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Put the bike in gear, bump it backwards until the piston prevents it from rolling (ie compression stroke, below TDC), then kick it. It will kick through much easier and faster. I hated starting mine until learning this trick. Using this method, it almost always starts first kick.

Put the bike in gear, bump it backwards until the piston prevents it from rolling (ie compression stroke, below TDC), then kick it. It will kick through much easier and faster. I hated starting mine until learning this trick. Using this method, it almost always starts first kick.

I expect the gap between Casey/Rossi's skills and the average club racer's is just as big. It just isn't as obvious.

For trail riding, the Montesa 4rti is hard to beat. Any time I'm just going for a trail ride, I'll take it over my '10 GG 300. Its even better in the mountains where there are big elevation changes. IMO the suspension works better on the trail than the GG, it gets far better gas mileage, doesn't overheat on long trail climbs and doesn't require rejetting. The extra weight isn't an issue on a trail ride. Sure there is a jump between 3rd and 4th, but, every trials bike I've ever ridden has a jump between the trial gears and the road gears. The gap between 3rd and 4th on the Montesa isn't any more annoying than the gap between 4th and 5th on the GasGas or Beta. FWIW I'm leaving for a Colorado trail ride vacation next week. I have an '07 Montesa 4rti, a '10 GG 300, a '05 KTM 300 and an '07 YZ450F. The bike I'm taking for the Colorado mountain trails is the Montesa...the same bike I took up there a couple weeks ago.

Thanks for posting the instructions! I wish I'd read this before spending an hour in the garage trying to figure out how to get the spring spread to get the tensioner on. If I hadn't found this, I would've been giving Mr Stoodley a shout. But, I'm trying to limit the number of "Hi Jon, I'm an idiot" calls I have to make.

Too busy (aka gaudy) for me.

Our club gave these as year-end awards this year. http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/6/7/31483/ITEM/Fly-Racing-Patrol-Jacket.aspx?WT.ac=SLIsearch In December, they were on sale for $60 USD. I really like mine. The only feature it lacks is being waterproof. The zippered vents, zip-off sleeves have come in handy. It also collapses into its own fanny pack. But, I haven't used that feature yet.

I recommend getting one that has zippered ventilation, zip-off sleeves and can be turned into a fanny pack as the day warms up.

How is it scored over there? Is it option 1, option 2 or something different?

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An 11/42 provides a gear reduction of .261904762. While a 10/41 provides a gear reduction of .243902439. So, the 10/41 is 93.1263858% of 11/42. I don't know the top speed of the GG with the 11/42. But, if its 50mph with 11/42 and assuming its limited by rpm and not hp, the top speed with the 10/41 would be 46.56mph. Given the same 50mph assumption, it'll take 5.3 seconds longer to go 1 mile with the lower gearing. If my math was wrong, I'm sure we'll find out soon.

The head is different also. The valve adjustment for the crf is shim under bucket. The 4rt uses threaded adjusters.