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Apologies for my naivety but was an English team or a British team sent to the TDN in Toulouse? They are listed in the results as Angleterre...

Interesting topic. Mine was dragging, thought it was just due to badly worn pads at an angle and the pistons sticking. New pads seemed to fix it but ill keep my eye on it. I agree though, as long as the disk is there its impossible for the pads to come out.

Lawrence spence may be your best bet, near moenyrea. Dont know of any second hand frames, try leadmines racing maybe.

Of course there is. You have just violated Newton's 3rd law

Sounds spot on

Jitsie dont list one (just for your information)

Your valves and valve seats would not think a tetraethyllead octance booster a waste.

Arai GP-J3

I get you, a lot of japanese trials riders actually wear full face mx helmets riding trials. Ive yet to see an attempt of this for the motorcycle community, as above there are mountain bike variations that are a cross between full face and open face (google 'met parachute'). The problem is while they have some face protection they probably fall short on the main head protection required for motorbikes. Heck even some professional downhill cycling guys favour MX helmets over the specifically designed downhill helmets.

Dont waste your time with a cbt or bike license for the sole purpose of learning to ride offroad. One day on a trials bike will benefit your trials skills more than a years riding on the road. Heck i know guys who have ridden bikes for 30 years and they would struggle to ride a bike across a field!

For a few riders and bikes yes, but the majority of trials riders do not spend money on bikes, whatever age. Thats whats good about the sport, its the cheapest form of motorsport in my opinion, but thats whats wrong with it. 90% of trials riders will buy a new bike and not buy one more thing for it for 5 years, nada, not even a spare filter or a set of pads, never mind a trick exhaust or suspension bits! (case proven above). The aftermarket sales of trials parts is shocking. A MX'er will out purchase aftermarket parts for his bike 10:1 compared to a trials rider.

Agreed. The vertigo could be a better bike (although i dont think it is) and raga would still be able to make the TRS out-perform it. I also think vertigo's delay in delivery will cost them, unveil to production time has just been too long. 9 months for development?! When people see a bike they want to buy it. Theres a lot of people that will buy a TRS now that may have bought a vertigo 6 months ago. Unveil one month, available to buy the next.

I disagree

Depends what your budget and mechanical knowledge is. An electric bike such as an oset will be easier to learn to ride, zero maintenance but expensive. A ty 80 is a good start, but you may go a long way to find one. A beta 80... Dont laugh, but if you just want him to learn to ride a bike and not specifically a trials bike, a pit bike is just about your best bet on a budget.

Yes, and im saying if you go 6 years on one set of brake pads, sprockets or rear tyre you arent going too hard. People always wonder why there is no money in trials and bike companies go bust. Theres your answer. (Im not singling out yourself here, 90% of trials riders are the same)

1200 depreciation!! Who buys a new bike without selling their old one!!? You change your radiator coolant more often than sprockets, tyres and brake pads? Do you do a lot of revving in neutral?

Tyres - 120pounds/180 dollars Sprockets and chain - 50/75 Linkage and shock bearings - 50/75 Brakepads - 40/60 Seals - 20/30 Wheel bearings - 20/30 All these things need changed after 1 or 2 years, thats 300 pound, 450 dollars that could be going towards a new bike. Tell me where im paying too much?

Defo a chrome bore. Honing in the conventional sense isnt done on nikasil bores, more deglazing. If there are deep scores you will need it replated. Only way to tell is to measure it, and to so this properly you will need a bore guage.

Chrome bore or liner?

Id say not, he says its his first bike. 1.Fixable most definitely, although with a chrome frame id rather have it tig'd or mig'd rather than welded with gas. Gas will burn more of your chrome. 2. As above 5000ml/80 is 62ml. Gonna need a measuring cylinder of some kind 3. You may need to rock the bike back and forward a little when trying to find neutral. With a bike the age of yours id advise against starting in gear using the clutch, your clutch will most likely drag when cold. First time you put it into gear with the engine going be ready for it to jump a little!!

I actually think the opposite, why spend a lot of money on a old bike when that money could go towards a new bike. Set of tyres, sprockets, chain, linkage bearings, fork seals all add up. Money spent on those things could be about a 1/4 of the way to a new bike.

Yes and yes. Also its a lot easier to endo the bike the further your bars are forward. Bars back is ok for general riding, but as soon as you start to trick ride further forward helps.

I guess i would do over 150 hours a season. Had a 2010 gg for 2 years and a 2012 for 2 and a half years. Bike is good for 2 years for me no problem, after which you may need to start looking at rings and pistons, i think its worth changing.

Thats rubbish. Mustn't have been a top guy then

Looks like someone painted one of those orange bikes blue