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At one time people used to all wear black or olive green belstaff and Barbour wax cotton and flat caps, that gave way to two colour plastic coated cloth suits and horse riding crash hats then all in one boiler type suits and onto track suits with stripes down the sides and in the 90's everything was Pink ..........people have always dressed ridiculously in trials ...they could not get away with it on the street as people have got to conform or they would be beaten to a pulp by the usual suspects so its an excellent way of releasing their inner 'Liberace' and not ending up in hospital......oddly these are usually the same people that think art students that dress in an unconventional manner and punk rockers look ridiculous.

When people discuss things on here ; as in discussions about things in life in general the basics get forgotten and the argument drifts onto some other angle ........for all of those who liked this or say thanks are applauding the fact that a 4 stroke motor of 300cc does not even make the power of a 250 2 stroke motor ....If we relate that to what we are actually talking about it is irrelevant. The geezer who posted started riding trials a couple of years ago on a GasGas txt contact 250 [the new model] then he changed to a Sherco 300 factory .......given that he has been only riding for a few years my guess is that he is not capable of riding sections of the standard that Pat Smage can ride.... if he could we would know about it no doubt. If he rides as an Expert in club trials in the USA why would any one in their right mind pay the price of a Honda 300RR for a bike that did not have the power output of a 250 2 stroke if that was a limiting factor. As all this relates to Trials riding which is more technique related than power for example British rider Nigel Birkett as a factory Montesa rider used the 348 motor and had poor results but when he was asked to try the new 200 he started to win [riding the same elite class ]Then you have the Fantic 156cc motor that at club level sees many beating larger cc bikes that can be modern 300 cc mono shocks .......In the UK there is a rider that uses a 175 Majesty and regularly wins the clubman route against modern monoshocks including the latest models that are rip snorting 300cc machines .To make the Honda 300RR world class it takes the addition of approximately 11 to 20cc's with a specially tuned exhaust ..special mapping, valves etc etc and the loss of approx. 6KG in weight with this difference between the production 300rr Bou has Beaten all 300cc 2 stokes with their huge amounts of power over the severe sections that they ride since 2007.........in the amateur world; sections are NOWHERE near the same severity so bikes do not need to have the same power........taking that difference in severity into account a 250cc 2 stoke motor should be adequate and in truth is all that is needed to get through the sections at club level or if you ride a 4 stroke then a 300cc....If Bou, Raga, Cabestany ,Fajardo and Busto turned up to ride the Expert route in a USA club trial in the Masters/Expert class all of them on Standard 2 STROKE 250cc machines against others including Smage on a 300cc bikes I think everyone knows what the outcome would be [it would be very interesting to see what would happen with them on 200cc bikes ,,,the results would probably be the same] Anyway back to the fact that the OP owner rider of the 300rr is a relatively new amateur rider I think that the power produced by the 300RR is in all probability more than adequate for a rider of his ability if he uses the right techniques.....If he was at Pat Smages level then it would appear that the 300RR would be an absolute waste of time as its power output is so feeble .....it cannot even muster up enough GO as a 250cc 2 stroke....not without the addition of 11cc's and some very expensive tuning and 6kg of weight loss. What people actually need power wise is one thing and then the need and search for 'POWER' as a manly hobbyists obsession with power speed acceleration and After market power parts manufacturers dream is another. I mean who in their right mind would buy a 300rr at that price it makes a lot less power than a 250cc 2 stroke[The OP does not think so and he owns one and is comparing it to a 2018 300 Factory Sherco That he owned] then you have the 4RT its basically a 125 2t powerwise Ha Ha To all the Honda Montesa riders I feel sorry for you with your pathetic amounts of power ................but you know different, you know the reality. https://youtu.be/ljOPPvcxb2Y Takumi Narita [Yes AGAIN] Scorpa TYS-F fart machine ......some one forgot to tell him he would need a 500cc motor to climb a hill like that. Four stroke 300cc does not even make the power of a 250cc 2 stroke... no where near ......but if you add 20cc it makes more than a 300cc 2 stroke. https://youtu.be/JPnjtttrCfM?t=5m27s

Check the wording of the paperwork that came with your tow bar...an Anker tow bar I once bought had a line in the fitting instructions that stated " NOT FOR USE WITH BICYCLE RACKS'

Going by the size/height of children I see on the Big wheel 80cc bikes IMO I would say your child would be well suited to ride one and have an extended partnership with it as opposed to a medium wheel as he grows

it is possible to pass a UK MOT using a very cheap very compact 2x AAA battery powered Chinese made 120db bicycle horn. with remote button operation that can be located within reach of the operators thumb while gripping the handlebars.....approx. £5 delivered.

