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I`m working on SM158. Has the same gawd awful pegs as yours. I also ride with another vintage rider that uses his highboy in all of our events. Up until now was the only two I had seen in the states.

You could just do the steering stem mod.

You need to ride a trials before you mess with the gearing. Riding an event is very different to just riding around.

The gearing is good, but the o-ring is all wrong for trials riding. Sure it will last longer, but it eats up the power. Don` t believe it? Just try pushing it down the street.

The bike is lean from the factory. You have to jet it richer to run! I`m at 6500 ft elevation and it was too lean!

The rivet itself could be coming apart. Back in the `old ` engine, just take the clutch cover off and it is probably an easy fix. Also the shift shaft could be bent.

So what are you mixing the gas and oil at?

Better to start slow and easy. I have seen many come and go thinking they are better than they really are. It is great fun. Just takes plenty of practice.

Get new cables, oil them well. Before you get them remove the clutch arm from the case and grease well. After all these years that arm needs some lube!

Just become a dealer! You can stock all you want! I have not replaced a hose in years. So not sure what the obsession is on hydraulics. Even counting our whole club the numbers are very minimal. Good luck on your search.

The manufactures do not make the brakes. I would say all this happened when we lost AJP. The farce with Formula was even worse. In a day and age where the brakes are a main way of riding technique, no matter the brand they should get more attention. Ask a top team member how often the brakes are rebuilt, I think you will be surprised. On the other hand my 1990 Fantic has never had any attention to the brakes, besides new pads.

First thing, did you leave the fuel valve on during transport?

Do an oil change with the proper amount.

Very nice looking sections Tony! I was looking forward to going this year, but some how our first Sunday of the month became the 9th and 10th for our local event. Hope you have a good turn out, looks like good fun.

Where Michaud screwed himself is they should have had a momentary pause rule. Enough to finish a nose wheelie, enough to shift a gear. No dabbing or moving the bike, just enough to catch your self and continue on. I know, I know, we have gone through this before. But basically telling the observers a different version of this is no good, without a written rule.

Because they cannot stop and put there foot down = a five. Everybody has griped about that Laser!

The real answer is it could still be a piece of crap `03. The 2004 and later were soooo much better. Unless it`s had a lot of upgrades and very cheap and you plan on keeping both `03`s for a parts supply or whatever. You can ride an`03 just fine, they just were poor bikes reliability wise. Good luck.

Some of the trouble is the FIM promo scoring video is not equivalent to what Michaud and company is telling the scorers in the observers meetings.(Basically they said not to look to see if the spokes stop as some of the moves could still be in motion) After the first year I was disappointed that the rule was not clarified more. So we have all the whiners watching a video and saying this guy had a five and so did this guy. And if you ask the whiners why they dislike the rules is they are afraid of having more points! So why are the whiners the ones wanting the observers to give more points? You people are unbelievable! If the observers would be somewhat more consistant (Re-starting the bike while stopped is far from the rule) the actual trials is fine. With no-stop = no clocks, the riders are not allowed in the section at all and the minders have to ask permission. Clearing a section is not a problem as no one should be in it. The whole event flows well and the riders are still riding incredible obstacles. If we all worked harder to make it a good, fair competition we would not have so many disillusioned riders listening to a bunch of whiners. WTF?

Just put the bike sideways on the lift and lift it up to take the wheels off.

On my `81 200 the pilot would plug up easily. Sounds about the same issue. You could always just lean the bike over to prime the cylinder if needed. The problem sounds like the pilot and choke.

That`s almost amusing. We had a guy bring in a Yamaha RD 400 for a new clutch. The counter shaft sprocket was comepletly rounded.

I would try a 36 or 38 pilot.

That`s funny, we have ranches larger than Wales. We do have plenty of remote. About 50% of our riding has cell service.

Great tip Billy!

The basics are you need heavier springs for your weight. Measuring is the correct method. Quantity would only work if the forks were completely disassembled and dry. Good luck and remember you want it to work together front and rear. Also it is possible that you have cranked up the rear shock too tight, causing the front too dip.