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our TX270 gets about an hour and a half engine time out of a gallon sorry, we ride with hour meters not speedos but you could simply mount a bicycle speedo to your front wheel the first series Pampera and the 97- EC models came with a Sigma stock our seats hold with one center bolt and zip ties in the back zip ties, because if you rip the fender upward the zip ties breake before you harm the fender, then you can grab another zip tie from your bar pad and re-fasten your fender

I simply used 3 zip ties and cut them when the spanner was mounted

got my ezup about 10 years ago the 10x20 with walls for a fortune used to do race service and lived under that roof 35-40 weekends a year once a storm tore it of its anchers and blow it over my van, had to remove 2 of the legs to fold it up, chopped the bent parts, welded some and was ready to go again some other time a storm tore the top off and I had to do some sewing it stayed when we moved to the states, now a friend uses it and it still works a smooth as ever I saw a lot of cheap knock offs get torn to shreds, bent, taken down just in time for the storm ... they never lasted

not quite understand? can only have been a few years, they did not make a WR250F until 03 a pig to start? the button so hard to push? obviously 2nd cam? after 'many years' you do not know for sure? btw the engine Scorpa uses derives from the YZf not the WRf ever thought about different shape air canals, smaller valves, other shape cam, a lot smaller carb, different shape headpipe ... sorry but I feel better now

Welcome Tryalman I truely envy you for the Speedy

I do, but I am a recent crossover from trailriding not sure if this is the correct trials specific procedure

we just recently did fork seals on a 98 which still is the same fork (I guess) we did "50mm from the top" which was about 340ccm (not sure about that any more, but one quart was more than enough for both legs)

96 and 97 should be the same http://www.gasgas.com/Pages/Technical/fork-seals.html

I do trails on a TX270 and 2.9 the stock gearing is tall enough for our trails, we frequently ride at a mountain bike place the trails are pretty tight, lot's of switchbacks, steps, rocks, ... 3rd/4th gear is plenty I do not even try to go as fast as possible on the main trails when I ride the CRF450, a trained ape can go fast on a straight

all the shocks I dealt with so far had quare notches on the adjuster and on the lock nut - easy to adjust with the correct tool or even a punch this $#@% shock has segment notches how do I adjust it, please?

please don't let me die curious ... what do you need a video of kickstarting for?

I did must have been in 84 or 85 the German Importer had a whole bunch little green monsters and that one red beauty and a hundred Suzukis and Yamahas, because he needed something to sell, too you did stir up some memories ...

am on the right path already, but Ryan Young is a bit too advanced? he spends 5 minutes on basic turning guess it'll be a while to suppress the impulse to slide down-forward and get that leg out in a turn or to keep that outside knee from pushing the bike down ... all the things I practiced over and over to turn them into a reflex I promise to be patient and do basic drills until I throw up hit up a few events if possible is that mandatory, Half a tire Right? 5 years ago I swore no more competiton and only got talked into one since

thanks for the invite, L'Oste what is an ex-pat, please?

thanks for the reassurement, guys didn't want to kill my new toy right away and compared to the bikes w/seat trials seem to be so tiny and fragile wide open is boring on most bikes so I stay away from that and even on a bike w/seat I stand most of the time let me add to the original question do you think riding (an occassional) harescramble (ultra tight stuff) is OK for my poor little engine?

cann't comment on which is better for trials the Sherco is snappier, I like the gearing better the Gassi feels torquier, the powerband seems smoother and she turns tighter

thank you Chris the link next to the 1/2-link is the master and you are right, the rollers look more worn than the rest of the chain I NEVER before saw or heared of a 1/2-link do I NEED that? what for? if not: I have 2 new chains at hand a DID HD supertrallala MX chain and a DID VT Xring any reason not to use the X-ring chain?

since I (so far) am a trailrider my new, used 2.9 and I spent our first day together riding trails, tight easter trails, but still ... it was FUN we can easily keep up with the 'big' bikes and when it gets ugly my riding style is smooth and more on the torques side, no screaming engines, but still I am a little concerned how much trail riding can a trials bike endure? must I fear for the engine or for the suspension? or can I torture the Sherco as much as I do my CRF? thanks for your input ev

as long as I putter along in 1st I can hardly hear it the faster I go, the highter the gear the louder, harder the knocking gets I suspect it is the chain tensioner but am not sure anyone else experienced a strange knocking noise and can tell me how to get rid of it? could it be the fancy half-link in my chain? thanks for your help ev

Hi guys a trials newbie question for trailriding I love my idle a low as can be but trials seems different any recommendation for idle rpms? thanks ev

Hi guys so far I used a lot of momentum and a CRF250 now I got myself a TLR200 Reflex '87 everything works not great, more redneck-mint, but the bike is ridable the engine seems healty, starts at 1st kick and puills strong but the stoppers sorry, I am used to some 'negative acceleration' when I pull the lever here I hear a 'clunk' but there is no real slowing down the rear end does not work much better I had both ends apart, the brake shoes looked to be in good condition, so I roughened the surface a little, cleaned the drums, lubed the pin, adjusted the cable/rod but did not achieve much improvement is there a trick to turn drum brakes into actual stoppers or will I have to live without brakes? thanks ev

Hi guys I posted once or twice before, when looking for a bike now I want to say 'hello' after 20+ years of momentum-off-road I finally got a trials bike no, got two trials bikes a project TLR200 Reflex and an 03 2.9 now I am at your mercy, guys please, everything I do on the bikes feels sort of 'wrong' you MUST teach me how to trial, please OK, not teach but help with pointers, lot's of pointers, maybe? thank you soo much I'll proceed and post a ton of bike questions thank you for your patience ev

not sure how far Atlanta is from Duluth but check this: http://setrialsriders.org/groupee/forums/a/frm/f/8956022531

if you do not insist on a trials bike ... I can offer 2nd floor living room btw - how do you post those klick-inflating thumbnail pics?

this all does not seem much different from what I did for enduro training as long as I was competing weekdays: run, pump iron, pedal to work and back get the bike back in shape weekends: race or practice if you want to compete little disturbances like the flu or a broken rib or a broken bike are no excuse take a handful of dayquils, grid your teeth or race your pitbike