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In fact those you've ordered look like they would be a better bet for preservation of the boots :-)

Mine are the ones with the Alan key studs not these you have ordered.

I have the same boots and got the same problem within a few months. I have s3 foot pegs and reckon they are the likely culprit. Rather than spending money on replacement soles try - shoe goo its a resin that you can fill the holes with and it lasts well. A large tube cost me around £15, I've only had to re fill the holes a few times over the last twelve months and still have half the tube left. Its worth a try and a cheaper alternative than having the boots repaired professionally. I've also used it around the front where the stitching has failed and it works well there also. For the best results just make sure the boots are clean and dry, apply the goo and let it set over 72hours Hope this helps

It all depends on the situation you face. There are a few different ways to get traction in slippery conditions and all of them boil down to experience, practice and smooth throttle control. The best mud riders are excellent at feeling what the back wheel is doing and then responding to it with the throttle and clutch. Steve Saunders (ex multi British trials champion) is renown for being one of, if not the finest mud rider in the world. I've had the pleasure of watching and riding with him many times and have seen him use different techniques dependent on what was required to get the best traction. I've seen him ride in a high gear, say 3rd using hardly any throttle, so the bike effectively "tractors" along at a snails pace. I've seen him "burn" the back wheel in a high gear, say 4th so the back wheel is spinning so fast, but the bike is only moving at a relatively slow speed. I've seen him use 1st gear and "tickle" the throttle short bursts of acceleration and then using momentum to keep the bike moving. I've also seen him use this technique in high gears. The key is to go out practice these techniques and then confidently apply which ever is required for the situation at hand. Unfortunately this only comes with time and experience (and good throttle control). You will probably find in most situations, continuous momentum and limited wheel spin is the best approach - smooth throttle and clutch, slowly building up acceleration to create continuous momentum.

Buy it, you wont be disappointed!! I own a 2014 factory 300 and its the best gas gas i've ever owned! I had a 2013, 280 racing prior to this bike and I thought that was good, but the suspension on the factory model is just that bit smoother. Don't worry about the situation with gas gas, parts are still a plenty. I have also heard from good authority that gas gas will most likely be back in business very soon. If not, the current bikes are really good and will be competitive for a good few years yet. :-)

Put some silicone sealer over each spoke nipple under the rim tape. This has worked for me everytime, provided the rim is in good shape. I've found that different make tyres seal better than others, I put a brand new pirelli on an old rim for practing on. It was a pig to fit and a right pig to get it to blow onto the rim. I expected it to seal good, but after 3 days it was flat. I took it off and put an old X11 mich back on, this stays up for months.

What is the answer? Take a look at the results from Portugal, bou wins dropping just 1 on observation. Our no 1 rider finishes on 75 observation! Most of which come from 5's. Jack Sheppard, a decent rider, fails 9 of the first lap 12 sections! This shows us that the majority of sections these days are either clean or 5. The only way forward is to change the nature of the sections so that there is a variorty of differnet challenges. Its pointless to create technically trick style sections with big steps and leaps. This type of section just segregates the top 4 riders (especially Bou) further from the rest of the field and alienates WTC from the general public relating to it. Yes its not possible to go back in time to the days when a decent center rider could compete in a world round have a go at every section and get round the course. But lets not lose the fundemental principals that traditional trials was based on. Set the WTC out with a selection of rock, river, hills, mud, tree roots... sections that are difficult and challenging without the need for arena style riding. Basically sections similar to a traditional national section but tougher, steeper and slippery. At least with this style of section everyone in the field has a chance of completing each section. The top riders will still win, but they will have more dabs and will get caught out more often. The gap between the top few and the rest of the field will shorten and the general public will have more to relate to.

I think its a good design & clever move for the factory. Think about it, Say you are a Spanish company looking to develop and sell a trials bike. Now say you have some inside info that a (the) leading trials manufacturer is on the verge of demise. You employ a former factory rider of that company. One who knows a thing or two about riding and developing trials bikes and already has experience in setting up a trials bike factory outlet. You sit back a couple of years during which you develop a few ideas. Possibly one or two innovative projects and one based on already proven design and ideas. Then it is announced that that leading company is now finished. There's a window of opportunity! As marketing director of the new company what would you suggest? Well, there is a big chunk of the market custom that stayed pretty loyal to the demised company. Lets target that market! we will offer our model which is based on tried and trusted designs. A model that is not too dissimilar to the bikes no longer available from the folded company. But with touches of design taken from the appealing innovations of other trials bike companies. So we end up with a model that is a GasGas - Jotagas love child with a splash of Sherco in its genes. Now if that doesn't target the market what will? A smart move by the company Personally if it rides as good or better than my current gas gas, is as reliable and similar priced, then I will buy one I reckon that's what the company are hoping for.

You can and I have and its been fine for months. This said, I have got a new top hat and spring kit ready to go in, just in case it fails.

I would say biffsgasgas is correct. I, ve just had exactly the same problem on the same bike. After inspecting the top hat I found the sheer pin just very slightly bent. It was enough to stop me selecting any other gears other than first and second. I removed the top hat and straightened the pin. The spring was a pig to put back in position but it is all sorted now. So far so good, but I shall order a new top hat just in case it happens again!

I spent a good day testing a 300 sherco against a 300 gas gas racing, both 2015 models. I found the gas gas nicer to ride, preffered the power and the rear suspension. The sherco power felt snappy low down and a bit flat top end in comparison, but the front suspension was definitely better than the gas gas and it did steer nicer. The sherco also felt a little lighter, but I felt the riding position to be too high. Perhaps lower foot pegs would sort that. Over all in general I think the gas gas is a slightly better bike. I ended up buying a 2014, 300 factory gas gas because it has the tech front forks and a top quality reiger shock. It is probably the best bike I have had so far.

If we could see if the bike was a gas shock version, which came out late 85 early 86 then that would give us a better clue. http://www.yamahaty.com/english/tymonoen/tymonoen.html I would go with bisby :-)

I had it happen to me recently while at hawks nest, brake was working fine then I went down to the stream rode a few sections in and out of the stream. The brake just suddenly lost pressure as though it was full of air. I rode back up to my van with the intention of bleeding it out, only to find a few minutes later it suddenly worked fine again! Been ok since. I did notice though that the mud that day was very silty! So maybe there is something in it

Toni is a better rider than the rest, simple. I remember Eddie Lejeune wowing crowds with a new riding style, then Jordi Tarres doing the same. Doug then pushed the "modern dynamic" style to its extreme, along came Bou and a new even more dynamic and technical style was born!! Raga, Cabestany, and Fuji have had to adopt Toni's riding style to compete at his level. But they are not quite as good. Now the no stop rules are in place in the WTC you can see that the margin between Toni and the rest (especially Raga) closed dramatically. This might be due to Toni's riding style not being quite as much of an advantage on less serve sections??