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Hi John: Yep, I think they're available here. Mike

Hi Lee: The yellow wire is on top, or to the right. The red wire is on the bottom. Now is a good time to verify the coolant level. I've found that it can take quite awhile for the fan to kick on. Run the bike for five-to-ten minutes parked, give it throttle from time to time if you like to break up wait. The fan should come on by the ten minute mark. You can tell if the bike is getting hot if the head pipe starts to glow, plus, it will be throwing off lots of heat, more than you think it normally would. Mike

Wow! I wonder how the event went and how the riders like the second installment of the new rules?

Love the quick ref pdf Andy. What if Bou does a backflip before the event begins? Does he automatically win, so no event will be run?

Yes, I remember what you are talking about. It was a 2001 2.9 that was dressed up with Bultaco graphics. I remember seeing a bunch of pictures on the website. I don't remember which one it was. However, I might have a bookmark or saved off some photos somewhere. I thought that they were something like an additional $600/$800 more than a standard Sherco because of the licensing fees to use the Bultaco graphics. But I might be thinking of something else... They might have said they were going to build a bunch of them, but I'd be surprised, because at that point, people really didn't think of them as Bultacos.

I think this video was done in 2000. It also used a pretty poppy-sounding song...I might have it on a promo CD that Ryan sent to me...will look around.

I think you did great. Racing is a total mind shift from riding and takes a few tries (or for me it took many!) to really get wired in. Can you imagine if Sheffield IWTC round is run the same way...Bou, Raga, Fuji, Dougie, Jeroni et al line up at the beginning of section 1...the gate drops...six simultaneous splatters on the first big step. Dougie block passes Jeroni (his teammate! argh!) as they drop off the waterfall. But, it's Bou out front, until Fuji leaps across those toadstools and puts him into the drink...oh the carnage! Mike

This is a great publication! And, nice work Darrell on the website...looks like the Dec 2009 cover is up! Since Shan, as a motojournalist, is always interviewing people, I thought it might be fun to put him on the other side of the fence. We did a little 10 questions session this weekend and I was able to get it on the site in between coughs...hope you get a kick out of it, too: http://www.trialssource.com/2009/interview.../shanmoore.html Mike

I remember one of David Cobos that was pretty cool. In one part he zips up a hill and at the top does a 180...anyone still have it? I think I might have it on an old PC's hard drive.

I did some searching around before Sheffield, but wasn't able to find it. The Eurosport "channels" I could see on the internet were basically Eurosport news blips, no real coverage of any event in particular, just a mash-up.

Well, in Idaho it's been pretty chilly...20's and 30's in SW Idaho. Rode several times last week. Will try to get out to practice Thursday afternoon. Our regular crew continues their Sunday morning sessions...so no stop here, except to hop or crash.

How was it? How'd it go? Any surprises?

That's a very nice letter. I'll forward it to our group of riders up here in Idaho to help send some comments. I hope you are successful. We GPS'd some areas a few years back for the BLM with the idea of some trials designated areas being created, but it just ended up disappearing into the void. We probably ought to follow up and see where things are on that.

Andy's cool video of Bou on the rocks is fantastic, but he missed the late afternoon practice of Toni on his new ride for the 2006 Outdoor. Citing a desire to roll right over the competition, Beta has released the REV-4000. You can see it here on display... http://www.trialssource.com/photos/rev4000.jpg Mike

I thought it was great. I saw it in Las Vegas a few years ago. Interesting how the exhibit pairs up motorcycle development with social/technological change--aside from the effort to put together the basic content (the motorcycles) of the exhibit, some serious work went into that. Essentially, the display is broken up into periods; the birth of the motorcycle, post-WW1, WW2, the Japanese invasion; bikes of specific types (high-performance street bikes, off-road bikes), and examples are on display which typify the period or crossed some sort of threshold, or offer up some sort of novelty. In many of the display areas, especially when the display is chronological, there's also a wall with an A-to-Z list of events, people, movies, products, sayings, etc. Some rooms offer up a movie; I think there was some audio, too. Each motorcycle on display has a description of its history as well as some basic specifications. I think it was pretty cool. Bike I'd like to see in it would be one of the DKW 125 GS's from the early 70's with the Girling front end. I think that's what it was. Mike

SuperTrial or Alp? I had a guy drive up from Utah to buy one with Alp markings on it from my shop here a few months back. He loves the bike. It's a machine. Mike

Honestly, I'm surprised other (4RT/4T/4XYZ) folks haven't responded on your thread. Glad you've enjoyed your bike so much. New bikes are just cool. Have you since mastered the off-camber rock hop? I wonder if having your weight just a tad further back might help, or perhaps running one gear higher? What other things have you tried? Mike

I think there's a Trials Comp banner ad on the Trials Central front page...We're pretty fortunate to have someone on this side of the Atlantic tying the loose ends of trials together in such a nice manner. Shan also puts out an annual TrialSport Magazine which is something to woof about, too. Pretty darn cool. Lots of great photos of US and WTC riders. More of the trick stuff on the factory bikes. A nice magazine to show to the non-trials types, too. Mike

I have to admit, I love these speculative discussions. Watching Freixa ride is great fun. Can hardly wait to see him on the Scorpa! Will be interesting to see what happens with the other Scorpa riders like Nozaki and Shibuya...will we see Scorpas as a whole move up in the standings? For Beta, I'd like to think Bou would stay with them. He sure looks comfortable on the bike. That British youngster who won the Juniors looks like he'd be a good pairing with him. Kuroyama still posts great results...will he contest the outdoors in '06 or stay in Japan? Looks like he pretty much dominates the Japanese Nationals. I don't know who would replace Freixa at Montesa. Have a hard time believing Raga would jump from Gas Gas. Fajardo looks like he's well loved there, too. So who would it be? Perhaps two is enough? It looks like they only cull from the top 5 if they do need a third rider. Whatever happens, I think 2006 promises to be another exciting year. Mike

Well, there's also the Bosis as well... http://www.bosisteam.com/lamoto.php?tipo=1 Mike

Glad to help out! I did some experimenting with them and the NGKs. Liked the Bosch better. Try it and see. May need to fiddle with the carb a bit, of course at your altitiude bikes probably run like they are on nitro! I'm not the end-all-be-all authority, but that was my experience. I run 50/50 race gas/premium unleaded. Needle all the way down. 3,000-6,000 feet normal running range on bikes. Mike

Bosch WR8DP worked awesome.

Hi Uwe: You can run the straight pump gas, but your bike will love the 50/50 mix of race fuel and premium unleaded. The Motul 600 is great oil. 80:1 is great. Should be no problem. Let's see how it runs at your altitude. Mike

Well thanks to both of you for making the trek over here to cover it. Wished I could have been there! Simply fantastic photos and video! Mike

While hopping may not win a trial, I have to admit that I'm pretty darn inspired from watching the video Andy took of Freixa working his way around that rock on the rear wheel during practice. I counted 12 hops all on the rear wheel. Wow!!! Mike