I believe (I may and have been wrong before) that Sherco used the Bultaco name for just 1999 but had the thumbs up logo for a couple years after that. The 1999 model was a 2.5 (250cc) and had red plastics, the 2000 model brought out the 2.9 (272cc) with grey and blue plastic. 1999 and 2000 both had the "canister" type muffler, in either 2001 or 2002 sherco started using the "tucked up away curved" muffler.
but this is all by memory so may be off a year or two on a couple of these
Hi Zippy, maybe you missed the tag line that accompanied the video.
Montesa Honda prepares the imminent launch of a completely revamped Montesa Cota 4RT at a highly competitive price. The series production model will be introduced next July 6 in Italy, coinciding with the Italian Trial of the World Championship.
If people are excited and speculate about the possible new features of new trials bike I don't see the harm in that .
The only physical clue I can see in the video is the new gas tank. We'll all just have to wait for the Italian GP on 7/6. All in all a new bike is coming and I think that's good. I guess it's all in how you look at things.
Martin
very good! or am i not allowed to say that on this forum now?
Martin,
Yes I caught the tag line. Yes, I understand they are letting the buying public know that a new and improved model will be introduced at such and such a time. I just don't understand how people can get so hyped up about something that no "real" information has been provided. If you haven't guessed I am a bit of a pessimistic type of person, and I basically hate all advertising not just motorcycle related. Just my personal opinion, which brings me to.....
Eddie,
Of course you can say positive things on here...........Hell, I get away with being negative so you can be positive, we will cancel each other out.
YOU CANT EVEN SEE the friggin bike in that vid. "cool" " very good" and "new engine"? What the hell?
Hey, there is a picture of the 2015 model 4rt installed on your computer!!!!!!!!!! you wanna see it? (just turn your monitor screen off, you will see it).
so there was no outline of a bike in that video? never seen a pre release picture or video yet that showed the actual thing
yep there was an outline of a bike.............and that was all. It was the same general shape of all the modern bikes. I think Sting32's point was "How can anybody make an opinion that the bike is "cool", "very good" or comment on the "new engine" when all you see is the same general shape of all modern trials machines and some red plastic.........could have been a Gasser they use red also.
Yes it is a teaser, a pre release media hype BS thing that apparently actually works to get potential buyers in a frenzy without actually knowing anything about the product.
Oh how I hate advertising................................
As silly as it sounds and as silly as you will feel doing it, try this.
Over exaggerate your motions. When you bend at the knees bend a little farther, when you "spring" back up really bring your knees up. Sometimes we don't give enough motion because it feels "wierd" to do so.
and maybe a hair bit more throttle on the second blip to go with it.
Keep your finger covering the clutch. Clutch is fastest way to keep the motor from powering the rear wheel. So if you happen to give it just a bit too much throttle and the bike goes a bit more than you want you can instantly pull in the clutch and forward motion stops.
Don't worry about crashing.......................if you're not crashing then you're not learning.
(I had an old pair of Gearnes and they was not very comfortable. insole was like a flat piece of wood, but not sure if that was how they came originally or if that was because of age/use)
Mokwepa, try to heed these guys' advice about "riding loose", and keeping your knees bent slightly more than they are in the photo. Keeping my legs too straight./knees not bent is a problem I continually fight myself. It makes a huge difference in your riding.......
Sometimes, on obstacles like you have in the picture, if I have enough room, I approach them with my knees flexed pretty good. I'll pick the front end up several feet before I get to the obstacle, and drop it downwards on the upper 1/3 or 3/4 (You pick your own fraction!) of the obstacle. As the front end rebounds from this, blip the throttle a small bit, and jump up as hard as you can; you have to put some effort into it. The unloading of the rear suspension as you blip your throttle/straighten your knees/jump up will usually pick the back end up high enough to help roll over the obstacle. Timing is pretty much everything in this "Zap" type of obstacle clearing, but even old Dorks like myself can manage to learn this. Sometimes......
Zippy, I try not to think when I ride, or most any other time in life, hee hee. It's worked for 57 years.....
Jimmie
yep like Neutron says (I will paraphrase) most of it is in the legs and timing.
being "loose" and comfortable on the bike makes things much better.
Since math does not seem to be your stong point instead of driving your front wheel into the obstacle 75% up on its face just drive into it 3/4 of the way up...... LOL There, does that help you?
This way you do not have to convert 75% to fractions in your head as you ride.
Or if you really want to simplfy the math aim 1/4 (or 25%) down from the top of the obstacle.
Where you home schooled by any chance? LOL
Actually I am quite good at math. (Senior year High school took Analysis and Math V at the same time. The two courses combined were the equivalent of a college pre-calculus class. Slept during both at different times during the week and finished with an A in each class. But enough bragging about something I have never used in 22 yes. Since graduating and have forgotten most of it.
