Hade a set of soft on my bike when I got it and changed to the medium and like them better, my wife has a generic brand X and are softer, she likes that better, my daughters bike has a set of what seems to be medium Hebo grips and I like them better than my wife's but still prefer the Renthals more. Was planning on trying the S3's next go.
As for time I think I got a year out of my first set but really should have changed them at 6 months, I am guessing I will get 9 to 12 on the current set as I will change them sooner than my last set, and am guessing my wife's will last a year as sh isn't a hard rider and my kids maybe 2 years for the same reason.
aussiechris has it correct. Its all about what position you like the switch in and keeping the wires connected or not depending on the open/close state of the switch when in the position you like riding.
If you have a club I would suggest asking some of the members if you could ride a beta and Gas Gas 250. I bet a few of them would be willing to let you have a go, and that's the best way to tell what you would like.
If you want mellow I har the Beta is often the better call, if snappy the Gas Gas but I bet you would be supper happy on ether.
Based on this I think if I was going to do a Repsol look on a 300RR I would go with the orange on the wheels. However in my opinion the 300RR looks so good already that I think I would just keep it stock.
A bit of a squat instead of a crouch always helps me. With what you are saying here I think riding with some othe experience riders and getting active feed back and more practice is what would help more.
I have a pair of the Alpinestars and love them. Not waterproof so I have a pair of liners I use in damp riding.
Flex is good, I have somewhat wide feet and they work fine for me, overall protection is good for what they are (not MX boots), and other than having to glue a small corner of the sole, from where I snagged it during an off, they are holding up well.
Based on what all of my riding buddies say I think my next pair will be Gaerne, and on that note my wife loves her Gaernes so hope when this pair is done I like them as much or more than the Alpinestars.
I have herd a good shoe repair place can glue new ones on but not sure on that.
No experience with the brand or if they ship to land down under, however there is one you can get from H & D Racing, and I have heard good things about them.
Considering the number of internal engine and other modifications (new parts supply etc.) I could see it being quite a bit to get everything running at full swing. But that is just me.
I have been playing in the yard later and later and for basic practice and such this type of lighting is working fine for me. looking to expand my collection a bit maybe to do some later evening riding...
Krlewis34 has a great starting list and as for brake pedal not just moves freely but also having it out of adjustment. If there isn't at least a little play before the peddle starts to press the brake piston you will have this issue so you can try loosening the peddle a bit extra and see if that fix's it, if so they re-adjust to your preference.
Where I agree that you wouldn't want to lug the motor on a 125 I find using the clutch to not slip the wheel has been my best experience on my wife TXT Pro 125, unless the mud was building up in the tire and I was trying to clean out tire... Just my exp. (I should also include that this experience is from my first year on the bike in Seattle WA)
I have read one artical that indicated there is still some refinement planed before the final release date, so maybe a few of the little things will get sorted.
I believe younger can help for some, however I think its really more about what your willing to put in. I ride my wife's Gas Gas 125 2T from time to time and don't feel I have a huge adjustment between it and my 4RT. Now, I am not saying there isn't adjustments that need to be accounted for because their is. An example is the engine braking on my 07 4RT is much more pronounced and I have a tendency to pull the clutch in a bit more as a result, this doesn't affect my riding when on the 2T, however going the other way I could see not pulling in the clutch in could.
I don't ride top level stuff so this is an intermediate riding with aspirations to start riding advanced in the next year so take it for what it is.
The best thing to do is if you can attend an event and see if a few people would be willing to let you and your son ride one to see what you thing.
Scorpa, Sherco and Ossa have all produced variants of the trials bike turned trail bike over recent years. I don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh and certainly don't know anyone that bought one.
You could argue the 4RT is a more solid basis than any of the others for such a bike, but to me this feels like a niche within a niche.
I have seen a Scorpa and an OSSA in person. Been on the Scorpa, but didn't get a chance to try the OSSA, however with what I saw from how the owner rode it I would expect it to ride a lot like one of the Beta Sport trials bikes with the seat tank added on. They where both great bikes.
As for market if they can get 50 state it would help them get more sales, however if they don't I still hope they come to the US as I want at least 1... (Have some hope I can get the wife to buy into me getting one for her as well)
Just got a set of there gloves in the mail today. Nice, already like the way they feel. My only complaint is that the portion of scratchy Velcro is a little to large in comparison to the soft Velcro and there choice of placement to have the scratchy side pointing out toward the sleeves isn't optimal.
The rest of the glove features are great, I love the feel of the leather, their size chart was dead on for my hand to glove size, the fabric feels nice, the stitching is done well, the over all comfort is great. I give it an 8 out of 10. (would have a 9 out of ten if it wasn't for there Velcro)
My preference is a close fit on the fingers and palm, where this glove is good but a bit loose, this is nit picking as most people I know don't want the closer fit so for them to get a full 10 from me they would have needed to have a slightly thinner fit. (I think most people would like the current fit over my preference)
No, JML I bet he could do it with a bone stock bike. It`s all about timing.
I would expect this to be 100% true. I went to a Ryan Young training where a stock Sherco 300 was sent out for the event. I saw him do an almost 4' hop of this same type off of a single rock and it looked just as effortless. The only difference was he didn't ride a wheelie into it...
If Ryan can do it on a stock bike I am sure Cabestany can.
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I admit I don't believe they are needed but would still like to try one. (Unless someone has a good comparison review?)
I might give one a try at some point just to see, but also admit if I do I will get the handlebar baring as well so I can get a good review of both.