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thanks for the info. I braved the cold shed after w.o.r.k today and cleaned out the carby; not bad, but a few gremlins in the bottom of the float bowl. cleaned out petrol tap filter, drained the 'running in premix' and put in some fresh 50:1 fully synth and super petrol. ran the same, but when choke pulled out, no more dongk dongk dongk on closed throttle over run - so it is weak! raised need to clip 5 - no difference, so it must be needing a bigger pilot - all the jetting is bog standard by the way. the next size up pilot is 27.5 (std is 25) - should that be enough? thanks again.

hello, well, my rattly old ty is not rattly anymore, having been rebuilt with a relined cylinder, wossner piston, new rod, big end and mains etc. the timing is spot on. the jetting is less spot on (work in progress) not sure if this is a new thing, or if the bike always did it - but didnt notice because of the bad rattles it made before - but on over run, it makes a sort of 'dongk, dongk, dongk' noise .................. I have read about the 'pipe bang' problem (on usa sites mainly). is this normal for a ty? pjme did all the machine work and the bike was put together properly - otherwise its all fine. thoughts appreciated.

http://www.frost.co.uk/ethomix-additive.html I have just started using this. used initially for over-wintering of the road bike and mrs shipdamites 67' beetle.

All I can say is ...... the dualling of a main A road presents some great trial riding oppurtunities

you must have the patience of a saint to do that mod! hats off to you.

'' a pretty decent bike?'' yes. when I got mine I took it apart and greased the linkage/steering/wheel bearings etc, changed the gearbox oil from atf to castrol power 1 10w 30, changed the coolant, changed the brake and clutch fluid and fitted the hour meter and new c+s. the only fails have been the seal in the clutch master cylinder (easy fix) and a broken kickstart lever as I binned it on a stretch of unfinished civil engineering works (don't ask!!)

I bought my 2005 250 pro for about £1500 (I think) a year and a bit ago. it was low use and on the same piston as far as I could tell. I fitted an hour meter and have since done 80 odd hours on it and it sounds the same, and performs the same as when I got it..... bags of compression too. I am used to high maintenance enduro bikes, so the gasser is relatively bombproof in comparison. I change the gearbox oil every 10 hrs and run it on 50:1 premix with castrol power 1 fully synth 2t oil. the air filter - which i still find a p.i.t.a to change - is kept spotless and oiled with putoline filter oil. I asked a similar Q to yours on this forum and I think that the general advice was just ride it. its been a good bike - my advice to you is, if you get it, is to take it apart and grease all the chassis bearings.

My version of the KATO tank ...... I could call it the SHIPDO tank (this was what lurked under bad graphics/paint/filler).

where does that tank and seat unit come from, anyone know?

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/himekami7788/3251275.html

far too un-p.c to get in a conversation! .............. 'about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike' raises enough eyebrows in a typical daytime scenario for me ;-]

Thanks woody; much appreciated. seems like the betors might be more diffiult to deal with than the forks!

when i first had my gas gas i was worried about the play you describe; ripped it all down and cleaned and repacked bearings ....... still play - phoned up gas gas uk and spoke to a techie '' they all have that play'' was his response ............... so, a year later and a further grease with the stuff posted above and all is good.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-Car-Care/Carplan-Carlube-/_i.html?_fsub=367442419 bombproof. I use this on all chassis stuff.

reet boghopper? you have email.

Everthing back and motor almost ready for fitting - pjme certainly do a very good job - recommended!

Hello, my ty 175 is slowly getting there. the rear shocks are betor's and look fairly new. with the amount I have had to spend on the motor, I am keen to use the existing shocks. trouble is, despite softening off thge spring setting, they are very firm - can you let some of the gas out of the valve to soften them up? front forks are standard with new chrome inserts and seals (previous owner did this) they are firm too and only go half way down if you load it ............. to soften, do i just use less oil / different oil? thanks Andrew p.s pjme did a top job on my engine bits (cylinder reline and crank work)

Today, I will be getting ''colder than a witches tit'' into as many conversations as possible! - brilliant. Ted - what a great bike! you must be over the moon. Hopefully you will be tearing it down to do a grease job ............ I do this to every bike, even the new ones; factories don't grease stuff up anymore (my new enduro bike had zilch grease anywhere [i use the marine grade stuff]) Oh yeah, dont forget to zip tie the rear fender ;-] I would think about putting an hr meter on the bike as its new ................... then you can keep an eye on the maintenance (under £10 on eblag) cheers

Jimmy, Zippy - dont Let Shyted lead you into thinking that its that warm here ................ I am still having a fire in the evening! ...............

Hi Jimmie - the conditions at this trial were much kinder than the last trial; the last trial was in an old quarry that was in a very clayey and chalkey area, whereas todays trial was 100 miles north and in a sandy forest with only odd patches of clay. I think that I probably only dropped half the amount of points that I did a year ago - that was the main objective .................. to see an improvement! it was getting quite a bit colder in the afternoon though, so everyones bikes were running that little bit weaker and needing a quick tweek on the fuel or air screw. By the next trial, I will be out on my TY 175 (with a rebuilt motor and new bearings in the chassis [but a scabby frame and a dented tank .................])

Today, my gas gas and I did our first trial of the year and its a year to the day since I did my first ever trial - I think that I am slowly getting better.

happy new year to you too! looking forward to seeing some photo's of the new gasser!

not quite an enduro bike front end ................. ;-]

not sure why the pic is showing so big? click on it and you'll see it at a meaningful size.

Today, I used some bolts, nuts and washers to raise my front mudguard. The height of the mudguard can be adjusted by the two upper nuts. The last trial was so quogy that the front wheel locked up!. Total cost - under £3. Andrew