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I can't disagree there. +1 for Mechanix gloves. (I also used to find €1 gardening gloves were better for sailing than the pukka £25+ jobbies.) I'm inclined to disagree with turbofurball re trousers. In my view jeans aren't stretchy enough (even "stretch" ones) and properly designed trials trousers are much better. But watch out for the sizing! Reason 1: Cost Reason 2: Conservatism Reason 3: It's new technology and advancing quickly. A 2 year-old electric bike won't be nearly as good as a new one. Whereas a 10 year-old petrol bike in good condition is just as good as a new one. I envy you. If I could justify £8k for a bike I'd definitely be following your path. It is the future.

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How is the clutch with that? I had horrendous cold stick on my 4T but I couldn’t use Nanotrans or any similar oil because the engine and gearbox share the same oil.

Well look at what a rugby player wears and compare that with an American footballer. ? Like most people, I don’t wear protection, other than boots, helmet and gloves. A don’t-fall-on-rocks device seems a handy idea, along with don’t-fall-in-the-mud, don’t-fall-on-tree-stumps and don’t-fall-in-a-stream devices. Actually I’m working on a universal don’t-fall-off device at the moment, but it does seem to need quite a lot more development! ?

Wife: If I died, would you get married again? Husband: Well yes. I couldn’t just stay lonely for the rest of my life. Wife: And would you bring your new wife into our bed? Husband: Yes. It’s a very comfortable bed. Wife: And would she get to drive my car? Husband: Well yes. It’s nearly new so it would be crazy to get rid of it. Wife: And would she get to play with my golf clubs? Husband: No, no point. She’s left-handed. OH ****!!!!

I use the clutch for every gear change on my 250 Evo with flywheel weight. Unlike just about everything else I’ve ever driven or ridden, up-changes are more clunky than down-changes. The heavy flywheel means that the bike slows down faster than the engine on up-changes, so the speeds never synchronise. I find it best to try to change up when going downhill and never when going up. In contrast, a little blip of throttle while changing down makes them silky smooth (well, fairly smooth). Now someone will come along and tell me I’m doing it all wrong.?

I find seeing anything in the sight glass about as easy as a splatter up a 6 foot step. So I use it as a level plug instead. When the first sign of all dribbling out appears, I stop filling and pop the glass back in.

With any other company I’d put it down to Covid and accept it. Unfortunately with Jotagas, I wonder if that’s an excuse for something else. (I take no pleasure in saying that because I would love to see them succeed. I get lustful feelings every time I see one.)

Black gunk dripping definitely sounds like the exhaust. Re your clutch cover, try putting it on dry, do the bolts finger-tight and then poke all around the edge with a feeler gauge. You may find a place where there is a gap due to something being distorted.

Interesting thought. Looking on dealer websites, all the photos show red springs for the heavy-duty version. Mine is black. It’s hardly definitive but it starts to look like I might have standard rate. Thanks.

Is there any way of identifying which rear spring I have in my 2014 250 Evo? I suspect the previous owner may have been a little large and fitted a heavier spring. I've just taken it off, expecting to find a part number or code on one of the ground ends, or perhaps some coloured paint dabs. But there is nothing! It has four and a half active coils and the wire gauge is about 9.5mm (ranges from 9.3 to 9.8 depending on where I measure).

According to the owner's manual, Beta recommend an oil change every 40 hours. Presumably other manufacturers say something similar. It looks like most of you guys think they are wrong.

Judging by the comments on numerous posts in this forum, there are widely varying ideas of how often gearbox oil should be changed. That's also reflected in many adverts for secondhand bikes. So I thought I would try to get a better handle on the subject: How often do you change your gearbox oil? What is the reason for choosing that interval? Which oil do you use?

I agree with your analysis, but that is about the cost to the restorer. Prices reflect the value. Asking prices are the perceived value to the seller. Selling prices are somewhere around the market value, and are what was acceptable to both seller and buyer. I suppose what I called "inflated prices" reflect the fact that I don't agree with the perceived value of the seller. If someone buys at that price, I'm out of step with the market. If not, the seller is out of step.

Why are they so expensive? Supply and demand. Nothing else to do on a Sunday afternoon so I was looking around to see what is advertised. There is almost nothing if you want a Beta/Gasgas/Sherco/Scorpa/Montesa 250 around 2010-2016. There's plenty of Twinshocks and Pre-65s but most of those seem to be at unreasonably inflated prices. Then there are quite a few old monos, also looking quite expensive but I suppose that's because there just isn't anything newer around. A year or so ago I thought I had overpaid for my 2014 Beta, but it no longer looks like that.

The greatest aphrodisiac known to man!

The first thing I did when I bought my present bike. I really hate redundant parts (and especially wiring) on any competition bike or car. I got rid of the placebo switch at the same time and left it on "wet" setting.

Nothing is skin tight on my little sparrows-legs.?

That has been my experience too. The best training day I did was with Mick Andrews but I think you have to be on an old bike. Watching lots of YouTube is good too, but of course it’s one-way.

45? A mere juvenile! I was 64 when I started and hadn’t been on a motorbike for 47 years. I am totally useless but having so much fun.

It’s not “design”. Any chain spring link can be fitted that way round. I think the theory is that it’s less likely to get snagged and pulled off, but that seems a tiny risk. I’ll settle for the convenience of doing it the conventional way.

I was puzzling over your advanced obstacle. Surely you don't go on the swing with your bike! ? Then I spotted it: splatter onto the trampoline, one bounce, and you're over the fence. Respect! ?

Provided it’s in sound condition when you remove it, you can re-use it. If not, the part number is 2774760 000 (at least that’s it for an Evo and I’d be surprised if the Rev3 is any different).