Everything posted by b40rt
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Boot Care
Snowseal from any walking shop works pretty well. Its also about feeding and conditioning the leather, as much as waterproofing.
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Tyre Pressures
5 & 4, whatever the conditions.
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First Outing On 200
What a great site, very rare that companys are prepared to give so much information.
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Padded Knees Trials Jeans
Get any reputable brand, fairly tight and stick some plastic shin / knee protectors down the inside. In my opinion, if it isnt hard plastic it wont really do anything.
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Best Classic Trials Photo Ever.
Fidel Castro's Rs ?
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Twin
Most of that is very nice (purist) How does it grip ? Whats are the tank and forks ? Really like the nickel frame, ball park cost and who did it please.
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Tc Or Tr ?
They talk about a nomial fee, can you define ?
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Oil Mix Ratio & Spokes & Year Of Production On A Ty175
I second that, main bearings also seam to last a lot longer. (see Beta thread)
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Main Bearings Gone
Use decent quality silicon, screwfix do a sanitary silicon for about
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New Midwest Twinshock Series
Great pics, could be Scotland.
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Rear Wheel Bearing Txt 280
If you do a search you should get all the info as this has been covered fairly recently.
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Gas Flowed Head
Official warning re - HAM2 . You have been warned.
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At Last, Co-operation In The Motor Industry
Are they doing a stretched version ? I hope not.
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Yoke Bolt Snapped
Torque if possible. Might be an idea to put copaslip on to stop this happening again.
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Gas Flowed Head
500 psi should do it. Alternativly remove the silencer, this generally increases power by upwards of 37.3 %.
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Gas Flowed Head
Easy way to raise the gearing is to get longer shocks.
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348 Year Of Manufacture Please
Would that not just conduct the heat ? Loft insulation with foil and glass wool might work and should compress.
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Daft Trials Injuries
Think it was Experts, saw it with mine own beads, how we laughted, Michael still had his feet on the rests and hands on handlebars.
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Are These Boots Worth The Extra Money?
I was being flipant in my first answer, but see comic injuries re splitting the membrane on the front of my shin re my second response. Ross
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Daft Trials Injuries
Achallader (sp) I think
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Daft Trials Injuries
Reminds me of Michael Tye of Oban, flipped the bike in a steep burn, ended up on his back in the burn with the bike on top, water flowing in through the waist of his jacket and spouting out the neck.
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Chain Maintenance
Non o ring chain. Wash in petrol, blow crap off with compressor, boil in chain wax or similar. (wont look shinie though)
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What Is The Range Of A Tl320 On A Full Tank Of Fuel?
Its a good sized tank, 20 - 30 miles. But will vary dramatically depending on what gears/speed your doing. Camping shops sell Sigg metal bottles specifically for carring fuel for petrol stoves etc.
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Dont Use Iris Chains
Use whatever chain you want. Personally if I read of recurring problems I try to avoid the potential problem.