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I must say, as I’am heading towards being an older rider and was never the sort to wear lycra, pull max revs in fourth from a standing start, while bouncing off a tree trunk fifteen feet in the air, I tried a friends Beta 4t. Eventually found a nice 2008 4T for sale and love it to bits. It suits me, not for everybody, I know, but a nice bike to ride in the novice class and particularly non-stop. But I will keep the 2006 Beta 2t for the silly days. I found no problem swapping from one bike to another, I just remember it's a four stoke and like a lot of people, I only ride for fun. If you see what some guys can do riding some old British Iron you will realise it's not the bike holding you back. I also ride a Honda TL250 from time to time, it helps me remember how bikes have progressed over the years.

Hi David. They all get a bit wobbly with age. An engineer, with a lathe, could turn the pivot bolt down to make it parallel again, drill out the holes in the prop stand and bracket, then turn up a bush to make it a good fit again. If he made a couple of spare bushes they could easily be replaced as they started to wear before the pivot holes became oval again. Also if he was making bolt on prop stand feet, I own a couple of Beta’s with the same problem. Cheers.

I am currently riding and slowly improving a TL250 in England, this option seems a simple cure but my concern is the amount of leverage when hitting an obstacle would cause the bars to twist forward.

I recently bought a TL 250 in very good running order, would love to post a photo, but how ?

I live in Dover and ride most weekends, unfortunatley it means travelling. Guest, Owls and Bexley seem to have monthly club trials Sure I will bump into you soon. Cheers.