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Hi five. Sorry for the late reply I'm on holiday at the moment, not back until next week. Yes I got the parts and have started to build it back up but it's not at a stage where I can test it properly yet. As I said I'm away untill next week but will try and get it sorted as soon as I get back and let you know. Can't wait to get out riding. Lol.

Great stuff, thanks both of you. I will let you know how I get on once the parts come. Thanks guys.

Please ignore the **** between gear selector, not sure how that happened. Lol

Thanks for the info guys. I had a quick watch if the vidios before, he is actually really helpful that guy, thank god for YouTube. Lol The clip on my bike does appear to be the later one that hooks under the claw, I noticed this the other day when I was stripping it. Judging by the state of the claw, this Is definatly not helping the gear **** system, so I'm fairly confidet that this should sort the majority of the problems out. Just a quick question, the parts havnt come yet so I can't have a look, but how does the rivet work? Can it be fitted with a rivet gun or will it need peening Over? If it does what's the best way to do it without bending anything? (sorry if that's a stupid question, but as I said I havnt see the parts properly yet) cheers. Craig.

Excellent news 60north. Thanks mate. Your selector claw looks much different than mine at the moment. I will post a pic of mine when I get to the garage next, more for comedy purposes to be honest. Lol. I've got anew rivet on order too as I said so fingers crossed all will be good now. When I checked the clutch plates they look in decent condition, like they have been replaced fairly recently so that's a bonus.

Thanks five. Sorry for the late reply. I have taken the clutch basket off last night as I wanted to see the selector barrel and claw fully. What I found was a lot of play side to side in the rivet holding the selector claw, from what I've read on the net this is designed to brake if the selector gets impacted while riding and protect the gearbox. I'm just not sure how tight this should be and how much play SHOULD be in it? Also the selector claw itself has somehow moved away from the selector barrel (I imagine because of the rivet) and has been damaged by the spinning clutch basket and is now a little bit beaten up and bent out of shape. I have ordered a new selector claw and rivet, only

I've taken the pump and bearings out today in work but ran out of time, ill have to finish it tomorrow. I have just been in the garage looking t the clutch and gear selector mechanism as I was having trouble getting gears (as discussed previously), and I have a (yet another) question, has this bike only got 3 gears and neutral? If not I think I have a problem. Lol, I hope it does as it will explain a lot.

The parts arrived today, I've had a watch of the vid it very helpful, thanks. I took the casing off before 60north, never had much trouble with it hitting the frame. Had to drop the rear brake out of the way but it basically come right out after that. I'll set about replacing the pump tomorrow and let you know how I get on. Lol. Thanks.

Lol. Some middle of the trail botch jobs have lasted longer than proper repairs on my Old bikes, think its a case of needs must so get on with it and sort it out. Haha. I will check the pipe when I take the stat out tomorrow. Thankss

Thanks for all the input guys. Your really helping me here. I've ordered the parts today from an online shop (thanks for the link to the local retailer by the way, may pop down there for my suspension bushes which will be needed soon) and had a quick look at the bike, removing the WP cover I noticed a lot of play in the bearings. I imagine this is whats causing the water to get passed. 60north I had a quick look at the casing, looks like it SHOULD come out if I can get the rear brake out of the way but I'll let you know when I actually get round to it. In one of your previous posts you say about removing the impeller from the shaft after its removed, will the casing come off with the impeller still fitted then? I also got to the bottom of my fan fault, a connection on the thermostat has snapped off. I proved the fan is ok by shorting the wires as suggested in this thread and the fan kicked into life right away. I'm going to try and repair the connection if not a new stat will be needed, quite happy about that. cheers fellas.

Thanks 60north your a hero. Just found the kit for

I was just on a flat field today Jon, unless it was the previous owner, but to be honest I think he just used it for messing about on. I will check the radiator vent when I get the tank off, thanks for the info.

