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It is quite possible that your replacement carb had been left lying with modern petrol in it by the previous owner. It that is the case then the passages could be obstructed by the gunge that is left when such petrol evaporates. Not always easy to clear.

Beta UK advise contacting them if removing the headlight as it is not as straightforward as it might appear.

If the 250 has the same set up as the 175 then there is a fundamental flaw in the design. The abutment for the outer cable also takes the cable through an angle; you can feel this tube bending when you apply the brake thus weakening the braking effort. If I remember correctly the brakeplate from the motocrosser fits and solves that problem.

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I had been about to ask so will hijack this thread if I may. I am after "thick" adhesive vinyl/plastic in plain black to use as abrasion protection on side panels - shape immaterial - does anyone know where this can be obtained?

We all have our own tastes but, as a veteran of the era and having an SWM now and recently aTY200, I think most folk would agree that, unmodified, a Fantic is the "best" in terms of performance and reliability along with ease of riding - particularly the 200. There was good reason for almost every bike at a trial being red at one time.

They're both supposed to be made to a standard, to ensure compatability. Such a quality control issue ahould not have existed for as long as it has.

No sensible businessman thinking of entering the trials market will be making any decisions until the full effect of the VNUK verdict across Europe is known surely? The same goes for anyone dishing out government subsidies.

I see there's a near enough new orange Sherco currently on the TC ads.............

So, a mystery then as rain could not have a permanent effect on the plug. The advice would appear to be normal but I have found no difference in running if I start up then ride off after a few moments.

In accordance with Newton's Third Law it should make no difference which way up the spring sits.

I'd suggest that, in relative terms, yours is barely run in. A pal sold his 2005 last year and it still sounded like a Swiss watch and on the original plug. No SSDTs admitttedly but an indication of lifespan. Keep the oil fresh and the air filter clean and it should go on a lot longer than your hour meter will last at any rate. Others will have similar stories; I think JRSunt might have the most experience in this matter.

A previous owner of mine had drilled out the threads in the rear mounts and used longer bolts with nuts which makes the job easier.

I tried this on the advice of a pal who had run like that for years. I don't recall any slipping in sections but there may have been at speed. Eventually I went back to the full set once my fingers were accustomed to the greater clutch use compared to my previous machinery.

I don't suppose you've hit too many rocks with it yet. Don't worry it will become more awkward, but not as bad as a Beta, in my experience.

I find that hard to believe given that boots, along with helmets, are mandatory. I don't recall ever seeing anyone trying to ride a trial without boots, far less being permitted to do so. Additional requirements for youths are gloves and to have the arms covered, and that sort of difference applies to youths in many areas of life so fair enough. Rabie has it right - if there is no problem then don't invent one. I have only once seen a lanyard switch deployed in anger and the motor continued to run anyway. The biggest disappointment to me about this topic is that the malaise in wider society whereby "my safety is someone else's responsibility" seems to be gaining a foothold in the previously sensible and realistic trials fraternity. You shouldn't need someone telling you what to do. As an adult, if someone feels the mandatory safety gear is not enough then they are free to use their own judgement in selecting additional equipment to cover their lack of competence or confidence, whichever of the two it may be; just as in any activity, but there is no need to impose things on others. Incidentally, there was a substantial rule change some years ago; previously you had to make a bona fide attempt at every section in order to be classed as a finisher. With the dropping of that rule you could theoretically avoid every section in a trial albeit, clocking up a large score.

Fine if you already have the switch connected but this particular bike has no way of tapping in to the system - fully sealed from generator to the enclosed multipin connector at the HT coil so no kill switch.

I really don't think we need to be imposing unnecessary rules upon ourselves and creating a rod for our own back. World round stuff might warrant some measures but the sort of stuff most of us ride is still as safe as ever it was. Lanyards? I could see the point where bikes are being launched skyward as part of the section with people standing round ie world and national champs but most of us don't do that. I haven't had a problem with a stuck throttle since the invention of the right angled twistgrip nearly forty years ago. I'm not about to break in to a fully sealed ignition/wiring system that is not intended to be tampered with on one of my bikes for a negligible risk like that. Don't "progress" what doesn't need it is my opinion.

You're wrong there Taff - we've always been that way?

Interesting. The reason given in the UK press at the time was that most American riders were car drivers first and therefore accustomed to right foot braking. The preponderance of Japanese bikes, with right foot braking, and avoidance of confusion if changing bikes was also mentioned.

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That was to have been happening but reportedly now so far in to the future, if at all, as to be no use in preventing the required imminent implementation of the ruling.

Unfortunately (or not, depending on one's point of view) we don't get enough exposure to that sort of section in Scotland for most to be able to develop the technique. There's mud and there's mud. Telling one type from the others and using the appropriate technique is probably a skill that is best developed by moving south for a while ? A highly skilled Centre champion from the south west of England told me forty years ago that he did not do the SSDT because of the rocky going. My ripost was that if he could ride mud as well as he did then learning rocks would be easy compared to going the other way.

There's no inference - all "vehicles" will apparently have to have insurance cover whether being used or not so current ACU type cover won't meet the requirements, leaving aside the necessary competitor to competitor cover which nobody will provide. But yes it is disappointing that governing bodies, who may be active behind the scenes, have not been more communicative to members. Though the weekly ACU mailing did mention it a while back.

I remember seeing Thorpie force one round the Scottish. Back then I might have paid the then equivalent of £17,000 not to have to ride one☺ But a piece of trials history nonetheless.