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  1. Zippy

    Yes, the Beta's are much more than just a trials bike.... It not unusual to see them performing work on the farm.

    Stump pulling, hauling hay wagons, plowing fields you know normal stuff.

    Sam

    On a serious note I really did not need a new tire in Colorado last year. Traction was so great!

    That was in Cotapaxi. Hopefully I do not show up in Canyon City with a wore out Dunlop and find its all slick clay.

    Anybody have a good Canyon City source we can ask about terrain? I'd hate to destroy another good tire yet I'd hate to show up with rounded corners at

    a mud event also.

    I should ask Jim if he's going...

  2. Jim

    Well that would of of made sense but it just never occured to me.. Now that Sam is going it just seems easy to pull off.

    Paul? Not real sure who Paul is??? kinda thought you knew him?

    Oh yeah, remember to put a new tire on for Colorado... I did that last year! Yeah, that was real smart!

    New to goo in about 1 loop.

  3. Zippy

    Don't tell her your going...Just come up missing for 4 days....We will smack you around a little and do our part to make it look

    like you were held against your will.. Well it never worked for me but it may for you anyway???

    Maybe we should get Sam a parrot to keep him company? Just think of the words that parrot will know when he gets to Colorado?

    Sam, at least if the van breaks down you could pull the van and trailer with one of the Beta's.. :lol:

  4. Ok Sam you talked me into it, I'll throw my bike into the works.. I have been kicking around the idea of going anyways.

    I bet if we work hard enough on Jim he will go?

    We should mention it to Paul also?

    so as it stands you have 4 bikes. is that counting your bike or did you find another drifter? seems like a TI guy would bite on it.

  5. Great event Sam! Perfect weather and the best turn out we have seen at a MOTA event in 25 years! Thanks for all of the hard work you put into it.

    Sections were tough on Sat but everything was safe. For myself I just wasn't in good enough shape to be able to work my controls for 4 loops. I think others had the same problem.

    It was fun to have to ride the bigger stuff. Now that down hill on section 6 (Sun) well that's another story..Thank's for leaving the EXP line open on that one!

    Thanks Again and great job!!

  6. Sam

    I was reading the link and do find it hard to believe that a spectator at an AMA event must have a letter from both parents.

    Just think of the indoor supercross's that have 60,000 spectators with 50-60% of those being minors. Maybe arena events will be exempt.

    Still outdoor motorcross has a huge spectator base and so does flat track and not to mention the slowely growing sport of trials.

    Thanks for putting the word out. I think untill we understand this we should all pass the form onto friends that may want to come spectate in the future.

    Looks like the AMA has had enough lawsuits to warrent this extreme measure. The only good I can see is it may give the private land owner more safety.

    It will be hard to turn people away that took the time to come watch the event.

    Each club should make sure they have plenty of copies at sign up however most of the time both parents do not show up at events.

    Thanks for the update.

  7. First time I've had this problem but on the 08 Rev the bar clamps are painted and the paint was seperating from the clamp

    causing the bars to slip. I guess I had not even noticed the clamps were painted and just assumed they were raw cast

    but after removing to investigate what was causing the slipping I noticed the paint bubbles and flaking inside the clamp.

    A quick wire brush and back in action. I never noticed this or at least never had a bar slip on my 07? Just something to check before

    you get into an event and have bars move on you.

  8. Thanks for the tips Sam.. I think I'll switch to the studded ice racing tire for the rear, it should hook up well on the big tires and mud sections...

    I am sure the event will be a great time for all. Heck if all goes well you may even have another snow storm hit just in time :hyper:

    Zippy...What's this "practice" you speak of?

  9. Any 1 1/8" fat bar will fit. Finding the dimensions you want will be the tough part. The factory Beta bars are wider than anything in the aftermarket world

    I've found.

    Renthal makes the Lampkin bend in a fat bar that is always a good choice. Width = 820mm Height = 100mm sweep = 50 degrees

  10. Anybody have the fork fluid amounts on a 1999 TXT 270.

    For ref on my part lets call Left and right side "as sitting on the bike." Also want to confirm 5 weight oil was standard.

    Either the amount in CC's or distance from the top while fork is compressed is fine.

    Thanks in advance.

  11. Another area we found some improvement in was the front brake caliper. A good cable lube was done on the front brake cable and brake caliper was

    tore apart and greased. Lever also. I also thru a old pair of Vans brake shows onto the caliper, they are softer than the stock pads.

    My 3 year old just wasn't strong enough to really pull the lever in hard enough to really get the caliper to grap.

    The lubing and the softer pads seemed to stop better with the same amount of energy applied to the lever compared to stock pads.

    I am sure any bicycle stop can set you up with a soft set of caliper brake pads for around $5-$8

  12. Zippy

    Maybe you and I should look into producing a video of "habits not to fall into" during trials training??

    Just a thought??? Plenty of videos on the market showing proper training both on and off the bike..

    Maybe its time for a good old bad habit video.. Between a half dozen of us MI guys we could really come up

    with something??

  13. Like Tony stated use a good air cleaner oil designed for foam filters. Some oils are designed for paper,cotton elements.

    Some other tips are to spray the oil into the inside of the filter and to work it in. Inside meaning the side that is open to outside air.

    I also run a very light coat of grease around the edge of my filters to help the filter stay in place better during assembly and to create a better seal to keep dust out.

    Something that is done alot on enduro bikes.

  14. Dan

    As mentioned in my first post (step #2) the clutch clean up was performed. He has over 6 hours in fileing,sanding and polishing of the clutch assembly.

    I believe he is working on "doing it right" Thats why he is looking at reducing efforts by keeping all 6 springs!

    I think some are getting a little side tracked from the topic.

    Neil, your reply is what I was looking for. Thank You.

    There is not a problem with the factory clutch efforts he is just trying to reduce the effort as much as possiable.

    All should expect to see gains after file work, sanding and polishing has been done, he is just curious if he can shim without clutch slipping.

    Since it is difficult to test at this time in our state I was looking for others that have tried this. We understand shims

    will eventually cause the clutch to slip but like Neil King said it seems to be the better of the 2 options between removing springs and

    shimming.

    His efforts to ruduce clutch efforts are driven by age and a wrist that gives him trouble on that last loop at every event. Every little bit may help

    and could benefit many with similar concerns.

  15. Last year 100% of the 5 new 2007 Beta's sold in Michigan all had the kill switches fail. Not a matter of if but when. We normally switch to the Yamaha style switch.

    I will have to assume that the kill switch problem has not been fixed and I will replace the one on my new 08 Rev as well..

    To bad Beta took the time to have the trickest looking kill switch on the market that is useless.

 
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