trapezeartist

Good point, though I don't think I'll bother. It's not that big an issue. I think the next mod will be to add a few small holes near the ankle and at the top of the boots as I noticed the lining at the top didn't dry as fast as the foot.

With hindsight I should have pointed the handle of the hair dryer downwards, but all the glue is set now.

I have wanted a boot dryer for ages. There are dozens of different sorts online but the only ones that possibly appealed to me were very expensive, and I still couldn't be sure they would be right when they arrived. So finally I made my own, which saved some money, exactly fits my requirements and it was satisfying to make something rather than just flashing my card. The hair dryer was under £10 from Argos and I'm running it on low setting. The rest is 40mm waste pipe. The four-way joint was the only way I could get an equal tee-piece so the fourth opening is sealed with a piece of plywood. When it's running there's just a gentle waft of warm air coming out of the boots. None of the plastic parts get warmer than slightly warm to the touch. Likewise the inside of the boots.

My point was that electric bikes don't have a limited ability. They've completed the Scottish Six Days and Gael Chatagno performs at a very high level in international trials.

Electric bikes limit ability to fully experience or navigate trials terrain? Obviously no-one told Gael Chatagno that. 😂

I had never paid much attention to the breather tube on the clutch/primary drive case until today. While doing a bit of fettling I noticed that the oil was milky, so obviously I changed it. When I looked for a cause I spotted that the breather tube ended near the swing arm pivot. Well, last weekend I washed the bike after a trial by riding through some deepish water. The end of the tube would have been under water so I'm assuming it sucked up a bit of water then. I've no re-routed the pipe to finish near the spring top mount. Just a heads-up to anyone else to check it before they fill their clutch with mayonnaise. And on a different (but related) note, what was the designer thinking of when he put two semi-captive nuts at the front of the engine plate where they are easily accessible but loose nuts and washers at the back where they are a swine to get at? 😡

I suspect Tenaci Wong is going the same way as Xispa and Jotagas. Never quite caught the imagination enough to sell sufficient numbers to keep the importer in business. (Shame about the Jotagas as I thought it looked a really nice bike.)

You probably know this, but just in case: a Fantic 200 is not 200cc. It's 156cc. (And a 240 is not 240cc either. It's 212cc.)

On rocks like that I think you are better trying to keep the bike rolling rather than stopping and balancing. Within reason, I find the faster the better.

If you find anything I'd love to know about it.

It looks like they need to make a super-plushie for trials (if they are really as good as they claim). Or maybe they are only needed for the Scott and SSDT where 6-8 psi might be the norm. (Is it? I don't know.)

I've never heard of a minimum ground clearance requirement. But it shouldn't be much of a problem for an off-road bike 😆.

Converting "classic" cars to electric is fine for Morris Minors and VW Beetles. There are loads of them, they're relatively cheap and originality is not highly valued. I can't imagine anyone doing a conversion on a Ferrari Daytona or a Bentley Continental though. Many of the people I know in trials are Pre-65 or Twinshock riders and for them "old" is a virtue that outweighs nearly everything else. They are unlikely to change. EM in particular have bent over backwards to woo petrol riders by making their bikes behave like petrol. Personally I think that's a mistake and they should embrace the benefits of electric. However the biggest obstacle is price. It's what stops me chopping in my '21 EM for a newer one or a Mecatecno. I understand the high development costs that the manufacturers have incurred but perhaps they should spread the amortisation of those costs a bit more thinly and then they would sell more bikes.

I don't know about a Montesa specifically, but I always warm up aluminium housings with a hot air gun before removing or fitting bearings.

Hookwood is a little over an hour away. I believe you can practice fairly often, but not sure of the details as it's too far for me.

Where do you live?

Yes, we do each have a personal folder. I found mine and cleared out some old photos that hopefully won't be needed. And now here is my bike in it's new livery. I think maybe I need to change the rim stickers to complete the effect.

Well, I went for it and I'm pleased with the result. In my opinion the Stealth colour scheme looks quite sophisticated and the quality is good. Unfortunately I can't show photos here as the max total size is 33.42 kB. (Does each forum user have a personal image folder of finite size? In which case mine appears to be full.)

What you call the old manufacturers are in danger of missing the boat. All they had to do was develop the motor and battery. EM and Mecatecno had to design and develop everything, and they've done it very successfully.

I've no direct experience, but I would think it would go in easily. I've used a Citroen Berlingo car with the back seat removed, and now have a Fiat Doblo with a wheelchair conversion.

Ride lots, yes, but I'm not so sure about riding with better riders. In my view, the ideal is to ride with riders just a little bit better than you. That way you can all practice on the same sections and you can learn from them. Agreed. "Over oomph" might mean a dab to get back under control. "Under oomph" could be a 5 (and some bruises).

Hi and welcome. Dive in with the questions! If they are model specific, it's best to put them in the appropriate bike specific forum.

"Cota" can also mean "altitude". La montaña tiene una cota de 1000 metros. The mountain has an altitude of 1000 metres.

I have no experience with Gasgas but I've heard that starting them can be a bit tricky. To confirm whether the engine will actually start at all, try bump-starting it down a hill. Or get a couple of burly friends to push you if you live on the flat. I think your height and weight are working against you a bit. To me, the problem with all trials bikes is the kickstart is too high so you aren't using the most efficient part of your leg muscles. Try leaning against a wall and standing on the footrest to kick it over.

Nothing comes up on Google, and trying all the obvious possible domain names draws a blank too. Doesn't look good.