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Are you purchasing it purely for the novelty of having a 315? Personally i feel they are overrated, as they were never really the best in class during their time. I feel their slightly elevated price now is just because they are a 2t honda. Don't get me wrong, if you like the bike and want it basically because you want a 315, go for it, but if you have stumbled across it because maybe your budget limits you to an older bike, IMO there are better bikes at a more sensible price than these. The fact you say you are revisiting it, means you had one previously, but its a little unclear what your intentions are. Is it a 2nd bike, or is it going to be your daily driver. Ive a friend who struggled a lot to find gearbox parts for his 315, 5 years ago

Its just the year, or model, starting with A in 1974

If the front is washing out a lot, you can also try dropping the front i.e. lifting the forks through the clamps a few mm

The pegs back moves more of your weight over the rear wheel so aids grip, and also lightens the front wheel if you like hoping on the back wheel a lot. As a consequence it should make the bike push the front wheel a little more in muddy turns, which i do feel slightly. What height are you? Anything over 6 ft i think putting them back will also help the bike feel a bit roomier for you. If you're short, you might find yourself reaching for the bars too much. Im not commenting on the trs per se, most brand of bikes have variable peg positions as they are a feature of the pegs, not the bike

Id start with john shirt motorcycles, the official gasgas importer at the time. The girls in the office are pretty clued up.

2012 is alloy. I think it will fit, but your tap won't. You can buy a new tank btw

Theres a couple people ride in our clubs with the longride sherco and its never a problem. I was going to say you could turn up a few times without the seat so that he realises you are on a trials bike and then you could add the seat later, but if you intend to ride there then you cant necessarily do that. I think you're only option is to straight up ask, show him a picture of it with and without the seat, because if he's already refused you a free ride then he may think you are chancing your arm again with a non trials bike.. Too expensive a mistake to take the risk IMO. Sounds like the type of guy that if you turn up without prior permission and he doesn't like the 4ride you would be banned for good. Also worth considering is it just the bike he doesn't like or his idea of what you may be doing on that type of bike i.e. tearing around PS 16 mile is a fair old jaunt. Have you done this on a trials bike? Its not the funnest thing

I know you're tall but those bars seem a tad excessive. Otherwise great story. Have fun

My thoughts exactly, asks for opinions, yet has the opinion gasgas are rubbish, while probably having never owned one

This is something that comes with time. If you're new, i wouldn't worry too much. Its definitely advantageous to have a finger on the clutch at all times, but having control of the front brake while zapping or going up steep hills isn't that important. If you need the brake on the far side of the obstacle you can usually reach for it quickly enough then. You may get the hang of it with time, but even if you watch the pros they don't have their finger on the brake at all times. Ive been riding quite a while and still zap without a finger on the front brake, especially if it requires anything more than a half throttle twist. If you watch below you can see jaime removes his finger right before dropping the clutch. Not the clearest, but the first video i could find that kind of shows it https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXb-A-NtYs5/?utm_medium=copy_link

It used to be the only thing they changed were the stickers. Seems now they cant even be bothered doing that

They seem listed on sidis website, may be best contacting them directly https://www.sidi.com/en/spare-parts/413-strap-m-flex-force.html

Youre wanting to go from a 4rt and replace it with something more reliable? Best of luck

IMO theres no need for it. If your bike is knocking its most likely due to bad carburettion. If you really want higher octane just buy an octane booster

Why are you needing to change the headstock bearings on a 2 year old bike?! Would be very surprised if you need to replace the outer races

The clubs i ride start the experts riders last (up to 45 mins behind the first rider), so when we are half way round the first lap we start getting lapped by the people who have started first who feel like its some sort of race. IMO we should be allowed to go ahead of them since they enjoyed a first lap of no queues, yet if you do this some get really annoyed. I would never jump someone on the same lap as myself

Personally id use any oil other than rock oil

Fair enough. If you like blasting up hills at Cowm then a 300 would probably suit you best. Im biased towards GG, but id say use your judgement on condition, theres not much to choose between them all.

They look mostly 300s... 300s can be too much for clubmen in a tight trial setting, but if you're just going to use it to beat about then it will probably be ok. Id stay away from the 2013 sherco, most didnt run the best back in the day with the pump carb.

I see a hose connected to the bottom and one at the top. Surely the water exits the head and returns to the top of the radiator

Don't know how a vertigos cooling system works (though i have seen the nitro returns to a more conventional setup), but flow with a pump is far greater than any flow due to a temperature gradient, so no need to accomodate the latter. Do they take the feed from the bottom of the rad and return to the top, or return to the bottom like a GG?

His website no longer works, best to contact him on FB, richard allen. I think i read somewhere of someone putting rev3 yokes into a techno, but don't quote me. Obviously yokes from an upside down fork rev3 won't fit. I think most yokes will be compatible with the headstock so long as the fork diameter is the same. Im not that clued up on beta im afraid lol. I think you have 38mm paiolis Check out this link here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324745616299?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818142055%26meid%3Da463f2777b9c4b2cb1a4713ad21d21b3%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D255293703731%26itm%3D324745616299%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb%26brand%3DSherco&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

Jetting and needle are standard for the dellorto, but as you say the needle is usually in the middle position

Advancing the timing would give you the characteristics you are after. Ive done it before on shercos and sy scorpas. No idea what the ignition is like on a vertigo however

Still a true trials bike. AFAIK the only difference is the seat, tank, cheaper forks and rear shock, and dellorto carb. The main parts, frame and engine will be the same as the proper trials bike