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Do not worry about the beta forum, that is a different issue. Does the petcock actually turn off the fuel? Do you turn off the petcock when not riding? Is the carb really clean and you checked the needle and seat is clear and shuts off the fuel? Woody is correct on having a good earth. If the plug is real wet it will not spark. If you have a puddle of fuel in the crank it will always be hard to start.

You might just use a pipe wrench with some tape on the jaws. If every thing is loose(triple clamp bolts) It should only take a half turn. After that drop the fork out of the clamps. With it off the bike the nut should come off by hand. Clean it up with a file or what ever you have available. Just re-assemble hand tight. The o-ring will seat enough not too leak. The clamps will keep it tight once on the bike. I always just hand tighten the fork caps. Next time no wrench will be needed!

Sure call and be shocked at the price. I would try to get it welded.

A modern 125 or full size 80 might work. If you are dead set on twin shock, I ride a cota 200 that is easy to cope with. Starts easy, light power and handles well. Spares a a little trouble. It is a sweet bike that works much better than a ty175.

Are you hoping to compete? Trail ride or just get around. Your physical size?

I do not understand what you mean in `blocked`?

That`s sharp! Put it in the shop and find a Bul to ride!

Are you running the Aprilia carb? A stupid question that I have seen done wrong a dozen times are the vent tube hose. Just remove all to check whle running.

Sure, If you have say a 10 ton press just push it apart. But you really need a whole rod kit or you are wasting time and money. Upon assembly you have to be extremely careful to have both crank halves totally lined up before you press it together. Press until you have 18 thousandsth clearance between the rod and crank. Now you have to measure how well you did lining up the crank. Biggest thing that you need is both crank halves have to be perfectly true to each other. This is where it gets fun! You need a large brass hammer to knock the halves back to true. The crank has to be as true as possible or you cannot assemble the crankcases. Once assembled if you are good(extremely LUCKY) You start the bike and the crank could magically balance itself in it`s first few rotations. Nothing to it. Very expensive if you screw up!

I agree with the posts that include a worn out throttle tube. It can just feel terrible. And yes I have seen it so bad that you should replace the bars since the wear grooves are so deep that a good sanding will not fix. Yes you should lube the throttle cable and absolutely dry on the throttle tube. As for the spring it is a personable feel. Myself i have never cut my own, but have considered it. (I`ve had some crazy stuck throttles thru the years!) My son`s bike has a spring that has been cut. It works like a dream. (Previous owner cut the spring.) He actually brags about it! It will not make it work wrong(unless you cut too much). So take this step by step, fix your problems and also set your bike up for your personal preferences! Good luck and have fun!D

You can cut a coil or two off your slide spring to give it a light feel for no money spent. Careful not to cut too much.

The problem usually is the shaft is not all the way in the bearing. The washer sometimes holds the whole mess up. What else did you replace as I had never seen the bearing being replaced before. Did you watch the dideo on assembly? http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/43294-kickstart-problems/

It`s a five nice reply. I was thinking it was just a bushing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ7OmoyATgU Assembly for the kickstater starts about a minute 30. Good luck.

Are you riding a modern trials bike? Are you trying to ride a trials bike like a motocross bike? If you are talking the 4T the tire will fit just will have to do something with the fender. You will fall less riding it like a trials bike and actually go faster if that is what you are after.

The rubber inlet boot has shrunk with age. Just by a new one. Ty 80 gas caps also shrink.

Crazy yes, Sherco usually has the lightst pulling clutch and you leave two springs out! Should`ve been anal instead! Nice to see that you upgraded! Keep you going a few more years!!!

If you are riding dry rock a tire will last until it can`t hold air any more! But at 6 psi you are not getting all the grip possible.

Numbers do not matter. Go out and ride the bikes. You want the one you are most comfortable with, most importantly the one YOU have fun with. Personally I was tired of the 4rt in the first 15 minutes. If you are a numbers man, buy a Gas Gas raga. But I would put the smile on your face as the biggest part of a sale!

Sounds like you need to find a good mechanic. You obviously never priced a front end.!

The dumbest thing our club ever did was go to white ribbon. Everytime it snows you can hear my laughter all through the camp. Use a color that works for location. (Not picking on you Jon)

Most of the time it falls right together. Other bikes I have spent several wasted hours assembly and re-assembly , then all of a sudden there it is. WTF? If you wind it too much, you might want to start with a new spring. Once it get`s bent, the spring itself is the problem! /

Allright I`ll bite. I rode one for years with it stock. Finally I used the front wheel off a yz125(yes with the z spokes) the master cylinder and caliper. It worked great! And still all yamaha parts easy to come by. Just made a braket for the caliper bolts in aluminum that mounted to the front fork leg. Never welded it just used two clamps.

They were available in `01 as an option, Mainly upside down forks were no longer the norm. Peer pressure in trials! Seals should be easy, springs probably will need replaced. The bike was real soft spring wise. Nothing wrong with it,upside down just was now frowned upon. Ps. make sure the front fender mounts are the aluminum ones, originally they were all plastic. They broke and the front end would wobble all over.

The shaft is not all the way in the case. Either it is not correct as Jon`s post or it is stuck on the thin washer. It is about .2 mm and is quite annoying until it falls in place. Keep trying ,good luck.

Front wheel might be wrong, but it might just work better than the original.