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Bit out of Order Beta Ben. If you have such an issue with the minder of section 4 why did you not A - Take it up with the minder himself on the day like an adult, or B - discuss this with the Clerk of the course. You could also argue that the observers at the top of section 4, were marking riders for toeing off the sump, even though Feet were still on the pegs!!!! Pune got 3 on the first lap for this. Either way i'm not saying the observers were right, but go through the right channels fella, don't hide behind a computer and name call. End of the day these guys have given up there time to observe our sport. So come on guys like all kiss and make up, Sunday was a superb day, and i hope it returns there next year.

As others have said, You can't compare gearing of Trials Vs Track bike. Trials you want the engine to NOT drive you too fast on low throttle. Easiest way is to spend a few quid on a front sprocket, 1 tooth bigger and 1 smaller than what you have. Go down the woods and try it. Here some toilet reading for you. Introduction to TORQUE, WORK and POWER Torque is the twisting force about a point, sometimes called a 'moment'. The torque is defined as the force multiplied by the distance from the pivot perpendicular to the force. Torque = Force x Distance Perp. to Pivot For example: One foot pound of torque is the twisting force necessary to support a one pound weight on a weightless horizontal bar, one foot from the pivot. You might directly measure torque when tightening a nut to a specified torque using a torque wrench. Here, a twisting force is applied to the nut, until the resistance to rotation of the nut is equal to the torque required. Work is the the transfer of energy. The work done is equal to the force applied multiplied by the distance travelled in the direction of that force. Work = Force x Distance Travelled Power is the rate of doing work, the amount of work done in a unit of time. The power produced is the work done divided by the time taken. Force x Distance Travelled Power = ---------------------------------------- Time For example: If a weight is fixed solidly to the floor and you try to lift it, you are applying force. However the weight cannot move, so no work is done on the weight. Although force is exerted by your arms, no energy is transferred to the weight. If you lift a one pound weight one foot, then by definition one foot pound of work has been done. If you take one minute to do this then you will be producing power at one foot pound per minute. One horsepower is 33,000 foot pounds per minute. To find the horsepower of an engine, the torque produced by the engine is measured and the horsepower calculated. This is done using a dynamometer which is essentially a brake with a measuring device - hence the term brake horse power (bhp) which is often used. A torque curve is produced by plotting the torque measured against the engine speed. With torque in foot pounds: Torque x RPM Horsepower = ---------------- 5252 Using this equation a power curve can be produced from the torque curve. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How does this apply to a motorcycle? For the rider, torque is the all-important factor. A bike will accelerate at a rate that matches its torque curve (ignoring rolling / air resistance). The torque peak is the point at which the bike has maximum acceleration, either side of this peak it is less. For a given torque at the rear wheel, the acceleration of the bike is the same, irrespective of the engine speed. Horsepower increases with the engine speed until well after the torque peak, and only peaks when the decreasing torque compensates for the increasing rpm. (look at the equation.) The acceleration at the torque peak is greater than that at the power peak. So why do we talk about horsepower so much? Consider a large waterwheel. While it's obvious that the water wheel generate a large torque, its rotational speed is very slow and hence its power (the ability to do work over time) is low. A waterwheel is therefore not generally very powerful. A powerful engine with lots of horsepower is one which produces high torque at high rpm. Theoretically, producing torque at high rpm is better than producing torque low rpm, as at high rpm you can use gearing. A powerful engine is useful because it can then be geared down - you don't want the rear wheel of your bike doing 8000rpm anyway! Gearing down reduces the speed at the rear wheel with a corresponding increase in torque. This does not affect the power of the engine apart from frictional losses. Incidentally a properly lubricated chain drive is 98.5% efficient, significantly better than a geared drive. For road racing, this theory closely matches reality, but for offroad the above is not the only consideration. (still awake?!...) But what does that mean about gearing... The stock gearing of your bike is likely to have been determined by choosing a compromise ratio based on what worked best for test riders in "average" conditions. As soon as the bike is taken out of average conditions - by engine tune, terrain, track design or rider style the stock gearing might no longer be the optimum solution - a different setup might get you round the track faster. Maximum speed occurs when the driving force is exactly counterbalanced by the air and rolling resistances. At this point the acceleration has fallen to zero. Setting up the gearing of any vehicle is a trade-off between acceleration and top speed. Gearing a bike up to produce higher top speed with less acceleration is done using a larger countershaft (gearbox) sprocket or a smaller rear sprocket. Gearing a bike down giving it more acceleration with lower top speed is done using a smaller countershaft (gearbox) sprocket or a larger rear sprocket. The ratio chart shows the gearing ratios for different numbers of teeth on the gearbox and rear sprockets. The numbers given are the number of revolutions of the gearbox sprocket required to cause one complete revolution of the back wheel. These figures are calculated by dividing the number of teeth on the rear chainwheel by the number of teeth on the gearbox sprocket. From the table it is clear that changing one tooth on the gearbox sprocket has a significantly larger effect on the gearing than changing one tooth on the rear sprocket. To make a small change in gearing it is therefore necessary to change the rear chainwheel size by one tooth, as changing the gearbox sprocket makes a far larger difference in gearing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HaHa what an idiot.

