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Tomorrows trial at Alwinton is still on. 2 laps 20 sections , Expert, Clubman an sportsman. 11am start.

Id rather it was right first time even if its late. A new bike that comes out but isn't ready doesn't help anyone

Looking good

Petrol tank buzzing on the frame. It should have a foam strip on the underside of the tank where it rests on the frame. If not that the head steady bracket from cylinder to frame or an engine bolt is loose

What's vmcc south durham ?

The Valtellina three day in Italy only has 20 sections a day and four of those are in the paddock area. However after over 9 hours of riding on day 2 I wasn't about to ask for more. Sometimes it is enough depending on the course.

Great

There's a few, didn't realise you meant County Durham or would have replied sooner. ACU clubs are Castleside, Weardale and there's an Amca club at Stanley.

That's a question for the riders not participating. The factories can't afford to send them regardless of the severity.

Hi just to advise tomorrows Tynemouth trial will be at Hope Farm due to flooding at the planned venue

Just thinking about my previous comments above. Bultaco going bust was a spanish economic problem compounded by SWM Fantic etc producing better bikes. But Bultaco were world champions 75 -79 , Montesa 1980, SWM 81 (?), Fantic 85, 86,88. In these years sales were much higher but world championship success didn't ensure the factories survived. I think SWM was related to employee relations but not sure, Montesa were saved by Honda

I think the factories can't really afford a wtc in its current form. The limited resources they have need to be invested more in bike development and R&D aimed at customers and less on the race to finish 2 -5th in the wtc.

Totally agree

Absolutely yes you can sell a trials motorcycle whilst having a team with poor results or not having a team at all. Yamaha mono, TYZ, Scorpa with Yam engine. All sold significant quantities of bikes . Scorpa are the odd ones out as they still went bust. Look at it this way , virtually every new trials factory enters the WTC, going back to the 70s nearly all of them go bust in the end.

We are talking about a pro engine ? The hole im talking about is in the outer case of the bearing on the ignition side. This is the hole the gearbox oil flows through to lubricate the bearing. On the clutch side i think the oute side is open to allow oil in but i can't remember its been a while

Left is sealed both sides but i think the right is only sealed on the crank side. You have to line up the dot on the bearing with the mark on the crankcase on the left one so the oil feed lines up

Ty 350 is nikasil type bore unlike the 250. If the bore isn't worn it will be ok or get it re coated to match this piston

I think that's a 2001, i had one. The 2002 had black decals on the frame, i thought the 2001 looked better

The kick start gears need to be engaged before any great force is applied. If its not engaged properly you can chip a tooth

Biggest improvement was using reiger shock and tech forks, although this wasn't on all models

Don't know about Gas but no shortage of hot air

Apparently a chemists shop in Wylam ?

See other thread. Bids sent in last Friday but judge now has to decide

I think a lot of us forget how long we had a bike before we rode a trial. You learn faster as a child, i had a bike for two years before riding a trial, i got my first bike when i was 10.

Did you enjoy it ?