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Nuts...how do I move this to the "Mechanics" section? This is not goog...uh...good.

Thought y'all might like to have this. BP5ES is down in the 7000 range (see numbers on far left). http://www.gofastzone.com/techtips/sparkplugs/sparkplugs.htm Sparkplug cross reference

I finally removed the muffler bracket on a GG, annealed it to be safe, and bent it to a nice "s" shaped offset, and the tire no longer hits the muffler. For the time being... Replaced the rubbed-off rivets, too. 5/32", I think.

A 3/4" extension on the clutch arm and make your own cable using thinner, more flexible cable will give you a 1-finger clutch. Get the cable at most hardware stores and the ends from the "HELP" section at the auto parts store. Those little brass ferrules with a set screw. Tighten the set screw, cut off the head and load it up with solder.

According to some folks on this list, ATF can definitely swell your clutch. Maybe even cause the fibers to come unglued from the plates. I'd say it's best to avoid it.

I doubt your sidewall was affected. I think trials sidewalls are pre-broken down. As for cleaning solvents, I use brake cleaner for just about everything that requires that no residue remains. It's also great for cleaning parts about to be primed/painted.

Inside patches work well, but I haven't used one on a big slice. I have used several plugs in a hole. Be careful about making the hole bigger by jamming too many plugs in. I have also used 'slime' tire sealant after a particularly troublesome plug job, and it worked very well.

Yeah...pretty much what I figured...thus and so material brought to such and such a temperature.... Just like steel. I just do it by eye with the color. I've often annealed aluminum (with white soap or, most recently, with acetelyne soot) that has been bent and work hardened, but, for some reason, it just never occurred to me that people were heat treating aluminum. If we knew what skid plates were made of, we could anneal them, bring them back to shape and harden them again instead of using floor jacks, tiedowns, a come-along and a sledgehammer to put them back on! I think the only place we disagreed was where I quench aluminum when I anneal it.

I'm not a metallurgist, but I do play one on TV... I was trying to bend the brake pedal on my kid's GG, so he could get his foot on it and learn how to use it properly, and....what the heck is that thing made of? It wouldn't bend with a 2# hammer! An experience similar to one I had trying to drill a simple (?!) hole in his skidplate. Hard stuff! Anyway...I annealed the pedal and presto! I could bend it any way I wanted. Despite the fact that I probably wouldn't bother hardening it again, I don't know how? Just out of curiosity, does anybody? I guess you'd have to usa an oven, because you cant see colored oxides like with steel.

Sounds like an election year question, eh? I'm getting a serious jones for a Sherpa, but I already have 4 different shift/clutch/throttle configurations in the herd, and another just might send me over the edge. Actually...I no longer have a right-foot shifter, so, in some sick way, it might round out my "collection". I do have a left-hand throttle that's good for some very scary moments because the right grip twists too (spark control). Anyway...I know all street bikes had to shift on the left starting in '75, is this the case for offroad stuff, too? I also know that it was a quickly-made rule that caught even HD by surprise, and their first couple years of left-foot shift involved a lot of linkage, and were a misery. So, another part of the question is...are there any early left shifters that are to be avoided? Thanks. c

Thanks Aaron. I was only using generalities with the venting thing...I didn't realize the Beta was already vented. They're a well-sorted machine. As for disconnecting lights, etc. I think Beta is the only manufacturer that acknowledges how many of us do that, and they make it a no-tools operation. Unplug this and plug that in...no cutting, no solder... Good stuff.

It's been a looooooong time, but I think mine was about 180 lbs.

I happen to take a very artistic approach to the sport. I decorate the rocks with streaks of blue and silver wherever I go.

Only if you've got crap under your tank up by the steering neck...that's where I run mine. Also, a good hot mag case submerged suddenly in cool water can create a partial vacuum that will suck water right past the seal (fluid dynamics stuff) and into the case. A vented case will prevent this.

Welcome to the board. There are lots of good folks here. And enjoy your Sherco. It's a great bike.

If I remember correctly, Jon Stoodley has a good description of setting race sag on the Gas Gas website. Although...at 170lbs, Ryan is probably right. I don't think he would tell you the bike was right in the interest of trying to make you thing a Sherco is perfect and needs no adjustment. Also...your front forks are not adjustable, and balance between the front and rear is important. I added preload to the rear (I'm a tad heftier than you), but I also added some to the front. I think I went with about 2.5" of sag on both ends.

Yup...them roundy-round guys is always slicin' up their tires. Good luck with the Cheng Shin...we used to call them something different by changing the last letter to one very close to 's' and 'u'.

I saw a home-made one once. Looked a lot like a soldering iron with a tip that had a 90 degree angle in it for shaving the leading edge of knobs. The guys that I used to see grooving their own tires were the hotshoe guys. You might want to find some of them. Ask Stoodley...he messes with all kinds of wacky stuff!

TIG!! And i'm still welding cast aluminum with a torch. You are a fancy man. I should send YOU my broken levers!

My only suggestion would be to measure up an 18" wheel and make sure your swingarm mods leave room for it, in case you decide to use larger wheels.

Shuddup and eat your potatoes, because they're all you're getting until your bike is paid for. And go cut the lawn!

It would help if you included in your profile where you're from. If you're from Afghanistan, this might not be the link for you: Tryals Shop

Sure doesn't look like a 4-stroke to me!

Thanks! I thought beers were only referred to as "cold ones" in Texas.