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As i'm pretty poor with the spanners plus I have little time this means it;s wise to stay modern. Problem is modern bikes are universally boring. Pootling around in a high gear on the pilot jet trying to make the latest 300 monster pull a bit can get a bit mundane. Don't really don't know what I would buy myself given a choice.

Exciting for sure, Jarvis is my hero (sorry Dougie) love his go pro videos.

" Directions from Amarillo" there's a joke there I can't work out. It's just too cool round about here it's directions from Auchenshoogle which doesn't have that ambiance. Best of luck folks our attempts at starting clubs round here have gone well

Mad Max meets Prescilla Queen of the Desert ,or maybe a bit harsh.

Can't mind but it's no hard to tell as normally the tickover speeds up as you cut down the fuel or slows as it gets more. Don't loosen the torx too much om the tps just enough as barely move it the adjustment is tiny. Be careful I probably was lucky plus I would know if my motor wasn't right before anything happened even though I can only do basics.

Well try kicking one over and that might answer your question. Mine all but finished my achilles. It's not the kicking it's the sudden stop when the kickstart smashes into the frame. I really don't know about the mapping but mine suddenly started running rich and being a man assumed I could sort it without any help or advice. I adjusted the tps by ear and it runs spot on plug's perfect never missed a beat since. Don't know why it went off but it was snowing at the time maybe that upset something? Best running bike I've ever ridden and if it had an electric start it would be perfect.

Surely not, that Graham Jarvis was well know in the Trials World, now he's a Red Bull Global superstar. Can't see what the attraction would be? Fame/money/recoginition/fun. Crazy to stay in the Trials game.

From a totally cynical standpoint if I was in his position I would be looking to move over to the enduro scene. Nothing to prove in the UK, WTC will be more of the same. English (NoT Scottish) riders have done superbly well at enduro some not quite as talented as JD. Wouldn't suggest for a minute that Enduro may be a better payer?

Interesting I don't think the pre mix ratio is quite as critcal as some say. I've heard some pretty lean ratios up to 140.1 In the SSDT all bikes get supplied 50.1 certainly mine ran fine,maybe a fraction less crisp but nothing that would bother anyone. Normally run 100'1 myself. Issue I would think is the build up of oil in the exhaust over a period of time.

Sorry Rabie, My attempt at humour maybe a bit sarky patently didn't translate South of the border. Must try harder.

The riders are certainly getting less reliable. Most are that old buying a new tyre would be wildly optimistic let alone a new bike.

Rather good, Sammy Miller being the original Honda development guru has a lot to answer for. If it wasn't for his Bultaco/Honda exploits we would be quite happy riding round muddy fields on our Rudges. He ruined trials and they gave him an MBE or similar.

You aren't bothered whether I ride my bike or not so don't kid me you're worried about my medication.

I can't comment pn the ACU as it's the SACU up here but all their Trials committee members up here seem to be running about in Ferraris and everytime I phone them they're in the South of France. Amazing how far the licence (Reg card up here) fee goes after administering the sport and running all the championships.

Keep it cheap,Beginners can come along and have a bash for less than £20 at our local clubs. Knock on effect is plenty of new folk coming through. Last thing I want is trials developing into some elitist middle class domain like most other sports, even at my wee boys football you can't move for BMWs these days. Don't imagine the club scene anywhere is a patch on the UK Be interesting to know how numbers stack up comparing here with Spain.

Aye another gloating 4rt owner,we all know there a great bike. Frankly though they've a serious image problem with most owmers looking like they should have a deerstalker,a cravat and a cigarette holder. Can't answer the Vertigo question,I know my crappy Ossa never has any FI issues(maybe a few others) Think all todays bikes are kind off disposable apart from the Mont which will outlast most of there owners.

It's no bad and that's a big compliment from a fellow Scot. Only downside is having Trialled for over 40 years a look atTC tells me I know nothing about trials.

Did they pay all the creditors off?

Strange how a few months back Gas Gas didn't have enough cash to pay the window cleaner. Now they've got the best part of a new bike on the go.

They do check the bikes at random times so it would be a bit risky but I suppose there will be the odd clone bike floating around. I don't think the clubs heavy handed about this but I do know of riders that have tried swapping and got caught. There's always gossip if Lampkin changes a plug by the end of the day it's a frame and by Saturday he's got an artic filled with Vertigos and a the Red Bull chopper on Rannoch Moor.

Isn't he part Scottish?

I don't know I've just tried to emulate him on my local high street and got my bike impounded. Double standards I say. I know I only managed 20 yards before I ran into that pushchair but no one could see the funny side of it. I'm hoping Dougie will come to the Trial it's the least he could do after all it was his idea.

Mine was unrideable with the delorto, got an OKO flatslide from a mate not perfect but pretty good. Don't ask about specs as I refuse to touch it incase I upset anything. Sorry I'm not mutch help I had one of these new and it never fuelled right.

As long as you don't go near any sections it will be fine. Seriously stick to the main brands and spend a bit more money tyres really do make a big difference and just as much for a beginner as a pro. Cheap tyres also make the suspension feel odd.

Thanks Jim, so me running the bike a bit richer to save them was in vain. What a pudding I am. I can't mind what transmission oil I've been using it's some fancy synthetic ATF, it always comes out like new when changed. Should I be using something different? Cheers.