Cheers five. Lots of clear answeres for me there thank you. I'm going to start stripping the bike tomorrow after work. Fully flush the cooling system and g/box, I will test the fan before I take it apart. I have sourced a motor mentioned in the sticky on this page, which is all ready to order if the fans at fault. As you mentioned that you have previously replaced your seal would you say that this http://trialstribulations.net/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=1939 looks like the correct part? I know it clearly says in the description it should be but I don't want to spend

Bm. Thanks for the info. I was only riding for a short time (about 10mins) because of this. I know it's not right but I wanted to get a feel for the bike and see if anything else was wrong before I strip it Thanks Neil. Will get done of them into google now. Lol

Thanks Neil, but the fan isn't working at all at the moment. I've just read a post on gas gas musium About testing the thermostat etc so I'll do that. Any recommendations of where to get a W.P seal? Cheers.

Well i took it out today, changed the oil and it looked like milk! Literally like someone had put milk in the gearbox! So I assume the water pump seal has gone? It also did need the coolant topping up. Second question. Is the cooling fan ment to work all the time? Or only at a certain temp? Not sure this really matters a mine doesnt seem to work at all so I will have to follow the sticky at the top of the page, just want to know for when I'm testing it. And lastly. Are these bike known for gear selector barrel faults and what are the symptoms please? Mines very hard to select 1st gear with the engine running, will sometimes go down and into 2nd??and the gear selector seem to stick down (like when it's pressed to lower a gear) intermittently. Any ideas? Thanks for reading, sorry about all the questions and the essay.

Yeh I've heard they like to creep forward a little naturally, and it's just a case of getting used to working the back brake while balancing. That's just from what I've read on the net, and it's something that Gas Gas riders just learn to live with. I'm going to change the oil anyways so I can keep on top of it maintenance wise. Can't do any harm. Lol

Thanks. Will give 80ml a try. Thanks for your help

Hi all. I have been and collected the bike today. I must say I'm very impressed with it, it's much nicer in the flesh than on the pics. The clutch fault that it had, when I got there you couldn't put the bike in gear without it stalling but the seller said he had adjusted it in the leaver and since then he couldn't put it in gear?? Common sense told me to try adjusting the clutch again, nOw it will ride fine and go into gear as it should, the clutch just draggs a little so you have to feather the rear brake to keep it frim pulling forward. I'm going to change the g/box oil tomorrow see if this improves at all. My main question now is am I ok mixing 80ml of oil to 5l fuel? I know it can vary but is this a good ballpark starting point? Thanks for reading. Craig.

2/4 - yes I have noticed this, I measure it out into an accurate jug first before mixing it now. That's why I thought it was a decent buy Neil. Surly it has hit its max depreciation now so when I sell it on I shouldn't loose too much, if anythin, on it. Going to collect tomorrow so hopefully it's as described and all is well

Absolute legend Jon. Thank you.

Some good advice there thanks a lot, might make tht learning curve a little easier. So is it ok to use regular car ATF in the gearbox? I can get this from work so that would be great if it's the best thing to use. Also with the 2stroke I'll be using ipone as its what I like and trust, am I right in thinking about 80ml to 5L is about right?

Excellent news, so the bike is actually a txt200 then? That makes finding parts easier. Lol. I plan to fully strip it, clean it and grease everything just to make sure everything is safe and working ok. I know it's not brand new but if it does the job I'm happy for the few pennies it cost. Thanks for all the help, it's rare to find a friendly helpful forum it seems.

Cheers Paul. Yeh that's all I want it for, just to learn the basics and make sure trials is for me, then if I like it I'll sell my enduro bike and buy a newer one. Any common faults on these? I.e to do with the clutch? Thanks.

Hi everyone. This is my 1st post here and I'm new to the trials world so hello. I have been riding MX and enduro for a good few years an now fancy a go at trials, hopefully it will be a little more relaxed and friendly scene, certainly than MX is. Anyway I have just bought this little darling for the princely sum of 370 great british pounds. Little rough around the edges but it's all there to get me started hopefully. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=160810939073 My question is, it's says in the add it's 175cc Gas Gas contact, I have tried to do a little research into this model but can't find much info? Are these bikes any good? Any common faults or things to look out for? As I said, totally new to the scene so any help really is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Craig.