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Looks like you could use a bigger helmet In other news, well done for getting it all together

My fianceé has her Gasgas in the living room, it's annoying me 'cause there's not enough room for one of my bikes too ...

A mountain bike with the seat down will do, good for practicing turns on inclines and balance ... no substitute for the real thing, though

A quicker method is to use a cable oiler (£4 or so off of a certain online auction site), and blast WD40 through - takes a minute or so. IIRC Venhill recommend re-oiling after every jet wash (!)

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Last pair I got were about £7.50 off ebay

The 349MH manual does that, for what it's worth!

There's a 315R Manual here. I've got a 348 and a 349MH manual in English, the regular 349 manual in Spanish doesn't have a lot of writing, is there anything in particular you're struggling with?

FWIW, despite my flippant first reply, my clutch is smooth as so I suspect you need to give yours some attention. I just threw normal 10w40 oil in last time I changed it. I have a modern steering angle on mine, too, which might give an advantage on tight turns (?) thinking about it I've only really slipped it at all when on full lock and below comfortable tickover engine speed. I have a 12t front sprocket and ride 95% of the time in 2nd gear.

Do you slip the clutch much? I just stick it in gear and use the throttle for the rest

Well yes, the vast majority of trials I do are clubman ones. Doesn't stop some people being super competitive and pushing others out the way to get in front, or being impatient for no good reason

Well, I was using a Dave Cooper rack and a trailer at the same time to cart two bikes around ... all the faff involved took at least 30 mins to load up, with the van it's about 5 mins For me the rack wasn't any faster as the bike covered my number plate, and putting a number board on every time negated the advantage ... it was easier for driving though

I do that, I'm learning - sorry but you'll just have to wait (though if I'm properly stuck I do just extricate myself)

What works for me: 20psi in the tyres. Front wheel at an angle in the wheel chock, so it can't rotate further. One strap to each side on the handlebars, ratchet down so the forks are at most half compressed. One more strap over the seat, just tight enough so the back end doesn't bounce around (or just over the back tyre, if that's convenient). But these day's I've gone all fancy and have a van, it's all very rock and roll!

Yeah, the Florida Way in Wales is something like 180km, which seems like a lot around here!

Yeah, it's a good depository

Yeah, it's a good choice for what you want. Another one to have looked at would have been a TL125, but they don't make as much power. As for the headlight, if you just need a bulb it's going to be a standard type ... is it 6 or 12 volt?

Trials is far far harder and more physically demanding than trail riding, and you don't go fast. Doing slow trail riding on a trials bike is great fun, though Having a mousse would be a major disadvantage in trials - heavy, and you can't adjust the pressure! Depending on conditions tubes with 3 to 8 psi does the job ... flats aren't a huge problem, just ride gently when you get one, lol As for the club, one person with enthusiasm can make all the difference - clear organisation, a practice space, and being easy to access for new riders are things that can help

Now that looks like a nice and practical bike to have! I don't remember seeing any fully equipped trials bikes in the UK out and about ... in fact it's rare to see them away from a trial at all, mine are both road legal but don't have lights etc. Great if you want to go green laning and aren't in a hurry, lol If you take the lights and rack off be sure to keep them

Direct link for the lazy

MOT - £20 Tax - £40 Insurance - £85 Being able to go green laning on a trials bike - Priceless (there's some green lanes around here with great little trials-y bits off to the side, I can ride from home, do a couple of hours, and ride home again)

Instruction isn't mandatory here, you just have to pass tests. We picked up an old 250 and I taught my other half most of it (plus used phone apps and DVDs for the theory etc), as a result she only needed a couple of afternoons of proper lessons on a larger bike. CBT - 1 day of basic bike handling on a little 125, supervised on the road for half the day Theory Test - Multiple choice on road signs, laws, etc. Usually takes a month or so to learn it all from scratch. Hazard Perception Test - Identify hazzards on a video of road use. This catches a lot of people out, the computer doesn't allow for false positives or slow reactions. Mod 1 Test - Enclosed paved area test on a bike with a decent amount of power (64+hp IIRC). Low (~4mph) and high (32mph) speed abilities, emergency stop, etc (you can fail for pulling your brakes in the wrong order in the emergency stop, touching a cone in the swerve, dabbing in the low speed riding, etc etc) Mod 2 Test - 45 minute on-road test. Includes highway and town riding, hill start, following street signs, etc (you can fail for stuff like not indicating, or doing shoulder checks correctly)

There's an interview with him HERE, for anyone curious. He was trials world Champion in 1980 and 1981, on a Montesa

Yeah, but it's more in-depth than the MSA course

A very elegant looking bike