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Leo Moracchioli has some of the best cover songs I have heard.

Whack the tire against a tree to make it move the other direction.

my transmission parts arrived on Thursday, that night I found out I have an opportunity to ride with the Neiderer brothers on Saturday (today) So Friday evening I reassembled the engine and rest of the bike. Took me a little while (hours, too many to admit to and a couple ) but she is together. So before heading out to ride today with friends and the Neiderer boys, I fired up the Old BAGG to put around the yard to verify all going well. All did not go well, she ran like crap. I blamed it on the copious amounts of 2 stroke oil I used on the cylinder and piston for the reassembly. so off to the trials property, met the boys. Very nice guys, easy to chat with. No big egos getting in the way. and very very good riders. My bike continues to run like crap, revs way high on choke and bogs out when given throttle and take forever to idle down. So with those symptoms if you guessed "sucking in extra air" you win a prize! go to your nearest fridge and retrieve your prize. (I am too cheap to supply one) My buddy Biff, the great thinker, suggested spraying carb cleaner at the base gasket. and guess what that caused the bike to stall out. DING DING found the problem, base gasket sucking in air. but why?????? It turns out in my haste last night to reassemble, and the use of assembly fluid , I had left a 1 inch piece of the old base gasket on the cylinder when I put it back together. Break out the tool box right there in the parking area, time to fix the Old BAGG so I can give her a proper thrashing. And yes everyone thought "this is kinda sketchy, but if it works it will be cool" I took off the carb, motor mount to the cylinder, header pipe, remove water pump from clutch cover, basically whatever I needed disconnected to be able to lift the cylinder up about a half inch. Lift the cylinder and use a this flat head screwdriver and needle nose pliers to gently remove the offending piece of base gasket. Reassemble the bike and viola it runs like a top again. Off to play and watch others. Alex and Andreas are very talented, riding up near vertical hills out of creek with only a bike length run at it. Rear wheel hopping two logs and then to an elevated log. just so much going on, Both are very smooth. I was highly impressed. I was also impressed with buddy Biff, he was trying most of the stuff they were riding, total mental. Both of them would chat with us, discuss various techniques. Great couple of guys. about 15 mins before everyone was done for the day my bike decides to act like she is starving for fuel. So I am now off to the garage to clean my carb.

BRILLIANT!!!!

I too am old (43) and do much trials practicing on Xbox Trials HD, and Trials Evolution. (easier to while practicing trials that way)

Welcome back, glad you are enjoying yourself. Arthritis sucks Nothing like joint pain to shut down a really fun day.

It is amazing how much of a Ninja this fat middle aged body can be when crashing and trying to get away from a falling bike.

excellent work

I run 4psi in the rear and 6psi in the front. I weigh (ahem quite a bit more than 200 lbs we will leave it at that) anyway I have ridden with a completely flat rear tire and it was only a little squirly I have ridden with a completely flat front tire and gained many points and crashes. hope this helps................but probably not

So basically every time I ride then - check

The kickstarter already stuck up too far and looked like it would get in the way. Now even more so. How long before the kickstarter is so long you can use your hand to start it. (similar to those manual crank start cars)

Build a Teeter Totter. hours of fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYGaQlepPg

Good Job enjoy a well running bike

I needed to replace the rear rubber on mine and of course it was not available from anywhere. so I replaced the front rubber with a new one and cut the front section of the old one off to use as a replacement rear rubber. Don't know if you currently have a front rubber piece that you could do that with. but it's an option.

Holes in the peg have worn oval. the "plate" on the peg that contacts the mount has worn an angle on it. mounting bolt wear as mentioned above. You have really picky feet? (just trying to cover all the possibilities )

Talk to Biffsgasgas about how to get that hitch on a Miata. he successfully pulled a 3 place open trailer with his for many years. Was the coolest car to roll up in the pits. And moved some logs etc around the trials property as well. Also if you need a roof rack on the Miata he is the man that know how to make that happen.

Hobbit?

Honestly I don't think it matters which direction they are facing. I and a friend both have 2003 GasGas 300's and our snail cams face opposite directions. both work

Welcome to the wonderful weird world of trials. Glad you could join us

Change plug, clean carb. try a different technique. I went from a Sherco to a GasGas and the starting technique is definitely different. For the Old BAGG (Old Bad Ass GasGass) I have her either on a bike stand or leaned against a tree or other suitable holding device (truck, friend etc.) Stand on the pegs (both feet) place foot on kicker and gently push down until feeling resistance. (gears engaged) swift, smooth kick downward and vroom vroom . After replacing piston and rings she starts up 1st or 2nd kick now. cold or warm. before that when cold took many kicks and when warm would require the choke to be on. good luck, hope you get it sorted and have more energy to ride instead of kicking the bike over.

I too use the 2 winds of electrical tape. but I use compressed air to expand the grips to put them on and then wire tie them. No issues with movement. I use Pro-taper grips soft compound full diamond pattern. (cut the end plug out to accept bar end plugs)

I will forgive Freixa a few deep breaths.................hell I get winded walking up a flight of stairs. But I will not forgive his minder for adjusting the section. a well deserved 5 in my opinion.

You have my congratulations and condolences for being married 39 yrs.

I may or may not be a geezer at 43. I have been part of that wonderful institution known as marriage for 23 yrs. So that means I don't need to worry about impacts to that zone, due to the bits that would be injured are stored in my wife's purse............

the Old BAGG is getting new fork seals, they started to leak. which tends to happen to the best of us as we age...........