I've just returned to trials, after about 20 years out, and got myself a 1998 Techno. It's basically pretty sound but I've been making it a bit more user-friendly than it was. I've repacked the silencer box but found it very difficult to do. Has anyone got a good method for doing this well? The silencer packing material I ended up with with was the 'string' type from Apico. I was expecting the baffle to be fixed within the silencer but it comes out of the silencer as it's attached to the end cap. Trying to get the 'string' to stay packed round the baffle and out of the way of where the baffle joins the silencer was nearly impossible. I'll have to give it another go but would like to know of a better material and method.
Also: where the silencer joins the exhaust mid-section the two o-rings don't really provide a very good seal. Any better suggestions, please?
Has anyone succesfully polished up the first section of the exhaust? Or had it chromed (what did it cost)?
Forks: Any idea what the AGIP OSO 46 oil is that's recommended, in the handbook, for the left fork leg? 5w oil in the right leg seems to offer very little damping - anyone tried anything else?
Linkage: I was suprised to find no grease nipples on the linkage. Can you grease it other than by taking it completely to bits?
Any help with the above, or other useful tips, gratefully received.
