lordlanky

Alongside my trials riding I also do a bit of running... but not that much... and I have certainly never run a marathon! My mate Adrian knew a little girl who died in September from Neuroblastoma - an aggressive kiddie cancer. Cancer has also done it's worst in my family, so between us we decided that it was time we did something about it. We have secured lots of publicity and corporate sponsorship as you can see on our website: http://RunningDads.com Please ensure you put your kids out of sight before you read Abbie's page. You will note that we are both dedicated and passionate about the cause. If you find our cause important, please consider sponsoring us via the JustGiving link from our website. Thanks for reading, LordLanky.

EVERYONE that had a fiddle with the clutch reckon it was wrong; there was a LOT of "air sucking" going on, much to my amusement! That said the trial was really dry, and as a result it was one of those tight, technical trials that I prefer. I ride the inters, and usually end up last or at least in the bottom three. I was in the top ten! I beat people that are usually 10-20marks above me... I was quietly impressed. I still think something could/should be done about the clutch, so I'll make some more adjustments; it's not gonna stop me riding though! Cheers loads one and all!

There's a US site that is pretty helpful and full of reviews that I use when considering cameras: There's a "Feature select" area that I've just thrown US$300 as the upper limit, and it came back with some nice cameras. Have a play yourself here: DP Review.com (Compare Page)

My lad is small (takes after his mother!), so none of the above are suitable. Might be worth looking at: http://www.xispa25.com/ look for the "xispa 25" model. (direct pic link: Xispa25 direct pic ) I've seen them advertised on Inta's site... There's one there now: http://www.intabikes.co.uk/stock.php?id=166 for

Quite! On the one hand TheGov want more ASBOs handed out to the louts that stand on street corners "with nuttin' to do guv" And then on the other hand TheGov want to close down and prevent people from (re)using their land to the benefit of all to use for recreation. <please insert your own swear word here, go on, be creative, cos they can't control that... yet>

I've been riding trials for nearly four years. After my first year I wrote a coupla pages on "My first year in trials" for my club's newsletter; sort of a thank you for all the help received. I'll need to edit it to "protect the innocent", but am happy to upload here if there is interest? Very much a beginner's point of view! Do the Mods want to have a look at it first to review? (Nothing dirty you understand... just a bit geeky...) Zim, Lord Lanky.

Thanks for super fast response Arnoux. I had played with the adjustments top and bottom. I've just had another "play", checking the fluid level in the reservoir. (incidentally there is no window on the clutch master cylinder) All looked good, as detailed. No cracks in the actuator arm. I bled the system as described, and no bubbles appeared; despite spending 20 minutes tapping and moving the pipe! Whilst the lever still doesn't reach the h'bar, I'm not that fussed as when riding with one finger on the clutch, the rest of my fingers are struck before it hits this physical stop mentioned in first post. I'm set to ride it in my first trial at the weekend, and will let you know if I suffer because of it! Cheers again, Lord Lanky.

Hi ScorpaGuys, Just bought a SY250 2004. Gorgeous. The clutch lever didn't quite reach to the bars when bought. After the first ride, it did. And then the clutch didn't work. What had happened is that the push rod inside the slave cylinder (behind the engine) has pushed out a little. The circlip was grating along (what looks like) a thread. Having called Nigel Birkett's (rather helpful) mechanics, then taken the subframe off, then the middle section of the exhaust, I was able to push it all back in. I had to bend the retaining circlip straight. I can now adjust it so that the clutch lever reaches the bar, but then the "bite" is in the wrong place. So I've put it back such that the clutch lever doesn't reach the bar. I'm a little confused as to why this should be - is this "normal" SY behaviour? And even more confused as to why it should "pop" through in the first place - I'm not normally that ham-fisted... ;-) Come on back with thoughts! LordLanky. ps. You can see what I'm talking about here - Part No. 3160: Scorpa Parts Page