tony27

Theres something majorly wrong in the cabin of that car for the states, I reckon it looks like they've snuck a third pedal in there

Pulled the caliper apart & gave it a good clean. Refilled the fluid & bled all the air out of the system, pads move but retract when the pressure is released. I got told to try something thicker than the disc between the pads to see if the pedal goes solid & if it does then I have a good system that just needs more pumping of the pedal to get the pistons to stay out Unfortunately the pads were already closer than that & I had to spread them slightly, pushing down on the pedal produced no real pressure & the pedal stuck down a couple of times. Looks like I'm only stewarding the trial tomorrow & won't be defending my club championship this year due to the problem, we could only drop 1 round & this will be the second I've missed due to this brake problem

I may have put you wrong with the fuel tap position, if the tab is towards you & you can see the C from above that is off. Normal position is straight down & reserve is towards the back

The fuel tap will have a C on 1 side in the circular part & a R on the other, R is for reserve & C for closed. Normally the tap should be so that neither is pointing to the outside of the bike when looking at it side on There will be a black lever at the front edge of the carb for the choke, it should be pointing straight up to start from cold. Can be a pain to flick off if the carb isn't sitting on the right angle. I find my 290 is quite cold blooded & needs the choke during the day if left to cool down for any length of time during the day Easiest suggestion for kicking the bike over is to slowly press down on the kickstart til you feel less resistance then return the lever to the top & give a good kick, you really need to win the kicking contest as it really hurts if the bike does

Have tried opening the the line on top of the master cylinder, major pain to do as it involves removing the top mounting screw to get enough clearance to fit a 14mm spanner. Had fluid come out when I pushed down on the lever but none otherwise, may have been a little bit of air in it but not much if there was. Closed the line back up while slowly pushing down on the lever same as if I would if it was a bleed nipple that was open Still no movement from the pistons afterwards

Having no luck bleeding the brake, there doesn't seem to be any air in the system. If I put a clear line over the nipple & open it up no fluid flows out unless I push down on the lever, there is no air in the fluid when I do this I pushed the pistons back in the caliper at the start to push any air in line line back up to the reservoir but now they don't move at all when pushing down on the cylinder. I'm pretty sure the pistons aren't tipped over in the bores as they seem to be level with the seals. Could the pistons be sitting too far back not allowing the fluid to get behind them & if so what is the best way to get them moving outwards again? Any other suggestions as to what to try

Thats the hole to shows if 1 of the seals on the waterpump shaft has let go, looks like the waterpump seal has let go. Very easy job to fix, you may as well do the seal to the gearbox while you're at it. Manual showing what needs to be done is pinned at the top of the page Hopefully the shaft hasn't developed grooves as they're not the cheapest things in the world Give Chris at Splatshop a call, he'll be able to sort out what you need & give you any advice you may need

Biggest issue when it comes to tubeless rims will be getting the order 36 spoke type, pretty sure that the holes aren't drilled at a set angle anymore as the rims don't have dimples My guess would be gas gas or sherco would be best placed to supply the correct rim. Let us know what rims you end up using

I've gotten away with juice containers carried in my backpack for ages, coke bottles also work but are generally smaller so you need to carry 2 if you're doing a really long ride. Most times we go trail riding with other trials bikes only for 6-8 hrs & an extra 3lts is all thats needed unless you're riding a beta, our riding is mainly fairly slow(3rd gear) & fairly technical so we don't chew through the fuel that quickly

Depends which of Ryan's videos he has, the second 1 is much more advanced technique wise & would be way above the head of some one starting out

Finally came home to a card saying my mail was at the mail centre needing a signature, picked it up on the way to work. Woman there was really surprised it hadn't been delivered Saturday as it arrived in the country Friday Fitted it after work, ended up having to disconnect the rear brakeline so I could dig out the remains of the circlip which had rusted away to the point of not stopping the piston from coming out. Had a quick try at bleeding the brake but haven't gotten it working yet, will have a better go either in the weekend or next week

I can't tell you offhand what the measurement is but it is on here somewhere, I did the backend on mine a few years ago to match up with the tucked in front & ended up with the mounts being 75mm down from the originals which turned out to be very close or the same as per majesty specs

