another brand like perhaps a sherco, which is also beating him in the standings......
The thing I noticed about the Russian sections over Barcelona is that the sections forced several changes of direction. In barca, all the sections were straight (directionally..) and I found them a bit boring to look at by the end.
Surely the whole point is for the chain to last a year and NOT be totally knackered!!
Also, and I know this might be a very minor point, but if people prefer non O-ring chains for trials because of their lower rolling resistance, why go gumming up the chain with something at least as cohesive as a rubber O-ring???
Still think heavy lubricants will always have the potential to turn into grinding paste when you add mud / grit to it.....
Agreed..... I use this method on my VFR as well so it works on large and small systems....
Only thing to remember is to keep a second syringe to draw the old fluid out of the reservoir a bit at a time. Brake fluid is very damaging to paint or lacquer (not to mention skin) so you don't want it overflowing, and soaking it up with a rag can be just as messy.
I was very careful to back sure that there were no tight bends in either the hose or cable.
The end result was very neat and when moving the bars from side to side there is no chaffing of the hose or resistance to movement.
The whole job took an hour, and that included two cups of tea and constantly taking tools away from my mates toddler
Just wish I'd done this when I got the bike.
Makes such a difference in the techical stuff.
Another benefit is that on a long distance event, if anything did happen to assembly, it's not hard to carry a clutch cable and lever in a rucksack to replace it as a 'get me home' fix.....
Well, I finally got the Hebo conversion on the climber.
I got it from trialsbits.co.uk as they were the cheapest. Next day delivery as well so top marks to them.
The kit is really quite comprehensive and allows for a wide choice of cable and sleeve endings. Once I matched those and measured the distance from the existing cable mounting point to the actuating arm, it was time to find the best place to mount the slave cylinder. It says to keep away from direct contact with a heat source so I mounted it on the left hand down tube behind the edge of the radiator. I then offered the long cable up to the housing and measured how much I'd need to cut off. Those wee Dremel things are a gift for this, stops deformation of the cable outer and you can smooth off any burrs.
I had to route the hose around the headstock under the bottom of the tank to take up some excess slack but once everything was cable tied in place the radiator shrouds covered everything up really neatly.
The gap in the raiator shroud will let me get access to the bleed nipple when I need to.
Once I'd made a small adjustment at the lever I took it out for a play.
All I can say it, anyone who has a cable operated clutch should get one of these. And if you install it and then want to sell the bike, it's a simple case of putting the old cable setup back on.
The actuation is a LOT lighter than before and much smoother. I was able to get my S.O. to use it and even she thought it was easy to use (gonna teach her how to ride.... A motorbike you smut mongers at the back!! )
With the slave cylinder behind the radiator shroud it is well out of harms way.
Even my mate who has a 200 sherco said there was little or no difference in the effort required to pull the lever.
Need to be careful tough, cos I'm gonna run out of excuses if I keep improving the bike like this......
Over here in northern ireland, any of the ulster and Irish championship trials demand the wearing of an ACU approved helmet.
Personally I agree with this.
Even though the vast majority of trials riders are stand up sorts who will take responsilbilty for their own actions, there are always ( more and more often nowadays) 'broken kerb hunters', A new breed of people who see no reason why they should take take responsibility for anybody's actions, least of all their own.
This has long been a personal hate of mine and whether it is cause or effect I don't know, but it is a growing factor in our societies legislation and that really pi**es me off!!!
Anyway, back on topic before I really get started...
If one of these lazy claim hungry b******ds enters a trial where there is no helmet requirement and he falls and hits his least used part (head), they'll sue the club because obviously they weren't to know that motorcycle sport was potentially dangerous. And obviously they can't be expected to take precautions for their own safety. That nasty nasty club should have helped them make their mind up to stay safe. Can't possibly be their fault now can it???
Club gets sued = can't get insurance = fewer events.....
God I hate litigation.
By the way, this was not aimed at people with genuine, life affecting cases for compensation, merely at the leeches......
Benedicts is a nice hotel in itself, but the crowd it gets in the bar at the w/e's can be a bit dodgy, as is the area if you're coming back to the hotel late....
Theres a Hilton within walking distance of the arena if you fancy splashing out (opposite my office as it happens...)
Other options aren't so close.
Travelodge and Holiday inn are taxi rides away but you're staying in the entertainment areas for a wee tipple or 12 after the event and they are cheap.
The europa is a pricier option (the most bombed hotel in the world ) but it is a bit overpriced for what it is in my opinion. There is also a Jurys inn down the street from it, but again, it's more a taxi ride away though reasonably priced.
Other s****ier options are the Mariott (great restaurant) and Ten Square (great bar!!)
Having said that, a taxi from any of these places to the Odyssey is gonna be a fiver at most.
Call round to the Apartment for a drink afterwards. I do the door there (no sportswear though ) for a fantastic view of the city centre lit up at night...
I had been using a pair of gearne explorers and though comfortable off the bike, and waterproof , They weren't really a pukka trials boot and I found my feet getting sore at the end of the trials.
The Axo's are also very water resistant and have a very good grip on the sole, though I can't really give an opinion on the wear rate as of yet.
