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I know a couple straight away who have gone down, as Bob says depends how you like the bike to ride, never had any problems with enough speed in first at all.

Barry is that an attempt at an excuse???????????????? you only live up the road be going again in 2 weeks if you can make it then

Steve does them, dont know if they are any stronger than the standard ones though? Link here SXS

I got rid of mine ages ago, not stuck one back on at all just keep the midbox/silencer well sealed with silicone without any problems. They cost a fair bit,screws get busted and can catch on your boots sometimes. Think its there more as a heat sheild than anything else but I havent noticed me leg burning so I ve left it off.

I ve always found the rev 3's too high geared in first, bit too clutchy in the nadgery stuff and streams. Definately got a 10 on the front one less than the 11 standard, works really well, still high enough for most sections but makes second much more usuable for climbs.

Great pics Barry spurred me on to get a better camera I recon sooner rather than later. You up for wales sunday?

Barry, glad I had a go with your camera now, thats the best pic I ve ever taken I think, good air time that mate

No show from cycle boys Joe and Sam today think they were bumming or something, great again although well hot in the bowl. Dad likes his 4rt now after riding Gerty in the morning but will get a few bits to make it more how he likes it. Barry had a good day and stayed till nearly six - 9 hours of it Nice one!!!!!! Dan was well on form again and did a great hop backwards down a steep hill for about 20 feet after his first attempt at a step did nt come off, hopped back down clean and went straight up the step again. Old type of riding these days but great to watch. About 40 or so pics of today below, not many of Barry as he was taking pics pretty much at the same time as me. http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/Thedishes/

Hi Nik, I have a couple of links below which should help with clubs etc. You are in the Midland Centre and not far down the M5 is the Western centre who run quite alot of Trials. The ACU link shows all the clubs in every centre some of which have web sites and emails for contact. The Midland Centre link has dates etc shown for up and coming Trials. I dont know of any practice areas near you but there is Top Farm not far from Worcester contact scorpa3 on here (Pete) who runs the Club. The are also a couple of good quarries just East of Cheltenham well worth going to and usually a few other riders there every weekend. On the ACU site you can download the Trials registration form, fill it in and phone/email your local club. You need to join a club for your ACU registration card so the club will send you a club membership form out. Once both have been completed send the two forms back to the club who will sign the ACU one for you and post off to them. The card should take 10-15 days to arrive, or you could see when the next local trial is on and just turn up with the completed ACU form and join there and then. Pretty much all Trials riders are a very friendly bunch will to give help and advise even the very top lads dont be frightened to ask, good luck Midland Centre Site ACU Clubs ACU Licence Form

Barry be well worth watching Dan and Joe riding, hope you can stay to watch Tom, he is the B*****ks shame he doesnt ride any more, got my video camera on charge as well hopefully Ralph can do some back wheel hops and famous Y fronts around the dishes ride

Sam and Joe out tomorrow at the dishes along with me,dad,James,the goat,Ian and the top lads Dan,Ralph and some tubby bloke with a beard and baggy trousers.........Tom someone!!!! not been out on the bike for ages so he will be abit wobbly I expect Oh and Bazzer Baines from R2W is making his first visit to the dishes Now we have one of the best hospitals in the country 4 miles down the road (The John Radcliffe) lets not be paying it a visit eh Barry I will try and get loads of pics of the cylce trials lads and hopefully Barry will bring his camera as well Dads got the 315 up and running so will be testing against the 4rt tomorrow to see if hes going to keep it or not.

Check the pads first, see if they ve got much life left in them, if they are ok they might have got contaminated with something along with the disc itself. Give the pads a good clean with sand paper to get rid of the surface and clean the disc with brake cleaner and plenty of water. If none of the above work the system probably needs bleeding for some reason. Check there is sufficient brake fluid in the chamber/system and check for any leaks however small, re-bleeding should do the job.

If the bikes got a flywheel weight try taking it off it will pick up alot faster and be more responsive as well as reducing any engine run on once the throttle is closed. The fast action throttle makes a big difference usually a white throttle sleeve as appossed to a black one. Speeding up the suspension can also help especially at the rear shock, try faster rebound damping, allen screw at top of shock. I have dropped the forks through the yolks so the they are level with the top, standard seems to be about 10mm from top, this seems to make the bike more stable and easier to lift,pivot the front end and less tucking from the front end. I have also added some mods to the carb, Boyesen dual stage reeds, smaller pilot and main jets and run the bike on either 99 octane unleaded or 50/50 avgas/unleaded. If you can get hold of Raptor pegs and hangers over there they make a real improvement to how the bike feels, more balanced etc. May be worth playing about with the bar position as well, only do it little bits at a time though any change even slight can make a big difference to how the bike feels and grip levels. I have also dropped the gearing on the rev3, I now run a one tooth less front sprocket with standard rear sprocket which makes first gear very slow and responsive, its still high enough for most sections but it has also made 2nd gear much more usable. The standard second gear always seemed to high for most sections before, almost needed to change gear in sections and used to find I was using first nearly all the time instead of hooking 2nd as it seemed to high everywhere. 3rd and fourth gears are hill gears and pull from nothing now.Its worth making a note of the settings you have now so you can go back to them if any changes make the bike worse in some alterations. Good luck

Tone, pretty much any bike shop should have it who do off road stuff, think my last lot came from the local shop. Take the end cap off, pull out the baffle and clean it well making sure all the holes are free and clean (wire brush and degreaser is good) stick the baffle back in and start packing. I usually use a thin bit of wooden dowell to push it in with, make sure you get it even all the way aroung the pipe and stick some in the space of the end cap before it goes back on. It needs to be firm in the silencer but not too tight so it is restrictive. If you dont notice a change in engine note/or less noise its probably not tight enough.