The beta kit I was sent was for the rear, seems 11mm may be more common for betas The kit I ordered off splatshop is the correct 9.5mm type, has been in the country 4 days now & still not delivered to me, normally things take 3 days in total to arrive. Always tomorrow I guess No more local trials for another 4 weeks so I now have lots of time to sort it. At least I managed to get some riding in on the CZ & YZ465 at Levi Sherwood's place yesterday

I'm going to miss watching him race, I got to see him race at Phillip Island for the last time on the Ducati on my honeymoon, for someone who has no more knowledge of the circuit than any of the europeans his shear pace was amazing Reading some of the interviews etc online he really wasn't happy with the direction Dorna is taking the series in, namely the 2 tier championship & that has contributed to his not enjoying racing anymore I'm glad he's been able to retire on his terms while at the height of his career rather than staying in it for the money & fading back through the field like Rossi & a few others have Do I think the 2013 motogp champion will be spanish? I believe the 2013 moto1 champion is likely to be Lorenzo, I don't believe Pedrosa has it in him to ever be champion in the top class & can't see why other than for the repsol money that he has kept his seat for so long on the honda

I ended up ordering the kit & getting it sent international signed for, normally takes 3 days to arrive which is quicker than I'd get it from here in NZ but even though it's been in the country since at least yesterday it wasn't delivered today Looks like I'm going VMXing tomorrow instead of riding the trial I set today

Those pressures suit most peoples weight except juniors, if you're really concerned with bending rims etc then try maybe 1 or 2psi more Use a synthetic oil mixed at 80:1, any lower ratio than that will just clog the packing in the exhaust over time

Don't get use the caustic soda if it's the main muffler section you're trying to do, being aluminium you'll end up with perforated tubes & packing sitting on floor but not much else There are a few threads here describing how to clean out the exhaust including burning it out

Kit turned up today, quite surprised that beta supply the rubber parts without the piston etc. Quite happy about that though. Quick measure at work has me concerned that may be the wrong size as the seal etc are closer to 11 than 9.5mm but until I've stripped the cylinder I won't know for certain

Thanks for the offer Cope, had hoped it the front kit to strip would have arrived at work yesterday but it didn't & today is our version of veterans/rememberance day so hopefully I'll get it tomorrow Will try stripping the seals off it when it arrives to see if it's possible, can't see me sorting it saturday before I leave for 2 days of rider coaching with my VMX bikes Once I know whether changing seals works I'll get back to you about your kit Thanks again for the offer

I lost the rear brake today, I was showing the Ossa importer what was going on & he said it was time for a seal kit When I got home I looked on splatshop & they're out of stock, with AJP being out of business do we think they will be getting any more in? I talked to the Beta importer later on & he's sending me a 9.5mm kit for the front to see if it's possible to change over the seals off it. Is this going to be a good idea? He had heard the rumour of AJP's demise & has decided to see what he can get off Beta for the future The Ossa importer also brings in S3 to NZ & said that S3 may be looking at making kits to keep all the bikes running AJP gear going. Hope this comes to fruition

The parts book seems to show the grubscrew end being stepped down on diameter, had a look on splatshop as I'm missing mine & they may as well be free for what they cost. Think cost for spring,ball & grubscrew were under a fiver May see if we have a ball detent at work to try in mine otherwise will be placing a decent sized order off them shortly

Might have to try that Neo, couldn't get my clutch to release at all today until I resorted to removing the clutch cover & seperating the outside plates with a screwdriver with the lever pulled in. Never had that happen before. Riding around standing on the brake trying to unstick the plates may have contributed to me blowing the primary seal in the brake master cylinder today

Worse for Ducati is his very public dislike for the carbon frame which is now used on the new panigale superbike. There is a interesting interview with Claudio Domenicali talking to Alan Cathcart where this is discussed, he commented that they may have gained some buyers through having Rossi riding for them but his comments on the carbon frame could have also cost them sales as well

I don't know if they're regretting signing him, he still seems to get the most attention for them. Bigger question is whether he regrets signing for them as apart from the huge amounts of money they pay him, his reputation as a development rider must be taking a hammering

Looks like you're on a 80 there Biggest problem with using risers is that the hoses & cables probably won't have enough length to still fit & you'll need to have custom length ones done if this is the case