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Know of a few people not impressed with the ohlins in the back of the sherco. Dead is all they say.

I know you should never go against a manual but 40:1 seems a tad much to me. Had a few sy scorpas back then, rode them pretty hard too, was always using between 50:1 to 60:1 motul 710 with no problems. And that was recommended by the UK importer at the time. 40:1 is more tyz mixtures

If you ride muddy terrain a lot, 4th gear in a section can come in very handy for big hills and the like. Not every trial, but when the section arises hitting it hard in forth makes all the difference, while those in 3rd struggle. Impossible on a 5 speeder, but with a little clutch and some revs on a 6 speeder, man can it shift!!! In other words, with a 6 speed, 4th is lower than in a 5 speed, making it usuable in a section. Very rarely but it is usable. PS Maybe its just the power a GG pumps out and has nothing to do with a lower 4th

This is like the truest thing ive read in a while lol

This IMO would be a backward step

Definitely looks rich. Id expect a bike that has a plug like that to run noticeably lumpy or nearly oil up. You could lean the mixture, but be very careful because the last thing you want is a new bike running too weak! Usually in the cold weather bikes need a richer mixture, so again, kind of unusual.

Agee, even light riding the fan is usually on within 5 minutes, 10 minutes top. A bike left at tickover for 15 minutes still shouldnt be that sooted oiled up Looks too rich to me, as opposed to too much oil

15 minutes is well long enough to get a bike warm and for a plug reading. Dont know what the running time has got to do with unburnt oil in the silencer. The state that plug is in i doubt if he run the bike continuously for a week it would look any better!

I didnt say they werent

Being in shape invariably helps, the less mass you have to move the easier it is to hop. But the one thing about trials that most people like is that fitness and strength play a minor role to skill and technique. Theres a lot of heavy guys that can hop very well, and also lots of guys straight from the gym that struggle to lift the front wheel nevermind the back! Dabill and maybe Ferrer and Casales are the tallest heaviest guys on the world tour. Dabill is around 6'1, 180 ish pounds i would guess from seeing him in person

Fair play for really attempting at trying to get this. Youre close. Easier to learn on an up slope, which it looks like you are. Work the legs more, bounce on those pegs!! Looks like most of your input is through your arms at the moment

You clearly dont remember the Camozzi brothers! Guys were tanks! Try telling them their height and weight was a disadvantage!! Think bruno was 5th in the world one year Steve Colley and Tommi Ahvala, two other 6'2 plus guys, and nobody could air turn like Steve back in the day!!!

Fully synthetic is more suitable for MX, trials only really needs semi. Theres nothing wrong with the oil you bought, in fact its maybe too good. Your bike may just run a little oilier, but ultimately safer as its a better oil.

They shouldnt be overly hard. If they are, its most likely youve a bad seal somewhere

Am i sure in that he wont be riding a beta or that hes the only one capable of a top 10? He was contracted with GG for two years, although nowadays i suppose that doesnt mean that much. As for any other brit being a consistent top 10, i suppose its a little more likely with cabs gone, but still a long shot i think

Yeah, they have these rowing machines that work on dry land you know Gonna go against the flow here and say swimming isnt the best. Ok at building all round fitness, but doesnt work any real specific muscle group that you also use on a bike (and im a keen swimmer). Squating seems to be the in thing at the moment, across all sports. You only have to look at tonis and dabills legs to notice they work their thighs out a lot! What do you find you stuggle with during a trial? Arms, legs, out of breath? Focus on wherever you think youre lacking

Rowing, simulates pulling on the bars and also builds the legs

Stay away from any sherco with a diaphragm type carb (the airbox and tank inverted), any i see run like crap

I hear ya, the spanish will be rubbing their hands when they see all the grippy rocks ?

Why have the copy when you can have the original?

I have been to a WTC recently, and i certainly didnt go to see to see the trucks. If i wanted to see trucks id go to a MX or MotoGP, or to my local Scania dealer. Id prefer it if they did turn up in transits, at least we could see more of the riders and the mechanics rather than them hiding behind an awning. But you are right, its the world we live in now, and the big teams do have the clout to dictate for things like this.

Not for the majority of the fans it isnt, and its the fans that determine whether its a success or not. I could list at least 10 things that should come before "where will we park the trucks".

Who cares? Who goes to trials to look at trucks?

Pretty sure Cabs has retired, a post on paxaus FB page says he has

And riders that knew how to ride a mucky rut or a grassy bank!!! lol