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Oh for the simple days when it was all about making progress, one dab, one point, two dabs or as many as you needed, three points and if the front wheel spindle stopped moving forwards, five. Sections had as many routes through them as you could find, you'd make your own decision which part you thought would be the best bit to get you through, no flags of various colours pinning you in. Walking the section and picking the route you deemed the best, learning from the better riders what would afford you the best grip..... it was the best of times.

No, but several of the lads are taking a few bikes to bed in........

Oh yes......

They're not clovers...... they're a graphic of a cinema lamp.

Yep, make an alloy blanking plate. I think some people sell them too.

My Scottish.....

Paul's son, Pete 'Longpod' is riding the Norton and the Suzuki 400. Paul is riding one of our Yamaha 600's. I'm hoping to get him back on a trials bike soon, he's a good trialler both two and three wheels. Him and his wife Bev' did a lot of sidecar lunacy type stuff....

I used to take them off, at least you know the oil is getting in to the motor when it's in with the fuel, I liked the auto lube system but went off it when a mate of mine snapped the cable and seized the motor.

Test session at Mallory Park this Friday. These two amongst others are getting their first runs.... Suzuki GSX400 and Norton Commando.....

Me too and whisk it for a couple of minutes.

PS) What I've found is even the cheapest of the modern stuff seems to be better than the expensive 'in it's day' stuff......?

I run all my two stroke trials bikes on 40:1 Morris fully synthetic MX oil. In my road racing two strokes I run at 30:1 with that oil and have found after every race weekend there has been a lovely slippery coating of oil on the internals. Never had a plug whisker on it either.

I stick everything in a bum bag, keys, plug spanner, puncture outfit et cetera. On particularly hot days I've got a Camelbak haversack and drinks reservoir.

Adrian (t20racerman) will sort this. Have a look at some of the projects he's done over the years. www.t20suzuki.com

Hello Adrian, good to see you're finally sorting the OSSA. Will you be at Pembrey over Easter?

The later model is easier to ride, suspension is a lot better and the bike seems more 'balanced', but I prefer the earlier bike, it has more character. But the difference isn't vast......

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quality-Laser-Edge-Straight-Line-Guide-Leveler-Horizontal-Measure-device-/151408638391?hash=item2340a879b7:g:d8gAAOSwDk5UEn~W I got one of these from a local filling station a few years ago. Very handy. A bit of string did the job in the ol' days, but I went all techno'......?

Thanks, in that case check the exhaust is seating correctly inside the recess.

A ticking noise can sometimes be the exhaust to barrel joint starting to leak and 'pop'..... Try nipping it up, not too much, and see if it helps. Go for the simple things before you delve into the (expensive) things.....

Wide sections with a bit of tape either side to keep you in, but with several paths you could select from. And when the front wheel spindle stopped moving forward it was a 5. None of this stopping and lining up by hopping.?

Hahaha, that's what Bert Greeves intended.....

I've met up with John and we may well be doing a few trials together very soon. Top bloke.

I'm fairly sure they were calked Neval Minsk......

Found this, I was right, it was Hull...... http://www.cossackownersclub.co.uk/019_neval_regent_britaine.PDF