September 17, 20187 yr A query from a relative newcomer who’s only owned a Gas Gas... are all trials bikes a PITA to work on, or is it just the Gassers? Assuming it could be all as they’re so tightly packaged but there’s a lot of things on that bike coming from years of owning Hondas and KTMs that I find downright odd and frustrating... sure they use them for trade testing Spanish bike apprentices. Edited September 17, 20187 yr by miner Brain fade
September 17, 20187 yr 27 minutes ago, miner said: A query from a relative newcomer who’s only owned a Gas Gas... are all trials bikes a PITA to work on, or is it just the Gassers? Assuming it could be all as they’re so tightly packaged but there’s a lot of things on that bike coming from years of owning Hondas and KTMs that I find downright odd and frustrating... sure they use them for trade testing Spanish bike apprentices. A gasgas is one of the easiest!!!! At least you can remove its tank Edited September 17, 20187 yr by faussy
September 17, 20187 yr 45 minutes ago, faussy said: A gasgas is one of the easiest!!!! At least you can remove its tank Agreed.
September 18, 20187 yr Got bored with working on em so went and bought a Mont. can't believe just how well put together they are.
September 18, 20187 yr You better have a friend or buy a second bike. (Best way to diagnose a complicated machine is spare parts) The 4RT is the best FI trials machine. Go drop it in 4 feet of water and then tell us how great it is. Or just check out the Montesa section for a good dose of reality. Honestly it is a great bike, but until 2 strokes no longer exist not for me.
September 19, 20187 yr The Scorpa SY250 was the hardest one I have ever worked on. Everything has to be exactly where it needs to be or nothing will fit. Throttle cable can't be above the frame between the tank. Carb takes a week to gain access to, If you remove certain things you break others if not paying attention. Again they run and run and run but only if you have a good shoe horn. Also changing a one off spark plug on a Fantic Kroo makes me wonder if they just forgot that spark plugs were needed when laying it out. --Biff
September 19, 20187 yr Author Can’t hide the build quality on the Honda’s, even my old CBR600 still has that classy feel about it... but got a Honda four banger, like my other bikes smoking.
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