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I think you need to ask "would you buy a bike from a girl!" Answer likely yes, as the bikes are probably well maintained and those girls probably do not fall off as much as a lotta lads out there!

Best I recall, we would charge for one hour's labor at the prevailing rate to press a crank. Mineral spirits paint thinner(for oil based paint) is probably your best cleaner, then a blow dry. Anything too strong like laquer thinner will take the paint off the cases.

Na, the antigravity is just in the springs, you might take the bigger, but it will not help you keep from smash any atoms in between! Just how much does that bike weigh? Right now, It weighs naught, cause I am on top! I feel lucky to clear a beer can, need a kicker!

Roumour of a WTC event in OK at Tish, in '12! Time will tell!

Again, where did my Hitler clip go?

No cheap kits, bite the bullet on this! If it is done it is doone. Should always be some side to side, btw. Most cycle shope can press and true the crank, I done tons back in the day. Nothing too special here for a good tech.

Well , I watched the clip before reading the replies here and was going to state that it looked as though those sections would make a decent run for our hard line for the morning riders, myself included. For the Vet and SR class, we would probably have to add a split or two to increase the difficulty or they would all go clean. I may be getting old, but still after coming into trials a mere decade or so back, there are still many of the old gits here that have ridden stuff like that for 30-40 years now, and are still wicked riders. Kick my ass on any given day. No hopping or anything fancy. Just steady riders. Trying to get points off these guys is like pulling teeth! And none want stuff TOO big, either, and for good reason, grumpy old lot. I am spoiled by newer bikes, them old things are like driving a tank by comparison.

I have never seen it published. I can tell you that some of our snap-on blue tool boxes in the shop appear quite close as best I can tell. They list a PPG code of 19026 on them. Otherwise, i think one would have to take a bike to a paint distributor to have it scanned and analized.

Did any of you watch that new clip of Bou on the WTC chat by Sergio? I think the lad must have a s--t load of anti-matter in his groins! How does one launch a Mont off a two foot rock, rear wheel, accross a ten foot gap, uphill? Possibly one of you geeks can perform the math? Just goes to show that particle accelerators need only need minimal space and could be condensed to fit into your bathtub along with the bike, as Ham's initial attempt! Pure science! ps- Ham may have a bit too much space matter in him. Bunch of gas!

TTC is usually not terrible that time of year, You can have some really nice days depending upon the weather patterns. Same goes for here though. But short of an ice or snow storm, you should be good. And yes, that 2.9 is gonna wear you out untill you get a grip! Just ridind the trails and loop at TTC is mucho fun, good workout!

For the Experts, they mostly like to try thinggys! Just don't put 'um off a cliff! The guys that do ride Champ like a challenge, and for the most pare can take care of themselves. A five here and there gives them something to ride.

First question is why you need to do this? Is there any percievable monement up/down in the exhisting one? Is it rough feeling when rotating rod? If so, you need a kit! Otherwise not!

Uh, I had to think about this a bit and look at the diagrams again. I do not have one apart in front of me. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think they are made that way on purpose. The nut and head of the bolt must put the frame, swingarm bushings and motor into compression sandwich for rigidity. If the bolt was longer, the nut could bottom out on the threads before achieving proper tension, allowing things to move which would not be desireable and could cause wear on the component contact areas, even under micro movement. If the shank of the bolt did come too close, this would not allow for any manufacturing variences and short of adding washers, would not insure proper tension to keep things tight. After trimming your bolt by 1.5 mm, your situ may be marginal, and with the current arrangement with she smaller diameter bolt into the shaft, I kinda doubt if the ali threads will hold the torque required to keep things without pulling the threads out of the modified shaft. It may hold, but if me, I would get a new shaft and nut, start over, and inspect lube the bearings up in the process. The swingarm just rotates on the bearings.

Thankfully, I am no relation to you! The kid is rather "keen" as you might suggest!

Whatever you put, easy retoutch is best.

Youk know,there was a group that ofganised a few years back that consisted of importers and others in the trials community to give many such guidelines. I think it was the USMTA, or something. I did a quick search and could not find an active website. The principals set forth as standard suggestions for club standards were sound. Class names, course difficulty and such. Similar to your things here as you stated. Still only an advisory for the most, and clubs still vary, many will not change, and it is what it is. Seems there is no absolute standard in the UK either. They do what they do. Some no stop, some easier, some use simple flags as markers, some use tape, they use different colors too. Point being, could be just as confusing as some things here, BUT! The NATC standards used for National events prevail, and are closly based upon the FIM rules at this point. Use Gates instad of a simple split marker and such, all good and very professional, but takes a lot of work for a simple club event. I have heard lots of opinions over the last ten or so years, on a variety of trials, and have done different formats in the club trials just to change things up, as here the trialsmastre of the course on the day will decide the format he will run. The point of running the event is indeed to get points off the riders, give them a bit of challenge to keep their feet on the pegs and such. You do non have to kill anyone in the process, nor make things too confusing with the complexity. Points are generally not taken on big stuff, but the odd turns and off cambers that require better teknique. Dab all you want, everyone in the same boat, things get really fun when wet. Just don't try to kill anyone. Give folks something fun to ride depending upon the ability of the riders and it is all good! We had a lad here from england that rode the Texas events for a number of years. Good rider, rode the Texas experts at one time, think he fell back a class to the SR' not sure bout that, but long story made short, as he has moved back to the UK and in the West Yorks district as I recall, he has stated that (as a more relaxed event) he is riding the low line(of three) and having fun, which he would equate to our intermediate class here in Texas. Which YOU would call Advanced! Puts things in perspective!

