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Saw this old thread.... the RTX was assembled in the UK, I believe out Hull way, (memory fade!). They were produced by a father and son team called Neville and Alan, hence the company name of NEVAL. I bought one around 1998 for my eldest daughter as a toy and a friend of mine used it in a twinshock trial for a laugh. His verdict at the time was it was fairly good but 'lacked steam' on climbs.

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John wants to keep the bike as close to how it came from the factory. I use Norman Blakemore for my retro stuff (NJB), he builds them to suit the weight of the rider, length required, et cetera.

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I've never found any great difference in the performance of either type on trials bikes, they don't operate at quick enough speed to seem to make a difference. On the race bikes I've tried them and the speed in which they have to operate (up and down) there seems very little in it. I think the idea was to get rid of the problem of the old oil filled type 'frothing' and therefore going softer as the oil got hot. All my modern race bikes ('80's onwards) have gas shocks as they became standard fitment, but on trials bikes I've not seen any need for them.

Try Steve Panter at Allens Performance, tell him Spen gave you his details ... 01949 836733 .... he rides one of our bikes (Yamaha 600 with CRMC)....

PS) There's a nice Scottish in front of me now....... We're sitting in the conservatory with a Montesa and a Greeves......

My old mate John Siddons is 84 this year and he's insistent that motorbikes and the friends he's met through 'bikes keep him young. He's the chap I showed you in the photo' racing the New Imperial at Mallory Park.

I've experimented with a lot of oils to get the best from my race bikes over the years and used them in my trials bikes. On the 'modern' 1960's two strokes (obviously not in the 'unit' four strokes, I found Caterpillar TDTO to give the best results. No clutch slip and no wear. I know a lot of lads who use ATF in theirs. Modern cheap 10/40 as used by bisby is as good as anything and far better than the best and most expensive stuff we used back in the day.... If anybody wants a litre or two of Cat' TDTO to try, pop in and I'll give you some.

And I feel like I've made a new mate, myself and johnboy999 have met up to talk trials and the old days, it's uncanny, our dogs share the same names, we know the same people. Wouldn't have known who he was if it wasn't for this forum.

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Start the engine and set the tick over screw to get it to run without the need to work the twist grip. Get a can of WD40 or similar and spray it around the carb rubbers, joints et cetera and see if there is a change in revs when you spray in certain areas.

I'm glad I'm not a youngster growing up in this day and age......... bloody ridiculous rules. I was talking to a mate's lad the other day and he was on about having his Throttle Position Sensor reset..... a throttle position sensor is a bloody wrist as far as I'm concerned.

Batchglow, Dinnington, 40 quid, 24 hour turnaround ...

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Go to your local pound shop and get a fiver's worth of their narrow wire brushes, they come in packs of around four. Excellent for getting in to the hubs between the spokes, wear them out and chuck them in the bin.