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Failing what handsome al suggests, get the bike into gear by pushing off in neutral, then ride around with the clutch in, if its stuck plates it should free in a short while

I agree, factories will only support when the rider is on the verge of gp success, and are guaranteed to influence consumers. Being a125 champion is too speculative to what he/she will do at GP level, unless they are really really talented. Touly at 18, would needed to have been in trial2 mixing it with Toby, Jack Peace, Aniol. Toby was runner up in Trial2 having just turned 18. The factories didn't miss him. Otherwise Touly would needed to have been winning the 125 at a more impressive age like 16, at the same level that martinez and hugo are at. Its a shame, but theres really only full support for 1 youth rider per manufacture

Surprised you twigged that on. Sometimes i feel my association with that character doesnt help when trying to come across well ?

To give the OP a final answer from me, for new shoes, the guy was right, a forward arm; whilst making the leading shoe touch with less force, will make the leading shoe touch first which is arguably advantageous. However for bedded in shoes, both leading and trailing shoes should touch at the same time, meaning its negligible.

So now your reason is because the cable rubs the yoke? ?

Now we are on to bees. Let me know when you want to discuss brake arm moments

You continue to divert. You went the whole way from quoting google to just falling back to cable rerouting. Im not an expert on SWM, i just know how moments work very well

I know the overall effect, i just want you to explain, why you think that, regardless of cable route, a forward arm would apply more force. You're hiding behind overall effect, and being really vague. You cant calculate anything on vagueness. Can you calculate the decrease in cable friction to see if it counters the decrease in moment at the cam interface?

This isn't an explanation

Why do you think a forward arm applies more force? x2

Ive already told you that a forward arm applies less force to the leading shoe. Why do you think a forward arm applies more force?

How so?

You still haven't stated your explanation of why a forward facing arm is different from a backward facing arm other than fashion, and better cable routing. Im waiting

So is that your answer? Fashion? What was the link to google all about then? Whats your explanation?

That doesn't answer the original posters question......

Come on, lets see googles answer then. All you're talking about is the servo effect and the multi leading shoes, thats not the discussion

The guy has an SWM, his anchor arm is fixed. You're also arguing something completely different, the benefits of twin leading shoes

Talking ****? I know what the effect is! Looks like you didn't before you had to go to google. Thats the whole idea for twin leading shoes, for which im not arguing!!! Did you read my post? The OP wanted to know the effect the direction of the brake cam has on the leading shoe, and i was explaining the difference! The leading shoe will always be the leading shoe, but changing the direction the cam rotates on the leading shoe effects the force that it applies to the hub. Im starting to think this is all over your head.

Turning the arm forward generates LESS! force, because theres less leverage on the leading shoe... You're talking about 5% here btw, but it is less The argument is that a forward arm makes the leading shoe touch first because a forward arms makes the leading shoe move further (hence the less force), which is the case on a new set of shoes, but on a brake that has been bedded in, both shoes will touch at the same time, meaning its impossible to make the leading shoe touch first

Talent is important. Lots of riders better than him and younger and they are being supported. At 18 if he was talented he wouldn't have been in the 125 class

Think he's talking p****. The hub doesn't know which shoe is touching it, and if your complete assembly is working correctly, both shoes should touch at the same time

Haha, i had a post that kinda called most trials riders stingy, compared to other motorcyclists. I deleted it thinking i was going to get some abuse lol. Yes the tyres are expensive, but when you factor in everything else; fuel, the lack of a need for spares or upgrades, relatively cheap protective clothing, and most club riders go a full season on a tyre no probs, trials still works out overwhelmingly cheaper than any other motorsport.

Don't really know how to take that. Not many sports compete all year round like trials, but with 7 outdoor rounds and 8 indoor thats only 15 weekends a year of events, not that much. Seems weird Raga, fuji, cabes, jeroni have been able to compete every event while older, and probably getting a harder time of it compared to Bou. I guess you cant compare people injuries and bodies at similar ages. Maybe Bou's doing it right and the others have been burning themselves out. Would be even more surprised if he doesnt make an appearance just before the outdoor season starts

I doubt you will find a manual for your exact year. Follow https://gasgas.com/en/manuals?c=trial&y=2002 for a 2002 manual. Should be the same and will have the oil quantities that you want. Your model is a TXT, not a TXT pro, a TXT.

Probably dirt in your carb since its a keihin, causing it to run weak