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Hopefully the smoke was just buildup in the exhaust. With all the slow riding, oil gets built up.

Have you ever seen this? http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/44390-formula-brakes-upgrades-for-2012-models-to-2013-specs/?hl=%2Bformula+%2Bbrake+%2Bfix#entry324408

Usually happens when not enough play is left for the piston. Too tight on both adjusters.

Try to fix it first as a new leg is like 280 of your pounds. It does really suck!

Don`t be shy. Clean up the spot with sand paper. Fill with Epoxy. Sand it smooth, then cover with black finger nail polish.

Most rims with the strap leak a little. You should check it before every ride. If you can ride all day without adding air that is normal. You can put a tube in, but the tire can slip and rip the tube. Kind of going backwards in purpose. The Dunlop 803 seems to hold a bead better if you go to a tube. Clutch is pretty straight forwardto change.

Have you pulled the plug cap and checked for a good connection. You might cut it back to fresh wire. Double check the grounds.

It was Bruno Camozzi as he finished 1989 in 22nd place! http://www.trialonline.org/01%20TRIAL.FIM/01.MONDE/104.INDEX.ANNEES/AA%201980/INDEX_1989_MONDE.htm

It could be a chain or tire. I had a guy put Shrinkos on a Sherco and the tire would rub on the kickstand spring.

It`s bolted. You can easily run with out it.

Barely falling over, cracking one of three mounts and now the damn thing will not run. Give me back my TR34. I have never seen a crank bend from a crash, but I`ve seen a lot of money spent on poor designs. (Aprilia)

Did you do the float level? You can`t just silicon the mag cover. Either silicon it and put a proper vent or just drill a hole in the bottom for water to escape.

Fill the master cylinder before installation. Pump it to prime. When removing old m/c keep line up right and install new master cylinder. This is the fastest way to install. Less than ten minutes. Just a few pumps will get out the rest of the air. Now the correct way would be to remove the clutch cover and remove the top hat too bleed out all the old fluid. This can make your life difficult. Could take a couple hours. Have fun.

Nice bike, you did well. The chain is just barely too tight. ( Better too loose than tight on the 4 bolt sprockets) Also looks like the shifter is one notch too low. Have fun!

Yeah, rider 22 might have been an American. There was a great turn out of European riders, but twenty two was at the end of the list.

I`ll tell you it was damn hard chasing the world round guys while on crutches in the Arizona boulders.

When the wheel was locked, did you have free play on the piston at the M/C? That piston has too move all the way back to release.

That would probably of been the Globe, AZ in 1990. You are in CA, ask Kip Webb, he was riding one that weekend!

http://www.splatshop.co.uk/blog/2012/12/setting-the-float-height-on-the-keihin-pwk-28/

You try the easy stuff first. A plug can go bad in a matter of minutes, especially if you have problems. A bad plug can make it spit and cough, which makes it sound like all kinds of issues.

Try a new plug, then see if the noise is still there.

I`ve always refused to ride a bike with the front brake on the left. The rear would not bother me as it will not throw you over the bars! Always amazed at the top riders that never changed the bikes.

No, it is way too thick. It would cause a lot of clutch drag. ATF was usually used.

I`m thinking my `04 Raga has been rubbing for ten years, still waiting for that leak!

I knew I should have sent that!