I have had this problem on many different makes of bike and there are 2x ways that I have used to resolve the problem outside of wheel alignment or wheel truing and one is to use a 'Low head cap screw' or to grind or file the top of the head that is already fitted until it is thinner and so giving more clearance....Harold Verderchi.

Think I saw all your messages but I did shut messaging down as I was abused once in my in box by someone [I will not disclose the details of the perpetrator] and it left me feeling .....well you know..fragile........I will have to have a look..............I've been a bit busy

Hows things with you.........I am feeling much better.

Thankyou for that.

Ah the Prince Regent returns ......will you be offering any advice Sir ..........I'll get Baldrick to bring up the book of who's who.................BALDRICK!!!

They are harder to ride in muddy conditions and heavier in weight plus not a lot of sponsored rides available on Montesas in the UK

Well if you think that and you have ridden both bikes then that has a lot of weight to add to the discussion.

Yes of course I am aware of the disparity between the 2T power unit and the 4T power unit as is shown in the junior champs where kids can ride the 4rt against 125 2t's but really I mean seriously he does not need more punch as an amateur and this could be easily proven if we got Toni Bou to come and ride his standard 300rr bike in the expert class in a USA national against Pat Smage on a 300 2t Sherco .......my moneys on Bou winning on his gutless 300rr.

Unless of course he weighs 40 stone.

So the stock 300rr has less punch than an amateur rider needs then? sounds preposterous to me.

I did not realise that the 300rr was that gutless that an amateur rider would need to to tune it up.........are we talking about the same bike as this one https://youtu.be/Jr3w9J_qRGU Edit https://youtu.be/qRdFWumITQw?t=7m56s sounds pretty much the same to me.

My speciality is Braktec and the added 'E' and 'H'.......you do that one... we will spread the load ....although I think that may be Spell check interference,

Air screen TRANSLATION Airscrew.

It would have made more sense to have Cabestany in Trial GP in 2019 and dropped Dabill down to win the Trial2 class 2018 GP FINAL standings Cabestany 5th Dabill 7th Cabestany perhaps lost out to Dabill because of possible adverse effects on sales of the Beta Evo in the UK where they sell a lot of bikes

Reports say that he has broken 2 ribs and that he has been advised by a doctor to rest for a few weeks before attempting any heavy physical activity........Also that Albert Cabestany has announced his retirement from World Trials Competition owing to a situation arising where he could not find a place on any of the teams[Beta dropped him with the reason that they are cutting back on expenditure and were going with younger riders.... translate that as less expensive].Does anyone know what happened when he left Sherco as I got the Impression that he fell out with them in a bad way. The legend that is Albert Cabestany .....not economically viable. Oops! I did it again........

Not a lot of 4 strokes around at that price mono shock or twin shock unless it is a home built special . you may find a tatty Scorpa tys 125cc at that price but that is not a common occurrence ....you could try gumtree

lineaway .........Copey copemech ................Liney Keep digging .....or have a few more werthers

manchester17.org.uk hillsboroughmcc.co.uk and falconmcc.co.uk hold events within a hours drive from you,also rochdaleanddistrictmotorclub.co.uk https://darwentrials.club ....trials practice at cowmleisure.com and wickenwallscottage.co.uk Ebuy has Trials motorcycles[dealers advertise their s/hand bikes on there] in your price range but you are at the low end of the market values so you may have to spend a few hundred on top of that to get the bike up to standard.....at 1500 you may find shock linkage bearings [not that cheap if you replace them all you could be spending around 100 or more] need replacing along with some general tidying. the best bike to go for in terms of spares availability in that price range is the GasGas TXT pro ..2004 onward are better buys followed by the Beta Rev3 2004 on.... IMWO. Oh nd ...sorry about that.

Am I coming across to your public as being more knowledgeable than you and making you feel marginalised .......is that what all this trolling me is about .

I agree it is a bit ridiculous isn't it .....trapeaze artist worked it out no problem along with many others and I would think your mate Copey had no problem understanding what it implied. Surely you are not suggesting that I should be responsible for other peoples failure to understand simple connections used as play in language