barrybaines

After nearly two years you would of thought I wouldn't fall for that so often would you!

Haha yep all healed now but this is its first winter so is a bit tender for the first 30 minutes or so till the blood starts to circulate a bit, next time I am up Nettleton or anywere I can find a nice transition I shall see if I can do a mid air fuel turn off! If nothing else it should produce a good shot

Was my picture thankyou. This one isn't mine but I'm pretty sure I know who's it is. Scenario: you want to use your mates bike for the day do you ask or just go and take it? As for the picture Hovis it is actually quite funny.

Maybe its just me but I do think it is nice if people ask if they can use someones pictures before they go ahead and do so? Even if they are going to manhandle it. Common courtesy I think it is known as

I always mange to turn the petrol off just before I fall off

Did you get permission to steal that photo?

From memory yes that is the filler cap as to why there is a breaher on it I couldn't really say?

For T shirts and the like try HERE for actual riding gear there is some very good ON OFF gear to be found HERE I have the ON OFF jersey and am very pleased with it

Glad to hear it Is it time for another bath with the bike now then?

Not aftermarket plastics or covers but there are sticker kits and other stuff, have a stroll round HERE

Off that list I am very confused at the HUGE differnce between the UK and Dublin!

As with ALL engines crankcases should be bought as a pair as they would have been machined as a pair so as the cylinder face is as near perfect as possible, start buying unmatched pairs and you could run into problems

have a look HERE

This was spotted at the St. Davids trial also

Good on you and sounds like you have a great rider on your hands in the near future. Building his own bike at age 5 is surely worthy of video/photo photage to show him at teenage years when a real life job is far to much hard work. Or better still will give him the bug to carry on the passion and become a better rider than Atomant by age 6 If that is true about the ACU then I think they have seriously upped the bar on our UK riders future and I do hope its true Good luck and I look forward to hearing the success storys to follow

Stick the cases in the oven for 10 minutes or so, will slide apart nicely

I can't see him minding that much! I reckon if we allow 24 hours for a protest from him to stop publication of said pictures you should share them with one and all

Go on Sue get em out The pictures of that sober young man known as Kinell I mean of course

Looks like they gagged you? What were you saying to them man

Birketts should be able to help you out

Hahaha how are you? Long time no see Ye well what happened with the other onions don't think that I will be eating them hahaha Not bad ta. How long you out of action for then? will it affect your standings at all?

When was the last time any of this maintenance was done? Fork oil changes are often overlooked and can/will make a huge difference. not totally sure on the oil weight you should be using (probably 5) but if the springs are a bit worn or if you prefer a slightly stiffer fork try a 7.5 or even 10? trial and error I guess! As for the bearings could well be worth having a good look to check for any obvious wear, if all is OK you will certainly loose nothing by putting it all back together packed with a decent waterproof grease.

In the UK the Beta has an aditional bolted on weight (for the mud I guess) so he is only talking about removing this weight. I know at least one TC member that has a selection of machined down ones he swaps between depending on ride location. Personally whenever I get on a bike with the weight on I end up 20-30 metres further than I want to be due to the roll on effect at the top of a climb etc. Obviously this can be very amusing for bystanders but not so for the bike owner Take it off give it a go, try it with both types of throttle tube. A very cheap and easy way to get your bike feeling just how you like it. Be warned though give each and every combination a good months trial before writing it off as they all take a while to get used too.