madcr500

Top video. Thanks for doing it. Excellent music too. Have you been at my CD collection? Almost every song on there is one of my favorites. Who sings the two songs starting at 25 minutes? Its doing my head in. I know i have them on CD somewhere but can't think who it is?

Someone give that man the "Well Informed Common Sense Award".

Thanks for posting that link Andy. I have just received the first draft of the drawing she is doing for me of me on my CR500. (<---see my new AVATAR) I have just noticed that my AVATAR hasnt updated yet. Check back in an hour. Highly recomended.

Thanks, That is exactly what i was asking.

Thats great. Just the info i was after. So a twinshocker that is being sold as a 1985 is actually a bike produced in 1984 and only sold in 1985. Right? I am not concerned with the cantilever bikes.

Thanks yamahaty250xox. Perhaps an easier way to ask is, what is the earliest mono and what is the latest twinshock.

I still cant see them ever being as flexible as a trials tyre. Going back to sectionone's original point though, they would be very light.

I see what you mean but thats a big heavy thing applying lots of weight to make them bend. I wonder whether they could be made with flexible enough spokes that are still durable enough for trials use. Its kind of beside the point though. A trials tyre will distort not just along the circumfrence of the tyre but also accross the width of the tyre. I havnt explained very well but imagine riding over a fist sized rock. the soft tyre will kind of wrap around it along both its length and width.

Welcome. You'll find loads of help and advice here. Check out the trials training and techniques section. Youve bought a good bike as long as the electrics all work. I was in the same boat as you less than a year ago. Now i'm a world champion. . . Honest i am. BTW YOU DONT HAVE TO SHOUT.

Hi all. Just wondering what year they stopped making twinshocks and started making aircooled mono's. Or did the 2 types overlap for a while?

They would be expensive though AND the great thing about trials tyres running at low pressure is the way the tyre spreads and distorts to grip the terrain and i dont see how that would be accomplished with tweels.

Thanks for the replies. I have transposed one image over the other and the tank is definately different. It is taller and has a different curved shape at the front on the bottom. Any ideas? could this be a bigger tank like the ones added for the ssdt?

Ello peeps. I have just watched this ty250 go through on ebay. The petrol tank looks different to all the others i have seen. Is it different? It looks to have a larger capacity. Or am I just an idiot who doesnt know what he's talking about?

The hole is for this. I beleive its a tank that improves low end torque by increasing the volume of the area between the carb and the motor.

That was really REALLY funny. Gave my wife and I a really good laugh. Toptastic and while the nigerian was replying to all those emails it was time he wasnt spending trying to scam someone else. If I ever get another one, rather than just ignoring it i think i will do some time wasting of my own. I don't know if i will be as good at it as that bloke but i'll give it a go.

Cheers copemech. I have sent that to him. I'll let you all know how he solves it.

Thanks for all the replies. I have emailed them to him and hopefully he will find a solution.

My mate has a problem i am hoping you can help with. His fan is not coming on. He has tested the fan with a car battery and it spins fine. he decided to wire the fan with a switch but when he connects the live (which he has checked IS a live) to the fan and the other fan wire to earth the fan wont work. The fan motor is fine and the live is live. The earth is good so why on earth wont it spin???????

I should be going to see the bike tonight so any info at all about the difference between the 2 bikes would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hear Hear! If you really want to annoy the greens then do what ive done and get your nasty, hi-polluting, gas guzzling, noisy 500 motocrosser road registered and ride it through town as often as you can. You can even save up and ride back again.

Hi all. Im back again with another dumb question. I have a 1997 easy 250. My mate is looking at buying a local 1997 Easy 280 and i will be going to have a look at it with him. So what is the difference between the 280 and 250? Is it just a different top end or are there other differences too? What should i be looking out for? What kind of things should be raising a red flag on it (besides obvious things like engine rattles etc)? We are both mechinacally savvy, he is a bike mechanic and restorer and i have been stripping and rebuilding my bikes for about 15 years now. Any help appreciated as always. TTFN

Does anybody carry there bikes to trial in a people carrier? If so then which ones work best? I am thinking that it would have to have either flat folding seats or removable seats and it would have to be quite tall and long. If i change my car for a people carrier (something i never thought i would do) then i would be looking at around the

It was on ebay but seems to have been ended early. Item No. 280225630949

Thanks guys. I think i'll advise him to give it a miss, He is a bike mechanic but it sounds like spares will be difficult to come by. Thanks again.

Hi people. I am trying to identify this bike for a friend who is interested in buying it. I beleive it to be 1980 but i'm not sure. I have been told its a tr34 but i dont think thats right. Any help appreciated. Thanks