pete_scorpa3

It's always a bit odd when a seller asks you to email their Yahoo account because it's quicker than their sellers account! However, (if this is the one) then the seller has just recently changed their name. Check out the history, it might be the name you spotted previously. NAME CHANGE INFO HERE.

They are good bikes but not as good at trials as Beta Alps and Pampera's.

Quick fix, put the tube back in. I gave up trying to stop my rear wheel leaking from the spokes (rim tape.) Others will tell you how to do it and also say it's just a case of being patient and persevering, however I am, I did and I still couldn't do it. So I fitted a tube. Nightmare if you have a puncture as 'dog turds' won't fix a tube and you will struggle to get the tyre off in the 'field' but needs must. I suspect that you will need a new rim, welding it up is probably not going to work, better to put the money towards a new one. Pete

Prior to 2003, this is how they were made.

Steve Hay's farm is close to Earlswood, you get there from Junct 3 off the M42 if that's the venue?

Do you mean the blocks are worn or the snail cams?

My local Halfords couldn't help when I tried them. Loads of 'ping pings' but no proper horns. You might have better luck with a big store.

You must have a horn to be road legal and strictly speaking it should be a continuous tone. Battery powered ones are available but surprisingly hard to find. I wired up a cheap motorcycle horn (from ebay) to my redundant headlight wires. When I turn the light switch to on, the horn sounds. (I do only use this for MOT's as I don't ride on the road very often!)

I would try up one or two on the front to start with, if you can get them. That way, you hopefully won't need to alter the chain, simply move the wheel adjusters forward. The sprocket ratio is roughly 3:1 so two teeth on the front is the equivalent to six off the rear. This will will make first gear feel more like second but will give you a better road speed in top. Don't go too much taller or first won't be low enough for the sections.

Congratulations to Julian Page for winning the OK Supreme. Results HERE Pete

It certainly looks like a Gara but these were superseded by the Techno in 94, so it would have had to have been stuck in the back of a dealers show room for seven years to be new in 2001!

For trials events there are basically two main governing bodies, the ACU (and SACU in Scotland) and the AMCA. Most trials are run by clubs affiliated to one of these bodies. To enter an event you need to be a member of a Motorcycle Club (MCC of MC) who are affiliated to an organising body. I believe the ACTC is a Classic bike organisation affiliated to the ACU. I hope this helps. Pete

Nice one! Not sure if it's too far for you to travel but the Stratford-Upon-Avon Club are running the OK supreme LDT this weekend and the Leamington Victory Club also have on coming up. Both are rounds of the ACU trail bike championship but have an easy route for those wishing to have a less challenging day out. Pete

Just recently bought a van to replace the old car, so I transferred the insurance onto the van and stuck the car on the drive with a for sale sign in the window. Taxed and MOT'd etc etc. When the V5 came back in my name for the new van, there was a flyer concerning uninsured vehicles. It is an offence to have a vehicle taxed but not insured, even if it is being kept off road! So I've returned the tax disc to DVLA for a refund and declared the car SORN. It's a pity as it always looks better to sell a vehicle with T&T. What's more, you only get a refund based on the monthly cost of a 12 month tax disc and not the cost of a 6 month one if that's what you paid for.

My preferred method, but I'm fortunate to have a welder in the garage!

My first link isn't quite the right thing, here's a link to a site with better suggestions. http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=226 And this is the one I've made from sheet steel and perspex for the DRZ.

On a trials bike I would suggest that you add a pound or two to the tyres to help with the road parts of the course, perhaps 6f/5r. If you've got a choice of gearing, it is worth going up one on the front or down a few on the back, again to help with the road parts of the event. It's also important to make sure you can read the route card easily. A winding holder if the best, it enables you to read the route round as you go along. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rixen-Kaul-ROTATING-Mini-Cycle-Map-Holder-TOURING-/200629960409?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item2eb67a3ed9 Good luck and let us know how you get on. Pete

Why do you say this? Although it is frustrating for the organisers when people decline to observe and then spend the whole trial walking around watching, it certainly isn't compulsory in any way.... is it?

This one is about as nice as they come in my opinion.

Just checked and the 12th digit of the vin on my '05 is a five too!

Here's a shot of my 2005 from the front but you can see the standard colour scheme and the silver wheels/ yokes etc. This one's original as I've had it from new.

Black wheels, Yokes and a flat sump guard as standard on an 06.

HEREis the link to one.

Here's a video of one in action. Here's a video of a Beta Alp at the same section. Don't be fooled into thinking this was an easy section, the camera makes it look a lot flatter than it actually is.