timdog

Personal taste before I upset any 4rt owners. I know they are superb build quality reliable etc and there are far more around than the beta. But, I much prefer riding the beta, find It much smoother from tickover. Power delivery is so smooth and linear just chugs away in any gear. I’ve had 2 and never required anything other than the standard trials bike maintenance. Suspension etc more than good enough for me

Bash plate

Seem to remember a post about the carb breather pipes being too long and ending down by the bath plate. Means they would be under water if riding in deep water

Had similar on beta 50 but not rev n go. The flywheel had come fractionally loose knocking timing out. Those little engines don’t seem to like being left ticking over without blipping throttle

Jitsie omnia they’re not the spray on Lycra type. I’ve got a pair my normal size and a pair one size up, they’re even comfier. Plenty of stretch too

Get the 80 assuming the big wheel senior is the right size. Hydraulic clutch and 6 speed. Either great to learn to ride on but the 80 Will be the better bike for progressing into trials. Also the big wheel 80 has better suspension and as the engine has changed very little parts aren’t an issue. Very capable bike and although 80 has more power than the 50 it’s not massive difference and geared so low it’s easy to ride.

Sounds like you need 300 4t evo ?. Super soft and smooth plenty of power but not fierce and just chugs away in first. Its marmite though, love or hate four strokes as different riding style. I don’t feel any extra weight when riding

Cracking job John, looks great can’t wait to see it

Go to acu.org uk members section then licence. You can apply online but need a ref number from a club, some of the clubs allow you to join online and they are listed in the area you are joining. The calender section on trials central has info on most upcoming trials but also check your local clubs for Facebook

Interesting article on classictrial.co.uk under heading technical then 2t explaining how different oil is now compared to back when twinshocks were new. Recommends 70:1 for air cooled

Can’t help with anything official but someone with more knowledge on the bike might help out. Made between 67/68 by Bob Gollner and Mick Whitlock, Believe frame numbers started at 1501 so I would assume it’s a 67.They were available in kit form or fully built Mine had never been registered so I couldn’t easily find anything official to help re registering it. Should have the Greeves square barrel on and frames were nickel plated originally.

Will it be appearing at a local trial soon

Afraid same happened to ours and it was the motor itself. These can be rebuilt if you have the knowledge.(or replace it as I didn’t ) Try running motor direct from battery to test it

Tried one a while ago, biggest difference riding it was the brushless motor, no engine braking, it was like you’d pulled clutch in, much smoother power delivery and better components.

Quick idea until can ring oset with frame numbe, google each year model and check the images as pretty much the only visible change was the graphics and colour

Please post if you find a supplier of the plug, I have a perfectly good charger missing it’s charger plug, Had to buy whole new unit

Beware the charger on the 24 with the screw in end is very tight and as you discovered easy to separate into different parts. I’m guessing it’s a generic charger adapted to fit the oset battery pack a one piece plug would have prevented this. I used a tiny bit of grease to lubricate it and remove it after charging very carefully. If the orange charge light does not come on it’s likely either a faulty charger or the plug coming apart. Only other issue I had was occasionally if it would not start charging I had to change the on off switch position on battery pack then reconnect. Possibly something to do with all the battery monitoring built in. Can’t explain why but it happened and turning switch to on or off cured it

Can you try the charger on someone else’s bike, if it works it’s ok, or borrow a charger to test if that works on your bike. Had same issue with mine and the charger was goosed, needed a new one.

DAB ones do protect the bottom a bit as they wrap round a bit

DAB frame protectors covered that part on mine

I’ve used Michelin on back of fantic and bsa c15 without any problems with tube and rimlock bolts, but I am aware others have problems keeping tyre on rim at low pressure so maybe down to individual rims. common best practice seems to be IRC tyre on rear for tubes, got one on now and it’s great

Used it with tube on fantic and bsa C15 without any issues, just swapped to IRC tyre with tube when needed replacement and so far I like it on the fantic

Actually, yeah ban the youths cos they all beat me

Entry cost was never increased to subsidise kids or penalise those without .It was reduced here for youths for reasons above. All it means is the club covers the insurance and make no profit on youth entries. All our clubs welcome it and welcome new adults too. The kids conducted trials are run by parents so no hassle to the organisers and any training is open to anyone. As for training courses take a look at how popular Richmond’s trial school is. All run by parents and the clubs top riders who do it for the love of it. Suppose I could leave the kids at home to go sit on street corners or take them somewhere else and they’d lose my entry fee too.

The reason for cheaper entries is clubs graciously helping out families. We all know the cost of buying and mainting a bike, then triple it with two kids riding. It makes a big difference to some people if kids only pay a fiver to ride. This covers the insurance. The future of trials is in riders whether they be 10 or 50. I would say keeping a supply of new observers is equally important to the future.