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If it makes you feel better it seems like all the models plastic caps sucked this year. The Beta had the thread problem. At our Nationals this summer the 2018 Sherco`s and Scorpa`s one way valves were sticking. My son had the same issue with his 2018 TRRS 300 at a long distance event. He found he had to remove his gas cap before he rode a section. That evening he fixed his cap too. Makes you think nobody ever tests the finished product.

She is solid as a rock, not too many of us guys in her kind of shape.

No my son did not make the trip as he just started school. He would of rode Expert Sportsman. 11 and 12 were both fun sections. I loved the riding the area. Thanks again for scoring!

Thats for sure.

If you found no bits like this, then it probably happened before you bought it. The Pro transmission is well known for many problems. Sh-- happens, but put it back together and enjoy it. For as all it`s problems they are a great bike while running.

Remember it takes mineral oil.

California is like no other place. Rules unlike anywhere else.

By the way, you really do not need the water pump seal. Just cover gasket and kick start seal. Maybe the two o rings on the clutch piston.

This was a typical problem on the `04`s. Usually not on the newer models. You need to check the shaft, idler gear and the bearing on the other end of the shaft. Saw my friend do it right at the starting minute of a National. Luckily the Gas Gas importer was in line behind him. Forty minutes later he was back in the event.

Move to one of the other 49 states.

Many forms have used a dead mans or tether for decades. Just not a magnet.

Looks like Beta fixed it for 2019.

I guess you have never scratched your nose while at high speed? You have never seen the magnet remove itself from a hard hit into an obstacle? You have never seen a thorn kill the bike and the rider crashes from a sudden stop? Said device does not work properly and there is no other kill switch on the bike to turn off a high rpm motor. These things all have happened many times. Also if you lose the magnet (A bush grabs the tether and it takes off like a missile into no mans land) you now have a non running 150lb Strider. Tell me of another moto sport that uses this cheap device.

The magnet type tether is a very dangerous devise that causes more crashes and points lost than it saves. An alternative devise is needed.

A little silicone never hurts.

The League. A traveling TY80 Team. And they make alot of vintage riders upset. They have a better pit than most modern Teams. Ha! Ha! https://advrider.com/index.php?threads/the-compleat-yamaha-ty80-thread.574301/

Yes, the 4RT can be low maintenance. But they have problems worse than any other bikes. Just read the Montesa forum. My boss has ten of them and that is why I could use one for a week. I could ride one, but I could ride a new TRRS much better. After riding the 4RT all week I got back on my Beta and won the Expert class that day, first time since 2007. Must have been the week long work out.

I do, but the problem was not seeing the screen in the sun. Sure I need glasses, but most days I would just break them.

Really? I do not know why anyone would chance putting on a world round. The chance if not covering the costs are too high. Ad the gentleman complaining about the costs of a spectator is easy to get around. Work the event! In fact score it so you can be in the section. That is what I do.

My son has had his TRRS 300 for two months. It does everything better than the Beta. Recently I borrowed a 4RT for a week to give it an honest go. The only thing it does better, is it is a Honda. I will probably buy a 250 TRS in 2019, unless Beta does something new.

They make three different bellvue springs for the clutch. Hard, med. and soft. That is what I would start with first. I think they only had the hard to start with.

We rode the Ute Cup last weekend. Two day event 50 miles of high mountain single track with 80 sections. His TRRS performed perfectly, but it is a thirsty beast. Saturday was an 18 mile loop and he barely made it even with the quart bottle of extra fuel. My Beta 250 made it with no extra fuel. I will probably get a 2019 (TRRS), but need to ride a 250 a few times to decide which would do me better as I am getting slower.

If you have Braktec parts, then that could be your problem. Try just slowly giving pressure to the lever. Does it stop and ferl strong and firm or travels too far and feels mushy.