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Idiots!

I still like round motors, and the A-26 hit it's mark, yet too late for WW-II! I would like to thrash one next to a Mosquito, just to see what happened! At least the wings did not rot! Still they ran them over twenty years till they fell off! Only thing comparable really! Dripping oil in piston perfection! For some odd reason, the high performance twins have always fascinated me, include other sex machines like the P-38. As the big iron is just too sluggish from a pilots point of view, sort of like driving a tank. Those jets in the clip cannot even maneuver at that speed down low, takes an A-10 or something to fly that route down the valley with true precision.

Oh yea, good job man, we are talking about nipple shots on the other thread now, you lucky bas---d!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All good in theory, yet has Greeves sold a bike? Seems they claimed a lighter motor, as with the others. Personally, I am not sure where exactly one will start trimming the Sherco motor without turning it into a time bomb similar to a gasser. Oh yes, one can trim everything untill it breaks! One only needs three gears really, 1-2 in the sections, and 3 for the trail! I heard Montesa did that at one time! Just how light do you really want? The bikes are soo speccalized right now that noone else wants them, not even a farmer!

Personally, i think some of these old gits are rotting old f--ksticks. Although I have only ridden trials in this decade, I have ridden both formats under the NATC rules in place here, which closely follow the WTC/FIM rules. I will be the first to admit that I am old and out of practice, cannot hop with the kids or more aggressive riders, always say I am like a good dog, like to leave my mark in every section! Take my dab and swing the bike if needed, or take a second to study if I become snagged. We are not just riding burns here, there are few such sections that one flows through as in SSDT ! Fact is under the strictest of observers, even a momentary hesitation can get you a 5 under no stop, even with a perfect ride! Totally up to interpretation with no real guage for it for most. Can be total BS! Really p****d by overzealous observers at times. Clean or 5???? Screw that. I could really p*** off a few being strict on our rocks. Totally not the intent of a fair trial in most cases either, so everyone just fudges to their own level. Again total hogwash! So at the stop available level, I can still compete, take my dabs, get my breath, carry on, even without being a superstar. The day usually depends more upon who is worse, not who is better, in our club. If you want to make it tough, just hold the upper class riders to the no stop, let them hesitate, hop!!!!!! If the front spokes stop turning, you are busted! Screw them! So I can take a fair and tight middle section and make the likes of Bou hop the tight corners on the rear, cause the front cannot stop, yet then even the sideways rule could come into play again, wheels must progress forward with the course. Just nitpicking BS, as one can build really tight courses. This can get really technical and ugly, but it can be done!

Scotchbrite pad!

A "blank" top end means little, rest is the same with different covers.

One thing I have found is that sometimes the culprit is impossible to spot! The slightest piece of sand can restrict the pilot jet, so passage of a fine wire through it is recommended. Same with the other small passages. Vacume leaks are possible, even through the crankshaft seals, even yet a restriction in the tank or needle flow could lean it out. If you are satisfied with the fuel flow to the carb, and a triple ck has revealed nothing, a carb swap and even closer inspection for vacume leaks may be neccessary. And yes, I am pretty they use alcohol induced fuel all the time, same as here. Should be 10% or less. MC

Uhhmmmm, this sounds like something I would say, I cannot believe it!

Brian IS Da'man!

