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What is the silver paint you have painted the frame with, and where did you get it? And have you painted the crankcase covers? and again was it the same paint? Great job looks very good.

With standard footrests you dont have to lift it to use the kickstart, thats why the kickstart is bent that way. I fitted the Miller kit to mine and having to lift the footrest all the time became a pain, even worse was falling off or stalling when i was on a hill (right hand side) and not being able to lay the bike over far enough so the footrest would stay up so i could start it. Someone did suggest tightening the bolt up enough so it stayed up in stutations like that, so i tried that and found that if i hit a rock half way through a section and it lifted the footrest then it stayed up and i had to struggle through, in the end i went back to the originals.

Any idea what the silver is for the frame? Or a near match.

Brilliant Andy, just one problem. From now on when anyone reads/replys to your posts they will have this picture in there head of you in your underwear!!!!

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I also love the thought of being abducted, not by aliens though. It would have to be Girls Aloud!

Thanks Tony thats a great site. Nicbrrghs next time your TY bogs down going up a hill, stop and whip the plug out, the colour of it will give you some idea whats wrong, i had similar problems when i first got mine, the carb settings were all over the place.

Andy, as far as I can see you hav'nt done anything stupid to yours, just some well thought out mods. Have you made my airbox yet?

I tried my forks flush, it was unrideable, tried longer rear shocks also unrideable. Went back to standard length shocks 15mm fork sticking through the yolk feels so much better. Tried Miller footrests and brackets, didnt like them went back to the standard rests but modified the brackets so they are much lower and about an inch further back, feels much better. Try everything, play around and see what feels best for you. I went out one day just to practise a tricky river/stream section that gets used a bit on local trials. Took some tools with me and played around with the fork hight till it felt good going through the section. They were great bikes, still are, you can have loads of fun, parts are cheap and easy to obtain, and providing you dont do anything really stupid with them you'll get back what you paid for it months or years later.

Andy, give Nige Birkett a ring, theres very little he doesnt know when it comes to porting TY's.

A lot depends on what rear shocks your running. I had Betors on mine for a while and ended up moving the forks up and down trying to get it to work (The Betors were slightly longer than standard). At the moment im running 15mm stuck up, but i have done a bit of work on the springs and spacers. Go to where ever you practise, take some tools with you and start off at flush and go up by 5mm at a time till you feel happy. As well as the rear shocks having an effect, your height, weight and the way you like the bike to work are all important factors.

I agree with Arun, take that cover off, clean everything inside re-grease everything and put it back, if still no joy then its either to badly worn or your problem is inside the gearbox. TY Trials do a full kit including a new cover have a look Here.

Very nice Andy, you must have spent some time polishing those rims.

Where did you get stainless spokes from?