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Life in America.................... ONE Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. 'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the teenager at the counter. 'You don't?' I replied. 'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply. 'So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?' 'That's right.' So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets (Unbelievable but sadly true...) TWO I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those 'dividers' that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the 'divider', looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code, she said to me, 'Do you know how much this is?' I said to her 'I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today.' She said 'OK,' and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had just happened. THREE A woman at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly. When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM 'thingy.' FOUR I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. 'Do you need some help?' I asked. She replied, 'I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?' 'Hmmm, I don't know. Do you have an alarm,too?' I asked. 'No, just this remote thingy,' she answered, handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, 'Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk....' FIVE Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, 'I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?' 'Just use paper from the photocopier', the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five 'blank' copies. Brunette, by the way!! SIX A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid had eaten ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and he should be fine, the mother says, 'I just gave him some ant killer...' Dispatcher: 'Rush him into emergency!' Life is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid!!!!

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I've been riding one for the last three years and I agree with everyone else up to a point. I think you need to take a good look at how the club you ride with lays out sections at your level. If the sections are designed where you have a reasonable run at the bigger ups, then by in large you'll love the bike. On the other hand, if you have to attack steps with little to no run or they design sections with multiple steps one after another, it can make life "interesting". The Beta 200 is not nearly as "rev sensitive" as a 125, but with a bigger guy you do have to be really spot on with the clutch on short approaches. Another downside comes with altitude. We have trials ranging from about 3000 ft all the way to over 7000, and at the higher elevations the extra grunt of a big bike would really come in handy (I weigh a bit over 200lbs). Not trying to turn you away from one as I've loved my owning my bike and it's been great to ride. I just wanted to point out a couple of other things to consider. Joe

No sweat, The truth is I wasn't sure exactly which he had. I've not worked on a Dellorto and didn't know if it had the "pull up to actuate" operation or the push the lever down "which actually pulls up the actuator" type of setup. He had mentioned a lever so I took a stab at the answer.

So..................here's my thoughts. IF, I was about 160 lbs and oh say about 5'8" I think this would be a super product. It's very well put together and would be acceptably cool in hot weather. Unfortunatly, I'm built more along the linebacker dimensions (about 6' and 210 lbs) and it fits me pretty much like a training bra. . Anyhow, if it will fit you I'd recommend it, but for me the search continues.

With the lever down the "choke" (actually in your case the enrichment circuit) is on. You use that when the bike is cold to richen the fuel/air mixture. With the lever up, that circuit is disabled and the fuel mixture become leaner. That would be the normal setting once the bike has warmed up. This is a pretty good primer on typical motorcycle carbs: http://www.motorcyclecarbs.com/carbs101.pdf And here is an explanation on the various types methods used to make the fuel/air mixture richer for starting: http://www.dansmc.com/starter.htm Joe

The stuff I use is this: http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.as...2434_0282384057 There's a link for the product data sheet on the page above. The nice thing is that it cleans up great and any extra ends up like dried soap. When it's still wet it has the feel and consistency of ummmmmm the stuff at the fetish store

Instant parts manual......ain't the internet grand! http://www.gasgasmotos.com.au/Resources.html

That's what mine did as well. It actually ripped chucks of the rubber off right in the area where the bead meets the rim. And in my case is was PLENTY warm (it's always plenty warm here ), and had LOTS of lube on it. You might want to contact the folks you bought it from and see if they are willing to contact Dunlop about taking it back. Not only would it help you out, it might help Dunlop figure out if they have a problem. Joe

Not sure on the price but someone close at this link should be able to help you: http://www.gasgasuk.com/gas-gas-dealers.php

Yep, had the same problem as you. I "think" Dunlop may have had a batch of undersized tires make it through the inspection process. The one that did it to me was the third Dunlop I had mounted and the first that I've ever had a problem with. The retailer took it back, sent me another, and it went on no sweat. I use a tire mounting lube that I get at NAPA auto parts and it's the best $7.00 you'll ever spend. Joe

It sounds like an air leak. A couple of quick ideas: Check to make sure the sparkplug is tight and has a good gasket. Check all the carb vents to make sure they're not clogged or pinched. Take a squirt bottle and fill it up with water with a bit of soap. While the bike is running squirt it around the intake manifold, carb junction, case seam, and base gasket areas and see if you can detect any where that's leaking (you'll see it suck in the soap bubbles). Plug the vent hose that comes from the crankcase and see if the issue goes away (clutch side crank seal). Take a tube of silicone and REALLY seal up the ignition cover and see if it changes (ignition side crank seal). Rebuild kit for the carb. Joe

Little Sally came home from school with a smile on her face and told her mother, "Frankie Brown showed me his weenie today at the playground!" Before the mother could raise a concern, Sally went on to say, "It reminded me of a peanut." Relaxing with a hidden smile, Sally's Mom asked, "Really small, was it?" Sally replied, "No... Salty."

Two hunters from Arizona, Leroy and Earl, hired a pilot to fly them to Canada to hunt moose. They bagged four. As they started loading the plane for the return trip home, the pilot tells them the plane can take only two moose. The two objected strongly, stating, "Last year we shot four moose, and the pilot let us put them all on board, and he had the same plane as yours." Reluctantly, the pilot gave in and all four were loaded.. Unfortunately, even at full power, the little plane couldn't handle the load and crashed a few minutes after takeoff. Climbing out of the wreck, Leroy asked Earl, "Any idea where we are?" Earl replied, "It looks pretty close to where we crashed last year."

This helps me more than anything. I pick "spots to ride to" rather than trying to memorize the whole thing. Of course all this goes totally to h$ll when it starts to rain and my glasses fog up

I'm going to be picking up one of these in the next little bit. I'll post up a review. http://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/product/...atalogId=117973

Had one back in the day and thought it a much better bike with 1" longer travel shocks and a bit less preload than you needed with the stock setup. The bike tracked over loose rocks way better than stock and turned like a champ.

I've had mine for a little over two years and it's been a really good bike. I've not changed much on it other than to add S3 Hardrock pegs (they are much better), Boyesen reeds (better pick-up off the bottom) and to beef up the footpeg hangers (the single worst design in the history of engineering). The bike itself has been very reliable and apart from a bad main bearing that seemed to be a problem with many of that year Betas, all it's needed is one top end and repairs from self induced crashes. The club I ride with has trials that range from about 1000' altitude to near 6000' and the bike lacks a bit at the high altitude events with my 220 pounds. All in all I think you'd be really happy with the bike. I'd say the bike rides with a bit of front bias and (for me at least) works better in trials that are more "steer in tight turns and weave between the trees" rather than "blast up the giant bolders and hop from rock to rock" Hope this helps. Joe

Thanks Dan I sent them a note. Joe

Hey there. Does anyone know of the availablity of a stiffer spring for a Rev3? Thanks Joe

I have S3 rockhards and they are WAY better than the stock pegs. One of the best aftermarket changes I've made to a bike.

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The best corrosion remover I've used for bolts is liquid wrench. If you lay the bike over on the clutch lever side, you'll be able to spray the penetrant around and into the nut area from the back side. A couple of applications during the day and let it sit over night and it should come loose.

It's about time for the annual ritual of replacing my foot peg brackets on the '06 Rev3. Does ANYONE make something just a bit tougher?

They are a very slight press fit. The best tool is a blind bearing puller kinda like this: http://www.rockymountainatv.com/productDet...dFamilyId=20342 Motion Pro makes a really nice set, but here in the states you can get a set like the ones in the link from a couple of the accessory companies and a company called Harbor Freight. As long as you're careful they work fine for light duty use. The costs of the "hats" is almost as much as you'll pay for the tool Joe