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Use Halfords Plastic Paint Primer, flatted the mudguard down with 400 grit, sprayed on a coat, flatted it down again with 800, flatted it again with 800 and sprayed normal Halfords gloss on. I gave it two coats of colour, lightly flatted it down again using lots of water and put on a coat of Halfords Laquer. Perfect job. Will have to see how well it lasts now.

Thanks. The old war horse sank into that mud at section seven. Fived it every lap, I just couldn't get it to the ends cards! Lost 20 marks out of 26 there! Plan to use the Scorpa for the next round.

Here's a tip. The sticky residue comes off really easily if you spray on some furniture polish (like MrSheen) and leave for a minute. Simply wipes off.

Bit of an old lump but I like a challenge!

When I'm trail riding or in enduro's on the DRZ the goggles sit on the mouth piece of my mx lid. But in LDT's using an open face I use a couple of bits of duct tape either side of the helmet and the goggles simply sit on the top whilst in the sections.

By comparison, here's a shot of her on the Oset.

My daughter is five years old and the smallest in her class at school, she longs for a Gas Gas 50 Boy auto but for now her Oset is perfect. No kick starting, no gears, no hot parts, no petrol, no hassle from the ramblers when she is on a cycle path, no hassle from the neighbours when she is riding around the back garden. Using her class E licence, she's riddenion 10 trials this year which she could not have entered on an engine bike. The Oset is perfect for her. Her is a picture of her on her dream bike. A couple of years away at least.

Before you take the motor apart, check that the radiator cap is working ok. If the seal has failed the system will be running at a lower pressure and will boil over.

It seems a long way by bicycle! Perhaps I'm easily pleased, but it still feels like a really good service to me.

Got it, CLICK HEREto see previous forum on the subject. Pete

John Collins clarified this a while back, you can ride as an adult from your 16th birthday on any capacity machine. You can ride as a Youth until the end of the calendar year in which you are 17. You can swap between the two classes, but must ride a 125 if entered as a Youth. Riders mut have a parent/guardians concent regardless of the machine or event until the day of their 18th birthday. I'll try to find John's post on the subject later. Pete

Having entered a road trial the original sprockets on the Scorpa are past their best, so after five years and over 100 trials they need changing (yes yes, I know I ride like a wimp, the SY is still on it's original front tyre too!!) I gave BVM at Stroud a call yesterday at 4.30pm and the new chain and sprockets arived on the doorstep this morning before 10am, now that's what I call a service. Had better mention that I have no special interest or involvement with BVM, I'm just a very impressed (very occasional) customer. Pete

Very good advice Scoobydo. I am 13 stone and I canhonestly say the 200 my lad had back in 2004 would have done anything I could have done on the 250.. and probably more if I was being honest. One point of note, ACU age groups do allow riders to sign on as an adult and ride bigger bikes from their 16th Birthday. Although riders under 18 must have a parent/guardian to sign them on even if they are riding as an adult. Between 16 and 17, youth riders can swop and change from either, but if they ride as a youth than they must be on a 125. Ride as an adult and there is no capacity restriction. I don't know if the SACU have the same ruling? Pete

One of my pals has a Raga 300, I'd need a lot more than a slow action throttle to help me on with that! :hl:

The main issue with Beta's are the stators going, oddly enough the 200 seems less prone to this than the 250. Granted that may be because there are less of them perhaps? I had a new 250 and my lad had a new 200 back in 2004, the bigger bike had two stators go, the smaller bike never once missed a beat and was well up to the job. In-fact, for the type of wet, muddy trials we ride in this area, the 200 is probably better than the 250! Apart from the electrics, I believe the Rev3 is one of the best bikes of it's time for build quality. That said, the 250's stator issue put me off buying Beta ever since.

Wrap up warm, it's going to be a cold one!

Take a look on ebay, that will give you an idea. Here's a 98 (it says '97 but it is the '98 model.) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BETA-TECHNO-250-1997-TRAIL-BIKE-/260695789826?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3cb2ae1102

The Black 1998 Techno has a different rear subframe and mudguard.

Give BVM Moto at Stroud a call, you'll probably get the new plug through the post within 24 hours.

The Techno rear mudguard stayed the same until 1998 when the rear sub frame changed, so the easiest way to make your '94 bike look newer would be to fit a blue one from '95, or a grey one from a '96, or a purple one from '97.

What percentage of potential owners/riders can't hop and bounce? At a typical club trial with 50 riders in which I ride, I'd say 40 can't/don't hop at all. It is important that a manufacturer doesn't alienate 80% of their potential customer base by limiting the lock too much.

The Oset web site still features pictures of 2010 bikes, so if your's looks like that it's a 2010, if the graphics look different, especially the Italic Block style 'Oset' letters on the plastics, then it may well be a 2011. Click HERE

I asked the same question at the Dirt BIke show. They told me the only differences between the 2010 and the 2011's are the graphics.

Perfectly acceptable fix. The only thing you can't do, it use a tube tyre on a tubless rim as it just slips around. You probably won't need to damage the valve, simply unbolt it and use it again if needed. Pete

Remember the motor is mounted in the swing arm, so the tension of the chain remains constant, it does feel a little unnatural but they can be quite tight. They do tend to stretch unevenly, so I always take care to find the tightest spot before adjusting.