If you keep snapping chains you are doing something fundamentally wrong, and changing sprockets just so you can fit a stronger chain isn't the best way to go about it. Chain tension too tight maybe
Thanks for the reply, I first had a dabble with trials about 2008 and it lasted like most people about 5 minutes as it's a lot harder than it looks and I was riding enduro,
I bought a beta 250 4t and casually rode it for about 5 years then got more into the sport and bought a new 2020 repsol.
I guess I fancy a 2t as well. And I don't really like the beta 2t having ridden a few, and thought about the other brands but they all.seem.to have their issues, ideally a new 2t but a GasGas 250 is about £5700, and others are well over £6+k
I see the 315 at local event's and I thought a classic might sorta hold its value as I'd take it out now and again, if I could find a good local 250 I'd look at it regardless of brand.i guess I think the build quality of the 315 will , with maintenance stay together better than a similar aged different brand.
Sounds like you've been thinking this over for a while. Id definitely test ride one before buying, and try to use your judgment (hard i know) that the non replaceable stuff works well and don't worry too much about the general wear and tear stuff as mentioned above
Are you purchasing it purely for the novelty of having a 315? Personally i feel they are overrated, as they were never really the best in class during their time. I feel their slightly elevated price now is just because they are a 2t honda. Don't get me wrong, if you like the bike and want it basically because you want a 315, go for it, but if you have stumbled across it because maybe your budget limits you to an older bike, IMO there are better bikes at a more sensible price than these. The fact you say you are revisiting it, means you had one previously, but its a little unclear what your intentions are. Is it a 2nd bike, or is it going to be your daily driver.
Ive a friend who struggled a lot to find gearbox parts for his 315, 5 years ago
Thank you Faussy, Thats what I was trying to figure out. I have enough room on the bike, so that's fine. Rear grip seems to be good, but had a few front end slides in mud, so maybe forward would be a better position. Only experimenting will tell.
If the front is washing out a lot, you can also try dropping the front i.e. lifting the forks through the clamps a few mm
The pegs back moves more of your weight over the rear wheel so aids grip, and also lightens the front wheel if you like hoping on the back wheel a lot. As a consequence it should make the bike push the front wheel a little more in muddy turns, which i do feel slightly. What height are you? Anything over 6 ft i think putting them back will also help the bike feel a bit roomier for you. If you're short, you might find yourself reaching for the bars too much. Im not commenting on the trs per se, most brand of bikes have variable peg positions as they are a feature of the pegs, not the bike
Hi, Berty here, new member, in sunny Wales, I am restoring a Gas Gas TXT 280, 2001 model and will require lots of parts for frame and engine. Is there a good dealer with stocks of early parts I can contact with regard to my needs? any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks
Id start with john shirt motorcycles, the official gasgas importer at the time. The girls in the office are pretty clued up.
Theres a couple people ride in our clubs with the longride sherco and its never a problem. I was going to say you could turn up a few times without the seat so that he realises you are on a trials bike and then you could add the seat later, but if you intend to ride there then you cant necessarily do that. I think you're only option is to straight up ask, show him a picture of it with and without the seat, because if he's already refused you a free ride then he may think you are chancing your arm again with a non trials bike.. Too expensive a mistake to take the risk IMO. Sounds like the type of guy that if you turn up without prior permission and he doesn't like the 4ride you would be banned for good. Also worth considering is it just the bike he doesn't like or his idea of what you may be doing on that type of bike i.e. tearing around
PS 16 mile is a fair old jaunt. Have you done this on a trials bike? Its not the funnest thing
This is something that comes with time. If you're new, i wouldn't worry too much. Its definitely advantageous to have a finger on the clutch at all times, but having control of the front brake while zapping or going up steep hills isn't that important. If you need the brake on the far side of the obstacle you can usually reach for it quickly enough then. You may get the hang of it with time, but even if you watch the pros they don't have their finger on the brake at all times. Ive been riding quite a while and still zap without a finger on the front brake, especially if it requires anything more than a half throttle twist.
If you watch below you can see jaime removes his finger right before dropping the clutch. Not the clearest, but the first video i could find that kind of shows it
IMO theres no need for it. If your bike is knocking its most likely due to bad carburettion. If you really want higher octane just buy an octane booster
The clubs i ride start the experts riders last (up to 45 mins behind the first rider), so when we are half way round the first lap we start getting lapped by the people who have started first who feel like its some sort of race. IMO we should be allowed to go ahead of them since they enjoyed a first lap of no queues, yet if you do this some get really annoyed. I would never jump someone on the same lap as myself
Fair enough. If you like blasting up hills at Cowm then a 300 would probably suit you best. Im biased towards GG, but id say use your judgement on condition, theres not much to choose between them all.
They look mostly 300s... 300s can be too much for clubmen in a tight trial setting, but if you're just going to use it to beat about then it will probably be ok. Id stay away from the 2013 sherco, most didnt run the best back in the day with the pump carb.
Don't know how a vertigos cooling system works (though i have seen the nitro returns to a more conventional setup), but flow with a pump is far greater than any flow due to a temperature gradient, so no need to accomodate the latter. Do they take the feed from the bottom of the rad and return to the top, or return to the bottom like a GG?
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Should be the same thats in the PHBL, so should be lots about. Splatshop or allens
https://www.splatshop.co.uk/dellorto-phbl-main-jets.html