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My thoughts exactly.

Cheers for that Was thinking of changing the cambelt anyway just to be on the safe side, like you say cheaper than a new engine.

Thanks for the replies I was thinking of getting the dispatch (or peugeot/fiat version) but I thought it'd be a fair bit more to pay initialy for the van and then to run it. However I have seen these vans with 250,000miles and still going strong, not sure how long Berlingo's live for? Unfortunantly I wont be getting an HDI model of either van as my budget is about

I'm thinking of buying a Citroen Berlingo but have read that they can be prone to electrical problems, has anyone had this with their van?. If it's something trivial like the clock not working I'm not too bothered but if it's anything thing to do with these bloody engine management systems I'd be a bit more concerned. Also does anyone know what MPG you get from the 1.9diesel (I'm on a budget so I'm not getting owt fancy like an HDI) Any other problems with the van? Cheers in advance for any help

Depends on your test centre and what deals they offer but would pressume not although I would imagine it to be cheaper if you did Suppose my own bike'd do as long as it met the legal requirements. Thanks a lot, Rob

Do you have to take your own bike? Cheers Rob

So what's the actual procedure then? I assume it's similar to a car test in that you'll have to do theory (which they're making even more bloody expensive from September!) and then a pratical test. Wishful thinking but I don't suppose you can ride a a bike on a car license like you can with a tractor (with width and trailer restrictions)?

Actually.... I've been offered an old TY125 as a project. No wait, I'm serious. That might put the fun back into things If you really want a TY125 as a project you can have mine for next to nowt!

Aye the post confused me a bit but it was the attached 'computers for dummies guide' that helped

Cheers Thats cleared things up a bit. Very helpfull

I've just bought a new laptop and it's got Movie Maker on so I've being having a play about with it and have got stuck on a few things; When I try to put audio files on (i.e music) from a CD I get a message saying that it won't let me because it's protected by digital rights management or something like that Is it possible to adjust the balance between music and he video clip halfway through the video?. Any help appreciated, Rob

Haven't spoken to Lampkins. A bit surprised they haven't come up with a solution. move it side to side when it starts without choke or with choke on (and screaming it's head off). I can live with the bike doing this it's just that I might be selling it soon so it'd be better to have it sorted if possible. cheers for the replies so far.

I've had the same problem with my Beta 125cc 2006 for ages now. What happens is that you start the bike up normally (i.e. choke on, no throttle) and then when it fires up it SCREAMS it's head off so you have to quickly flick off the choke then feather it to keep it running. It's not the tickover speed cos the tickover has to be wound in as the bike warms up to keep it running (I normally turn it down after every ride to try and limit how much the bike revs up on startup). The bike had the Beta race kit and Boyesen reeds fitted but I recentley put the standard bits back on and still have the same problem. The boyesens made the bike run rich but I'd assume the revving problem was caused by getting too much air in. The airbox to carb rubber is in perfect condition (i.e. no splits) as is the inlet rubber. Air filter's fine too. If anyone could help me suss out what's causing the problem that'd be great cos it scares the **** out of me that if I don't flick off the choke quick enough it'll start revving and not stop, like a previous bike I had (very scary). Getting the problem sorted is mainly for the sake of my health Cheers in advance for any help, Rob

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Sorry if this has been covered before but does anyone know the bearing number and rough price for headstock bearings. Cheers, Rob

Another pic of the bike

A few years ago I bought a TY125 to learn how to ride and as I've got new bikes it's just been pushed to the back of the shed. However, I dug it out today and am curious ... What year the bike is? How common are they? What colour/decals they should have for their year? Is the bike mechanically the same as the TY250 except for the barrel? Are all TY125's gutless or is it just mine? The bike is tatty and mechanically not brilliant. The tatty bit is mainly down to me falling off it all the time when learning to ride but it's partly down to a previous owner thinking it'd be a good idea to paint the bike white (badly, you can see yellow coming through) to cover up what I imagine is the original yellow (to make it look newer?). Mechanically; the engine's gutless, 3rd gear can't be selected, the rear shocks nearly bottom out when I sit on it (I'm not that fat, honest ) and do bottom out if you ride off something massive like a kerb and the forks aren't much better. I'm planning to buy a workshop manual off ebay to try and find out what's causing the gearbox problem cos getting that sorted is my main priority and then I might get stiffer shocks and higher weight oil/springs for the forks. The bike has an ignition key, or rather had an ignition key till I lost it:dunce: Can new ignition barrels be bought and are these a common feature on TY's or give a clue to the year? I havent' seen many TY 125's around so I don't know whether they are rare or just unpopular. All help appreciated, Rob

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At the risk of sounding like an idiot, could anyone shed any light on the name of the jet that the arrow is pointing to in the picture below. The reason I ask is that I need to replace the o-ring and it'd make it easier ordering it on the phone if I know the name of the jet. Cheers Rob

Just drafting up my letter now... Can anyone remember how many decibels the 4RT measured when it were noise tested a while back? Think T+MX featured it but I think I've chucked it out since then. I'm just thinking of making a point that the 4RT is probably the loudest trials bike but there are plenty of things we come across everyday that are louder than that. Any info appreciated...

I'm going to try and get the picture scanned(I don't have a scanner, I'll have to use someone elses) then see what Ian can do (looks like I'll have to unlock the wallet and buy him a drink )

Oh dear Cheers for the replies reagardless. Rob

Don't know if this is in the right category because it isn't really trials related but... I was wondering whether I could get a small photo that's printed on a sales leaflet scanned and enlarged to be made into a photo for a Christmas present. Problem is the photo is quite small (roughly 1"x2") and I want to have a copy big enough to go into a 5"x7" frame or bigger. I think the problem will be that the picture will become very 'squarey' (don't know the technical term) but I'm sure that someone with the knowledge could edit the 'squarey' picture to tidy it up. I'd really appreciate any help with getting this done Cheers Rob

I'm not going to jump on any bandwagons I'm just going to give my take of the day... When we first got to the hotel the setup of all the Sandifords banners looked very professional, not something I'm too bothered about but credit is due for making the effort. Got out the car and it were a bit windy but nowt I could complain about (and besides what would be the point, you can't blame anyone for that). Got down to where the bikes and folk were and waited our turn to ride, quite entertaining watching Doug attempt one of the sections one-handed. Time to ride, and sorry to say I were quite disappointed with the bike, it felt like the clutch didn't bite until it were right out and didn't seem to have any feel, just seemed on or off, (could've just been me but I've ridden a 4RT before and didn't seem to have this problem, out of interest it were bike#2). Also I'd like to point out that I can't be disappointed with only having 20mins ride because we were told this when we booked, HOWEVER we were told that we WOULD GET TUITION when we rode but this just didn't happen. The sections were quite good for the location, because realistically these are brand new bikes so muddy sections are a good way of not beating the hell out of the bikes. I thought they were a bit difficult for your average clubman rider which, correct me if I'm wrong is a big market, but then again I'm maybe been too picky and I had a lot of fun trying the far-end section again and again (and the 4RT did grip well up the bank). Rob