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Tall world champions and other local tall great riders never address this issue. Have you ever wondered why? Our body position is relatively the same. In fact tall riders have it much better. Your height is usually the same as your arm span. Go measure yourself. So the ride position is very similar between people. Taller riders, just have the grasshopper effect, they have more body to throw into the movements.

Very well stated. If the rules are not being followed, (No matter which they might be.) the result will not be an actual competition. More like a free for all. I once rode a trial that the time was set incorrectly as no one would finish except the first few riders. But only if they rode very fast. The sanctioning body was always strict on time, so 95% of the riders would have timed out. The sporting steward from the host club made up his own rules to get everyone finished in time. We were passing other riders within the sections to hurry the event along. Two and three riders at a time in the sections. Crazy, yes. But it was fun in a strange way. If everyone is not riding the same rules, it is basically just chaos.

They used to offer a 70 kit. More power and less smoke.

Naw leave the bike alone. Change locations. Colorado or New Mexico where most riding is done above 7000ft. Issue solved.

Stock gearing was probably 11-42. I usually ran a 10 tooth countershaft, because I rode in second the most.

Try just removing the pressure plate to make sure it is lining up correctly. This happens on some bikes that need a certain exact fit. The Beta should just go together, but you could be off just a little. You do have the parts diagram?

If you have trouble with ledges and under cuts, you will enjoy the Pro. For every thing else you will miss the Beta.

There you go again with common sense and obvious reasoning. Years ago the younger riders thought trials was boring. Now a days they know it is exciting, but takes too much effort to be a great rider. Trials has always been an older man sport as far as 70% of the rider entries went. Probably will never change it till it is gone forever.

The pilot jet needs cleaning often on these. Did you clean the carb?

You need to measure the clutch pack for proper thickness. Go to gas gas motos and download a manual. http://www.gasgas.com/Pages/Technical/Pro/clutch-measurements.html

Tough, the rule is the same for all. It is a motorsport, if you stop in any other sport you are losing. I enjoyed to be able to stop and balance, but the FIM and others have changed the rules too many times. Are you not able to pick a line and actually ride?

After scoring at the Nationals in New Mexico all day Saturday I was quite bored. At dusk I grabbed my son`s Raga for a little wheelie session up the ski slopes. Great fun this is after watching the riding all day. I rode nationals for years and scoring does me no justice. It was only 15-20 minute ride. (At 8400-9500 ft elevation) I ended up pushing the bike back to my camp. Thought the worst as I had packed the S/arrestor full of aluminum.I thought piston, but I had melted the inside of the mid-pipe. Not much air at 9000ft. Lot`s of heat. Yes. By the way I run 80:1.

We`ve already had this one. It is still just as subjective. It was better than the rule with the all day draagg, sorry I meant dab! No- stop is still the purist set of rules. With a point for a stop, you could have a top rider three every section and never dab. Try explaining that to a new rider, spectators, or a new scorer!

If you are a trail rider, thrashing and crashing with barkbusters is fine. If you are a serious trials rider, they are in the way and cause points. Each person has a point of view, but points is the name of the game in trials.

If you are newer rider, the 250 might be a little softer on the bottom and plenty on the top if you let it rip. The 300 is favored by many seasoned riders due to the fact you can lug the engine in a higher gear with the correct throttle control. The 280 is a bike that`s made to ride, you need to be one with the bike. The 280 and 300 can be quite a handful. All the bikes are similar, but quite different.

I think most people dab more with the left. Two reasons, the left foot is the favorite for a safety dab and most people are right handed. The left is the favorite for dabbing as the right foot needs to be on the brake still. Riders could cut their score drastically by building up confidence and foregoing the safety dab at every obstacle. Just what I have seen the last 40 + years.

A correctly set trials should have a mixture of difficulty of sections. All sections should be scored to the rules ridden. All tough decisions should go to the rider. Now just last weekend I witnessed during a stop and hop trials, a rider get hung up on a double ledge. Unbelievable to watch, the scorer let the rider try more than 5 times, rolling back slightly every attempt to finally give a 3. I would of given the rider the second attempt as he tried to stay within the rules during the stop. After the first obvious rollback, it should be a 5. I favor all the riders being scored the same. A five in a hard section that you fail, should be a five. An easy trials scored very strict is even harder. The scoring as a whole should remain the same. We all know the easy scorers in the clubs, the people who they hurt are the riders who have good rides. Scoring really is not hard. You should not be an ass about strictness, just correct. As most of us are out there having fun, but should be scored well as it is a competition and some riders thrive on that alone.

http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/45733-which-gearbox-oil/ I always used atf and changed often. Lever effort on a hydraulic clutch? My advice as I presume you are new to trials is gear the bike slower (Less clutch needed) , so you can work your finger up to the task. Otherwise use more fingers. Also you can custom bend a lever so you can just use the end to get more leverage.

(We also inevitably have a few riders who fill the card with fuel rather than their tank.) That is priceless as I have never seen that in all my years!

It is very easy to score no-stop. The riders understand it just as well. The hard part is the peer pressure from the crowd as an observer.

Good post. Having video and then all our opinions is the worst. We are watching a video over and over and it`s easy. The scorer saw it happen once quickly. Being it was a Lampkin was not the only issue. The scorer new already, it was for the win. My hat is off to all the scorers, tough job with the weather and spectators!

Yes, I remember well being on crutches!

That was a five no matter what year rules you use. He had 6 points today, so which was it? He went backwards twice, 3 for two fives?

They way you are answering questions makes me wonder how long this bike has been sitting? Could be the rings are stuck just from time and varnish.

So was that Globe, AZ. Your daughter still looks the same!