Should go, Slide, Washer, Needle through washer, then 'C' Clip.

HaHaHa, Hmmm we could dress Trials uk's Factory John up, as Heather from Eastenders!!!!!!!!!

What would Harry Hill say!!! Spen vs Horsforth! FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HaHa, Get yourself to both i say, then you'll never think you've missed out. Come Horsforth, im not being biased honest govner!!!! No seriously, Deer park is like Tele cat says, flat and is pretty compact. And if were playing top trumps here. We are running small wheels too, so the young un can have a watch of kids his age!

Fix it. Why wait for it to potentially do more damage. you know the annoying saying! Prevention is better than the cure!.

All i can see is Tennis on eurosport. I can't see anything on or around the 22nd Jan!!! Eurosport Tv Listings arn't the best or most reliable!!!

Ha Just caught an interview with her on eurosport, Live Dakar. Leading womens section. Game on girl!!

Does anyone know how Laia is getting on in the Dakar. I can't find her, never mind her position on the Dakar web site. I belive she was 46th. But that was through a google search.

I could mind for BouBou, it's easy he dosen't do anything. You get the glory of being Tonis minder with the joy of not getting fingers wrecked in spokes etc.

X-Lites due to the thinner tyre walls didn't like the Massive drop offs + Big Splats which were nipping the tyres on the rim, I also understand that nearly every rider bar bou went through several wheels because spokes were just exploding. So why not Bou. Well have you seen how smoothly he lands his bike from a drop off! Again another of his superb talents.

Andy, how could you choose. There was hundreds of shots just like that throughout the night. Fantastic night of trials. I must admit, i thought before the night started, that the sections looked far to easy for those guys. Oh how wrong was i. Cracking shot, has anyone else got a shot of the night?

Hmmmm, Tricky one. I've just had the same problem on a bike i was doing up for a friend. I looked at spray adhesive, but i wasn't convinced when reading the can. So i had some industrial double sided tape. Peeled the Decal back and created a sticky base for it. Then knived the excess off. Once it was well stuck down, i did my usual trick of sealing around the edges of the decal, with the wifes clear nail varnish to help stop water getting forced under the decal. So far so good, after several power washes.

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Ay i'm a lover not a fighter, but bagsy the AK47!

Hmmm Swords please. Don't get me wrong express yourself, i just think it's sad that there is very few, 'nice cheers guys for working so hard and putting on an excellent event' But one little mistake or mis communication and the poor blokes get hung. Any way case closed, and it's not NORTH Korea, haha i like that.

Do you know the reason it was not announced? Maybe there was a chance he was able to put on a show? My point is, you don't know what goes on behind the scenes. I think it's a little sad if someone is dissapointed the interval show was not shown. The night is all about the indoor trial nothing else, Anything else on the break IF anything is a bonus. I'm sorry i just think this is a stupid thread and really feel Andy mate, you should remove it. I thinks it cr*p that someone is quick to slag off Martin and Neil for something so stupid. Yet not place a thread about what a down right superb indoor trial they put on every year, that is world famous. I personally think they are VERY professional and hats off to them both for what they do. So personally THANKYOU Martin + Neil for a superb job you do.

well their site is down. sad to hear another dealer is affected.

M10 rawl bolt works perfectly, stick it in, expand it fairly tight, get a long bar from the other side of the wheel and get hammering. If the bar is knocking on the threaded part of the rawl bolt, it also forces the little collar further into the housing, thus making it expand whilst knocking. works a treat. or buy a bearing puller.

Hiya, yeah sure. Use ATF Dexron 3, or Putoline ATF Dexron IID 1l

Only use ATF in the Pro series. Don't use anything else, your clutch plates will swell up.

Here is a true story for you. Years ago, police were tipped off, a raid on a motorcycle shop in pudsey was going to happen. The Plod set up Surveillance on the shop. Later that night sure enough infront of their eyes, a van reversed upto the big showroom window. Watched the lads get out, go through the roof. Grind the chains off. Smash the massive windows, load up ZX6's, Gixxers etc. Jump back in the van. And then followed them to pull them over red handed..... yeah Job well done! Nope they lost them!!!. Yes the Plod sat watched it all happen, then gave chase and lost them!!!!! Classic!!!! So yes, we need to watch out for our fellow friends and help each other out.

Don't worry about it. Next year he will be on a Gasser, so no more electrical probs for Dougie Doug Doug.