Think I used to run one off a Mont of that era. Had to shim it with a washer or two I think.

After an excitingly hot 69 position with his girlfriend, Jesse remembered he had a dentist appointment. He was afraid that the dentist would smell a woman on his breath so he brushed his teeth 7 times, used dental floss 8 times & on top of that gargled 1 litre of Listerine. As he arrived at the dentist he sucked 2 strong mints. His turn came up & the dentist told him to take a seat. Feeling confident & relaxed, Jesse opened his mouth wide. The dentist got close enough & said, "Man, did you have 69 before you came here"? Jerry said, "Does my breath smell like a woman"? The dentist replied, "No, your forehead smells like --it."

Well, you probably suck, and got your ass kicked. Did not enjoy it! Yea, been there,done that. I have said this many times, but I am like a Dog, like to leave my mark in every section. On a Carl Peters style gate trial, one dab and you loose everything, no matter how many gates you have cleaned. Although one may still pick and choose gates to accumulate or save points, it is not novice friendly, and best left to those of a more advanced level. The modified Avahla rules allow much more of a give and take, and not such devastating results if one attempts something and fails. Good fun. Still lots of strategy involved in the sections. Much more it seems than the standard (ride the line) trials set, which allows no varience, and if one did want totry a more difficult line, he would be penalized with a 5 , even if he cleaned the section, which is kinda dumb as well in many cases. There is no reward in a standard trials for actually riding "up" a line, and trying different stuff. Only a penalty. This is why changing up the routine of the standard rules in a standard trials can seem to break up the monotiny in my mind. The euro's are calling things "OpenFree" and have considered it in the WTC events. I still think all this can be very challenging, yet fun still depending upon the levels the gates are set, yet for now, still just a fun change up that may include all if done properly. All good fun, pick your poision. Trials is NOT an easy game! It IS a skill game! Or just a recreational outing for many. I do think you have tokeep things on a fun level to attract any new riders, as there are many that are simply just Too hard core, and many of these riders have fallen back into lesser classes with age, making the classes more difficult to achieve a decent result for lesser riders next to impossible to achieve a competitive stance. Look at Ray Peters in the US Expert class. He just kills the others. They will jump to Pro class before they can beat him. Same thing happens in a club trials.

Just a little workout before lunch! Feck me!

I would think twice before attempting this, totally impracticle unless you want a garage queen!

My god Ridge, just how does one answer all this! You have outdone yourself! I will not argue your points, as you have a good perspective on things, I shall only comment. Firstly, on the gate trials thing. The gate trials thing as many here know it (Carl Peters style) can be brutal for many, as with one lost dab, the section is a 0 and all is lost. The mods you mention to this convention here is a bit difficult to comprehind after a couple beers, as I figure, though, a rider that is realy trying can still pull out Zip on points, which sucks. We have used the Tommi Avila gate trials rules here on a number of occasions and it proves popular. I think Kjax is using it at his club event in MI and seems there are good reports. Long story short, you still get points, reguardless what you try, if you make it through! The math can be a bit +-, but you ger the point, and still rider friendly. Yes, someone with experience can hold the punch, within the group, but it really matters little here , as the group will decide if there is an issue, yet the holder has the final say. Must be fair, use good judgment within the group of peer riders, etc. How much do you trust a volunteer novice observer,as used in many trials? Any way I look at it, it still costs money to go ride an event. $100 min for the day for fuel and entrys. A weekend, about $300, and that is if I do not break anything. Long story short, it may be an inexpensive motorsport, yet not cheap!

I believe there are already some plastic CF look covers available.

As I am totally unsure about the 28mm VHST carbs myself, best thing I can tell you is for basic simplicity and reliability, just go back to the Dellorto 26 PHBL that has been used for years. One should be able to find a good one(take off) very reasonably priced. The kiehin and Oko are kinda fiddly, require quite a bit of setup and such, and even though I am running a 24 OKO on the 2.9, I would not recommend one to most, too much work! The Oko's are a bit rough around the edges as compared to their more costly parent version, but do work ok if you just need to go that direction. Still even with that, I think the 26 would be a better start. All said, the 24 Oko is only a bit smoother on the 2.9 as compared to my well tuned dellorto standard. I am sure there may be some lacking in the upper range as compared to the larger carbs, yet as compared to the 26 Dell, I cannot really tell it. As such a 26 Oko would be my best advise for a person with the inkling to tinker!

I would suggest that you find a quality fellow that does paintless dent repair on cars. For a rounded indention without a crease, you can actually stick something to it using hot glue, and pull or pop using a slide hammer.