Everything posted by faussy
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Rear tyre
Ive stopped using the xlite purely because of their wear rate and lack of value for money. I ended up using them at slightly higher pressure to avoid punctures and when i did i hardly noticed any difference in grip to the standard x11. I run x11s Fuji doesn't ?
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Sherco Triple Clamp
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHERCO-PAIOLI-38MM-TRIPLE-CLAMPS-YOKES/233151581393?hash=item3648eaccd1:g:Ci0AAOSw3bBceYDz Im not 100% sure but the yokes that run to about 2009 may also fit along as they are 38mm
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Spares and accessories at a trial
If you have an old pair of reasonably straight handlebars lying about then they are worth bringing. It says he's in scotland, so this is definitely a must ?
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Exhaust cover thingy
https://trialendurodirect.com/product/gg-pro-model-engine-protector-and-mudflap/ Definitely worth it, had one on all my gasgass
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Oldie but newbie
How long is it going to be before you build your own TS or pre65 frame?
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Sharp Brakes
Your front brake is the envy of a lot of people
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2007 Rev 3 270 Wheels...Now what?
The rear rim looks in good nick to me, although for that style and age of rim, getting the rim tape to seal for a tubeless tyre could be a pain (they weren't the most reliable even when new). Id go as above, down the tubed route, performance wise you won't lack anything over a tubeless tyre, exactly the same compound and you can run the same pressure. Hard to say regarding the front without seeing it in person, although it does look corroded. Your spokes and nipples all look in good condition, would be a shame not to keep these at least
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2007 Rev 3 270 Wheels...Now what?
Whats exactly wrong with the rims? They just look dirty to me
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WTC observations from an old fart
This doesn't make sense. Is it a question? You obviously were never around in the 70s or have any experience of trials in the past to come out with a statement like that
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WTC observations from an old fart
They would put less pressure on finding venues capable of hosting a WTC. Theres becoming less and less. You did hear the news that britain isn't hosting a WTC? Its a factor. Modern bikes certainly don't inspire this generation to get involved. If anything, they put people off It is the bikes fault, when the bikes were less capable, experts and clubmen used to ride the same line. Now theres 3 lines, sometimes 4 lines at a trial and it still isn't enough. Put Lewis hamilton in a ford fiesta and you and i wouldnt be that far behind him. Put us in an F1 car, we wouldnt see him past the first corner. Same principle. When things are at a lower level the difference in abilities is minimised. Do you follow the Scottish or the pre65 scottish even? Accessible? Accessible means lowering the level closer to Joe Bloggs, you're contradicting yourself here. PS Your comment sounds like you were on the pish when you wrote it
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WTC observations from an old fart
Its advanced itself beyond common reach. Every sport goes through a golden age, trials was in the late 70s to early 90s. Personally i believe it needs a regression, changing the rules wasn't it, but i understand the reasoning. It needs bikes to take a few steps back, to allow a more sensible level to return. To me, bou going up a 12 foot step is no more impressive than jordi going up an 8 ft or lejeune up a 6 foot. Bigger doesn't always mean better. Just look at F1, the most advanced boring sport in the world Something is wrong when a venue like addingham moorside can't meet the level of a world round. Motocross killed its venues in the 90s, trials is doing the same thing. The same thing is happening at local level, its becoming harder and harder to mark a section for the beginner and the expert rider at the same venue. Run a trial that suits the expert rider and the beginners complain, run a trial that suits the beginner and the experts complain. Years ago it was easier because the bikes didn't exacerbate the difference in level
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2019 Vertigo 300 fuel consumption
Don't go too much by my suggestion. The ones i rode were a couple years old and they had seen better days
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2019 Vertigo 300 fuel consumption
Anytime i rode an Ossa they always knocked from being too lean. So i think you may be judging against a bike that was already under fuelled
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Hopping bike and suspension setup
With the right technique it doesn't matter what your suspension is set like, suspension rebound only plays a small role in aiding lifting of the bike (weight transfer plays the biggest role). However, at 220 lbs and an intermediate rider id consider looking for a stiffer spring than standard at least in the rear, there's a good chance you're bottoming out when you jump down hard on the suspension, and this certainly won't be helping your hopping woes. The speed of rebound is dictated by the spring stiffness as well as your damping after all
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Boot Dryers
Thats why 99% of the time they are placed next to the boiler which is in a utility room. That being said, in the near proximity to any heat source i usually find my boots dry after a couple of days. Is this to get your boots dry for sunday from riding saturday?
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Have I missed something ?
Surely they've violated rule no6 and 7 considering Dabill wasn't invited back for the second round yet Fuji was, even though dabill beat him in round 1 Unless Dabill refused Then in round 3 petrella was invited back but fuji wasn't, even though fuji beat him in round 2. Marcelli was invited in round 3, and as he's spanish, haga was the under 21 and petrella the different nationality, the only way he can be invited is via the wildcard, so that means he was wildcarded above dabill, fuji and casales So who's interested in Haga then? I know he's under 25, but they may aswell give him last place before he takes the bike off the trailer. Seriously, theres lots of under 25s better than him!!!!! How on earth can you wangle petrella, haga, marcelli and aniol into the starting lineup without dabill, fuji, casales, price, grattarola, martyn, jack peace, or moret or even gandola? It stinks ?
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Boot Dryers
Airing cupboard or placed next to the boiler. 24 hours later, dry as a bone
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Dave cooper trailer on a ford fiesta
If its just for a pit bike, you could get a small second hand trailer for the price of the bike rack
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fuel
Just remember you are forgoing a little smoke for running a 20+ year old bike on a fuel mixture it was never designed to be run on from the day it was manufactured. If it is spitting oil out the exhaust, you have bigger problems than 50:1, a bike wouldn't spit oil out at 30:1
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Front brake mystery
Sounds like you need new seals for the MC
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adults future of the sport ?
So you want trials to go against every other thing in the world and charge a kid the same entry fee as an adult? Also, in the trials i ride in, a big majority of the observers are the kids parents. No observers, no trials
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GG txt 249 oil spitting out of exhaust with white smoke
Not when its burning it in large quantities from the gearbox
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GG txt 249 oil spitting out of exhaust with white smoke
He says its spitting oil out the exhaust, yet you guys are convinced its water? WTF
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2007 Rev 3 270 Steering Stem Play
Definitely not ?
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protecting chrome on Forks/Wheels???
Store your project in your house (if you have an understanding wife)