mashman

Hi back again - many thanks for the info ! They look interesting

Hi sorry been away for a while just catching up. Many thanks for the links, I'll digest Best regards

Evening all wondered if anyone has any experience / and or recommendations of any places where you can stay, which has land on site suitable for 'playing' on with the bikes. Nothing serious required as my young lad and I are only novice clubman riders, just want to have some fun and practice falling off Cheers

Agreed (ignoring the ignition circuit ) they are far better bikes than the Beta 50's. The quality of engineering on the TXT is superb and they are truly miniature versions of the bigger pro bikes, we were really happy with the bike. Since moved onto a Beta rev 50 with gears and clutch . Cannot be started in gear, have to go into neutral, steel swinging arm that inevitably rusts, side stand that bends in the wind, rear brake mechanism that fouls the swinging arm....so not impressed Am looking to upgrade to a Rookie 80 Cheers

Dear 16000rpm, I applaud your attempt to help TXT50 owners suffering from the well know issue of dodgy electrics, I think (and hope) that the above was simply a case of crossed wires etc. We have long since moved on from the TXT50, but I would have been very grateful for your help and kit at the time. I started going down the path of building a CDi unit from scratch, but when I found out the ignition amp was

thanks Nick, sound great cheers for the info

My lad had one of these and I have a lot of experience on dealing with the known electrical issues around the stator/CDi unit and trigger unit. Had similar electrical issues. I would change the CDi / electronic ignition unit - costs around

quick question folks, can the GasGas 80 Rookie be started in gear by holding in the clutch - just like 'most' bikes ? My lads Beta 50 4 speed is a pain, if you hold in the clutch in gear the kickstart just free wheels and you can't turn the engine over unless you go into neutral can you believe it, someone actualy must have designed it that way FFS. Whoever designed it needs their a*** kicking.

agreed on the points regarding the oil, go by the level sight glass. Search on my previous posts for further info regarding overfilling the oil! Regarding the over ride clutch, you need to give it some revs and operate the lever as the plates will stick - do this a few times to free it up and normally works. Most manual bikes clutches stick as well at first startup, well mine does anyway! The design does not lend itself to manual conversion, without considerable redesign work and is not worth it. There are rumours on the net about adding an extract plate etc but having stripped and over hauled my lads when he had it, I cant see how this can be achieved. Adding the extra plate will simply mean the clutch is engaged all the time, but with no means of dis-engaging. They are great bikes to learn on and excellent design and build quality and my lad spent a year on one before moving on up to a geared 50.

Thank you very much for taking the time to set out the details, very informative and appreciated. Best regards

Hi - thanks for the replies, very helpful. Best regards

I'm having difficulty finding details regarding 3rd party liability cover for trials. I want some cover for my lad (10 years old) so that if he crashes into some one / something on private land or training grounds etc we would have cover. He's a member of the ACU through his club, so I'm assuming he has insurance cover as part of the ACU license, but again I can't find any details on the ACU web site around liability cover ? Any help appreciated

HOLD ON!! One sure way to wreck the clutch basket needle bearing is over filling the crankcase. The sump only holds a small amount, not the 450/500cc as stated in the workshop manuals etc - they are wrong. Use the sight glass to access the level. If you over fill (as I did once) you will put too much hyraulic drag on the auto clutch pack and ruin the needle bearing that carries the centre hub of the clutch pack on the input shaft. Be careful & good luck

many thanks for the replies and tips, this is good news. Just need to find a nice clean used example Cheers