy

Don't worry, most things I do on my bike turn out to be something silly (thats why I bought it)

maggar I understand where you're comming from (somewhere with rocky streams I guess although your arguments are a bit over the top or if you were being sarcastic But this is how streams look like in the north part of Belgium and the most part of the netherlands We have to make do with artificial sections wich almost forces us to make more (sharp) turns and such... This is the site where we hold most of our trials: I also ride (classic) trial in the south of belgium and there it's easier to find the kind of sections you mention. Just saying it's not always possible to make sections the classic way...

Even with birds the first landing can be rough, and they're made for flying

For the brake: longer lever = more leverage = more stopping power and better control, and thats how I like it. I recently even mounted a S3 lever on my Nissin brake because it's about 1 cm longer. My lever never touches/crushes my other fingers when I brake, even at full stop, with one or two fingers on the lever. My clutch lever is adjusted so I can "work my clutch" without crushing the other fingers or overstretching the finger(s) on the lever. Maybe it's because you aren't used to work the so much all the time or you may have to adjust the levers a bit up or down to find a more comfortable position...

Haleluja! I've got me a new patron saint

Time for some Jazz dudes: (I saw him playing with The Grand Mothers. Frank Zappa music)