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A very good trial by all accounts, the organisers did a very good job getting all courses right. I didn't give the mont a very good showing tho, was pretty s***e in the morning. That very same drunken lady may as well have ridden the 1st 10 sections for me!

all you need for daytime only, a working electronic horn and a rear reflector. If the lights are on the bike they MUST work. so take em off. You may also come unstuck if the bike is an import.

even with restrictors out, it falls well within the decibel limit (think the limit is 94dba).

ok, maybe not for 1 trial where the riders were not on factory bikes, how would raga and albert have faired on standard bikes? For the majority of riders who have bought the 4rt, their results have improved.

the reason why honda-montesa ceased production of the 315 is because of honda's policy of only producing 4 stroke motorcycles mainly due to the american emmision laws. Yes the 315 was/still is a fantastic bike but the 4rt seems to do everything so much easier.

Without going down the o'ring option, probably a renthal r1 chain. Lasting me about 6months

save you looking..... 15x21x12

katy's in, mark turned down and i'm still waiting......

the sizes are in the parts book along side the part number. Also the sizes are stamped on the bearings outer face behaind the linkage seal.

i never rode in 03, but thought last years round was the best in the calender.

not sure really, i travelled to alot of them in 2003, wasn't particually impressed with 7hours driving for a few twists and turns around trees. I still do the local ones, travers, presidents, allen etc. They are very good trials. I suppose it would make sense to do a full series of them, but its time really, all my holidays are taken up getting saturdays off for the BTC and Europeans, to do alot of driving early sunday morning and late sunday night does not make good results. Found out the hard way.

The Scott, SSDT and the British expert championship.

That's probably the best way, but be careful that they dont loose intrest, they may need a new challange to better themselves. If they are intrinsically motivated then let them do it, keeping them down on a easier course could do them more harm than good.

because there was a better trial on, i'm not told what i have to ride. If they wanted me to ride then i would have. The novagar championship does not really intrest me.

3RD IN SCOTT TRIAL, 1ST BRADFORD CENTRE TRIAL, 1ST BRADFORD BOXING DAY TRIAL, 2ND RICHMOND BOXING DAY TRIAL, 2ND WETHERBY BOTTLE TRIAL, 6 4RT'S IN TOP 10 AT Y&G'S CHRISTMAS TRIAL, 1ST AT ILKLEY WORLD ROUND. THATS ONLY MENTIONING THE HARD COURSE, WITH COUNTLESS CLUBMAN VICTORIES, I'M GOING TO STICK MY NECK OUT TO SAY ITS PROBABLY BEEN THE MOST SUCESSFUL BIKE OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD. I HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO MR. THORPE AND MR. DABILL THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN, AND I STILL DONT KNOW HOW TO RIDE THE BIKE 100% SO THERE'S STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AWAITING CRITISISM!

i'm off to buy 1 now. Was that by rappers?

it goes 2km further than the 2stroke, but yes carry some fuel, i ran out on the tuesday at scotland, was only about 1 mile from the fuel stop.

its the blue one.

yep it fits, runnin my 2004 spare in the 4rt. The hub is the same from the pro, not sure if it fits tho.

If anyone has had a 1 off montesa stolen, it has been seen in the north east area. I belive markyboy did the paint work on the bike.

yep petrol tank in stock rrp

same applies for the 4rt, big handfull in the bottom and let the momentum carry you over the rest, using throttle against engine braking to govern how much momentum you need. It just takes time to adjust.

so what we need is traction control linked to a rear wheel speed sensor and engine speed sensor. I'm sure honda could incorporate this into the fuel injection module.

seriously ishy, this bike is very good, especially on loose/slippery rocks, just levels sections the 2 stroke would normally struggle on, although i have not yet mastered the power delivery so there is still room for improvement.

Well after riding the bike twice, i'm impressed. Even better than i expected. To steer and general riding it feels pretty much the same as the 315. I can do everything i could do on the 315 and thats only after riding it twice, still have to learn what the engine does where and when. The level of grip and tractable power is enormous. It has surprised me the most in both these areas. The power is so tractable, you hardly have to think about getting grip, it just does it for you, if you can stand on it, it'll go virtually anywhere in 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear or 4th in the straight forward sections. There are some rather large waterfalls where i practice, the 4rt goes up them as well, if not better than the 315, i have had the 4rt beyond the point of no return of the 315, and it just seems to grip, where you'd normally have to jump off the back and bail out, the 4rt will bite into the rock face sending you skyward, its really sureal as its the last thing you expect. first impressions are good, couldn't go back to the 315 now and if there are any faults with them i'll find em.