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i think thats 1990

https://content.jitsie.com/2022-scottish-six-days-trial/ scroll to the bottom

IMO your lever angle looks ok. Thats what i ride with, but most others would be between that and horizontal. Your lever needs to be closer to the end of your bars. Youre aiming for your index finger to position in the most inward bend part of the lever, ie about the 2 5/8 inch mark on your ruler.

I used my middle finger as a teenager, but got told by everyone to use my index. I agree, now i couldn't use my middle finger through years of index finger use. But it obviously isn't that big of a disadvantage, if even, if guys at the top use it. I always thought mx riders got away with it because you didnt have to be that critical with the clutch but then i seen busto using his. Im certainly not advocating the OP to start trying his middle finger

Liam Everts uses his middle finger too. He must have been taught wrong 😆

Jaime busto uses his middle finger. Ricky carmichael used his middle finger. It works for some

Agreed, the clutch should disengage before the lever hits your other knuckles. I ride with quite a steep decline in the levers while others run them horizontally, some a slight decline, some a slight incline. Then you have the group that use their middle finger for the clutch!!

You need to hold the outer spring and stop it rotating, it helps push the gear back in. Usually the clutch cover is holding it in position

Not sure of the exact o-ring , but epdm is brake fluid resistant

Malcolm rathmells were actually the importers of that model of scorpa. Richard allen does a lot of 2nd hand spares for older bikes, although a clutch hose and seals are just generic parts available from any bike or seal shop

All GG in that era, including 2008 had marzocchis. Those are paioli possibly out of a sherco or beta

I can still see it, but the latest post was january, not sure if you mean something more recent has been removed

If you keep snapping chains you are doing something fundamentally wrong, and changing sprockets just so you can fit a stronger chain isn't the best way to go about it. Chain tension too tight maybe

Sounds like you've been thinking this over for a while. Id definitely test ride one before buying, and try to use your judgment (hard i know) that the non replaceable stuff works well and don't worry too much about the general wear and tear stuff as mentioned above

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

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