ChrisCH

The Inch Perfect rides include the new Escape XR if anyone is interested - quite a few of the slots for that bike gone. We will put a small area aside to test it. Still plenty of chance to try out the Factor-e. https://inchperfecttrials.co.uk/products/2024-em-escape-xr-enduro-tyres

IP booking now open. https://experience.inchperfecttrials.co.uk/em-test-ride-selby-trials-park-wimborne-dorset-bh21-3qz/ Don't forget to bring your bike and have a ride with us as well.

Beta have a main parts source in Ireland https://www.nmcbikes.com/beta-parts/ The Rev4 is not a current model but you should be able to get most parts you need. The suspension is obselete but can be repaired or rebuilt. You will need to pay VAT and import on anything shipped from UK.

Great stuff and very interesting. Above my pay grade on the electronics. How I wish we lived near to oneanother. The regen on the throttle is very interesting - that would be a game changer for a lot of people that I can think of. I agree on your observation about the clutch as well - it is a weak point on the newer bikes I think - our Factor-e is not outstanding in the clutch operation. I would turn off the tickover for myself but the wife likes it. We had booked to ride with Gael who was one of the development riders but his recent injuries stopped him from being able to do the training. Hopefully that opportunity will come up again. I would love to go through some of this with him (it will help improve my French as well......)

I have a TRS but have never been more than about 20mph on it. Have you thought about a Beta Alp? You can do long distance trials and green lanes and so on. I keep looking for one but they are hard to find and the new ones are "rally" type to cash in on the adventure bike fad. I have a CRF250L but it would be useless for trials. Great fun though.

I locked up the wife's Ducati with a disc lock when we went on holiday. When we got back I couldn't get the thing to work - the lock barrel had failed and the key wouldn't open it. I tried oil and all sorts but it would not come off. A customer offered to cut it off for me which was an offer I accepted. He had a small battery disc cutter/angle grinder in his van with a cutting disc on it. The disc cutter took the lock off in about 15 seconds. It was pretty quiet and my missus in the office 20m away never heard it.

Do a Johnny cash and bring it in one component at a time 😁

Check with them but I think this is the one that will retro fit the earlier bikes. https://inchperfecttrials.co.uk/products/2024-em-main-command-switch-map-button-fits-models-race

Will the new up/down map switch fit your model? I thought they were on the later bikes. The factor-e will move maps up or down on the fly. Its one of the things I think make it better than an ICE bike. I seem to remember the same switch configuration being on the other bikes but our old bike ('21) had the push button set up which scrolls sequentially through as you describe.

Entries for the practice day open on the 21st. Search "xhg" on the sport 80 site. https://acu.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/205401/home

Our club (XHG Tigers) will host a test day with Inch Perfect at our ground near Poole/Bournemouth. Date (unless everything goes wrong) is planned for 9th August. We will put a practice trial on as well so you can have a ride if you bring your own bike. I will update this thread as all the details finalise and the invitations for the test rides and trial go live. Hope to see a few of you there on the day.

Clay says the bean counters are not pushing him around. I think he should maybe let them - just a bit.....

You might find the parts you need here: https://classicandvintagesuspension.co.uk/product-category/front-suspension/betor/

You would need to find a courier that understands the correct paperwork, but in theory there is nothing to pay in import or VAT. https://www.chamberelancs.co.uk/2021/11/export-and-return-of-goods-for-repair-to-and-from-the-eu/

Most local bike repair outlets will service forks. My local one does mostly motocross, but will work with trials forks too. I am also lucky to have a suspension specialist nearby as well. https://www.racelab.co.uk/ However Betor are not a brand most will know or be able to get the parts for if doing a full rebuild. I think the OP will need to send them back to Spain. That would be my number 1 option. Sadly it is (now) a major PITA with all sorts of VAT and import/export BS to do and hoops to jump through. Might try https://twsuspensiontech.co.uk/services/shock-rebuilds-repair