dgshannon

Thanks for the link. I just read through the board, and signed up.

Same with little Zeke Mizell. Mama hauling him around on her hip. Then he is playing on bicycles. Soon we were helping him out on the Rookie line, and before you know it Novice. Turn around for a second (it seems like) and he is knocking on the door on our line!

Might be easier to just machine yours down to the racing spec. It is only a small bit that gets removed, and it is not all the way across the O.D. surface. In other words, what gets turned off is only about a 1/4 inch of the width of the O.D. surface. If you contact Mike Komer at the TryalsShop (www.tryalsshop.com) he can probably give you the exact specs.

My post above has the link to B&J Racing in it. Bob Ginder is the owner, and carries a number of items for the Scorpa. He has the 3 position lever, as well as a different cable to go with it, if you want. The cable is just a better quality unit with a special liner to cut friction, if I recall. Riding his personal bike, with cable clutch, was very close to mine with the hydraulic setup.

When I rode Mid-Ohio, a couple of years back, Bob Ginder (and crew) laid it out as well.

The spark plug screws in at an odd angle, as well.

I had the same problem with my SY175F. There is a company called B&J Racing, in the USA, that has developed a clutch kit, that totally transforms the bike. Link: http://www.bjracing.com/ You get totally different plates and disks, and it is well worth it. He also has a different cable & lever setup, if you want to stay with mechanical, over switching to hydraulic. His website is not currently up to date, on these items, so you will have to contact him by email. His name is Bob Ginder.

Don't hold it against him. Some folks are just prone to making bad choices!

Link: http://www.tryalsshop.com/

You are probably spot on. I don't think the 2-stroke gets used anywhere else, other than by Scorpa. Given the engines age, there are probably tooling issues, etc. that require ongoing investment for a relativly small run of engines. But, as you say, the 4-stroke shares the majority of it's components with the current YZ & WR engines. The costs are spread across a lot more units, and shared by Yamaha for use in their models. The financial difference, to Scorpa, between the 2-stroke & 4-stroke is probably significant. Prior to the 2007 models, I know that the distributors were asked if they would "like" to continue the 2-stroke for "one more year". I don't have any insight into what was communicated this year.

How about a Communal minder stationed at each section How about safer sections by returning to No-Stop No-Hop? Changing from "trials riding" to "trials hopping" was a daft idea to start with, and has just led to more, and more, dangerous sections. IMHO

That would be Senior Amateurs! Remember, I am an old fart, like you. And, if you will take your own advice: You would be right there in that class with me!

Too funny! Yeah, it's called a Scorpa, or Montesa!

No, we all saw the results. They are just keeping the data from you!

Depends upon a number of things, but if you truely are new to trials, then you are fine starting in Novice, without worrying about "sandbagging". The other novices you rode against, may simply be really inexperienced Novices! Many guys just can't bring themself to start off in the "Rookie" class, so they ride Novice before they have developed skills. Plus, one event may not be a good example of what the Novice sections will always be like. At your next event, they may be much harder. It depends upon the trialsmaster. For example, in our Texas State Series, we have four different clubs, scattered across the state, that each host two rounds in the series. The terrain varies widely, as you move across the state, and the trialsmasters at each event vary, as well. In other words, one event shouldn't drive your decision. Ride a few more, and get comfortable with what to expect.

Most obvious, but I am assuming that you have fuel, and the fuel petcock is turned on? Have you checked the sparkplug? When was it last changed out? Is your fuel fresh? What ratio are you mixing your oil? Should be 80:1 full synthetic. The first two things are to determine whether you have fuel, and you have spark.

Correct, and it was still pre-production. A lot of development since then. One of the main issues behind all the clutch swapping, at the world round, was the language barrier. What Tad wanted, versus what was being asked for, caused changes to be made in the wrong direction. That debut, and the problems, did a lot to damage peoples perception of the bike, including my own. But, fortunately, not enough to stop me getting one!

Proverbial "nail on the head". Stopping is stopped, and riding is riding. Again, from the pureist standpoint, part of the skill is being able to work out a smooth, constant, flow through the section. Personal opinion is that modern trials should be the same.

Double check, and you will probably find that it still says "125cc". Mine did.

Why do you want to stop? Old rules are about developing the skills needed to work out a smooth, flowing, path through the section, and then ride it. To the vintage pureist, stopping, hopping, and bopping around are not riding. Granted, those are skills too, but so is a pogo stick.

Excellent advice!

I would try a 50:50 mix of pump gas and race gas. That always took care of the problem for me.

I have always preferred Larry or Curly, to Moe.

Nope. These days, he only rides his easy chair! Haven't seen him out at Rio for months.

I weigh 230 lbs, and rode a SY175F (143cc) for about 18 months. It pulled me around great. For what you will be using it for, I don't think you can beat the simplicity of the air-cooled 4-stroke. No premix, no radiator, water pump, hoses, etc. You just run good old pump gas, and change the oil ever so often. Even better, you can add a decent seat to the Scorpa, if you want, as the TY-S unit will bolt right on.