baldilocks

Has any factory rider ever said i didnt qualify as the bike is pants ?

I always think copying the works exhaust only may not be the best route. I doubt a standard 240 had too much grunt for someone like John Lampkin which makes me think they probably had tuned up the engine first then fitted the back box. Steve Robson did a few conversions in the North East so it could be anyones old bike really.

I think we are about to find out if the indoor wtc has any impact on bike sales. Dibs hasnt made the semis let alone the final since changing to Beta. Thats a big drop from last year's performance. see Jack Lee was minding for Challoner ?

I can say i'm surprised as I found them very helpful, talk to Andy or Kev Hipwell.

Why not take the Paul Lowther approach with the Mrs ? Paul can be somewhat eccentric the year we rode round together was the only time Paul has rode, I met him at his house very early on the sunday to travel up. Paul had previously been to watch many times but never for the full week. as we were leaving he shouts to his Mrs "I'll see you next sunday" to which she replies "are you going for the full week ? you never said". Paul replied " I'm sure I told you" before pushing me out of the door, once outside he added "I didnt tell her I was riding either !!"

you probably had too much air in your tyres...

Ive done the SSDT 12 times now and its a superb week, its Reeth 3 day and the SSDT for me as the stand out events, I ride the rest of the year nowadays just to keep fit for these two events. This however is the only problem I have found and it was remarked upon last week by Perce. Once you have done the SSDT everything else bar reeth is ordinary, at best, in comparison... if you think you have the slightest chance of doing it then do it. its fantastic !

I think we need to consider what commentary would sound like if you had someone telling you what the rider was doing ? "ok he is going to rev the bike very hard, compress the suspension and let out the clutch" ditto rider 2, 3, 4, 5 that would get very dull very fast....... Jack is providing more general commentary as a lot of the time theres not a lot really happening. imagine trying to make those races sound exciting ! Bou spoils it really as there is no tension, everyone knows who is going to win.

PAPA Baldilocks found some foreign types up there one year who shouldn't have been there as they were not riding in the event. the group were one bike short and in a struggling kind of english the rider explained "bike gone in sea" dont know if this tale is a product of the wee dram syndrome but it makes me laugh most of the year and makes me twitch when i'm riding up it !

Yes I have heard of this before on a Gas Gas a few years ago. One side of the rim was smaller than the other, only by a couple of mm I think (wasnt my bike) but it was enough to cause the problem. suggest you get hold of a wheel off somebody and measure them both.

Rosey often talks sense well for a lion tamer anyway.......

I was about to ask Perce for that photo and send it to Jeroni, theres plenty scope for sponsor logos on that suit........ ugly bloke mind .......

Still no rider signed, game over ?

Double A is albert returning this year ? I read in TMX a while ago that Colley was going to ride as its the centenary. Short odds on a Gas Gas Pro winning with Doug and Michael Brown on one and Dibs having to carry a multimeter this year

Anyone had a Citroen Relay / Peugeot Boxer or Fiat Ducato see them coming up at reasonable money but dont know if they are any good ?

The new style rims dont have a band but in time I think the spokes will cause greater problems, on my montesas I was forever changing the small spokes, just couldnt stop them snapping. A further problem is the tyre comes off a DiD rim easier for some reason, dont know if this applies to the new Morad rim. My last three bikes have come with the rim band Copey describes and I havent touched any of them and they have been fine. The bikes were an 07 Sherco an 09 Gas Gas and an 2010 Gas Gas, the first two bikes did the SSDT 3 times between them without a problem. The design works if the band is fitted properly in the first place.

try swapping the spacers over. may be just that the 2011 GG has the new style wheel and it doesnt fit any longer.

Vivaro, 3 friends have had these or the Renault version. 2 had gearbox failure below 100k the other blew the deisel pump which with its last breath blew ally filings through the injectors and wrecked the lot. None of these problems were cheap to fix. Vito is nearest to a car to drive but agree on the rust front very poor. I'd go for the Peugeot / Citroen. We have a picasso 2.0 HDI, probably same engine, with 105k and its still ok, fingers crossed on wooden desk ! Plenty of people speak highly of the expert / dispatch but get the HDI version. Or I have a 1998 renault master, 138k motor still good but rust is slowly taking over. Why not get a swb master / movano ? similar size to transit.

If you take the carb apart on cold day when its not picking up and wont tickover the galleries in the rear of the carb, which feed the pilot jet circuit are dripping with emulsified (spelling) oil. It looks like white sludge. We call this carb icing but perhaps its not the right term ?

no reason why they cant, they just ride different variations of the same sections anyway.

2010 sherco is a good bike, more capable than a 2009. yes the 2009 is cheaper but it will be cheaper when you come to sell it as well.

I doubt very much he went through a fuel tank a day, thats rubbish Ben. AG Brown and John Battensby did the week on the tanks they started with, without any disrespect if they arent breaking them then I doubt Cabestany was. Cabs started about 5 mins before me and I never passed him all week, why wasnt he running out of fuel every day ??

We dont ever have dry air in the North East of England Dan we have very cold very damp air.

if it is carb icing get hold of some silkolene pro FST. Its a fuel additive that stops the carb icing up. My Gas Gas was bad for icing the carb probably due to very cold water splashing into the air filter box through the drain hole. The pro FST cured it. Sherco may be more prone as the fuel line is just above the swinging arm

We Brits have a day for stories which are entirely made up just to catch people out and make them look foolish. We call this day April fools day. the spanish equivalent I think is between Christmas and New Year. dont think they fooled Ham 2 as he appears suspicious and as a fellow Geordie i'll give him the benefit but Jools....... a 4rt that looks nice ? Really......