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55 years old, 5'4", 138lbs. I turn the speed dial down to the start of the red zone for trials and for trail riding everything all the way right. When trail riding the battery can drain quickly but for backyard trials it just sips the juice.

I've been riding my Oset 24 in my backyard stop and hop style and the battery lasts longer than my body. I can do 3 one hour sessions on one charge.

gasgas.com only has trials bikes now.Word is no enduro or mx bikes until 2021. I wonder if we will see 2020 trials bikes on the showroom floor of local KTM dealers?

Here's mine, all Chinese except for the Fantic Section forks and KDX200 silencer. Stock exhaust was loud. Footpegs are too far forward for trials but I use it as a trail bike and light trials. Brand new was $1200 from Amazon, no longer available. 180 lbs. http://www.xmotos.com/x8888/bk_15065905.html

The EPure Race looks better than the Gas Gas. No need for 6 speeds on an electric bike.

Yesterday I picked up what I think is a 2005 GG EC Boy which is the enduro version of the TXT. I was planning on making it an electric bike so I don't need the motor. The seller said it has spark and I will check today.

Pat Smage is about 6 ft. and Oliver Smith is a little taller?

I have a 2007 txt 250 that I bought almost new. This year the clutch seemed slow and when I rode a different bike it was really apparent. There is a fine line between having the clutch pack too thick (stiff pull) or too thin (soft pull, slow clutch). I bought one of these and my clutch is snappy again. https://www.splatshop.co.uk/xiu-rdi-adjustable-spring-clutch-support-plate.html

There's another hole next to the idler gear. A friend's idler gear needle bearing disintegrated for some reason and shrapnel went through the holes and damaged the gears. I was thinking on mine to JB Weld aluminum screens on the holes in case it happens to me. Maybe a screen barrier around the primary gear since it damaged that also and the part is not available.

I picked up an 07 Sherco and it has what must be the cheapest, thinnest front brake disc guard on any bike. Literally crumbled in my hand like crushing a styrofoam cup. Granted 12 years old, but I remember new ones breaking easily.

I ride my 4rt with a seat and moved the pegs forward to make it more comfortable while sitting. The 4ride has them moved forward but not as much as mine. Having the shifter closer would be nice.

My Montesa 4rt is older than my GG but has more clutch bite. I'm making my GG to have the same bite but will need to have a harder finger pull I guess. Or it could be Showa is way better than Sachs!

I was trying to do the technique of having the rear wheel hit the same spot as the front by popping the clutch but I couldn't get much lift on my 12 year old bike. I bought an even older bike but with much less hours and more bite on the clutch and I was able to get much more lift.

If anyone here speaks Spanish, I wonder what he is saying about the prototype at the end. It is something Montesa should sell us if it weighs the same as the current bikes.

I had the same problem and fixed it by adjusting the lever. I have to use four fingers and press the lever into the grip and I can start it in neutral. I also use a folding lever that allows me to adjust the lever farther out.

If your transmission oil level is not dropping then your main bearing seal is good on the trans side. The mid muffler is packed with a coarse stainless steel wool. When it gets red hot the oil burns off. If you are riding sections with little smoke, then go full speed in 6th on the road or go up a long hillclimb and it smokes like crazy, then you are burning built up premix oil. I would consider this normal and not do anything. Cleaning out the header won't help because it only has built up carbon that doesn't smoke much.

My 4RT rear brake lever is too long for me so I wired the folding tip back. I like it much better with having to pivot my foot to brake instead of lifting foot off the pegs.

The seal is facing the crank so the only way to replace it is to split the cases. There is no seal on the oil side since that is where it gets lubed. I would get this one so you don't have to replace it again. https://www.splatshop.co.uk/gasgas-main-bearing-with-seal.html

This site claims that KTM made motors for Beta. https://www.bonecutterbeta.com/blog/beta-history

I tried swapping my KX100 carb with the Dellorto 26mm carb on my Fantic Section. It made it not run like a trials bike anymore. Not much low end and all the power is mid range. Kind of liked it. I guess using a different slide and jetting would make it more like a trials carb.

My 2007 Gas Gas has a KTM logo on the radiator. I read on some forum that KTM makes the Beta 4 stroke trials motor. Seems far fetched but Beta did use KTM engines on their enduro bikes and Suzuki engine on the Alp. Gas Gas and Sherco four stroke trials engines failed, but 12 years later the Beta four stroke engine is still going strong. I wonder if KTM gave a helping hand? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(motorcycle_manufacturer) This video claims Beta makes KTM engines. See 1:10

According to DID, the VT2 is 18.70 mm and standard is 17.50 mm wide. Almost the same.

On my Gas Gas I run a standard chain since I have no choice and ride only trials on it. My 4RT is used for mainly long distance riding and like an enduro bike, an X ring chain makes sense.

You might want to check to see if it will fit in the chain tensioner. On my Gas Gas, an o ring chain would rub against the case at the countershaft but on my 4RT there is enough space. I'd like to try a narrow x ring when I need a new chain. Narrower the better. They say x ring has less friction.

I have one on my 4RT. It is not very comfortable for long range riding. Foam is too firm. To use the gas, you have to take the seat off and use it like a gas can. I improved the comfort by adding an inch of foam, covering it with leather, glued to the vinyl. The added height makes riding position better along with moving the pegs forward. For riding while sitting, you want your body position more like the 4Ride which has the pegs moved forward.