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Check out the arai penta pro, this was specifically added for trials. Bou and cabestany rode in the pentas for years before the rock guard addition. kuroyama is probably the highest level arai wearer yet doesnt wear this version, despite a few japanese lower level riders wearing them. Downhill mtb helmets have a much lower mouthguard since they arent specifically added for roost which require mx guards to be higher. Theres much greater fov in a downhill helmet

Enduro riders are 10x more lightly to catch a mouthguard on a branch than a trials rides and they never have a problem. No manufacturer has taken a full face trials helmet seriously, apart from arai, and even then i dont think ive ever seen one outside of japan. I dont know how resistant they would be to a crack against a rock but i cant see them being worse than nothing. I think i read somewhere that the FIM were bringing a rule under 16s had to wear additional chin protection but i dont think it ever materialised. Its a bit like all new safety features. Back protectors in trials, the halo in F1. Theres big objections beforehand, then when it arrives people dont care that much for the supposed problems.

Yep, 2013 has inverted fuel tank and non repackable silencer. They run crap when new, nevermind 10 years old. Im sure it sounds horrendous now with that exhaust. Possibly the worst bike made in the last 20 years

Its possible the dog bone bearings are knackered. Put the bike on a stand on the sump with the wheel off the ground and see if the free play is still there

I think those weight savings were just in the motor, not the overall bike weight

Hard to get a non biased opinion on this. So heres my possibly biased opinion Gasgas- Best 300 engine. Clutches can be temperamental, but when set up correctly possibly the best clutch. Quite neutral feeling in my opinion, but i hear the new 23 has steeper steering Beta - Usually the cheapest, in the UK anyway, but the base model has cheap suspension. Steepest steering angle so some love how tight they turn while others just dont like the twitchiness. Rides different than all the other makes Sherco/scorpa - Pretty down the middle in my opinion. New fuel injected model should be interesting Montesa- Bullet proof, but comes with a weight penalty. Vertigo- Any ive ridden seem quite flat power wise but havent ridden a nitro myself. TRS - Bit ugly IMO, but nothing overly bad to say about them. Similar engine characteristics to the GG

Id pretty tech minded and i cant understand how it could ever work. It cant be a rotation sensor on either wheel because you can have both wheels stopped with the bike still moving, and a movement sensor somewhere on the bike wont work because a bike can have stopped forward motion but still be moving so that the sensor wont be triggered. I can just hear people arguing with the observer saying the transponder is faulty. If it works, great, ultimately i still prefer the idea of non-stop but i cant see any permutation no matter how much tech you add, working

Whats the electronic system mentioned to help with non-stop?

Tickets were apparently sold out a good while back. Still time to announce between then and now that there will be live broadcasting and i doubt people will start asking for their money back. Easy extra revenue when you have a film crew crew there. Thats the hard bit. Turning it into a live stream is simple.

I agree with the OP. Jitsie say they are doing a full recording and showing it next week to jitsie club members. Why not just stream the footage as you record it? And if you want to charge a premium to watch it live go ahead. Im sure more people would be prepared to spend £10 to watch it live than a week later. Jitsie and doug are very close, so hard to tell who called the shots on that but id say Dougie.

Its hard to read into his posts too much using google translate, but it sounds like he mentions he has tarnished his image with the manufacturers (whether he means GG or others too) and that makes hm basically unemployable. All guess work really

I havent seen andy post here in yonks, but he no doubt still hovers around

I think @lineawaymay be from your neck of the woods. He might be able to point you in t the direction of local clubs.

Been a while since i rode a 125 but my dad got a flywheel weight made for my 160 gg when i was a kid

Any small engineering firm could make you one if you were to give them the original one thats bolted on in your pic and say to them to make it an extra X mm wide.

With a semi synthetic trials oil 66:1 is fine. With a fully synthetic mx oil you could probably run a little leaner. But IMO its not worth it. An old bike will not run any better running less oil, for you just to save a couple quid. 66:1 on your mx oil is more than adequate, and if it runs rich its probably more due to the mixture too rich or a clogging exhaust on a 2009 bike

Thats right, common sense is dictated upon us by the EU

Dont think so, harleys were fitting retracting stands way before the EU was even thought of

Most trials i go too people are only happy to have someone go round taking photos, if it means they can catch a glimpse of themselves online somewhere after

Are you regretting buying a bike in the crate yet?

No need to take the hex bolts out. Pull up on the tab just to the left of the d in 'domino'.

Its an interesting point. I dont think the tread pattern has changed from the 60s, maybe even 50s. All thats changed is the number of plys and compound. I wonder what the ideal tread pattern would be if we werent held to the rulebook (which i think is a good thing btw). There would definitely be a mud vs dry weather tyre for starters. And you point about slicks for indoor. Surely if it was advantageous someone would has used a very very well worn tyre bordering on a slick that still kept to the rule book. I guess its a competition between contact area and grip against 90 degree angles which a treaded tyre will do better over a slick

Personal opinion here. Gaernes are comfy, but i find too soft and lack protection, especially when wet. Sidi, stiff, good protection but sole has a tendancy of coming away at the toe. Im currently using alpinestars. Super comfy, good protection, but cant speak yet about long term durability. Forma are probably the other consideration, but ive no experience of these.

Is your gearbox oil still that colour after the waterpump change??

What year are the old plates from? They could be different thicknesses, otherwise they should be ok. Judging by the size of the friction pads they look old. Why are you changing plates already if its a 2022?