baldilocks

The clutch rattle applies to the Pro Engine not the TXT edition engine. Did you put any oil down the bore before storing the bike, how long is it since last used ?

Hi Slack go to the sticker shop on Westgate Hill and ask for a bottle of Silkolene Pro FST (any silkolene dealer can get it but I know they usually have it in stock). Its a fuel additive to stop the carb icing up, add 15ml per litre of fuel and then whatever two stroke you use as normal, this will cure the problem. I think the Gas Gas filter is often damp with it being next to the hole in the filter box and that makes them more prone to icing up. I'd leave setting the carb until you have the FST in the fuel at this time of year as this may be the issue.

If I want to see somebody caked in false tan I can go out in Newcastle. frankly Laia i'm dissapointed........

Its interesting to note that none of the betas in the reults were ridden by Kinell still looking for the venue ??? happy new year mate

Check my previous posts if you wish but I'm certainly not anti Xispa, I'd like them to succeed. BUT I dont see how posting an email address for your own company isnt an advert ? email, phone, postal address whats the difference? it would be fine if someone else posted it but not the importer themselves. IF Shirty, John Lampkin and others could all post their contact details in the forums they wouldnt pay to fund the site through advertising. why should xispa be different ?

Atomant perhaps you didnt but somebody has. However there are two sides to this story, I'm sure Andy warned the importer earlier in the year about advertising in the forums, posting his email address is little different to an advert. Any importer should be able to advertise as long as they contribute to the site like the other importers do. Happy new year as Santa has been and gone

Its normal, I think its the clutch plates rattling in the clutch hub, when you pull in the clutch this applies some pressure to the plates and stops them rattling. All my pros have done this

That bloke should be BBC Sports Personality of the Year You have to admire anyone who takes out all the bits where he didnt fall off and just leaves in the crashes. Cool !!

Middlesbrough

is it me or is that actually a Gas Gas top yoke ? looks identical

North East England, it was four hours in the transit to Aberfeldy and I rode it in 82 when they had a schoolboy class and from 85 to the last one in 88 as an adult. It was a fantastic trial

Dad had a trials bike shop and I was even worse at football than I am at trials. Holidays included the SSDT and Aberfeldy, rode them as soon as I could. used to spend the school holidays in the workshop or testing bikes in the car park suppose there was only ever going to be one outcome... Ive tried to pack in trials twice but accept now that its somthing to enjoy even when your an old git.

Nigel Birkett used to run an air cooled Gas Gas swing arm, wheel and disc in a pinky Yam

I think it depends who you ask ! I'm not trying to be funny, some dealers use synthetic, there is info on the Gas Gas USA website advising people NOT to use synthetic as it reacts badly with the clutch plate material and to use Dexron 3 ATF. I noticed last week that Trial and Enduro Direct are now selling Motul ATF which they recommend. When I next change oil I'll try ATF, my 09 looks like it has synthetic motul in and to be fair its been fine so far.

was Doug riding the Evo, cant really tell from that photo ?

I'll get HAM2 my technical assistant to show me how to upload a photo and then you can see pictues I'm going out today so lets hope i dont crash it !

He probably means this year all the two stroke models have a new frame. The 4T maybe late but its the latest 4T motor to be developed and its radically different to anything else on the market for trials. You are saying that the trials development dept at Gas Gas have been asleep ??? Now I dont understand what your getting at Neo are you really stevie wonder ?

Spencer can you explain what you mean by worked out for the better ? is the clutch action faster or slower, is the clutch lighter or heavier to pull ? I tried to fit the bigger cylinder last weekend but I was using a modified hose from a sherco and the bend at the clutch case end wasnt quite right so I couldnt get it to seal and had to take it off again for the trial. this meant swapping from mineral to Dot 4 (couldnt get Dot 5 silicone at my corner car shop) and then back again. each time i just removed the hose and sucked most of the fluid out of the case with a syringe, then blew the rest out with an airline before rinsing it out again with brake cleaner. seems quicker to me than stripping the case off and didnt cause a problem.

GIT The bike is good Justin but that was my third trial since Reeth in July, last time out was 5 weeks ago on a twinshock Bulto. first lap 44 marks, section 5 "this is like a saturn 5 rocket fastened to a shopping trolly", Section 8 "anyone want to buy a Gas Gas" last lap 33 marks including slack five (too knackered) actually this is alright. now as Perce has taken the contents of my bladder( good line Ham2) on an international web site does that make him a world class p*55 taker ? revenge will be mine..........

Hydraulics can be awkward if you dont know what your doing It sounds like you have air in the brake system somewhere Johns point on the angle of your lever is important, the master cylinder holds fluid which is pushed into the caliper (not all of the fluid)via the brake line when you apply the brake. If the fluid level is low and the levers are at an extreme angle you will push air rather than fluid into the brake line. take the cap off and fill the master cylinder to about 3/4 of its capacity. Once you fit the membrane and lid this should ensure that whatever angle the lever is fluid will enter the system not air when you pull the lever. the second issue is the routing of the hydraulic line. to successfully bleed the system the M cyl MUST be the highest point. If your hydraulic line has a nice arc in it to clear the headlight before dropping back down to the M Cyl you wont be able to bleed the system. So I would zip tie the line to the forks somewhere to take up any slack and ensure the M cyl is the highest point, remove the adjusting bolt from the lever and just work the lever back and forward for a while . Any air in the system should bubble out, without you having to touch the bleed nipple.

You need to drain coolant, take the clutch case over off, take the clutch basket off then you can remove the gears and check them.

Right then i dont like four strokes, they are noisey and expensive. HAM2 thanks for the material........ so DIBS bike is up for

fair enough atom ant do you use Mr Sheen or Pledge on your head ? I tried solvol autosol a while back on mine but I was blinding the oncoming traffic......

I can see quotes from Dabsters post but I can t see Dabsters post, I have noticed this before on other threads, why are some posts removed ? just wondering if Baldy is a reference to Baldilocks or is someone else a slaphead ? just curious, no offence taken. I tried to inject some humour into this thread at one stage but it seems to be getting rather bitter now. do we really need this thread ? we are supposed to be people with a common interest in trials

Cheers Copemech I know what your saying but I think the larger volume cylinder has a smaller diamater bore hole or the leverage ratio is slightly different. The bigger cylinder when fitted to a scorpa or a mont makes the clutch action lighter so i'm thinking that it must push less fluid per stroke of lever ? I mention the leverage ratio as if you look closely at the connection between piston and lever it doesnt line up perfectly so there is scope to adjust. I think that s why my sherco clutch action was slower / softer with the midi sherco standard AJP lever compared to the long lever.