The Pope and Tiger Woods die on the same day and because of an administrative mix up the Pope went to Hell and Tiger Woods went to Heaven.
The Pope explains the situation to the administrative clerk in Hell, and after checking the paperwork admits that there is an error. "However", the clerk explains, "it would be 24 hours
before it can be rectified".
Next day the Pope is called and Hell's staff bids him farewell.
On the way up, the Pope meets Tiger Woods coming down from Heaven and they stop to have a chat. "Sorry about the mix up", apologizes the Pope.
"No problem" replied Tiger Woods.
Pope: "I am really anxious to get to Heaven"
Tiger: "Why is that?"
Pope: "All my life I have wanted to meet the Virgin Mary"
Hi guy's, thanks for your replies, i have the slow tube on her anyway as she always seemed to be a hand full with the fast throttle tube, but if the gearing is a way out that may explain my lack of grip, the sprockets are becoming worn anyway so i think i'll change to a 42 and see how that goes, quite frustrating when your stuck halfway up a hill with the rear spinning while your mate's fly past you. when i bought the bike she was road registered so i wonder if she's had the tall gearing for that
Fellow you bought it froms name was V. Rossi ! right ?
Hi Lightfoot, You have a 09 Gas Gas 250 that is fitted with a 28ml keihen and a fast action throttle, (white tube) ?
I would suggest you fit the standard dellorto that you received with your bike to feel the difference, this will give you an indication of how much more responsive and aggressive the keihen transforms the motor characteristics.
The bikes previous owner may have been a more experienced rider and was looking for the instant hit the Keihen delivers, and there is no denying the Keihen holds it tune better and can be tuned so much more easily and accurately compared to the dellorto.
The keihen is akin to a supercharger on a GasGas. MotoMerlins suggestion of fitting a dellorto will tame it down immediately. Better still is a 26ml OKO for the accurate tuning and super smooth running characteristics of a Keihen without the aggression. Fit a slow throttle tube as well.
Another discusion I once saw was the front disc was the contact point of the ends peg and it took the peg to a near horizontal lean and the marker was adamant that the five was appropriate and the ensuing banter was worth listening to.
The first vid where one of the riders demonstrating comes to the LHS of the bike with both feet but keeping his left foot planted on the peg and both hands on the bars, then changes gear with his right foot looks very wrong but it does meet the wording of our rules over here too. I tried it a couple of times today and it feels like a five should come into play. Weird!!!
I have also purchased items from Mike at Moto Merlin. Most every time, 6 days later its in my hands here in Australia. Highly recommended for your trials needs.
The most important thing is the observer is consitent and fair over the entire marking of a particular section. The marking will vary from observer to observer and there's no reason why it can't vary from event to event with the same observer. The point is that a section that sees nothing but fives, despite some extremly good rides, because the observer does not use his/her discretion appropriately achieves nothing and is frustrating for the riders, the organisers and the spectators.
and yes backward is a five, but we're talking about the real marginal cases here, for example, when a rider sets off from a standstill, the bike make rock back a cm or so as he transfers his weight over the rear wheel and engages the clutch, would you honestly mark that as a five?
Being an observer and being consistant in your assessment of riders attempts is what everyone agrees on. If a section is so difficult that all riders are incuring a five does not give the observer the right to use his discresion on rewarding what he thinks is a better attempt than most others when a failure has occured. A more skilled five is still a five. If at the end of the day if all riders have received a five that is not the fault of the observer. If the section set has proved too tough he should not feel obliged to get lenient as the day wears on because it is frustrating.
The cm roll back is still back and this is where it gets challenging on the observers and riders and some of the gamesmanship starts.
Not penalising a rider according to the rules is basically unfair on the riders who ride correctly.
I fully agree with you on this this.
Many markers say they give a little leeway if riders have a moment where they slide back just a little. They are in effect rewarding a poor ride, at the end of the day his score will not reflect this rider error. If it happens on a harder part of a section each lap by a few lenient markers it really can give an inaccurate picture of a riders performance over the whole days event. Four attempts where a five should have been applied puts a very big dent in a score were a kind hearted clean was given.
Failing a section at any point in the section should see the rider exit the section. To continue the marked path of his graded ride gives him an unfair advantage for his next attempt the following lap. His early failure, even if timing is being used negates his right to use that time to continue his marked route.
Steveo...the worrying thing is that this story is true, my mate who worked for SAGE (accountancy software) here in the North East had exactly the same type of caller many years ago.
You have posted the abridged version, the original call was passed up the supervisory chain several times until the caller mentioned that the street lights were out!
My mate got his a*** kicked for losing his cool but he did say that the nature of the business (dealing with accountancy types ) normally precludes dealing with numpties .
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