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Has anyone got anything more positive than what's floating around the rumour mill?

Sorry for the delay, here's the exact location on my 03 incase you decide to scrape the paint off and want to keep it to a minimum. I really wouldn't worry on the exact year however

Gasoline originated from Cazeline, a name generated by John Cassell an englishman who started selling it in London. The C was changed to a G to avoid violating the trademark by an irish competitor. So even the word gasoline originated in the UK. A company called Carless sold gasoline under the tradename 'petrol' in the mid 1800s but by the time petrol took off and they thought about registering it in the 30s the name had already permeated the public vocabulary, so were denied. Oh i hear ya, they sure do love butchering the english language ? As far as i know outside of the commonwealth and america its referred to as motor spirit.

You mean the british call gas petrol.... Americans call it gasoline, a name that was around before petrol and more correct, since "petrol" is actually a brand name That being said, gasoline is also a brand name ?

Im all for the qualifying, giving Bou consistently the final start position makes it even harder than it already is for the other riders

Maybe they need something to separate the fives, either the person who got the furthest point up to their five, or the fastest time to a five. Either may be rather hard to observe, or this type of situation may never arise again, it just seems a bit of a waste they end up resorting to the random start order.

My point wasn't in reference to the GP class at this event. I see that they all fived in both quali rounds. I was meaning in general, it seems the rules are changed for this year, where the best of two runs is taken, time and observation, and I don't think I agree with it. I watched the video of Toby in his second run and thought at the time he didn't look he was trying 100%, now I know why, he had already qualified

I kind of disagree the way Toby won the qualifying, trials is about riding to the conditions at the present, taking a time from a previous qualification sounds wrong to me. I don't know of any other sport that a time set in a previous round trump's the time set in the final qualification run, could you imagine F1 doing something like that? This makes the rules out to be it's the best of your 2 rides, however if you five in the final qualification you can't use the clean in your previous ride? Have the quali rules changed this year, I'm sure this wasn't like this last year

Either they are cheap bearings or youre power washing water in. I actually find the fronts need changing more often on my gg. Mine last 6 months minimum. Ive also seen dealers knock bearings in cold and by hitting the inner race... Is your bearing spacer installed correctly?

Thats because they are using youngs modulus. If you look at tensile strength good quality alloys can be up to 3 times stronger than steel for the same mass

Its most likely because the raga is no longer the top level trs bike

The original frame numbers where hard to see in the chrome so if there's any thickness of paint it will be impossible to see. If you want to wait i can send a picture tomorrow of where exactly it is on my 03 and you can scrape some of the paint off ?

It all points to an 02 but i wouldn't worry too much 01-05 they only changed colours and stickers, MRS will know exactly what's compatible between the years

At the front of the headstock tube, you may have to turn the forks to the side to see. If that black paint is thick powder coating it may be covered

No worries, at first i was like yes, its a black sherco, but that small detail gave it away

2001-2005 are virtually 100% similar to your bike. 2006 onwards mostly similar engine wise and running components, but the frame changed to accommodate the 4T that was released in 06

Trust me, that is not a 2006-2009 frame

Just because the frame is black doesn't mean it was originally one of the black framed shercos. Theres only one brace between the down tube and top tube so it is 2001-2005. Also the tank is definitely not post 2005 looking at how the top bolt of the tank mounts to the frame. The exhaust has the plastic guard on it so not 2001. That leaves either 02 03 04 or 05 The clutch cover has a centre badge, the 2005 and i think the 2004 also, had 'sherco' cast on the outside, so this leaves 02 or 03 The 03 had dark coloured crankcases, these are silver, so 2002 So this all points to an 02, unless its a bitsa

Lower ground clearance, lower c of g... ? Regarding turning radius, the turning radius of a beta is what makes a lot of club men love it, because they cant hop. The turning radius of a bike is rather academic to an advanced rider. Its also what makes it tuck and throw you over the bars easier. You cant have your cake and eat it

Bill Wilkinsons greeves, the last british bike to win the ssdt is till floating about, think i seen it at this years prize giving.

I wouldnt worry about it. A 4 stroke yes, but a 2 stroke with no gearbox oil, not so bad

I run 710 myself. I wouldn't run the recommended rock oil even if it was available

I see the bit you mean now. Jitsies frame protectors fall short of protecting that area

"Under and in front of the footpegs" Are you referring to the underside of the sump plate??

The Xlites just aren't good value for money IMO. They wear too quick, with very little (most of the times undetectable) increase in performance. I also end up running the Xlite at half a pound, a pound higher pressure to avoid punctures which kinda undos the extra grip they provide from the softer compound