Hmmmm, does seem a bit clunky! Probably at or near reasonable limits, mind the fact it is non Grinding or knocking means it does still run, so does not absolutly have to happen tomorrow.
Still in the winter, so not a bad time to do it. About three choices here:
Do it yourself and make a month long kitchen table project out of it, like Zippy, Ham, and others!
Pull the motor and take it to your reputable dealer for a quick turn and get it back in a day or three, depending.
Take the bike and let them fight with it, kick back and enjoy life!
Advantage to doing it yourself is a month of evenings away from the wife.........
Yep probably time to replace the Crank Bearings, When I finally did mine the crank moved up and down about as much as yours, but it also moved in and out quite a bit. With the engine off if I tapped on the clutch side of the handlebars I could hear the bearings clunking.
How often are you meant to change the oil in a gearbox on a trials bike?
I do it once a year whether it needs it or not.
Depends on what you use. ATF is usually changed more often than Gear lube. (This is a whole different discussion about which is better.)
Actually I think I do it twice a season. More if I break something and need to drain gearbox to fix it, which I usually do at least once a season. Kickstart shafts/springs and shift shafts don't exactly agree with me.
This carb has been cleaned very often due to thinking that is why it ran improperly, but it was actually the crank seals had failed. So carb will get cleaned yet again. I also have a plan for blocking off the oil inlet hole in the intake.
50:1 appears to be the general concensus. Use a good quality castor or semi-synthetic oil (you'll see that oil type is a subject of much debate around this site).
Cheers
Mick
Thank you
50:1 it shall be.
Rejetting required? I just unhooked the injector pump.
I did some powder coating on my lower fork tubes. It is actually first a layer of white powder coat for the letters and then a layer of black powder coat. Took a wire wheel to remove all the previous coating and get down to the bare aluminum and then powder coat away. seems to be holding up well.
My little 1985 Toyota MR2 is a BLAST in the snow. Admittedly there is like zero ground clearance so more that a few inches and she's trying pretty hard to push through. I put non-studded snow tires on it, and 50 pounds of kitty litter in the front so I can turn easier. With the car being Mid-engine there is plenty of weight on the rear tires for traction. I also find manual transmission easier to gain traction in the snow. (that whole clutch thingy us trials riders do)
I learnt the unicycle when i was about 9 or 10 yr old took me a couple of months to get properly compitant at it and im sure it has helped with my balance.
Also a good one is rock climbing as it involves a lot of weight shifting and balance (believe it or not) also good for building up strength in muscles that don't usually get a workout.
ROCK CLIMBING!!???? You trying to kill me. That sounds like a HUGE amount of work.
But now that you mention it, Rock Climbing would definitely work the core muscles which I think are very important to balance.
Yeah i like that answer. That will help any one balance
Ok here is what i did to learn how to balance. dead motor balancing the bike on various angles and terrains learning my center of gravity on the bike. First starting with brakes on and then one at a time no brakes in those locations. I have now gotten to where i can balance on the bike with no hands no brakes at all in all sorts of areas. I taught my Fiance how to ride and this is how i taught her how to balance and she can balance better on the bike than she can walk. no joke she even admits to it. From what ive learned finding the center of gravity and maintaining that is the key to balancing anywhere. These are pics of her after about 2 weeks of learning to ride.
You are a better man than I, I go riding to get away from my wife.
Sounds like you got the balance thing figured out and my hats off to you for being able to teach it to someone else
It is discussions like these that make me happy I ride in the MOTA series of events in the USA.
We also do have 5 (sometimes 6) separate routes in each section, to accommodate our 7 classes. So that sometimes gets to be a bit difficult to set up.
Personal opinion:
Stop and balance = no penalty (it is a skill)
Stop and foot down = 5 (you are now a kickstand, takes no skill)
Leave the rules able to stop and hop but set up the sections like a no stop = all happy. No stoppers can still ride no stop (if they happen to stop and balance then no penalty, see an advantage) and hoppers can bounce around like rabbits to their hearts content. Let's face it the sport has progressed, as we age or our abilities do not keep up we may have to drop down a class and still have fun. (I know it is a hit to the ego)
Just my opinion,
Of course I know basically nil about trials in the UK.
If the oil pump and shaft are left in place, but the plastic gear and associated washers/clips on other side of clutch cover are removed. Would that be basically the same as removal and a plate put in place?
Not going to radically attack the frame. Why do you think pulling gears would weaken anything?
UMM I was supposed to be thinking??
Yep. Outside of beer for the Wgasa team, the only money I'm going to spend is on new tires, bars, chain, some gaskets (perhaps) and maybe some pegs. All the other not so crazy stuff is either stocked or freely available and will be subject for discussion over refreshments at Milford Trials Team Garage and Bar
Team WGASA would definitely enjoy free beer, but I am Certain the Milford Trials Mafia can drink more of it than us. Well gee, you are starting to sound sensible. That is totally different than how this thread started. Enjoy the tinkering time in the garage. See ya in the spring if not sooner.
Hmmmmmm Something tells me that all of this overtime and hard work this past year may pay off in terms of trips across the US. Glad to see a D6 event this year. PA can be a real challenge. I need to start preping now.
--Biff
You Deserve the fun trip and trials time. Take some time off next season and just RIDE!!!!
). This topic has an adult content warning, but that was stretching it somewhat...
Outside of beer for the Wgasa team, the only money I'm going to spend is on new tires, bars, chain, some gaskets (perhaps) and maybe some pegs. All the other not so crazy stuff is either stocked or freely available and will be subject for discussion over refreshments at Milford Trials Team Garage and Bar 
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Advantage to doing it yourself is a month of evenings away from the wife.........