darrenb Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Swapped over rear tyre and adjusted levers slightly. Lubed up bike ready for a day up at hawks nest in Buxton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I looked at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenb Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Had a good at hawks nest. Just enough energy when I got back to wash her down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyted Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Today fitted my new Apico bendy levers and re-packed my exhaust ,and here's some pictures . Check out the crap end cap metal work exam failure , and the sanitary towel type god knows how old exhaust packing . No longer sounds like a WW2 fighter plane .wednesday night i'm riding a trial . The levers are neat and well made . Edited May 14, 2013 by shyted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totty79 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Plastic welded the rear mudguard back together. I'm not convinced it will last, I've never done it before and only used a soldering iron and filler rods. I can put quite a bit of force into bending and twisting it without the joins splitting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipdamite Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Today fitted my new Apico bendy levers and re-packed my exhaust ,and here's some pictures . Check out the crap end cap metal work exam failure , and the sanitary towel type god knows how old exhaust packing . No longer sounds like a WW2 fighter plane .wednesday night i'm riding a trial . The levers are neat and well made . Ted - those levers look very nice ................ can I ask how much? Hope that you are having/had a good trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipdamite Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Plastic welded the rear mudguard back together. I'm not convinced it will last, I've never done it before and only used a soldering iron and filler rods. I can put quite a bit of force into bending and twisting it without the joins splitting. Totty - I have a post somewhere in this thread about cutting out the stiffeners from the underside of the rear fender ................... it makes them unbreakable............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totty79 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Totty - I have a post somewhere in this thread about cutting out the stiffeners from the underside of the rear fender ................... it makes them unbreakable............. Cheers, I'll take a look at that before refitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyted Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 And today on my gas gas i cleaned her and stripped the clutch, modified the plates , adjusted the rebound on the back shock in preparation for a trial on Saturday . Shipdamite , the Wednesday trial was a good laugh , made that many cockups it was a joke . The sections were good , but the sea of mud made them an ordeal . Turned the bike into a submarine in a stream ,which was pretty deep . Can't believe how much traction the bike has on muddy slopes .just blasts up'em. the levers were £ 45 from gasgas uk inclusive of post ,order before noon on weekdays ,get them the day after . Zippy , you checked out these levers ? You can pull them in ,out in ,you know how it goes ,quick pull and your done , GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Zippy , you checked out these levers ? You can pull them in ,out in ,you know how it goes ,quick pull and your done , GREAT! I was done shortly after looking at the pics of the levers.............no pulling needed! LOL Looks like there is a great deal of adjustment as far as lever placement for maximum leverage with having the second adjustment bolt. (I really hope that made sense) should be very useful in a crash that would bend the levers backwards. Later today I will be taking my GasGas out to our trials property and work on setting up sections for Sunday's event. Of course I will have to ride the sections in to make sure they are acceptable for the event. Also I will need to go tomorrow and "work" some more on sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipdamite Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Ted - thanks for the price on the levers; reckon i'll be doing copycat! good luck for tomorrows trial - ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipdamite Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I was done shortly after looking at the pics of the levers.............no pulling needed! LOL Looks like there is a great deal of adjustment as far as lever placement for maximum leverage with having the second adjustment bolt. (I really hope that made sense) should be very useful in a crash that would bend the levers backwards. Later today I will be taking my GasGas out to our trials property and work on setting up sections for Sunday's event. Of course I will have to ride the sections in to make sure they are acceptable for the event. Also I will need to go tomorrow and "work" some more on sections. good luck on sunday zip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyted Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) And finally ! Gasgas ready for action ! The clutch mod has worked a treat , no effort whatsoever needed to operate and i'm running Millers semi synthetic 5W-30 at a princely sum of £7 a liter . Can select 1st gear from cold on choke with no problem and get neutral easy , and bought some AC50 ,a new plug at £3.45 from Raceways in Fleetwood ,and a new air filter all Putolined up and ready for tomorrow . Has any one carried out a Mikuni convertion on their Gas Gas today ? OR any other day for that matter ! Tell me as i'm thinking of doing it come the winter . The levers adjust brill and dont forget you can also set the stop on the lever boss for that fine tune . the box they came in is the new home for my allen keys as well so any bunny huggers out there can see us lads and lasses are recycling too ! How goods that! Good luck for the weekend rides Bretheren . Ted Edited May 17, 2013 by shyted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laser1 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Have you tried a Keihin based GG? Very well sorted setups available - including intake manifolds. Smooths out the bottom and adds more on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 good luck on sunday zip! It is my club that is putting the event on, so this time around I get to sit in a chair, yell "Rider", hold up a few fingers, punch cards, drink "beverages" and giggle when riders say "That looks easy" and then get through with a million dabs later. I think today while "working" (playing on my GasGas) on finishing setting up our event I am going to move my handlebar grips in about 1/8 of an inch and see if that helps with the sore tendon in my elbow. (still tweaking the new to me bike) Then if it works, I will trim that bit off the bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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