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Even sillier The Mazda Bongo Friendee!!! Or the same van marketed by Ford as the Freda.

The 08 125 seems a lot better. We don't have the "marks" that appeared on the other bikes.

And there is the Mistake. The reason IRL and Champcar have merged is that much as IRL is doing better than Champcar neither is drawing the audiences NASCAR does in the US. Danica Is a short term fix that could mean drivers moving to other series. Personally I dislike the Oval racing as in NASCAR it seems to be a lottery and in IRL only Ganassi, Andretti and Penske look like long term front runners. I much prefer the Rolex Grandam Sportcar Series and the ALMS where Audi now have more Porsche LMP's to deal with.

NYL Did the B class last year. Had a bad first lap then stuck in 4 good ones to get into the top 10. He really enjoyed the trial as He seemed to click with the "Quarry" style and I appreciated the compactness of the Venue. He's having a "trying" year having had some bike and injury issues but We were intending to enter until He got His exam timetable. Hopefully We'll be back at the next national this year and look forward to yours next. I think yours was the only national in a quarry last year and I find they make great venues along with some challenging sections. The Sections coming up the road from the bottom of the quarry were spot on for the "B" class and like I said the compactness meant there were no time issues either which made a change!

Only one I have seen that Carries the Bike is a Toyota Previa and that was the "old" one. The New one looks big enough as does the Grand Voyager.

I'll get NYL to tell those He "chats" with to make sure the message gets across. Apologies for not entering this year Alan. NYL has some very importnant GCSE's on the Monday and will probably be revising all Sunday. All the best anyway and if you have a round next year we'll be back!!

Andy in Women in Mud Picture Shocker!!!!!!!!!!!! Really though you've got to admire the restraint shown so far by the regulars!!!

The Bottom line is that Hp, Dell and many other makers are still offering PC's with XP. In Fact when Vista came out Dell dropped XP except for a few low end products. It's NOW available across the range again. Vista does not have a "killer" reason to switch. XP promised Better performance over Win2K and also better USB support. On the other hand Vista has lost functionality due to security issues with some "older" hardware and is far too "feature rich" to run on the current PC's. A bad combination.

Were you there between 2 and 4:30???? NYL was riding around at that time.

I get mine from Sparkplugs uk. They have a reckoner on the site which recommends the 7 rather than the 5.

Much as I quite like Danica you have to realise that there is a lot of hype around her. Katherine Legge was the first winner of an open wheel race in the US. That was in the feeder series to IRL and has been "lost" in the rush to fete Danica. The Boss of IRL Tony George is also facing problems over this as the other drivers are wondering if it worth staying in the "Danica racing League" . He seems to promote her over the races themselves which could be a mistake given how little respect some Motor racing journalist's have for her. As for the Oval races. Most U.S. observers have twigged that having slicks, limited engines and a reasonable aero package means that the cars are able to run "flat out" with minimal driver input. The "real" tester is the road courses, then you see the battle of the best drivers rather than tactics and luck. Danica doesn't really feature that well despite being in one of the best teams. NASCAR is a different kettle of fish in that the cars have LOTS of power and need to be carefully managed on the ovals.

The position I take is that it MUST be possible without a dab. I understand HL position on the observers as well. I have lost count of the number of times I get a "that's a five!!!" after a rider has gone through while My view has been obscured by a dozen riders "looking" at a tricky part of the section. Well I'm sorry if I didn't see it I cannot mark it!!

I haven't seen the sections so can only comment on What I do. No Matter what the rules if the section cannot be done without hopping, ( A Turn's is too tight, Rock too high to just approach etc.), then a 5 for stopping goes off the list unless it's a complete cock-up!!!! Many clubs do set out sections that cannot be done without stopping despite the rules.

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There was a delay between batches over christmas. Due to the Truck driver (quite rightly) wanting to be at home for Christmas.

Wheel Tape. Seen a few riders use it.

Helps if you ring up and tell them when you want it especially when the workshop is Full!!! Oh and who paid for the sarnies???????????

If you have used DOT4 on a Gas Gas Pro you are in trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They use the same fluid as Citroen Hydrolastic suspension in the clutch system, it's called LHM, and it's Green!!!! Use DOT4 and you will find the seals will perish allowing the fluid into the clutch meaning you'll need another clutch. The easiest way to make the clutch lighter is to replace the "small" Reservoir on the lever end with a standard sized one. We got one from BVM. It even comes with the "Green" lid that indicates the use of LHM fluid. Another method is to use the "S3" clutch cover. It's much more expensive though.

I'm With JK on this one. The Brake "self bleeds" until the sir is all out. To Check take the lid off the resivoir and press the lever. You should have a "splurt" back. If you don't keep pressing and releasing until you do.

Graham Jarvis deals with them up here. He also shoots around on one every now and then to demo them.

Your Sprockets should be 9/48 as recommended by Gas Gas. And the Dealers Name who "blinged" it up is on the bike!!!!!!!! NYL's Started as a "standard" 2008 bike but has the Talon Black rear 48 front 9 Sprocket, Renthal Chain, S3 short pipe, Black Renthal Bars, Kehin carb, Ohlins Rear Shock and the Aluminium Front Forks. The Clutch and brake reservoir covers are Red Jitsie's like yours and we have a Red "X-Blok" chain tensioner. NYL did some of the work and the same dealer as youself did the rest.

I'd go with the Gas Gas Cadet 50 or Beta Rev50. Most sized kids between 8 and 13 will be able to have a go on them without outfacing them. Getting an auto or REV80 sized bike would limit the usee of it too much.

Depends what you mean by "B" route? In The Yorkshire centre B class generally ride the Clubman route A class the Championship route. However Most clubs now have a "50/50" route where the easiest of the "Championship" and the hardest of the "Clubman" route are mixed in. Most "B" class riders run in this class after a year in on the "Clubman" route.

Engine wise the Gas Gas and Beta probably shade it. We've seen a few bottom end problems on the Sherco. The Beta had a few problems with Stators and Gas Gas with Gearbox/clutches. That's it really. The Scorpa may be good on reliability but the bike needs a proper hydraulic clutch. At the end of the day look after whatever you get and you'll get a rewarding bike.