Hi Guys, Happy Christmas to all!, Over the holiday season I have been testing out my new hand held gps on trials runs and have found a good website for saving gps tracks, it lets you see you track on google earth and you can geotag your photos and videos to it, I know not everyone will be into this but incase you are here the name of the website.... "everytrial.com"..... here is basic example (one I done earlyer)
Ok guys thanks for all the suggestions and info on your GPS units, I bought the Satmap 10 handheld gps, as it came with maps for my area where I live, it came in the post yesterday and I have tryed it out today....... really nice pice of kit and very eazy to use!
Ok after a long day working on the blue gas gas I think the end result might be ok,....... frist to sort out the water seeping from the head I removed the head again and put some Instant gasket on the spacer plate and re tightined it up, put everthing back, tryed to start it and it wouldnt fire!!!..... I then noticed blackish petrol seeping from the exhaust port at the head? so I kept trying to start it but no good. I thought it must have been something to do with me putting the gasket on the head.... so off with the head again.... I then moved the pistion up and down with the kick start leaver while at the same time looking into the barrel, I saw petrol bubbling and frathing up at the top of the pistion..... So then back on with head again after cleaning off some of the instant gasket stuff and still wouldnt fire up?.... so I took off the exhuast at the head and what ya know.... it was full and I mean full of petrol? how ever this got in there in dont know but when I empted it out and put it back on, the bike fired up! and is running fine now.... so hopfully test it out at the weekend.
So thanks again to all of you for your support and good advice which was such a good resource to me
Ok bike is all put back together again, took about 5 or 6 kicks to fire up and when it did it ticked over nicely, but I nocted that theres water comming from the head gasket at the top of the barrel I should have used some instant gasket to seal it (because theres a aluminium head spacer on it) and steel on steel dont make a good seal! I hope to hell the lower head gasket doesnt leak too....... I also have to bleed the clutch.... (any good advice on that guys?)
oh dam!, see my original plan was to open up and inspect the gears, but when I ordered my parts and stuff the gasket that I got looks too thin so I didnt split the engine in half because it takes weeks for parts to get shipped here to Ireland and given this time of year (xmas) it would be cutting it a bit fine if I have to order another gasket! ,,,, So now the engine is all back togeather and back in the bike and the gears seem to be working up/down, all thats left to do now is figure out whats the story with this hub bush vs clutch basket bearings..... my question now is ( do I leave the hub bush in? or do I take it out and put in the needle bearings?) Will it work with the hub bush thats already there?........ as I would like to fire the bike up again...... and maybe worry about where the loose roller bearing came from again!...... I will soon know if I have to inspect the gears after I start the bike up and run it!........
Didn't the early Pro 02/03 have a bush in the clutch basket? Could it still be there?
I think you have hit the nail on the head, its hub bush alright, as I had a better look at it today...... So big question now is " does that mean I dont need the two bearings?" I take it that the hub bush does the same thing as the needle roller baerings?
No, it can't. It looks like the needle support collar may still be in the hub, but can't see clearly. If you would, remove the clutch pack from the hub/basket and take a photo of the inside of the hub bore. Trust me, those bearings are made to fit inside the basket hub and you will ruin that engine if you do not install them.
Jon
Ok I will remove and take a photo of the hub bore, There is something in there alright but I dont think its a needle support collar because it pure round and smooth where as if it was the support collar would it not have groves in it for the needles? and lets just say if this was removed it seems like theres only room for just one bearing to if in there...
Im afraid theres definitely 2 needle roller bearings side by side that the clutch slides on over the crank. I remember it being a bit awkward to get tge clutch over both.
I got two new needle roller bearings but theres no possible way to get the clutch over them!
The Garmin Montana looks a nice unit, just watched a review on it, looks to be touch screen wonder how that works if it gets wet? is it the 650 just checked price,expensive pice of kit!......... yeah I used my smart phone a few times on the hills but its not very accurate and loses signal all the time, this can be a pain when heavy fog comes down and you close to dangerous cliffs, Even the phones built in sat nav lets me down all the time when I drive in the cities so maybe its the phone! darn samsung s2
ok i am new to trials (few months) this is what I have found, 3rd gear start off by sitting on back mudguard (not too far back) and keep your two feet on the ground! dump the clutch and keep the bike vertical as possible on the balancing point, once the bike is up there eazy off on the throttle, you could nearly have the bike on tick-over and still wheelie nicley.... (remember keep your two feet dragging on the ground for extra balance till you get used of the throttle) and when you can go in a stright line for a good distance try leaning your body slightly to the side you wish to turn and tilt the handle bars the opposite way and the bike should go around smooth in a circle, but dont go to fast or it will go out of control very quick! then pratcie this a few times till you get the hang of it. then try it with both feet up on the pegs.... hope this helps, as all I can say is it has worked for me
Thats a bummer that you got your bike stolen...... The stickers look good on the 04 tho... I am thinking I might just get a set of them, then maybe clear lacquer over them to get them extra life span
Hi Guys, just wondering does anybody know of a good handheld GPS for going on long trials, This may seem a daft question but due to the extreme off road capabilities of these brilliant machines, when one decides to have a change of scenery from jumping over things, and given his surroundings sets off on a quest to conquer every mountain around him, and these are mostly over 2,600ft! with the added attraction of cliffs on either side one can get a little bit cought out by Mr. Fog! it would be nice to have the comfort of having some kind of GPS, as the smart phone apps and stuff like that dont seem to work without good phone signal.
I was looking into the (satmap active 10) gps so far.
I am looking to get some graphics for my gas gas 280 2001 and I was wondering would anyone know if 2005-2010 graphics/sticker kit would if a 2001 gas gas? I have seen a set that I might be intrested in
ok update on the brakes...........the leaver is still hard, but I now realise that its ment to be.......... I tryed the water trick like you all said and what ya know? it works and it works very well, all thats left to do now is try and practice stoppies .....
update on the fork seals, I took b40rt advice and got the seal mate, less the 5min job and both fork seals are cleaned and not leaking oil anymore.... job done so the lesson I have learned here is clean them frist before going replacing
so thanks for everyones input..... (specially b40rt)
I should have used some instant gasket to seal it (because theres a aluminium head spacer on it) and steel on steel dont make a good seal! I hope to hell the lower head gasket doesnt leak too....... I also have to bleed the clutch.... (any good advice on that guys?)
then pratcie this a few times till you get the hang of it. then try it with both feet up on the pegs.... hope this helps, as all I can say is it has worked for me 
so the lesson I have learned here is clean them frist before going replacing
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Hi Guys, Happy Christmas to all!, Over the holiday season I have been testing out my new hand held gps on trials runs and have found a good website for saving gps tracks, it lets you see you track on google earth and you can geotag your photos and videos to it, I know not everyone will be into this but incase you are here the name of the website.... "everytrial.com"..... here is basic example (one I done earlyer)
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=2533278&code=834f582bde304ce5bd32766e24d57883