nigel dabster

Didnt think it was appleyards. Roy Cary?

are you going to go and get it? do you want to register it?

ive got a 350 sam model both rare then and now

Im not a fan of lots of things that others choose to do but the popularity over the last decade of the normandale and the fact that lots of events including the SSDT have these classes means you are probably in the minority. Im guessing you're not over 40? As you brought up George Orwell here is one of his quotes:- “Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”

There are a few but with no dealer network till recently has spoiled sales. Sandifords didnt go pop because they were selling too many......

A win or not i dont think it makes much difference to montesa/honda sales. They are very low anyway.

Mike, @hillary surely by your arguments above there is a case for better course plotting as to my mind 2 routes and 50/50 for over 50's is best? Say a 63 y o and a just 50 are further apart than 50/59? having spoken to a top 3 over 50 rider last week it was the events severity that was the problem last year. And as above i also spoke to an over 50's rider who is doing the over 40 championship because he wants the challenge. Wel done to the acu for keeping the series alive but im not sure a course for a 60 plus and 50 y o is going to work that well. Whilst the over 60 may not be the most popular at the moment the average age of riders as we all know is increasing year on year

wasnt he injured last year? Maybe op or summat in off season?

I cant remember who said it or what book it was in but afaik no one does, especially factory top riders. They may have two bikes available but they always have a no 1 machine which is the one they ride the most. More common is changing this no 1 bike more frequently, maybe 3 months or so i wouldnt know. When marginal gains (sky) help familiarity far outweighs any negatives. Raga always had a new chain at each event etc. so they just change stuff that wears more often also i imagine bous bike is a one off anyway. I know for sure when on the 4t in sweeden cabestany changed to a 2t when it blew its self up in the warm up, so he had no spare at all, or certainly one he would ride.

So getting back to trials, this is why quite often people say that tlr 200's grip really well, because they have no (sharp?) power. easier to control easier for a less skilled rider to find grip. @dadof 2 @dadof2 do you know anything about trials at all?

wrong again. laws of physics are all well and good and this typifies your ridiculous arguments because whilst in a given circumstance some things may be true when you add in throttle control human reaction to imput and slippery changing terrain rough ground steps etc to say carte blanche that a higher gear is better is simply daft. As an example. Drag strip. morris minor and top fuel dragster. which spins its wheels?

@dadof2 @dadof 2 listen to someone that has been there and done it! 220bhp wtf has that to do with trials? cars with traction control ditto? Mx short shift into a non power band whats that to do with trials...shall i go on???

Billy is hard on his bikes, for sure. He also thinks the world is flat.

Wrong dadoff. That may have been true to someone of millers ability (saw him ride a few times in muddy trials down south) and in the day when bikes were half the power of today, but wind a bike up in a high gear and itll spin easier in the hands of a novice, average guy. Speed in the correct gear not a higher one = more traction.

@gasgas249uk any news james?

(All as in spanish)

Sorry your answer (as usual) doesnt make much sense. The manuals for the gas gas on usb are more than adequate have you seen them, sherco is much the same I believe. Because you think evolution is pointless doesnt make it true, and I would imagine is also wrong. The new Hidra ignitions which all manufacturers are now fitting make for better performance who wouldnt want that? Just one example @dadof2 @dadof 2 which shows your opinions are flawed

advertising costs money. Do they have any?

would you splash a grand on it? 1500?

spark erosion?

No more evolution? Who wants that? Dadddy if they sold the numbers of mx bikes that honda did in the 80's then you could have a perfect manual with a bow on it. Wake up. The reason they post simple questions is not a lack of manual (which most get on a cd or usb) but lack of experience in repairing things that go wrong

Dont get me wrong if a bike was available for a grand then i think it holds a certain appeal to some and possibly an introduction to the sport, but at 1500 you'd be much better off with decent 315, surely?

I hope you have taken note of the answers above. You're welcome. Im not surprised your kick start has suffered damage if you "hit it with all my weight" at tdc. Its a strange technique but i never find tdc (why?) just give it a fast kick rather than a heavy one.

maybe you would like to ride this but i doubt many would, hence why it wont sell or be made