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Erm the evo model is made by Beta not gas gas, do you mean gas gas pro or beta evo ?

Just back from Santigosa where there were a number of Vertigos in action. Dougies and Dabills bikes were much louder than the others but certainly didn't seem to lack power. Development seems to be on going as looking at each bike there were different set ups being tried in terms of exhausts , yokes hydraulics etc. Overall I was impressed with them

First thing i do to any new bike is take the stand off

Try and blow up the overflow tube to make sure its not blocked. Is there fuel going through to filter box out of rear of carb ?

Where did you get the clear float bowl ? Keihins do seem to run with a lot of fuel in the bowl, they certainly spill more than a dellorto, but when mine overflows it comes out of the overflow via the brass tube 'b' in your first pic

Two ways of doing this either the jitsie sprocket or the stick on type. I dont get how a sticker can be nearly £20

I suggest that if the BTC is 'British' then it should represent all the geographical character of this country in its abundant variety. Agreed, BTC should test a range of skills on different terrain.

Change the slide from a 3.5 to a 3. You can get a similar result by raising the needle but its difficult to get it to run clean.

Its the big test for the Vertigo , must be this years biggest talking point.

Cracking result

The riders don't seem very good they keep falling off?

PS rode my Gas Gas yesterday, another trial completed on the same gearbox. I hope they survive but 24m Euros is a lot. sorry to drift back onto topic....

Gladly Neil They went the way of the previous manufacturers of heavy uncompetitive bikes, now known as pre 65. Twinshocks or pre 65s are not the "cure" for our current problems. Yes Ross you and lots of others like your twinshocks, I got bored of it rather quickly but may return one day. It doesn't matter to you or any like minded individuals that Gas Gas may go bust, but it should matter to Gas Gas that you bought a twinshock. why do people spend more on a twinshock or pre 65 than they could have a new or recent modern bike for. Having had both there is no less maintenance in an SWM than a Gas Gas at my level. I think its more to do with the sections provided and the level of challenge for the rider but that's my opinion. Buy a twinshock and the easy course can be challenging enough and you don't have depreciation. Buy a new bike you have depreciation and a trial that's too easy. Manufacturers need to improve quality as do those people putting flags in, volunteers they may be but they are crucial to the success of any event. There is an example of a very bad event in the last 24 hours, it was in Barcelona. What an appalling advert for our sport.

For those of you who are beginning to doubt your mouse yes this is the Gas Gas forum.

Trials dealers importers and factories going bust is a regular thing, its been happening since the 60s. However everyone still starts off using the same business plan.

Costs more than £200 to put my van and four people on the ferry so unless the trial is in calais... You are right about weather though

Jotagas still use a linkage Dan

I agree Hillary, good tyre regardless of weight. I just mentioned the weight in case people thought it was meant to be a lot lighter. I have just ordered another one. Only ever had three as my last couple of new bikes didn't come with them but i'm yet to split one. Its only a matter of time however as I have split loads of tyres over the years. I have tried IRC and Dunlop but prefer the Michelin

Dougie didn't win any championships on the rev 3, he signed for Montesa the year it came out. I had two rev 3s, not a bad bike at all. However the rear shock is much more lively which is great for some things but not better in all situations. I noticed it would bounce off things where a gas gas or sherco didn't.

Tubular frame is lighter. Out of the box there is a plastic protector to prevent the yoke smacking into the frame when you hit something on full lock. However most people take it off to gain more lock but i doubt regular impacts are doing the frame much good.

I think the x light is only a couple of hundred grams less, its not much

Please do ! Some of Dabill's videos practicing look good. Dont know if the pressure perhaps got to him last time out but Barcelona will be a difficult event in which to recover confidence.

Is Jack Shepperd supported by the factory?

Its not that no gas gas has ever had a problem but i just dont believe the frequency is anything like you have referred to dadof. My current 2014 bike is a year old next month and its been perfect thus far. My 2013 i bought used in december 2012, it never had a gearbox problem either. That bike did the SSDT, Alwinton 2 day , Reeth 3 day and the Italian alps 3 day. It was ridden every weekend often sat and sunday from Christmas onwards as prep for ssdt. Sure im just lucky.....

I pay more than that for one adult and two kids to watch an hour and a half of football. Plus parking ! And its not the top 10 players in the world by any stretch.