Hi Cleg, hopefully someone here may have a manual you can have or a copy, heres a link with some info, might be worth giving them a call incase they have an old one kicking about. Sure though most of your questions can be answered on here if you post them. Good luck, its a great sport Techno 1997

Tone, just posted on the packing on the Boyesen topic, depends how much you ride really, I change mine about once every 4-6 weeks or so but I do get out on it quite alot

Tone, sounds like you have a bike like mine used to be. I have the following on the bike 27.5 pilot jet 145 main jet carb mod float extension bowl Boyesen reeds BPR5ES plug 70 mils TTS in 5 litres of V Force or 50/50 Avgas Quick action throttle (Is there another type?) Flywheel weight(In the local tip) Yes regular repacking does make a big difference, its easy to do and cheap and well worth it, used to use the sheet stuff but found the loose better, takes a couple of goes to get it right though. Needs to be packed well in but not mega tight, if too loose it wont make any difference. I also silicone all the joints on the header,mid box,muffler for a better seal. I notice mine occasionally running a bit different and it seems to be down to not cleaning the carb, runs ok but not perfect so the carb gets cleaned every ride out or nearly. The Boyesens and cleaning out the inlet tract have made the major difference to the bikes running, nothing else, give them a try. Motormerlin sell them on Ebay

Tone, about twenty mins start to finish mate. Get the carb off, unscrew the block, easier with ball type allen keys though with T handles. The clutch cable will be in the way of one of the bolts and the block wont come off easy with the cable in its place. I am pretty sure i took the whole fuel pipe off the tap and pushed the cable behind the tap to hold it away whilst the block came out. Once the block is out make sure the gasket is in good nick and clean the cheap ***** Beta seal it in with giving the inlet tract a good clean up as well. When you unscrew the existing reeds form the block make sure you have a perfect fit screwdriver for the job, they are very small and will round easily if you use a wrong size. Once off stick the Boyesens in as per their fitting directions, make sure the screws are tight and have loctite on the threads, one of those buggers comes undone and gets in the case its gonna be costly. Reassemble the block using a good gasket sealant and jobs done, mine did nt require any rejetting after fitting, bike just got 100 times better

First time out on the new Dishes sections today for me and Dad not as bad as they looked but still well hard and tricky to get a good clean. Dan Clarke (Legend on here) turned out on the Skoda for a play, not been riding much these days but made me and Dad look stupid from the off even though we took him to a couple of our mega tight favourites on the Banks Ben and Sam were out again on the bikes and liked the new sections, Joe tried to pull a sicky so he could come out but with no luck. Few pics of Ben and Sam on the link below along with Dan and Dad and a couple of high up shots of some of the new stuff to ride. Ralph was a no show again? you missed a good day again mate Caber arrived later and was splatting a pretty big boulder against one of the walls, actually got up it in the end without the kicker, **** knows how nice one mate. Hopefully get some video of Sam,Ben,Nick and Joe up there soon once I ve worked out how to edit the stuff and post it New Sections

Masso, nice one can you post a link or something for more info please. The 315 is coming out Sunday for a test against the 4rt so hopefully this might cure the problem and save selling it. Rod loves the bike up north in the streams and rocks, but is struggling in the tight turns down south with the stalling. Yes he probably needs to ride the clutch more and keep the revs up buts its not easy with some of the sections we like riding down here. Thanks Masso and everyone else for all the info

My lads birthday today and I just got him a PW50 as his first bike, great little starter bike, he had it nailed straightaway in the field this evening, my hearts just about calmed down now. Hope you can get it sorted out quick anth, loads of spares on ebay for them

Just realised! Ralph is attempting to play football tonight for Freeland over 18's (Stone that is) expect he might be abit worse for wear time he gets back but I have texted him to let you know

Lampkins or BVM, both next day delivery and should be stocked items, think they are about 12 quid each

Beleive me Nick it is worth it, I spoke to Ralph yesterday and he said he still takes the mid box out to refit it but not the header. Seems excessive but its near impossible to get it on without doing so or taking hours ( I know) If you have nt already done so the air box boot is larger air box side, swap it over so the air box side is now the carb side, makes things alittle easier. I have always removed the reed block spacer on my rev 3's to get more room getting the carb off and on, not tried it with an 07 though, might be worth trying. Ralphs biggest concern was the carb getting dirty and running ***** as posted on here from a few riders. This hasnt happened once since he bought it months ago. He doesnt really clean it that often either so putting it back on isnt a weekly job as with the Mikuni sometimes. You might need a larger jubillee clip for the boot as well? Ralph has, not 100% why though and I think the fuel pipe is just pushed on rather than having a securing clip like the Mikuni. Hopefully he will post tonight with any tips to make things easier, but once on you will wonder why Beta dont fit these as standard? they would sell more bikes I recon.

Nick, have you got the bugger on yet? do you have any hair left? are you knuckles a bit sore? are there any plasters left in the medi kit? did you give up after 3 hours and stick the leaky thing back on and said f*** it? Hope it went ok mate, ahhhhh how I laughed getting Ralphs Dellorto on mine last Xmas