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Don't tell me getting older hinders the flexibility of the human body!!!! As I age (40 Yrs) I am beginning to understand some things. We mentally remember what the skills are and how to do the techniques and such for riding, but our bodies no longer want to cooperate and let's face it, getting hurt sucks and takes longer to heal. So aging in motorsport is bittersweet, on the one hand we can say "I have done that before" and on the other hand we also say "I am not quite able to do that anymore". I think I finally have figured out the meaning of the phrase, "Those that can, do. and those that can't, teach." In my younger days I thought of this as being a derogatory remark directed at those individuals that thought they were "The Greatest" but really were just below average, but talked a good game. But now I realize what that phrase really means. It is about the individual that was part of something for a long time (I.E. Trials) and had done well in that sport. This individual is now past their prime but still loves the sport and wants to give back to others and get others as excited about the sport as they are. These individuals are a wealth of knowledge and confidence builders. They may not be able to pull off the 7 ft splatter anymore but they damn sure know how it is to be done and can teach you how to do it. Basically I am trying to say, "Much respect to all those Old Farts out there that are trying to pass on the skills of the sports they love." I now return you to our normally scheduled idiocy.

hope it is all sorted now. Have fun riding!!!

Very good riding, good recording angles and right up to the action. But are there others like me that like to hear the motor on the bike? Gives a bit more idea of what the bike is going to do, raise the excitement so to speak. When you hear the bike rev to the moon, you start thinking "OH here we GO!"

Heal quickly, but not too quickly. You have probably already been told this but let it heal totally before gettng back on the bike and thrashing the hell out of it. Enough advice that you already know. Good ya found tbe problem and probably will get bored out of your mind while recovering and will get it back together before you are able to ride it, just to have something to do.

All these years I must have been practicing to be a total crap rider.............because I am perfect at it.

Yep wanna make sure all the bits are out. A good size chunk may have become little bits, and left with the oil but you did not see them inside the oil.

Have him stand on the pegs and hold the bars so that there is a straight line from the forearm through the wrist. Elbows slightly bent in normal riding stance. This should give you an idea of how narrow to make the bars. Of course cut sparingly because if need be you can always cut more off, it is a little more expensive to add to the bars.

Glad ya got it out relatively easy. now find those metal bits floating around in there and change the oil. and you should be good to go.

Welcome to weird world of trials. Probably best to buy a new stator, less aggravation that way. And then you can go from "Going nowhere Fast" to " Going Somewhere really slow"

The Trials Inc. group is a good bunch of people. I plan on seeing Y'all in April in Ligonier, Indiana.

I do understand falling off with control, I refer to it as crashing with style! Yes learning the basics is the way to go for a long future in the sport. At the beginning it may seem boring or that you are not progressing well, but like you said if you look back after learning the basics you will realize how much you have actually improved. One thing that nobody will notice except yourself is how comfortable you feel when you climb on the bike, even just riding down the trail, after you have practiced and learned the basics. I will be 40 in a few months, so not too far behind you there. I have arthritis in one knee, Knee brace, exercise and anti-inflammatory meds go a long way to keep the pain away. But assuming your knees are in good health, they will only get stronger, albeit they will be very tired first................

The 2000 Sherco I had also had a pinch bolt snapped off when I bought it. I tried drilling, easy-out and even cursing and swearing and I could not get it out. I ended up going a bit on the extreme side but this worked. disassembled the fork down to just the lower tube, took it to local "Awesome Welder Man". He ended up cutting a channel in the fork tube and filling it in with weld. He then re-drilled and tapped a new hole to the size bolt I provided. two side effects of welding was the "pinch" area also ended up being welded, so after drilling and tapping the hole he re-cut the slit in the "pinch" area of the fork. The other side effect was the powder coat was totally ruined due to the heat. But from a function standpoint I had zero problems with it after it was fixed and I think I rode it for about yrs after the repair, as far as from a "fashion" standpoint I used a buddies home powder coat machine and an electric roaster to re-do the powder coat in black and it looked pretty good. Good luck

I bet you hear a bunch of "You can do it! just give it more gas!.............oh you crashed? HAHAHAHAHA Try again! with MORE gas" Those guys are the most fun to ride with. Don't be afraid to try different settings of the equipment on the bike. levers, bar position, bar height, bar width, etc.... Make the bike fit you and you will be more comfortable and will ride better for it.

Put thy buttocks as far back on rear fender as you can. Once thou hath done this you may modulate how far back you need to be for a successful ride. Also try to not put much weight on your hands, Most of the time your legs take care of the Weight. If you are just naturally leaning too far forward even when riding on flat ground you may need to get taller bars or even cut the bars shorter. (I will 'splain: If the bars are narrower then your hands move in toward center of bike and this will naturally move your shoulders back and straighten your back. If you are having back pain/strain when you ride this may help.) Of course going too narrow will have negative effects also, gotta find that "perfect spot" I had to narrow my bars a little bit to get a straight line from my forearm through my wrist, greatly reduced wrist pain.

That's great!

Might be able to get away with just the base gasket and leave the head attached to the cylinder. This is an optimistic view though, because if it is "gritty" sounding in the cylinder then there are probably scratches in the cylinder wall from whatever is scraping. and may need to remove head and get cylinder replated etc.. If not piston/ring and cylinder related then Connecting rod bearings maybe??

What I enjoy is seeing people that ride extremely well just having a good time when they ride. Goofing off, wearing their fire breathing penguin gear, shorts or whatever. I enjoy seeing how well the top riders can ride but sometimes they are a bit "intense", not showing any emotion, really focused on the section. I like to watch the goofy guys get a really good ride, that is what keeps me going. The more fun I have, the better I ride. But as always the best part of the sport is the diversity of the riders and observers and how well we all get along and help each other out. The wide range from the "intense" rider to the "goofy" rider is what really makes our sport THE BEST MOTOR SPORT!!

Aye and A good point he hath made, Again My sense of humor is a bit............off the norm, But like the man says, ya gotta find the chips/chunks that are floating around. Always wear gloves????

Oh Lord NO!! that would just be disgusting! ( my sense of humor is a little bit )

yep watching that with a and some I just needed an excuse to use the smileys. I like the stand looks like it would work very well for maintaining the beast.

I ordered a new rim strip for my leaking rear wheel...........I have not taken the tire off to inspect whether that is the problem or not, but I ordered one. I also took the Old B.A.G.G. (Old Bad Ass Gas Gas) off the stand and did some balancing and hopping with the motor off. When I was done I showed my appreciation by squeezing the clutch lever.

Well there went the weight savings if he stuck a sticker on it.

OOOOH maybe a little bit of your bikes doing a dance??

I prefer to use the BP5ES but if I cannot get that one I get the BPR5ES which is the Resistor version of the plug. From what I understand the Resistor keeps the radio on your bike from getting interference from the plug when it is firing. Now I don't have a fancy radio on my trials bike (just the one rattling around in my head) and I prefer that if I don't need an extra bit then I don't use the extra bit. But on the flip side the Resistor plug does work just fine and I have not had any adverse effects from using it. (but I do notice the buzzing static in my head is a bit less with the R plug. )

Mr Neutron, I forgot to give opinion on rattling noise, I would suspect you won't know for sure until you pop that clutch cover off. Sounds like it will be quite a bit of time before that will happen. But good luck with the knee and the rattle noise, hopefully neither one will be too expensive.