Anyways point is I try not to think too much when I ride. It usually makes me worry about the obstacle too much or I concentrate on one thing too Much and screw it up.
Blip throttle, front tire comes up. Something that size is immaterial if it tire hits face or sits on top. The key is push down on pegs to compress rear suspension then as you give the second blip "jump" up and the rear will "bounce" on top of log.
May not be pretty or smooth or "greatest" technique but gets the job done.
If he stopped then yes a 5 under current rules, but if he was still moving forward and restarted the bike while still moving forward than he satisfied the no stop portion of the rule.
So far I do not know of a "No Stall" rule.......................yet.
possibly you could loosen the banjo bolt and rotate the brake hose down a tad bit so it follows the same angle as the bars. Giving a little more downward swing for the master cylinder?
Or take a chance and bend the metal part of the line a little bit away from the bars?
If we could get some actual Brick and Mortar dealerships with bikes on hand that may help with exposure.
Think of Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc.. There is a dealership relatively close to just about anybody. Or it is "well known" enough that people would travel to it. You can buy one of the bikes that are right there in stock. right now if you want a trials bike, it gets ordered, and we wait for it to be imported and wait and wait and wait and wait.............
GasGas and Beta are making good Enduro bikes as well as the trials machines. Have seen both around. Most trials manufacturers do have a range of other bikes available. So if some of these established dealers would pick up a new brand or two that would help and then have a trials bike parked alongside the enduro machines etc.......
but which one of the established dealers wants to be the first to take the risk?
Trouble is some riders will have ridden the section non stop and possibly suffered because of making a genuine attempt, how does "consistently wrong" benefit them ?
Because if they make a "genuine attempt" that means they may also have a "bobble" for a moment that will be scored the same as all the others that have a "bobble". Which brings the score to footing being the deciding factor.
I have heard other riders had a more "flowing style" but herky jerky style that does not stop is also no stop. The more pretty flowing style matters not if you put your feet down more often then the sporatic style. (Notice I said both styles do not stop. Herky jerky = motion forward quickly then real slow, then quick, then rel slow etc...)
Again just my opinion and the FIM won't listen to me anyway.
At least if the observer observes every rider "Consistently Wrong" then all riders are judged on the same criteria and have a fair sporting chance at the win.
Now of course what would be best is if every observer at the trial observed consistently with all the other observers to what the written rules are. I.E. stop = 5 then every observer sees a stop of forward motion scores a 5 no matter who the rider is or length of time of the stop.
(by the way I hate No Stop rules, but if that is the rule then it should be scored as such and scored consistently)
I cannot comment on any specific section or specific scoring practices at a World Round as because I was not actually there. And majority of the videos are too far away/grainy for me to be able to really make a final determination (and my computer lags sometimes causing it to appear they stopped, when it is just my puter buffering) My comments are more of a "general" nature on the rules themselves.
I can't help how other folks keep score , but in our section sunday we didn't play games and I think word spread thru the riders quickly... I hope somewhere out there , there is some footage of the section I worked . We scored ALL the riders the same .
Glenn
Consistency is the most important.
Problem is getting all Observers to have the same consistency. AAAHH arguement for a different day.
Before you take the old pads out, stick a fat screwdriver between them and give it a twist to push the pistons apart to allow for the thicker new pads.
I usually remove the master cylinder cover when doing this to allow the fluid to go back into the master cylinder easier. Not exactly sure if it is necessary or helpful...........just something I do.
AWESOME PICS really wish I could have made it there.
First 2 pics of Raga and Bou, I imagine the conversation as this
Raga: Hey Toni, How ya doing today?
Bou: Oh not bad, really enjoying the US weather. You?
Raga: Oh yea the weather is great, you try any of the local food?
Bou: yep I tried some Chili, it was named incorrectly. that stuff was HOT and spicy. TTTHHHHHHPPPPPPPPPPPTTT!
Raga: (sniff) I think I will go over here and get a look at the section from a different angle....... see ya around.
#1 and #5 green vest are syncronized.........
Other pics have some really nice action shots, and some really good shots of riders faces. Love seeing the look of concentration on some and the look of enjoyment on others.
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I believe (I may and have been wrong before) that Sherco used the Bultaco name for just 1999 but had the thumbs up logo for a couple years after that. The 1999 model was a 2.5 (250cc) and had red plastics, the 2000 model brought out the 2.9 (272cc) with grey and blue plastic. 1999 and 2000 both had the "canister" type muffler, in either 2001 or 2002 sherco started using the "tucked up away curved" muffler.
but this is all by memory so may be off a year or two on a couple of these