[Green laning on a trails bike...]

Went out laning on my Trials bike the other day and had a great time...

A few issues I came across:

Ran out of fuel twice - carry more fuel.

Wouldn’t have minded sitting down for a rest after 2 hours riding - but a long ride seat.

Top end gearing was slow on the road sections - revert back to stock gearing.

Other than that a cracking morning’s riding, and to be honest I enjoyed it more than previous enduro bikes I’ve owned (other than the above).

Any other hints / tips for laning on a Trials bike?

Might rejoin the TRF!

Boner.

[Long Range Tank H&D racing?]

Has anyone tried a long range tank from H&D racing? Any good?

https://www.handdracing.co.uk/product-page/hm-montesa-long-range-tank-seat-combo

[Alternative to observed trials?]

14 hours ago, stpauls said:

Have you tried Time Trials?  Plenty near Somerset.

No, what’s a time trial?

[Alternative to observed trials?]

Looking into it.

[Alternative to observed trials?]

16 minutes ago, gasserguy said:

LDT's if you have a road licence.  Mixture of trials & geen lanes........  

 

That sounds good... love a bit of green laning.

[Alternative to observed trials?]

I’ve decided that I really don’t enjoy competitive observed trials riding... but love riding my trials bike.

This dawned on me as I rode between sections at a competition today...

Other than observed trials competitions what riding could I do with my bike?

[4RT semi or fully synthetic engine oil?]

Buying some Elf for the transmission tomorrow. ??

[4RT semi or fully synthetic engine oil?]

That’s quite an interesting read.

Not 100% convinced...

went and bought some Fully Synthetic just in case!

[4RT semi or fully synthetic engine oil?]

Chaps,

lanning on doing my first oil change this weekend, just bought a filter and some Castrol Power 1 10W-40 4T...

But just noticed it’s SEMI not FULLY synthetic.

is this a problem? Should I go back and swap it over?

cheers Boner.

[Orange rim tape on Repsol wheels?]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/3M-21210-Super-Spray-Adhesive/dp/B00HSCNM4O/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1551334451&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=super+77&dpPl=1&dpID=41bGaG17r9L&ref=plSrch

 

I use 3M glue all the time at work, and it’s great. Going to have to get myself a can of Super 77, thanks Jonnyc21. ??

[Orange rim tape on Repsol wheels?]

Thanks for the replies.

The bike comes with S3 rim kit... I was just weighing up whether to slap them on or not.

cheers Boner

[Orange rim tape on Repsol wheels?]

Could anyone tell me why Honda / Montesa supply orange rim tape (part no 87142-REPJ200) with their Repsol bikes?

Orange tape on orange wheels... or is it just scratch protection tape?

use it or don’t use it?

Boner.

[Details on ACU entries]

Thank you Hillary.

Very thorough reply. Thank you.

[Details on ACU entries]

Filling in an ACU entry form...

its asking for my name address and what bike I have in my garage...

Having had a break in and my bikes stolen in the past, I’m rather hesitant about filling in these details.

What happens to these forms and what’s to stop undesirables reading this information?

[Cleaning oiled boots?]

Love riding streams!

Sealskinz are a bit pricey...

Bought some duckwax though, smells lush  and worked a treat on my Gaernes. Made here in Somerset too. Winner.

[Cleaning oiled boots?]

Thanks for the replies  - I’ll go and buy a pot.

[Cleaning oiled boots?]

What do I need to use on my oiled Gaerne boots to keep them happy?

Boner

 

[Seeing red...]

Am I the only person who struggles to see the red text on the red banner when using the ‘search’ option?

Admin people... is there any way to easily change the colour of the search header text to something a bit more legible? Please.

Cheers Boner.

[Trials clubs in and around Somerset/Dorset]

I’d to start competing again: 

Looking for local clubs, have ridden these in the past 

Blackmore Vale

Yeovale

Looking for a few more. Suggestions please.

Thanks Boner.

[Air box protector?]

Went to have a look at the pic again and it popped up with a description: fills the gap between the mudguard and air filter on the underside of the bike.

Stops the crap squeezing through the small gap and lodging in that annoying bit behind the air box - my words not theirs!

I had been wondering about putting a bead of silicone along there to act as an ingress barrier. May yet give it a go and post the results. If it doesn’t work peal it off. Saves £15!

Boner.

[Air box protector?]

Could any one tell me what the air box protector is for (other than protecting the air box) from H&R racing?

How does the protector work?

Thanks.

[Imperial bolt question...]

Thanks for the input.

The terminology I was looking for was ‘part threaded’ referring to the shoulder.

I’ve hopefully found what I’m looking for and ordered it.

 

[Imperial bolt question...]

Thanks Rich.

[Imperial bolt question...]

I’m trying to identify an imperial bolt and was wondering if someone could tell me what the upper section of the bolt with no thread on is called?

Is it different to a normal fully threaded bolt,  ie all the way to the head?

ive got the length / diameter / tpi sorted, just need one with the thread cut to the right length on the body of the bolt.

Thanks Boner.

[Numberplate options]

Thanks for the input chaps.

Pointers to a suitable bracket...

Thanks Boner.