The closure system can seem tight but are very comfotable when buckled up, and there is a usefull snap lock system that prevents teh levers being pulled open.
They are heavier thas the diadoras and hebo boots I had looked at, but they are very well made and feel as though they'll last for ages.
Theres an inner sock too which will affect the fit and add more water and cold resistance.....
Don't fancy my chances of finding a climber in a breakers yard that is gonna be in any sort of decent condition though... by the time I start worrying about seals and corrosion I might as well fork out for one from Moto Merlin or BVM....
I'm thinking of buying one of the hydraulic clutch conversion kits for my Climber. Has anyone converted their cable operated clutch to hydraulic using one of the kits from Hebo or Magura?
If so does it make a difference to the effort required to pull the lever or modulate the clutch action.
He also stated that both Fuji and Dougie had identical 'standard' engines but then five minutes later claimed Fuji's was different as he liked his to rev quicker.
Loking at Doug performance, I bet he wished his revved a bit quicker as well.....
I was practicing on saturday and there was one of the new 4T's there as well. All I can say is, what is all this fuss about noise???
I don't think it is that loud, and when a couple of guys on Rev3's were going for the same splatter up a rock face, I thought the beta's were a fair bit louder than the slower reving Mont.
Also looked like the thing could climb wet glass, it just grips all the time!!!
Dunno if I'd be comfortable paying over 4 grand for one though, and the guy riding it said it was taking a fair bit of getting used to...
The thread was about traction, not engine braking, though to be honest I think that the extra engine braking of a 4T could be useful on slippery declines too.....
By the way, I'm not knocking 2strokes v 4strokes, just stating the physics of the argument....
I think the overlap stroke in a fourstroke is the 'suck-squeeze' part of the cycle. The inertia of the flywheel will still produce forward motion to the back wheel in this phase but obviously with a lot less torque (T = Force x Leverage, Force = Mass * Acceleration)
As a result, this reduced power for half of the firing cycle will reduce the force momentarily on the back wheel and allow static grip to be regained.
To highlight this fact even more, in WSB, the reason the Ducati's had trounced the inline fours of the other manufacturers for so long is because a 90 degree twin has two pulses in 90 degrees, then 630 degrees (Remember, the firing cycle is TWO revolutions of 360 degrees) to recover grip, therefore the throttle application did not have to be so precise.
This uneven firing was used in the nineties to tame the NSR500s of Doohan Lawson and co, it is the reason why the RCV was so dominant for the first two seasons of MOTOGP. The clincher? Rossi got the Yamaha engineers to produce an uneven firing pattern crank for his M1 this year and the result? One nice shiny new world title.
The way power is measured on a Dyno means that an even firing order will always produce more power (all other things being equal of course), but even at the the most power critical end of motorsport, power isn't everything, and as you all know by now, it can be a curse in trials. So theoretically a four banger SHOULD produce more grip than a two stroke with the same torgue figures (Torque = Force * leverage for ONE revolution)
Advances in plane technology are down to economics. Theres no point in vastly increasing the technological complexity in a plane when the knock on effect will be higher fares and a possible risk to business.
Competition machine development has always followed an elevation/plateau pattern. Steps forward come along every couple of years and then levels off as the new developments are refined and optimised. The development from old twinshock drum braked iron engined british clunkers to the New 4rt did not come about in a continual evolution. We had the two stroke revolution, then the monoshock revolution, then the move to disk brakes, then liquid cooling / alloy frames / mass centralisation etc.
Theres still plenty of room for imrovement. I see the main changes being the materials used in chassis components and the increased use of engine management electronics to allow a change in engine characteristis with the switch of a computer chip.......
Thanks for helping to screw up our image Matt Cooper. Just remember that the next time any forestry worker or member of the puplic who witnessed your wee spaz-out see's a biker, they won't think 'Oh, I wonder is that the same guy that raced us the last time??'. They won't, they'll simply tar everyone with the same brush as you, even people who don't have your sh**ty attitude to the land use problems we're facing at the moment.
People like you are the reason we have a land closure issue.
Try this link to the dublin and district mcc. The run some of the southern centre Irish championship trials, and I presume leind=ster championships as well...
Enjoy the new sport. And don't be afraid to jump in at the deep end and enter a few competitions. Trials clubs are a very friendly lot and will be all to willing to offer advice and chat. Also, a competition will let you see what you need to practice when you're out for a mess about.
I don't have one, but the best ramp I've seen is a curved steel affair. It starts off steep at the ground and curves round to a more level plane as it meets the trailer. This stops the center of the bike catching the top of the ramp as the wheel moves onto the trailer.
Also, the ramp on my trailer has a horizontal post either side that slides into two vertical slots to stop any forward and back movement so I can use a run up to get the bike up the ramp (useful with an Aprilia climber....)
) but it is a bit overpriced for what it is in my opinion. There is also a Jurys inn down the street from it, but again, it's more a taxi ride away though reasonably priced.
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another brand like perhaps a sherco, which is also beating him in the standings......
The thing I noticed about the Russian sections over Barcelona is that the sections forced several changes of direction. In barca, all the sections were straight (directionally..) and I found them a bit boring to look at by the end.