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Hi. Its worth noting, assuming you have the Dellorto carb. The mixture screw controls fuel and NOT air. Therefore when you unscrew it you get more fuel, screw it in, less fuel. Just a tiny turn can make a big difference. Set tick over with the centre screw. TLTEL

Welcome, have fun. TLTEL

Steady there Ben, next thing you know you will be trying on your Mums clothes, who knows where it will end. TLTEL

could be that your carb bowl isn't holding enough fuel because the float height is too low and at constant high revs its running dry, but I would check fuel flow first, and if you have a dellorto carb clean the banjo filter on the side where the pipe is attached to carb. TLTEL

I hope you now have a good reliable set up. It is a great shame that you and many others are having to pay out such a lot of money to correct something that is basicly an obvious design fault, you can see that the lever is going to apply an uneven push on to the piston. It's a shame some of the skilled engineers involved in building the brakes and the bikes couldn't see it... It also wouldn't hurt some sort of good will gesture from manufacturers to at very least supply upgrades at cost or discounted prices. TLTEL

I assume the expert has checked the fuel system, cleaned carb, checked flow from tank, cleaned carb banjo filter (dellorto) checked tank breather and fitted a new plug. Always change the plug with this sort of problem, they are cheap and easy, just to eliminate it. Crank seals are also quite cheap and easy enough to do but you will need a flywheel puller. (although it doesn't sound like a seal problem) good luck and let us know what you find. TLTEL

Belt drive would be soooo smooth. No chain to maintain, brilliant, but I think the belt guard would need extending a bit to keep our Kentish mud away from the belt. TLTEL

Welcome, and don't think you are too old at 51 to start riding trials. It will take you a while to get the hang of it but its worth it. I am the same age as you and been riding now for about five years (second time around) started occasional practice, then a trial every couple of months and now two or three a month and would do it every weekend if I had no other commitments. As has been suggested go to a local trial and see what a cross section of ages are there, I think where I ride the majority are over 40, some well over! Look around at the Trial to see what people are riding as that can vary with different parts of the Country (you didn't say where you are from) down here in Kent I think there are more Gas Gas and Betas, not very many Shercos or Monts or ossa's. Most people will tell you that what they ride is the best make, but I don't think there is any one make that is actually better, you don't very often see a break down at a Trial. If you want to work on the bike yourself, the two strokes are not that complicated but I would avoid a 4 stoke. Good luck TLTEL

Buy a small 1 litre bottle of ATF and it will most likely have a tube in the lid that fits nicely in the filler hole. I have a few small bottles and fill them from a 5 lire can, same goes for fork oil keep them clean and reuse over and over. Simples! TLTEL

Why should he go? Would you if you got paid millions to ride the best bikes in the world? He clearly still enjoys riding and Yamaha still want him. He has just committed to the VR46 racing academy to develop young riders for the future so he is also putting something back into the sport. How about getting rid of Danny Pedrosa, He is so boring. TLTEL

Great!! Love the slow mo's TLTEL

there are no stops on my 95 JTR. Its not a problem, There are marks where it touches but it is not something to worry about. TLTEL

Maybe there has never been any grease in there, another thing to try is support the bike with front wheel off the ground and slacken off the pinch bolts, with wheel between your legs move handle bars from side to side slightly to centre the forks just in case something is stressed, Tighten up again but don't overtighten. TLTEL

It is surprisingly harder once you have an observer standing there with a clip board, not to mention the small crowd of spectators that gather at the hardest section. Good luck. TLTEL

Bigbird2, If you are thinking of lowering compression that much, I think you really have made the wrong choice of machine, If it was that much of a good deal, sell it on and get a bike that suites your needs better. have you actually ridden this bike yet, you may be worrying about a problem that doesn't exist. TLTEL

shin protection, do you mean boots? I don't know anyone that actually uses knee protectors at our clubs, maybe that's a Kent thing as we don't have rocks down here I personally never ride without gloves, but lots do. TLTEL

If you are not in the trial to win trophies, you could start on the B route and if it really is too easy change to the A route on the next lap, just let the observer know what you are riding. I,ve seen newbys do that many times. also if they find it too hard they may drop a level. The important bit is bike time and enjoy it. I used to get really nervous at the start and would miss markers and make silly mistakes, but you get used to it. TLTEL

Could you elaborate please. TLTEL

I did my gas gas flywheel side a while back, Remove flywheel and stator plate,(tie it out of the way) carefully screw in two small self tapping screws on opposite sides into old seal. (look at new seal to judge thickness) Then pull on screws with pliers or grips, it should come out quite easily. Clean seal housing, smear, housing, shaft and seal with oil, Gently push seal in, you may need to use a pipe or socket (slightly smaller than outside dia of seal) as a drift and very gently tap with a mallet. Reassemble bike and go. Should only take about half an hour if you have every thing to hand. Flywheel side is most likely to fail as it runs dry, but clutch side is just the same although you will have to drain the oil and remove crankshaft gear to get to it. My experience with two stokes is limited to gas gas and derbi engines, not had any dealings with crazy back to front beta's but probably the same. TLTEL

With the engine running, connect the thermoswitch wires together, the fan should come on. If not, fan or wiring is faulty. That's assuming you have power. TLTEL

Almost any biker type boots will probably be ok, not sure about hilker boots. Acu events will require a licence . Good luck. TLTEL

Welcome back to the sport. What bike are you thinking of getting? I still have my TL125 that I bought in 1979, I also have a1995 gasgas. The Gas gas is much easier to ride. TLTEL

I got mine from splatshop, for a 95 model complete kit with external rubber boot, and as JSE says 9.5mm.sounds right. TLTEL

Hi Bigbird2, Just thought I would add my opinion, I have an old GasGas 350 and ride it regularly in competition, two to three times a month most of this year, It is so reliable and will always start first kick, hot or cold. (unless it's been upside down) When I bought it about three years ago it had a broken kickstart. I fitted a new kicker and found it was almost impossible for me to kick normally without getting a massive kick back. I fitted an extra base gasket, I think it was two 1mm ones but it was a while ago so can't be sure which raised the squish clearance just above the recommended clearance. It still runs fine and pulls like a train and starts brilliant. I know it alters the port timing a bit but there is so much power that I couldn't notice any difference, it did however make it smoother. When I start it I always use my body weight, kind of stand on the kicker and thrust down and it doesn't kick back. Three years on and the kickstart lever still looks like new and I have lost count of the times people have come up to me at a Trial and said, " I used to have one of those, kept breaking kickstarts" hope this is of some help. TLTEL