*1. If you are over forty, and you have a washboard stomach, you are a qu--r. It means you haven't sucked back enough beer with the boys and have spent the rest of your free time doing sit-ups, aerobics, and doing the Oprah diet... Fa-. 2. If you have a cat, you are a homo. A cat is like a dog, but queer-- it grooms itself constantly but never scratches itself, has a delicate touch except when it uses its claws, and whines to be fed. And just think about how you call a dog... 'Killer, come here! I said get your ass over here, Killer!' Now think** **about how you call a cat....'Bun-bun, come to daddy, snookums!' Jeeez you're so q----r! ** **3. If you suck on lollipops, Ring-Pops, baby pacifiers, or any such nonsense, rest assured, you are a Gaylord. A straight man only sucks on BBQ ribs, crab claws, raw oysters, lobster backs, pickled pigs feet and tits. Anything else and you are a Homo in training and undeniably a f---- ho----! 4. **If you refuse to take a dump in a public bathroom or p*** in a parking lot, you crave a deep homosexual relationship. A man's world is his toilet; he defecates and urinates where he pleases.** **5. **If you drink anything other than regular coffee, you're as fairy as Tinkerbelle. A straight man will never be heard ordering a 'Decaf Soy Latte'. If you've put a Decaf Soy Latte to your lips, you've had a man there too. ** **6. **If you know more than six names of non-standard colours or four different types of dessert other than ice cream and custard, you might as well be handing out free a-- passes. A real man doesn't have memory space in his brain to remember all of that crap. If you can pick out chartreuse you're g-y. And if you can name ANY type of textile other than cotton or denim, you are a pe--r puffer.** **7. **If you drive with both hands on the wheel, forget it, you're dying to tune a meat whistle. A man only puts both hands on the wheel to honk at a slow-a--ed driver or to cut the pr--k off. The rest of the time he needs that hand to change the radio station, eat a hamburger, or drink his beer.** Cannot post the rest! I am trying to stay out of trouble!(really)! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Most common thing would be water(condensation) in the tank. Empty it into a cut, clear plastic jug. Only takes that drop you may never see in the bowl of the carb. You can carefully break the bowl over a glass container, maybe! Also be sure to fully extract the pilot jet to clean and blow(backwards) through the 2 little holes in the carb bore with cleaner, needle screw removed. Ck Banjo filter! I have had to go richer on the pilot in recent years on the later bikes, which I muchly attribute to the oxigenated fuel. If you are having to run 3.5 or so turns out on the screw, you may want to go to a 35-36 pilot jet to get more in range. Hope that helps.

Choose your own poison! Best rider will likely still win! I still like the ITSA approach though, two shocks, drum brakes, air cooled! Do not really like drum brakes!

Just as a reminder, these things are really just a token of appreciation. Sometimes the smallest things are the dearest as time passes. It is all relative, and honestly, there are some clubs I would rather see keep more profit from their hard earned efforts, as all is generally recycled to the sport. I would like to see Pat contest the SSDT, and bring back some t-shirts for us! I do like to collect them from various events! Might make a good support item!

For Sherco to make such changes without proper development would be unthinkable. I still think the whole Greeves thing was just a front for development! How else does Greeves majically appear up with Sherco motors. How many they sold at that price? Anyone seen one? Boggles the mind!

Tastes like chicken! And Tuna!

Suffice it to say that an incorrect input(due to icing, in the clouds) to the flight control computer can put the autopilot off to an extent and the aircraft in an attitude thay may be unrecoverable. Airliners are not designed to be aerobatic, and will not withstand excesses of speed or stress. Not to mention the simple extreme stress that may be encountered in ANY thunderstorm! It is dangerous stuff! Add, limits can be risked just to stay on the company schedule!

Pillar is going to make a fine trials rider! Just remember to slow down on the loop! The trees still do not move!

Oh, is there Haggis hunting in the hills of Scotland? A Redneck might just fit in? Shotguns or semi-auto weapons preferred?

Not sure if any canvas was on it, seemed mainly plywood skins from the shots taken. Really thick leading edges and such, all well formed. Supposidly much better radar absorption along with the low profile and heat signature, yielding less reflection than a metal surface. May tend to hide or disburse the underlying structure!

It has been done, yet not the best results on that skinny thing!

Well, there was a bit on the MSN today, stating that Northrop-Gumman(Skunkwerkz) is planning upon building a full scale replica of the(last remaining in US hands) Horten 229 to test its effectiveness against radar of the day. (add today!) Seems the thing was mostly composite structure of plywood skins, tubes, and some carbon bits! Awesome, just could not fly wot a crap! They can fix that, today! Hummmmmm? Wooden Wonders! Worth a current day buildup?

Good Deal, told you that kid was tough! All the girls will love him with his face all scabbed up! At least he still has his teeth!

I would estimate about 50-60 mph, again no speedo, bet those road trial riders could tell you.

What do you think the pump is for?