The poofs down at Taunton cancelled their trial for this week {15/3/20) because of VD, but Stroud are made of sterner stuff and theirs is going ahead today.
Thanks for your answer. Beta say to adjust needle height to notch 5 and a max 1 turn out on air screw. This would usually make it run too rich? So that’s why the jetting is leaner? Thanks
tickover and needle positions need to be se to suit where you are fuel youre using etc. Competent person needs to do this.
For a 250/270cc, pilot jet size 48, main jet size 110
Seems a bit odd though, would have thought the larger motor to have the larger jet sizes. I don't know Beta specific Keihin set ups, but for a 250/300 GG, pilots around 40, main jet around 125-130 needle GJH. The standard JJH needle for GG tends to run lean for me. Bye, Peter B.
Appreciate things may of changed but I bought a brand new 93 250 contact off bvm and had gearbox issues . Service off bvm and gas gas Uk was appalling - having got no joy from bvm they supposedly arranged for John shirt Jnr to take the bike back with him after a local national - maybe kickham that we both rode and sort out issues ready for another local nation maybe cotswold cup?? A few weeks later . After much chasing I Was informed that they had not had chance to look at the bike in time for the next event so I asked if they could at least give the bike a wash and clean air filter etc ready for the trial they were bringing it back too - disappointing to say bike was taken out of shirtys van completely untouched and dirty - ready for me to ride a national . I’m pretty sure his bike was spotless and fully serviced !!
suffice to say I have little little respect for bvm as was and for john shirt junior ever since
thats clearly over 17 years ago and i respectfully suggest times have chaanged and would he still be in business if this was typical? I have nothing but praise for them whenever warranty has been an issue, im on my tenth and had two "relatively" minor issues sorted foc.
I understand the position you take, and i did a smilar thing with makita tools in 1988 where i felt short changed by a warranty item and havent bought a single tool of theirs since.
I have no time for Gas Gas, around 2007 I bought a 98 Txt 250, having had it only a short while it started making a bit of a rattle, I stripped it to find plating migrating from the barrel, I had it replated but could I get a piston? I called Gas Gas UK who really didn't care, even emailed the factory, nobody cared, nobody could tell me when they would be available, the old piston had to have a clean up and go back in, I then sold it, long term does Gas Gas have a trials future? their lack of financial stability plus my previous parts experience put them right out of contention when I bought my new bike 3 yrs back.
That was 13 years ago and the bike was ten years old then, but I see your point, objectively things are very different now..............
World 125 junior champion Kieran touly has given up on trials the year after his championship win due to no funding or manufacture support from scorpa/Sherco .Bad news for the sport imo ,is this what modern day world trials has become ?an elite sport where serious backing or a large wallet is more important than talent ?
was ever thus, gomez gave up when he couldnt get a deal way back, Challoner wigg and gubian all won 125 and self funded for a few years but never got much support.
jake Miller started to "encourage" manufacturer support in lower classes but im not sure where thats at now. If a manufacturers championship meant all 3 routes were equally given points things would change over night.
It's not uncommon these days for elite athletes to concentrate solely on certain "major" events to limit physical degrading, especially when the purse money is more substantial. Tiger woods is an example of someone who has pretty much dominated his sport, won just about everything going and now at a later age has to protect his body against injury. Bou is no different, has had a previous serious back injury so limiting his activity to protect against further damage makes sense. He has nothing left to prove, so missing out on a domestic title to favour a world title seems sensible to me.
Tiger woods is perhaps not the best example, though?
Bradford always used to supply observers. If you do get selected bear in mind its a British Round with British riders trying to do well and they can always do with the benefit of the doubt, whereas Johnny foreigner on the other hand..........when in rome etc etc.
Coronavirus and trials?
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VD? as in std?